source: stable/HeuristicLab.Optimization.Operators/3.3/SquareRootDiscreteDoubleValueModifier.cs @ 17869

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using System;
using HeuristicLab.Common;
using HeuristicLab.Core;
using HEAL.Attic;

namespace HeuristicLab.Optimization.Operators {
  /// <summary>
  /// Modifies the value by square rooted fall (fast fall initially, slow fall to the end) or rise (fast rise initially, slow rise to the end).
  /// </summary>
  [Item("SquareRootDiscreteDoubleValueModifier", "Modifies the value by square rooted fall (fast fall initially, slow fall to the end) or rise (fast rise initially, slow rise to the end).")]
  [StorableType("0D62E89E-87D9-4F4F-889E-D64CB4CCBF6E")]
  public class SquareRootDiscreteDoubleValueModifier : DiscreteDoubleValueModifier {
    [StorableConstructor]
    protected SquareRootDiscreteDoubleValueModifier(StorableConstructorFlag _) : base(_) { }
    protected SquareRootDiscreteDoubleValueModifier(SquareRootDiscreteDoubleValueModifier original, Cloner cloner) : base(original, cloner) { }
    public SquareRootDiscreteDoubleValueModifier() : base() { }

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

    protected override double Modify(double value, double startValue, double endValue, int index, int startIndex, int endIndex) {
      return Apply(value, startValue, endValue, index, startIndex, endIndex);
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// Calculates a new value based on sqrt decay or growth.
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="value">The previous value.</param>
    /// <param name="startValue">The initial value.</param>
    /// <param name="endValue">The final value.</param>
    /// <param name="index">The current index.</param>
    /// <param name="startIndex">The initial index.</param>
    /// <param name="endIndex">The final index.</param>
    /// <returns>The new value.</returns>
    public static double Apply(double value, double startValue, double endValue, int index, int startIndex, int endIndex) {
      double a = (endValue - startValue) / Math.Sqrt(endIndex - startIndex);
      return a * Math.Sqrt(index - startIndex) + startValue;
    }
  }
}