source: trunk/sources/HeuristicLab.BitVector/BitVectorManipulatorBase.cs @ 1389

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using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;
using HeuristicLab.Core;
using HeuristicLab.Data;

namespace HeuristicLab.BitVector {
  /// <summary>
  /// Base class for all bit vector manipulators.
  /// </summary>
  public abstract class BitVectorManipulatorBase : OperatorBase {
    /// <summary>
    /// Initializes a new instance of <see cref="BitVectorManipulatorBase"/> with two variable infos
    /// (<c>Random</c> and <c>BitVector</c>).
    /// </summary>
    public BitVectorManipulatorBase() {
      AddVariableInfo(new VariableInfo("Random", "Pseudo random number generator", typeof(IRandom), VariableKind.In));
      AddVariableInfo(new VariableInfo("BitVector", "Bit vector to manipulate", typeof(BoolArrayData), VariableKind.In | VariableKind.Out));
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// Manipulates the bit vector.
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="scope">The current scope whose bit vector to manipulate.</param>
    /// <returns><c>null</c>.</returns>
    public override IOperation Apply(IScope scope) {
      IRandom random = GetVariableValue<IRandom>("Random", scope, true);
      BoolArrayData vector = GetVariableValue<BoolArrayData>("BitVector", scope, false);
      vector.Data = Manipulate(scope, random, vector.Data);
      return null;
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// Manipulates the given bit <paramref name="vector"/> with the given random number generator.
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="scope">The current scope.</param>
    /// <param name="random">A random number generator.</param>
    /// <param name="vector">The bit vector to manipulate.</param>
    /// <returns>The manipulated bit vector.</returns>
    protected abstract bool[] Manipulate(IScope scope, IRandom random, bool[] vector);
  }
}