{-
	Copyright (C) 2018 Dr. Alistair Ward

	This file is part of BishBosh.

	BishBosh is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
	it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
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	but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
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-}
{- |
 [@AUTHOR@]	Dr. Alistair Ward

 [@DESCRIPTION@]	Permits maintenance of data collected during the search for a move.
-}

module BishBosh.Search.EphemeralData(
-- * Type-classes
	EphemeralData(..)
) where

import qualified	BishBosh.Component.Move	as Component.Move

-- | An interface for short-lived data.
class EphemeralData a where
	getSize		:: a -> Int				-- ^ Get the current size of the collection.
	euthanise	:: Component.Move.NPlies -> a -> a	-- ^ Prune old data from the collection.