GlobalPrecomputedDistancesFilter is now accessible from the outside and can be cleared by a client

 */

package messif.objects;

import messif.objects.filter.GlobalPrecomputedDistancesFilter;

/**

 * Interface that provides methods for creating {@link PrecomputedDistancesFilter}

 * instances.

     * @return the class of the instances created by this factory

     */

    Class<? extends T> getPrecomputedDistancesFilterClass();

    /**

     * Returns the filter.

     *

     * @return the filter

     */

    GlobalPrecomputedDistancesFilter getFilter();

}

    /** Instance of this filter's factory */

    public static final PrecomputedDistancesFilterFactory<GlobalPrecomputedDistancesFilter> CREATOR = new PrecomputedDistancesFilterFactory<GlobalPrecomputedDistancesFilter>() {

        private GlobalPrecomputedDistancesFilter filter;

        @Override

        public GlobalPrecomputedDistancesFilter createPrecomputedDistancesFilter(LocalAbstractObject obj) {

            return new GlobalPrecomputedDistancesFilter(obj);

            filter = new GlobalPrecomputedDistancesFilter(obj);

            return filter;

        }

        @Override

        public Class<? extends GlobalPrecomputedDistancesFilter> getPrecomputedDistancesFilterClass() {

            return GlobalPrecomputedDistancesFilter.class;

        }

        @Override

        public GlobalPrecomputedDistancesFilter getFilter() {

            return filter;

        }

    };

    /**