001/*******************************************************************************
002 * This software is provided as a supplement to the authors' textbooks on digital
003 * image processing published by Springer-Verlag in various languages and editions.
004 * Permission to use and distribute this software is granted under the BSD 2-Clause
005 * "Simplified" License (see http://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-2-Clause).
006 * Copyright (c) 2006-2023 Wilhelm Burger, Mark J. Burge. All rights reserved.
007 * Visit https://imagingbook.com for additional details.
008 ******************************************************************************/
009package imagingbook.common.geometry.basic;
010
011/**
012 * Interface specifying a 2D curve capable of calculating the minimum distance to a given point.
013 *
014 * @author WB
015 */
016public interface Primitive2d {
017        
018        /**
019         * Returns the minimum absolute distance from the specified point to this curve.
020         * 
021         * @param p a 2D point
022         * @return the minimum distance (always positive)
023         */
024        public double getDistance(Pnt2d p);
025        
026}