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#ifndef __ARM_COMPUTE_IDISTRIBUTION_H__
#define __ARM_COMPUTE_IDISTRIBUTION_H__

#include <cstddef>
#include <cstdint>

namespace arm_compute
{
/** Interface for distribution objects */
class IDistribution
{
public:
    /** Default virtual destructor */
    virtual ~IDistribution() = default;
    /** Returns the dimensions of the distribution.
     *
     * @note  This is fixed to 1-dimensional distribution for now.
     * @return Dimensions of the distribution.
     */
    virtual size_t dimensions() const = 0;
    /** Returns the total size in bytes of the distribution.
     *
     * @return Total size of the distribution in bytes.
     */
    virtual size_t size() const = 0;
    /** Returns a pointer to the start of the distribution.
     * Other elements of the array can be accessed using buffer()[idx] for 0 <= idx < num_bins()
     *
     * @return Pointer to the start of the distribution.
     */
    virtual uint32_t *buffer() const = 0;
    /** Clears the distribution by setting every element to zero. */
    void clear() const;
};
}
#endif /* __ARM_COMPUTE_IDISTRIBUTION_H__ */