/// <reference path="../PathAnimator.ts" />
/// <reference path="../PAImage.ts" />

/**
 * Base class for the algorithms
 */
class Algorithm {
  /**
   * Main instance
   */
  protected callback: PathAnimator;
  /**
   * Input image
   */
  protected input: PAImage;
  /**
   * Output image
   */
  protected output: PAImage;

  /**
   * Constructor
   */
  constructor() {
    this.callback = null;
    this.output = null;
  }

  /**
   * Set the callback instance
   * @param callback The main PathAnimator instance
   */
  setCallback(callback: PathAnimator) {
    this.callback = callback;
  }

  /**
   * Set the input image
   * @param image Input image
   */
  setInput(image: PAImage) {
    this.input = image;
  }

  /**
   * Set the output image
   * @param image Output image
   */
  setOutput(image: PAImage) {
    this.output = image;
  }

  /**
   * Dummy run function, must be overloaded
   */
  run() {
  }
}