source: branches/ScatterSearch/HeuristicLab.Algorithms.ScatterSearch/3.3/DiversityCalculator.cs @ 7759

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using System;
using HeuristicLab.Common;
using HeuristicLab.Core;
using HeuristicLab.Operators;
using HeuristicLab.Persistence.Default.CompositeSerializers.Storable;

namespace HeuristicLab.Algorithms.ScatterSearch {
  /// <summary>
  /// A base class for operators that perform diversity calculation between two items.
  /// </summary>
  [Item("DiversityCalculator", "A base class for operators that perform diversity calculation between two items.")]
  [StorableClass]
  public abstract class DiversityCalculator : SingleSuccessorOperator {
    [StorableConstructor]
    protected DiversityCalculator(bool deserializing) : base(deserializing) { }
    protected DiversityCalculator(DiversityCalculator original, Cloner cloner) : base(original, cloner) { }
    protected DiversityCalculator() : base() { }

    public sealed override IOperation Apply() { // TODO: check if sealed fits here?
      return base.Apply();
    }

    public int ExecuteCalculation(IItem left, IItem right) {
      if (left == null || right == null) throw new ArgumentException("Cannot calculate diversity because one of the provided objects is null.");
      if (left.GetType() != right.GetType()) throw new ArgumentException("Cannot calculate diversity because the provided objects differ in type.");
      if (left == right) return 0;
      else return CalculateDiversity(left, right);
    }

    protected abstract int CalculateDiversity(IItem left, IItem right);
  }
}