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#ifndef APG_TRACKSPREADER_CONSTRAINT
#define APG_TRACKSPREADER_CONSTRAINT

#include "playlistgenerator/Constraint.h"

#include "core/meta/Meta.h"

class Constraint;
class ConstraintFactoryEntry;

namespace ConstraintTypes {

    /* This constraint tries to prevent duplicate tracks from ending up too
     * close to each other in the playlist.  It is a stripped-down constraint
     * that is never registered with the ConstraintFactory, has no
     * user-configurable options, and cannot be exported to an XML file.  It is
     * added to a constraint tree at the root when the Constraint Solver
     * starts, and it is then removed from the tree as soon as the Solver
     * finishes. -- sth */

    class TrackSpreader : public Constraint {
        Q_OBJECT

        public:
            static Constraint* createNew( ConstraintNode* );
            static ConstraintFactoryEntry* registerMe();

            virtual QWidget* editWidget() const;
            virtual void toXml( QDomDocument&, QDomElement& ) const;

            virtual QString getName() const { return QString(); }
            
            virtual double satisfaction( const Meta::TrackList& ) const;

        private:
            TrackSpreader(ConstraintNode*);

            double distance( const int, const int ) const;
    };
} // namespace ConstraintTypes

#endif // PLAYLIST_GENERATOR_CHECKPOINT
