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+# Copyright (c) 2018 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+"""Module defining AbstractSearchAlgorithm class."""
+
+from abc import ABCMeta, abstractmethod
+
+
+class AbstractSearchAlgorithm(object):
+    """Abstract class defining common API for search algorithms."""
+
+    __metaclass__ = ABCMeta
+
+    def __init__(self, measurer):
+        """Store the rate provider.
+
+        :param measurer: Object able to perform trial or composite measurements.
+        :type measurer: AbstractMeasurer
+        """
+        # TODO: Type check for AbstractMeasurer?
+        self.measurer = measurer
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def narrow_down_ndr_and_pdr(
+            self, fail_rate, line_rate, packet_loss_ratio):
+        """Perform measurements to narrow down intervals, return them.
+
+        This will be renamed when custom loss ratio lists are supported.
+
+        :param fail_rate: Minimal target transmit rate [pps].
+        :param line_rate: Maximal target transmit rate [pps].
+        :param packet_loss_ratio: Fraction of packets lost, for PDR [1].
+        :type fail_rate: float
+        :type line_rate: float
+        :type packet_loss_ratio: float
+        :returns: Structure containing narrowed down intervals
+            and their measurements.
+        :rtype: NdrPdrResult
+        """
+        # TODO: Do we agree on arguments related to precision or trial duration?
+        pass