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/*! \file exercise.hpp
    \brief Option exercise classes and payoff function
*/
 
#ifndef quantlib_exercise_type_h
#define quantlib_exercise_type_h
 
#include <ql/time/date.hpp>
#include <vector>
 
namespace QuantLib {
 
    //! Base exercise class
    class Exercise {
      public:
        enum Type {
            American, Bermudan, European
        };
        // constructor
        explicit Exercise(Type type) : type_(type) {}
        virtual ~Exercise() = default;
        // inspectors
        Type type() const { return type_; }
        Date date(Size index) const { return dates_[index]; }
        Date dateAt(Size index) const { return dates_.at(index); }
        //! Returns all exercise dates
        const std::vector<Date>& dates() const { return dates_; }
        Date lastDate() const;
      protected:
        std::vector<Date> dates_;
        Type type_;
    };
 
    //! Early-exercise base class
    /*! The payoff can be at exercise (the default) or at expiry */
    class EarlyExercise : public Exercise {
      public:
        EarlyExercise(Type type,
                      bool payoffAtExpiry = false)
        : Exercise(type), payoffAtExpiry_(payoffAtExpiry) {}
        bool payoffAtExpiry() const { return payoffAtExpiry_; }
      private:
        bool payoffAtExpiry_;
    };
 
    //! American exercise
    /*! An American option can be exercised at any time between two
        predefined dates; the first date might be omitted, in which
        case the option can be exercised at any time before the expiry.
 
        \todo check that everywhere the American condition is applied
              from earliestDate and not earlier
    */
    class AmericanExercise : public EarlyExercise {
      public:
        AmericanExercise(const Date& earliestDate,
                         const Date& latestDate,
                         bool payoffAtExpiry = false);
        AmericanExercise(const Date& latestDate,
                         bool payoffAtExpiry = false);
    };
 
    //! Bermudan exercise
    /*! A Bermudan option can only be exercised at a set of fixed dates.
    */
    class BermudanExercise : public EarlyExercise {
      public:
        BermudanExercise(const std::vector<Date>& dates,
                         bool payoffAtExpiry = false);
    };
 
    //! European exercise
    /*! A European option can only be exercised at one (expiry) date.
    */
    class EuropeanExercise : public Exercise {
      public:
        EuropeanExercise(const Date& date);
    };
 
}
 
 
#endif