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+/*******************************************************************************
+ * Copyright (c) 2010-2014, Miklos Foldenyi, Andras Szabolcs Nagy, Abel Hegedus, Akos Horvath, Zoltan Ujhelyi and Daniel Varro
+ * This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
+ * terms of the Eclipse Public License v. 2.0 which is available at
+ * http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v20.html.
+ * 
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: EPL-2.0
+ *******************************************************************************/
+package org.eclipse.viatra.dse.api;
+
+import org.eclipse.viatra.dse.api.strategy.impl.BestFirstStrategy;
+import org.eclipse.viatra.dse.api.strategy.impl.BreadthFirstStrategy;
+import org.eclipse.viatra.dse.api.strategy.impl.DepthFirstStrategy;
+import org.eclipse.viatra.dse.api.strategy.impl.FixedPriorityStrategy;
+import org.eclipse.viatra.dse.api.strategy.impl.HillClimbingStrategy;
+import org.eclipse.viatra.dse.api.strategy.interfaces.IStrategy;
+
+/**
+ * Helper class for instantiating strategies. To implement a new strategy use the {@link IStrategy} interface.
+ * 
+ * @author Andras Szabolcs Nagy
+ * 
+ */
+public final class Strategies {
+
+    private Strategies() {
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a depth-first search exploration strategy without a depth limit.
+     * 
+     * @return The strategy.
+     * @see DepthFirstStrategy
+     */
+    public static DepthFirstStrategy createDfsStrategy() {
+        return new DepthFirstStrategy();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a depth-first search exploration strategy with a depth limit. A negative depth limit means no
+     * depth limit, zero means that it will check the initial state.
+     * 
+     * @param depthLimit
+     * @return The strategy.
+     * @see DepthFirstStrategy
+     */
+    public static DepthFirstStrategy createDfsStrategy(int depthLimit) {
+        return new DepthFirstStrategy(depthLimit);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a fixed priority exploration strategy without a depth limit. It is a depth-first search exploration
+     * strategy but from a current state it only explores the activations with the highest priority. Priorities can be
+     * defined on the strategy itself.
+     * 
+     * @return The strategy.
+     * @see FixedPriorityStrategy
+     */
+    public static FixedPriorityStrategy createFixedPriorityStrategy() {
+        return createFixedPriorityStrategy(-1);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a fixed priority exploration strategy with a depth limit, where a zero or negative depth limit means no
+     * depth limit. It is a depth-first search exploration strategy but from a current state it only explores the
+     * activations with the highest priority. Priorities can be defined on the strategy itself.
+     * 
+     * @param depthLimit
+     * @return The strategy.
+     * @see FixedPriorityStrategy
+     */
+    public static FixedPriorityStrategy createFixedPriorityStrategy(int depthLimit) {
+        return new FixedPriorityStrategy().withDepthLimit(depthLimit);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a breadth-first search exploration strategy without a depth limit.
+     * 
+     * @return The strategy.
+     * @see BreadthFirstStrategy
+     */
+    public static BreadthFirstStrategy createBfsStrategy() {
+        return new BreadthFirstStrategy();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a breadth-first search exploration strategy with a depth limit. A zero or negative depth limit means no
+     * depth limit.
+     * 
+     * @param depthLimit
+     * @return The strategy.
+     * @see BreadthFirstStrategy
+     */
+    public static BreadthFirstStrategy createBfsStrategy(int depthLimit) {
+        return new BreadthFirstStrategy(depthLimit);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a hill climbing exploration strategy. By default, it explores all neighborhood states and chooses the
+     * best one to continue with until all neighborhood states are dominated by the current state. Other options are
+     * available on the strategy.
+     * 
+     * @return The strategy.
+     * @see HillClimbingStrategy
+     */
+    public static HillClimbingStrategy creatHillClimbingStrategy() {
+        return new HillClimbingStrategy();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * See {@link BestFirstStrategy}.
+     */
+    public static BestFirstStrategy createBestFirstStrategy() {
+        return new BestFirstStrategy();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * See {@link BestFirstStrategy}.
+     */
+    public static BestFirstStrategy createBestFirstStrategy(int depthLimit) {
+        return new BestFirstStrategy(depthLimit);
+    }
+}