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+//==============================================================================
+//	
+//	Copyright (c) 2016-
+//	Authors:
+//	* Steffen Maercker <maercker@tcs.inf.tu-dresden.de> (TU Dresden)
+//	* Joachim Klein <klein@tcs.inf.tu-dresden.de> (TU Dresden)
+//	
+//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+//	
+//	This file is part of PRISM.
+//	
+//	PRISM is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+//	it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+//	the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+//	(at your option) any later version.
+//	
+//	PRISM is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+//	but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+//	MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+//	GNU General Public License for more details.
+//	
+//	You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+//	along with PRISM; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+//	Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+//	
+//==============================================================================
+
+package explicit;
+
+import java.util.BitSet;
+import java.util.function.IntFunction;
+
+import common.IterableBitSet;
+import parser.type.TypeBool;
+import parser.type.TypeDouble;
+import parser.type.TypeInt;
+import prism.PrismException;
+
+/**
+ * Base class for model transformations, providing support for mapping between states.
+ */
+public class BasicModelTransformation<OM extends Model, TM extends Model> implements ModelTransformation<OM, TM>
+{
+	public static final IntFunction<Integer> IDENTITY = Integer::valueOf;
+
+	public static final boolean DEFAULT_BOOLEAN = false;
+	public static final double DEFAULT_DOUBLE   = Double.NaN;
+	public static final int DEFAULT_INTEGER     = -1;
+
+	protected final OM originalModel;
+	protected final TM transformedModel;
+	protected final IntFunction<Integer> mapToTransformedModel;
+
+	protected final int numberOfStates;
+
+	/** Constructor for a model transformation that maps states one-on-one. */
+	public BasicModelTransformation(final OM originalModel, final TM transformedModel)
+	{
+		this(originalModel, transformedModel, IDENTITY);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Constructor for a model transformation where the state mapping is given
+	 * by a function
+	 */
+	public BasicModelTransformation(final OM originalModel, final TM transformedModel, final IntFunction<Integer> mapToTransformedModel)
+	{
+		this.originalModel               = originalModel;
+		this.transformedModel            = transformedModel;
+		this.numberOfStates              = originalModel.getNumStates();
+		this.mapToTransformedModel       = mapToTransformedModel;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public OM getOriginalModel()
+	{
+		return originalModel;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public TM getTransformedModel()
+	{
+		return transformedModel;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public StateValues projectToOriginalModel(final StateValues sv) throws PrismException
+	{
+		if (sv.getType() instanceof TypeBool) {
+			assert(sv.getBitSet() != null) : "State values are undefined.";
+
+			final BitSet mapped = projectToOriginalModel(sv.getBitSet());
+			return StateValues.createFromBitSet(mapped, originalModel);
+		}
+		if (sv.getType() instanceof TypeDouble) {
+			assert(sv.getDoubleArray() != null) : "State values are undefined.";
+
+			final double[] mapped = projectToOriginalModel(sv.getDoubleArray());
+			return StateValues.createFromDoubleArray(mapped, originalModel);
+		}
+		if (sv.getType() instanceof TypeInt) {
+			assert(sv.getIntArray() != null) : "State values are undefined.";
+
+			final int[] mapped = projectToOriginalModel(sv.getIntArray());
+			return StateValues.createFromIntegerArray(mapped, originalModel);
+		}
+		throw new PrismException("Unsupported type of state values");
+	}
+
+	public BitSet projectToOriginalModel(final BitSet values)
+	{
+		final BitSet result = new BitSet(numberOfStates);
+
+		for (int state = 0; state < numberOfStates; state++) {
+			final Integer mappedState = mapToTransformedModel(state);
+			final boolean mappedValue = (mappedState == null) ? DEFAULT_BOOLEAN : values.get(mappedState);
+			result.set(state, mappedValue);
+		}
+		return result;
+	}
+
+	public double[] projectToOriginalModel(final double[] values)
+	{
+		final double[] result = new double[numberOfStates];
+
+		for (int state = 0; state < numberOfStates; state++) {
+			final Integer mappedState = mapToTransformedModel(state);
+			final double mappedValue = (mappedState == null) ? DEFAULT_DOUBLE : values[mappedState];
+			result[state] = mappedValue;
+		}
+		return result;
+	}
+
+	public int[] projectToOriginalModel(final int[] values)
+	{
+		final int[] result = new int[numberOfStates];
+
+		for (int state = 0; state < numberOfStates; state++) {
+			final Integer mappedState = mapToTransformedModel(state);
+			final int mappedValue = (mappedState == null) ? DEFAULT_INTEGER : values[mappedState];
+			result[state] = mappedValue;
+		}
+		return result;
+	}
+
+	public Integer mapToTransformedModel(final int state)
+	{
+		if (state >= numberOfStates) {
+			throw new IndexOutOfBoundsException("State index does not belong to original model.");
+		}
+		return mapToTransformedModel.apply(state);
+	}
+
+	public BitSet mapToTransformedModel(final BitSet states)
+	{
+		final BitSet result = new BitSet();
+
+		for (int state : new IterableBitSet(states)) {
+			final Integer mappedState = mapToTransformedModel(state);
+			if (mappedState != null) {
+				result.set(mappedState);
+			}
+		}
+		return result;
+	}
+
+}