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/*! \file interestratevolsurface.hpp
    \brief Interest rate volatility (smile) surface
*/
 
#ifndef quantlib_interest_rate_vol_surface_hpp
#define quantlib_interest_rate_vol_surface_hpp
 
#include <ql/experimental/volatility/blackvolsurface.hpp>
#include <ql/indexes/interestrateindex.hpp>
 
namespace QuantLib {
 
    //! Interest rate volatility (smile) surface
    /*! This abstract class defines the interface of concrete
        Interest rate volatility (smile) surfaces which will
        be derived from this one.
 
        Volatilities are assumed to be expressed on an annual basis.
    */
    class InterestRateVolSurface : public BlackVolSurface {
      public:
        /*! \name Constructors
            See the TermStructure documentation for issues regarding
            constructors.
        */
        //@{
        /*! \warning term structures initialized by means of this
                     constructor must manage their own reference date
                     by overriding the referenceDate() method.
        */
        explicit InterestRateVolSurface(ext::shared_ptr<InterestRateIndex>,
                                        BusinessDayConvention bdc = Following,
                                        const DayCounter& dc = DayCounter());
        //! initialize with a fixed reference date
        InterestRateVolSurface(ext::shared_ptr<InterestRateIndex>,
                               const Date& referenceDate,
                               const Calendar& cal = Calendar(),
                               BusinessDayConvention bdc = Following,
                               const DayCounter& dc = DayCounter());
        //! calculate the reference date based on the global evaluation date
        InterestRateVolSurface(ext::shared_ptr<InterestRateIndex>,
                               Natural settlementDays,
                               const Calendar&,
                               BusinessDayConvention bdc = Following,
                               const DayCounter& dc = DayCounter());
        //@}
        //! \name VolatilityTermStructure interface
        //@{
        //! period/date conversion
        Date optionDateFromTenor(const Period&) const;
        //@}
        const ext::shared_ptr<InterestRateIndex>& index() const;
        //! \name Visitability
        //@{
        void accept(AcyclicVisitor&) override;
        //@}
      protected:
        ext::shared_ptr<InterestRateIndex> index_;
    };
 
 
    // inline
 
    inline const ext::shared_ptr<InterestRateIndex>&
    InterestRateVolSurface::index() const {
        return index_;
    }
 
}
 
#endif