source: branches/3.2/sources/HeuristicLab.Algorithms.EvolutionStrategy/3.3/WithoutRepeatingBatchedRandomSelector.cs @ 3580

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using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using HeuristicLab.Common;
using HeuristicLab.Core;
using HeuristicLab.Data;
using HeuristicLab.Parameters;
using HeuristicLab.Persistence.Default.CompositeSerializers.Storable;
using HeuristicLab.Selection;

namespace HeuristicLab.Algorithms.EvolutionStrategy {
  [Item("WithoutRepeatingBatchedRandomSelector", "Selects m batches of n parents where in each batch the n parents are drawn without repeating.")]
  [StorableClass]
  public class WithoutRepeatingBatchedRandomSelector : StochasticSelector {
    public override bool CanChangeName {
      get { return true; }
    }
    public IValueLookupParameter<IntValue> ChildrenParameter {
      get { return (IValueLookupParameter<IntValue>)Parameters["Children"]; }
    }
    public IValueLookupParameter<IntValue> ParentsPerChildParameter {
      get { return (IValueLookupParameter<IntValue>)Parameters["ParentsPerChild"]; }
    }

    public WithoutRepeatingBatchedRandomSelector()
      : base() {
      Parameters.Add(new ValueLookupParameter<IntValue>("Children", "The number of children to select (number of batches)."));
      Parameters.Add(new ValueLookupParameter<IntValue>("ParentsPerChild", "The number of parents per child (size of each batch)."));
    }

    protected override IScope[] Select(List<IScope> scopes) {
      IRandom random = RandomParameter.ActualValue;
      int children = ChildrenParameter.ActualValue.Value;
      int parents = ParentsPerChildParameter.ActualValue.Value;
      int parentsAvailable = scopes.Count;

      if (parents > parentsAvailable)
        throw new InvalidOperationException("WithoutRepeatingBatchedRandomSelector: Cannot select more parents per child than there are parents available");

      IScope[] result = new IScope[children * parents];
      int count = 0;
      HashSet<int> selectedParents = new HashSet<int>();
      for (int i = 0; i < children; i++) {
        selectedParents.Clear();
        for (int j = 0; j < parents; j++) {
          int nextParent = j; // will be used in case parents == parentsAvailable
          if (parents < parentsAvailable) {
            do {
              nextParent = random.Next(parentsAvailable);
            } while (selectedParents.Contains(nextParent));
          }

          result[count++] = (IScope)scopes[nextParent].Clone();
          selectedParents.Add(nextParent);
        }
      }

      return result;
    }
  }
}