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/*! \file volatilitymodel.hpp
    \brief Volatility term structures
*/
 
#ifndef quantlib_volatility_model_hpp
#define quantlib_volatility_model_hpp
 
#include <ql/types.hpp>
#include <ql/timeseries.hpp>
 
 
namespace QuantLib {
 
    template <class T>
    class LocalVolatilityEstimator {
      public:
        virtual ~LocalVolatilityEstimator() = default;
        virtual TimeSeries<Volatility>
        calculate(const TimeSeries<T> &quoteSeries) = 0;
    };
 
    class VolatilityCompositor {
      public:
        typedef TimeSeries<Volatility> time_series;
        virtual ~VolatilityCompositor() = default;
        virtual time_series calculate(const time_series& volatilitySeries) = 0;
        virtual void calibrate(const time_series& volatilitySeries) = 0;
    };
 
}
 
 
#endif