source: branches/2605_StackingProblems/HeuristicLab.Encodings.MoveVectorEncoding/3.3/MoveVectorCrossover.cs

using HeuristicLab.Common;
using HeuristicLab.Core;
using HeuristicLab.Data.MoveVectorData;
using HeuristicLab.Encodings.MoveVectorEncoding.Interfaces;
using HeuristicLab.Optimization;
using HeuristicLab.Parameters;
using HeuristicLab.Persistence.Default.CompositeSerializers.Storable;

namespace HeuristicLab.Encodings.MoveVectorEncoding
{
    [Item("MoveVectorCrossover", "A base class for operators that perform a crossover of int-valued vectors.")]
    [StorableClass]
    public abstract class MoveVectorCrossover : MoveVectorOperator, IMoveVectorCrossover, IStochasticOperator
    {
        public override bool CanChangeName
        {
            get { return false; }
        }
        public ILookupParameter<IRandom> RandomParameter
        {
            get { return (LookupParameter<IRandom>)Parameters["Random"]; }
        }
        public ILookupParameter<ItemArray<MoveVector>> ParentsParameter
        {
            get { return (ScopeTreeLookupParameter<MoveVector>)Parameters["Parents"]; }
        }
        public ILookupParameter<MoveVector> ChildParameter
        {
            get { return (ILookupParameter<MoveVector>)Parameters["Child"]; }
        }

        [StorableConstructor]
        protected MoveVectorCrossover(bool deserializing) : base(deserializing) { }
        protected MoveVectorCrossover(MoveVectorCrossover original, Cloner cloner) : base(original, cloner) { }
        protected MoveVectorCrossover() : base()
        {
            Parameters.Add(new LookupParameter<IRandom>("Random", "The pseudo random number generator which should be used for stochastic crossover operators."));
            Parameters.Add(new ScopeTreeLookupParameter<MoveVector>("Parents", "The parent vectors which should be crossed."));
            ParentsParameter.ActualName = "IntegerVector";
            Parameters.Add(new LookupParameter<MoveVector>("Child", "The child vector resulting from the crossover."));
            ChildParameter.ActualName = "IntegerVector";
        }

        public sealed override IOperation InstrumentedApply()
        {
            ChildParameter.ActualValue = Cross(RandomParameter.ActualValue, ParentsParameter.ActualValue);
            return base.InstrumentedApply();
        }

        protected abstract MoveVector Cross(IRandom random, ItemArray<MoveVector> parents);
    }
}