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package org.apache.commons.math3.ode;

import org.apache.commons.math3.exception.DimensionMismatchException;
import org.apache.commons.math3.exception.MaxCountExceededException;

/** Interface to compute exactly Jacobian matrix for some parameter
 *  when computing {@link JacobianMatrices partial derivatives equations}.
 *
 * @version $Id: ParameterJacobianProvider.java 1416643 2012-12-03 19:37:14Z tn $
 * @since 3.0
 */
public interface ParameterJacobianProvider extends Parameterizable {

    /** Compute the Jacobian matrix of ODE with respect to one parameter.
     * <p>If the parameter does not belong to the collection returned by
     * {@link #getParametersNames()}, the Jacobian will be set to 0,
     * but no errors will be triggered.</p>
     * @param t current value of the independent <I>time</I> variable
     * @param y array containing the current value of the main state vector
     * @param yDot array containing the current value of the time derivative
     * of the main state vector
     * @param paramName name of the parameter to consider
     * @param dFdP placeholder array where to put the Jacobian matrix of the
     * ODE with respect to the parameter
     * @exception MaxCountExceededException if the number of functions evaluations is exceeded
     * @exception DimensionMismatchException if arrays dimensions do not match equations settings
     * @exception UnknownParameterException if the parameter is not supported
     */
    void computeParameterJacobian(double t, double[] y, double[] yDot,
                                  String paramName, double[] dFdP)
        throws DimensionMismatchException, MaxCountExceededException, UnknownParameterException;

}
