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/* HeuristicLab
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#endregion

using HeuristicLab.Common;
using HeuristicLab.Core;
using HeuristicLab.Data;
using HeuristicLab.Persistence.Default.CompositeSerializers.Storable;

namespace HeuristicLab.Encodings.BinaryVectorEncoding {
  /// <summary>
  /// Generates a new random binary vector with each element randomly initialized.
  /// </summary>
  [Item("RandomBinaryVectorCreator", "An operator which creates a new random binary vector with each element randomly initialized.")]
  [StorableClass]
  public sealed class RandomBinaryVectorCreator : BinaryVectorCreator {
    [StorableConstructor]
    private RandomBinaryVectorCreator(bool deserializing) : base(deserializing) { }
    private RandomBinaryVectorCreator(RandomBinaryVectorCreator original, Cloner cloner) : base(original, cloner) { }
    public RandomBinaryVectorCreator() : base() { }

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

    /// <summary>
    /// Generates a new random binary vector with the given <paramref name="length"/>.
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="random">The random number generator.</param>
    /// <param name="length">The length of the binary vector.</param>
    /// <returns>The newly created binary vector.</returns>
    public static BinaryVector Apply(IRandom random, int length) {
      BinaryVector result = new BinaryVector(length, random);
      return result;
    }

    protected override BinaryVector Create(IRandom random, IntValue length) {
      return Apply(random, length.Value);
    }
  }
}