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#ifndef NOX_SOLVER_GENERIC_H
#define NOX_SOLVER_GENERIC_H

#include "NOX_StatusTest_Generic.H"  // for NOX::StatusTest::StatusType

// Forward declarations
namespace Teuchos {
  class ParameterList;
}
namespace NOX {
  namespace Abstract {
    class Vector;
    class Group;
  }
}
#include "Teuchos_RCP.hpp"
#include "Teuchos_Assert.hpp"

namespace NOX {

/*!
  \brief %NOX nonlinear solvers namespace.

  The Generic class spells out the interface. The Manager class can
  instantiate any other concrete implementation. The remaining classes
  are concrete implementations.
*/
namespace Solver {

/*!
  \brief %Abstract nonlinear solver method interface.

  Defines the type of access methods into the iterative nonlinear solvers.

  <ul>
  <li>Instantiate or reset() the solver.
  <li>Find the solution via solve() or perform a single iterations via iterate().
  <li>Get information about the current solver state via
      getSolutionGroup(), getPreviousSolutionGroup(),
      getNumIterations(), and getList() --- particularily
      useful for NOX::StatusTest methods.
  <li>Get the current status of the solver via getStatus().
  </ul>
 */
class Generic {

public:

  //! Constructor (does nothing)
  Generic() {};

  //! Destructor (does nothing)
  virtual ~Generic() {};

  //! Resets the solver and sets a new initial guess.
  virtual void reset(const NOX::Abstract::Vector& initial_guess) = 0;

  //! Resets the solver, sets a new status test, and sets a new initial guess.
  virtual void reset(const NOX::Abstract::Vector& initial_guess,
             const Teuchos::RCP<NOX::StatusTest::Generic>& test) = 0;

  //! Check current convergence and failure status.
  virtual NOX::StatusTest::StatusType getStatus() = 0;

  //! Do one nonlinear step in the iteration sequence and return status.
  virtual NOX::StatusTest::StatusType step() = 0;

  /*!
    \brief Solve the nonlinear problem and return final status.

    By "solve", we call iterate() until the NOX::StatusTest value is
    either NOX::StatusTest::Converged or NOX::StatusTest::Failed.
  */
  virtual NOX::StatusTest::StatusType solve() = 0;

  //! Return a reference to the current solution group.
  virtual const NOX::Abstract::Group& getSolutionGroup() const = 0;

  //! Return a reference to the previous solution group.
  virtual const NOX::Abstract::Group& getPreviousSolutionGroup() const = 0;

  //! Get number of iterations.
  virtual int getNumIterations() const = 0;

  //! Return a reference to the solver parameters.
  virtual const Teuchos::ParameterList& getList() const = 0;

  //@{ \name PyTrilinos Interface functions (require RCPs)

  //! Return a RCP to the solution group
  virtual Teuchos::RCP< const NOX::Abstract::Group > getSolutionGroupPtr() const
  {
     TEUCHOS_TEST_FOR_EXCEPTION(true,std::logic_error,
            "NOX::Generic::Solver::getSolutionGroupPtr() not implemented!");
     return Teuchos::null;
  }

  //! Return a RCP to the previous solution group
  virtual Teuchos::RCP< const NOX::Abstract::Group > getPreviousSolutionGroupPtr() const
  {
    TEUCHOS_TEST_FOR_EXCEPTION(true,std::logic_error,
               "NOX::Generic::Solver::getPreviousSolutionGroupPtr() not implemented!");
     return Teuchos::null;
  }

  //! Return a RCP to the solver parameters.
  virtual Teuchos::RCP< const Teuchos::ParameterList > getListPtr() const
  {
    TEUCHOS_TEST_FOR_EXCEPTION(true,std::logic_error,
               "NOX::Generic::Solver::getListPtr() not implemented!");
     return Teuchos::null;
  }

  //@}

};
} // namespace Solver
} // namespace NOX


#endif
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