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#endregion

using HeuristicLab.Common;
using HeuristicLab.Core;
using HeuristicLab.Operators;
using HeuristicLab.Parameters;
using HEAL.Attic;

namespace HeuristicLab.Encodings.ScheduleEncoding {
  [Item("ScheduleCreator", "Represents the generalized form of creators for Scheduling Problems.")]
  [StorableType("3DDA1485-4518-4F1D-A475-795FFE63C98E")]
  public abstract class ScheduleCreator : InstrumentedOperator, IScheduleCreator {

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

    [StorableConstructor]
    protected ScheduleCreator(StorableConstructorFlag _) : base(_) { }
    protected ScheduleCreator(ScheduleCreator original, Cloner cloner) : base(original, cloner) { }
    public ScheduleCreator()
      : base() {
      Parameters.Add(new LookupParameter<IScheduleEncoding>("ScheduleEncoding", "The new scheduling solutioncandidate."));
    }

    public override IOperation InstrumentedApply() {
      ScheduleEncodingParameter.ActualValue = CreateSolution();
      return base.InstrumentedApply();
    }

    protected abstract IScheduleEncoding CreateSolution();
  }
}