#region License Information
/* HeuristicLab
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 *
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 */
#endregion

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

namespace HeuristicLab.Encodings.ScheduleEncoding {
  [Item("ScheduleDecoder", "A scheduling decoder operator.")]
  [StorableClass]
  public abstract class ScheduleDecoder<T> : SingleSuccessorOperator, IScheduleDecoder where T : Item {
    [StorableConstructor]
    protected ScheduleDecoder(bool deserializing) : base(deserializing) { }
    protected ScheduleDecoder(ScheduleDecoder<T> original, Cloner cloner)
      : base(original, cloner) {
    }

    public ILookupParameter<T> ScheduleEncodingParameter {
      get { return (ILookupParameter<T>)Parameters["ScheduleEncoding"]; }
    }
    public ILookupParameter<Schedule> ScheduleParameter {
      get { return (ILookupParameter<Schedule>)Parameters["Schedule"]; }
    }

    public ScheduleDecoder()
      : base() {
      Parameters.Add(new LookupParameter<T>("ScheduleEncoding", "The new scheduling solution represented as encoding."));
      Parameters.Add(new LookupParameter<Schedule>("Schedule", "The decoded scheduling solution represented as generalized schedule."));
    }

    public abstract Schedule CreateScheduleFromEncoding(T solution);

    public override IOperation Apply() {
      Schedule result = CreateScheduleFromEncoding(ScheduleEncodingParameter.ActualValue);
      ScheduleParameter.ActualValue = result;
      return base.Apply();
    }
  }
}