source: branches/3026_IntegrationIntoSymSpace/HeuristicLab.Optimization.Operators/3.3/QuadraticDiscreteDoubleValueModifier.cs

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using HeuristicLab.Common;
using HeuristicLab.Core;
using HEAL.Attic;

namespace HeuristicLab.Optimization.Operators {
  /// <summary>
  /// Modifies the value by quadratic fall (slow fall initially, fast fall to the end) or rise (slow rise initally, fast rise to the end).
  /// </summary>
  [Item("QuadraticDiscreteDoubleValueModifier", "Modifies the value by quadratic fall (slow fall initially, fast fall to the end) or rise (slow rise initally, fast rise to the end).")]
  [StorableType("49CADD22-7074-4ADB-AA7B-36D03115FB1A")]
  public class QuadraticDiscreteDoubleValueModifier : DiscreteDoubleValueModifier {
    [StorableConstructor]
    protected QuadraticDiscreteDoubleValueModifier(StorableConstructorFlag _) : base(_) { }
    protected QuadraticDiscreteDoubleValueModifier(QuadraticDiscreteDoubleValueModifier original, Cloner cloner) : base(original, cloner) { }
    public QuadraticDiscreteDoubleValueModifier() : base() { }

    public override IDeepCloneable Clone(Cloner cloner) {
      return new QuadraticDiscreteDoubleValueModifier(this, cloner);
    }

    protected override double Modify(double value, double startValue, double endValue, int index, int startIndex, int endIndex) {
      return Apply(value, startValue, endValue, index, startIndex, endIndex);
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// Calculates a new value based on quadratic decay or growth.
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="value">The previous value.</param>
    /// <param name="startValue">The initial value.</param>
    /// <param name="endValue">The final value.</param>
    /// <param name="index">The current index.</param>
    /// <param name="startIndex">The initial index.</param>
    /// <param name="endIndex">The final index.</param>
    /// <returns>The new value.</returns>
    public static double Apply(double value, double startValue, double endValue, int index, int startIndex, int endIndex) {
      double a = (endValue - startValue) / ((endIndex - startIndex) * (endIndex - startIndex));
      return a * (index - startIndex) * (index - startIndex) + startValue;
    }
  }
}