source: branches/ProgrammableProblem/HeuristicLab.Problems.Programmable/3.3/Encodings/Encoding.cs @ 11550

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using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using HeuristicLab.Common;
using HeuristicLab.Core;
using HeuristicLab.Persistence.Default.CompositeSerializers.Storable;

namespace HeuristicLab.Problems.Programmable {
  [Item("Encoding", "Base class for describing different encodings.")]
  [StorableClass]
  public abstract class Encoding : NamedItem, IEncoding {
    public override sealed bool CanChangeName {
      get { return false; }
    }

    [StorableConstructor]
    protected Encoding(bool deserializing) : base(deserializing) { }
    protected Encoding(Encoding original, Cloner cloner)
      : base(original, cloner) { }
    protected Encoding(string name) : base(name) { }

    public virtual IEnumerable<IValueParameter> Parameters {
      get { return Enumerable.Empty<IValueParameter>(); }
    }

    public virtual IEnumerable<IOperator> Operators {
      get { return Enumerable.Empty<IOperator>(); }
      protected set { }
    }

    public event EventHandler ParameterConfigurationChanged;
    protected virtual void OnParameterConfigurationChanged() {
      var handler = ParameterConfigurationChanged;
      if (handler != null) handler(this, EventArgs.Empty);
    }
  }
}