source: branches/PluginInfrastructure Refactoring/HeuristicLab.Core/3.3/OperatorLibrary.cs @ 2591

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using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;
using System.Xml;
using HeuristicLab.Persistence.Default.CompositeSerializers.Storable;

namespace HeuristicLab.Core {
  /// <summary>
  /// Represents a library of operators consisting of one <see cref="IOperatorGroup"/>.
  /// </summary>
  [Creatable("Libraries")]
  [Item("Operator Library", "A library that contains multiple operators.")]
  public class OperatorLibrary : ItemBase, IOperatorLibrary {

    [Storable]
    private IOperatorGroup myGroup;
    /// <summary>
    /// Gets the operator group of the current instance.
    /// </summary>
    public IOperatorGroup Group {
      get { return myGroup; }
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// Initializes a new instance of <see cref="OperatorLibrary"/>.
    /// </summary>
    public OperatorLibrary() {
      myGroup = new OperatorGroup();
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// Clones the current instance (deep clone).
    /// </summary>
    /// <remarks>Deep clone through <see cref="cloner.Clone"/> method of helper class 
    /// <see cref="Auxiliary"/>.</remarks>
    /// <param name="clonedObjects">Dictionary of all already cloned objects. (Needed to avoid cycles.)</param>
    /// <returns>The cloned object as <see cref="OperatorLibrary"/>.</returns>
    public override IItem Clone(ICloner cloner) {
      OperatorLibrary clone = new OperatorLibrary();
      cloner.RegisterClonedObject(this, clone);
      clone.myGroup = (IOperatorGroup)cloner.Clone(Group);
      return clone;
    }
  }
}