source: branches/ScatterSearch/HeuristicLab.Algorithms.ScatterSearch/3.3/SimilarityCalculator.cs @ 7786

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

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

    public double ExecuteCalculation(IScope left, IScope right) {
      if (left == null || right == null)
        throw new ArgumentException("Cannot calculate diversity because one or both of the provided scopes is null.");

      if (left == right) return 0;
      else return CalculateDiversity(left, right);
    }

    protected abstract double CalculateDiversity(IScope left, IScope right);
  }
}