#region License Information
/* HeuristicLab
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 */
#endregion

using HeuristicLab.Common;
using HeuristicLab.Core;

namespace HeuristicLab.Optimization.Operators {
  /// <summary>
  /// An item that performs similarity calculation between two solutions.
  /// </summary>
  /// <remarks>
  /// The item always considers two solutions to be distinct.
  /// </remarks>
  [Item("NoSimilarityCalculator", "An item that performs similarity calculation between two solutions. The item always considers two solutions to be distinct.")]
  public sealed class NoSimilarityCalculator : SingleObjectiveSolutionSimilarityCalculator {
    private NoSimilarityCalculator(bool deserializing) : base(deserializing) { }
    private NoSimilarityCalculator(NoSimilarityCalculator original, Cloner cloner) : base(original, cloner) { }
    public NoSimilarityCalculator() : base() { }

    public override IDeepCloneable Clone(Cloner cloner) {
      return new NoSimilarityCalculator(this, cloner);
    }

    public static double CalculateSimilarity(IScope left, IScope right) {
      return 0.0;
    }

    public override double CalculateSolutionSimilarity(IScope leftSolution, IScope rightSolution) {
      return CalculateSimilarity(leftSolution, rightSolution);
    }
  }
}