IBackgroundFunction.h

#ifndef MANTID_API_IBACKGROUNDFUNCTION_H_
#define MANTID_API_IBACKGROUNDFUNCTION_H_

//----------------------------------------------------------------------
// Includes
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#include "MantidAPI/IFunctionWithLocation.h"

namespace Mantid {
namespace API {
/** An interface to a background function. This interface is just
    a copy of the IFunctionWithLocation interface for now.

    @author Anders Markvardsen, ISIS, RAL
    @date 2/11/2009

    Copyright © 2009 ISIS Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, NScD Oak Ridge
   National Laboratory & European Spallation Source

    This file is part of Mantid.

    Mantid is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
    the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
    (at your option) any later version.

    Mantid is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
    GNU General Public License for more details.

    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
    along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.

    File change history is stored at: <https://github.com/mantidproject/mantid>.
    Code Documentation is available at: <http://doxygen.mantidproject.org>
*/
class DLLExport IBackgroundFunction : public IFunctionWithLocation {
public:
  /// Fits the function
  /// @param X :: a vector of x values
  /// @param Y :: a matching vector of Y values
  virtual void fit(const std::vector<double> &X,
                   const std::vector<double> &Y) = 0;
};

typedef boost::shared_ptr<IBackgroundFunction> IBackgroundFunction_sptr;

} // namespace API
} // namespace Mantid

#endif /*MANTID_API_IBACKGROUNDFUNCTION_H_*/