source: branches/HeuristicLab.BinPacking/HeuristicLab.Problems.BinPacking/3.3/Encodings/PackingSolutionCreator.cs @ 12966

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using HeuristicLab.Common;
using HeuristicLab.Core;
using HeuristicLab.Operators;
using HeuristicLab.Parameters;
using HeuristicLab.Persistence.Default.CompositeSerializers.Storable;
using HeuristicLab.Problems.BinPacking.Interfaces;

namespace HeuristicLab.Encodings.PackingEncoding {
  [Item("PackingSolutionCreator", "Represents the generalized form of creators for bin packing problems.")]
  [StorableClass]
  public abstract class PackingSolutionCreator : SingleSuccessorOperator, IPackingSolutionCreator {

    public ILookupParameter<IItem> EncodedSolutionParameter {
      get { return (ILookupParameter<IItem>)Parameters["EncodedPackingSolution"]; }
    }

    [StorableConstructor]
    protected PackingSolutionCreator(bool deserializing) : base(deserializing) { }
    protected PackingSolutionCreator(PackingSolutionCreator original, Cloner cloner) : base(original, cloner) { }
    public PackingSolutionCreator()
      : base() {
        Parameters.Add(new LookupParameter<IItem>("EncodedPackingSolution", "The new bin packing solution candidate."));
    }

    public override IOperation Apply() {
      EncodedSolutionParameter.ActualValue = CreateSolution();
      return base.Apply();
    }

    protected abstract IItem CreateSolution();
  }
}