source: branches/Persistence Test/HeuristicLab.RealVector/3.2/RealVectorManipulatorBase.cs @ 4498

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using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;
using HeuristicLab.Core;
using HeuristicLab.Data;

namespace HeuristicLab.RealVector {
  /// <summary>
  /// Base class for all real vector manipulators.
  /// </summary>
  public abstract class RealVectorManipulatorBase : OperatorBase {
    /// <summary>
    /// Initializes a new instance of <see cref="RealVectorManipulatorBase"/> with two variable infos
    /// (<c>Random</c> and <c>RealVector</c>).
    /// </summary>
    public RealVectorManipulatorBase() {
      AddVariableInfo(new VariableInfo("Random", "Pseudo random number generator", typeof(IRandom), VariableKind.In));
      AddVariableInfo(new VariableInfo("RealVector", "Real vector to manipulate", typeof(DoubleArrayData), VariableKind.In | VariableKind.Out));
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// Manipulates the real vector.
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="scope">The current scope whose real vector to manipulate.</param>
    /// <returns><c>null</c>.</returns>
    public override IOperation Apply(IScope scope) {
      IRandom random = GetVariableValue<IRandom>("Random", scope, true);
      DoubleArrayData vector = GetVariableValue<DoubleArrayData>("RealVector", scope, false);
      vector.Data = Manipulate(scope, random, vector.Data);
      return null;
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// Manipulates the given real <paramref name="vector"/> with the given random number generator.
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="scope">The current scope.</param>
    /// <param name="random">A random number generator.</param>
    /// <param name="vector">The real vector to manipulate.</param>
    /// <returns>The manipulated real vector.</returns>
    protected abstract double[] Manipulate(IScope scope, IRandom random, double[] vector);
  }
}