source: branches/ScatterSearch (trunk integration)/HeuristicLab.Optimization.Operators/3.3/PathRelinker.cs @ 8086

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#endregion

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

namespace HeuristicLab.Optimization.Operators {
  /// <summary>
  /// A base class for operators that perform path relinking.
  /// </summary>
  [Item("PathRelinker", "A base class for operators that perform path relinking.")]
  [StorableClass]
  public abstract class PathRelinker : SingleSuccessorOperator, IPathRelinker {
    #region Parameter properties
    public ScopeParameter CurrentScopeParameter {
      get { return (ScopeParameter)Parameters["CurrentScope"]; }
    }
    public ILookupParameter<ItemArray<IItem>> ParentsParameter {
      get { return (IScopeTreeLookupParameter<IItem>)Parameters["Parents"]; }
    }
    public IValueParameter<PercentValue> RelinkingAccuracyParameter {
      get { return (IValueParameter<PercentValue>)Parameters["RelinkingAccuracy"]; }
    }
    #endregion

    #region Properties
    private IScope CurrentScope {
      get { return CurrentScopeParameter.ActualValue; }
    }
    private ItemArray<IItem> Parents {
      get { return ParentsParameter.ActualValue; }
    }
    private PercentValue RelinkingAccuracy {
      get { return RelinkingAccuracyParameter.Value; }
    }
    #endregion

    [StorableConstructor]
    protected PathRelinker(bool deserializing) : base(deserializing) { }
    protected PathRelinker(PathRelinker original, Cloner cloner) : base(original, cloner) { }
    protected PathRelinker()
      : base() {
      #region Create parameters
      Parameters.Add(new ScopeParameter("CurrentScope", "The current scope that contains the parents."));
      Parameters.Add(new ScopeTreeLookupParameter<IItem>("Parents", "The parents used for path relinking."));
      Parameters.Add(new ValueParameter<PercentValue>("RelinkingAccuracy", "The percentage of relinked offspring that should be yielded.", new PercentValue(0.25)));
      #endregion
    }

    public sealed override IOperation Apply() {
      ItemArray<IItem> relinkedSolutions = Relink(Parents, RelinkingAccuracy);
      for (int i = 0; i < relinkedSolutions.Length; i++)
        CurrentScope.Variables.Add(new Variable(string.Format("Child {0}", i), relinkedSolutions[i]));
      return base.Apply();
    }

    protected abstract ItemArray<IItem> Relink(ItemArray<IItem> parents, PercentValue n);
  }
}