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/* This class is a general companion for a solver.
 * The idea is to be able to have different kind of companions:
 * - SharedCompanion that shares clauses between threads
 * - NetworkCompanion (Not in this version) that sends clauses over the network
 **/

#ifndef SolverCompanion_h
#define SolverCompanion_h
#include "mtl/Vec.h"
namespace Glucose {
    
    class ParallelSolver;
    
class SolverCompanion {
	public:
	SolverCompanion();
	~SolverCompanion();
	
	bool addSolver(ParallelSolver* s); // attach a solver to accompany 
	
	int runOnceCompanion(); // run it as a thread, but run it just once... 
	
	protected:
	int runOnceCompanion(ParallelSolver*s); // run it only on this watched solver
	friend class ParallelSolver;
	vec<ParallelSolver*> watchedSolvers; 
};
}
#endif