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#ifndef __SIM_THERMAL_ENTITY_HH__
#define __SIM_THERMAL_ENTITY_HH__

#include "sim/sim_object.hh"

class LinearEquation;
class ThermalNode;

/**
 * An abstract class that represents any thermal entity which is used
 * in the circuital thermal equivalent model. It is necessary for
 * ThermalModel to be able to solve the circuit.
 */
class ThermalEntity
{
  public:
    // Get the equation given a node and a step in seconds (assuming N nodes)
    virtual LinearEquation getEquation(ThermalNode *tn, unsigned n,
                                       double step) const = 0;
};


#endif