source: branches/VNS/HeuristicLab.Encodings.SymbolicExpressionTreeEncoding/3.3/Interfaces/ISymbolicExpressionGrammar.cs @ 5723

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using System.Collections.Generic;
using HeuristicLab.Core;
using HeuristicLab.Encodings.SymbolicExpressionTreeEncoding.Symbols;

namespace HeuristicLab.Encodings.SymbolicExpressionTreeEncoding {
  public interface ISymbolicExpressionGrammar : IItem {
    Symbol StartSymbol { get; }
    void AddSymbol(Symbol symbol);
    void RemoveSymbol(Symbol symbol);
    IEnumerable<Symbol> Symbols { get; }
    bool ContainsSymbol(Symbol symbol);
    void SetAllowedChild(Symbol parent, Symbol child, int argumentIndex);
    bool IsAllowedChild(Symbol parent, Symbol child, int argumentIndex);
    int GetMinExpressionLength(Symbol start);
    int GetMaxExpressionLength(Symbol start);
    int GetMinExpressionDepth(Symbol start);
    int GetMinSubtreeCount(Symbol symbol);
    void SetMinSubtreeCount(Symbol symbol, int value);
    int GetMaxSubtreeCount(Symbol symbol);
    void SetMaxSubtreeCount(Symbol symbol, int value);
  }
}