PolynomialMultiplicationInterface.hpp

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//   Copyright 2018 Dhruvesh Nikhilkumar Patel
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#ifndef _POLYNOMIALMULTIPLICATIONINTERFACE_HPP_
#define _POLYNOMIALMULTIPLICATIONINTERFACE_HPP_
#include <list>
#include <memory> 
template <typename FieldT>
class Polynomial;




template <typename FieldT>
class PolynomialMultiplicationInterface 
{
   private:

   protected:
      // Forward declaration
      // methods that provide interface to the data of Polynomial class. 
      virtual std::list<FieldT>& getPolynomialCoefficients(Polynomial<FieldT>& p){
         return p.m_coefs;
      }
      virtual const std::list<FieldT>& getPolynomialCoefficients(const Polynomial<FieldT>& p) {
         return p.m_coefs;
      }
   public:
      virtual Polynomial<FieldT> multiply(const Polynomial<FieldT>& p1, const Polynomial<FieldT>& p2)=0;

      static std::unique_ptr<PolynomialMultiplicationInterface<FieldT>> getAppropriateAlgorithm(const Polynomial<FieldT>& p1, const Polynomial<FieldT>& p2);
};

#endif // _POLYNOMIALMULTIPLICATIONINTERFACE_HPP_