source: trunk/sources/HeuristicLab.Constraints/VariableComparisonConstraint.cs @ 1176

#region License Information
/* HeuristicLab
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 *
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 *
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 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 * GNU General Public License for more details.
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 */
#endregion

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

namespace HeuristicLab.Constraints {
  /// <summary>
  /// Constraint that compares variables in a <see cref="ConstrainedItemList"/>.
  /// </summary>
  public class VariableComparisonConstraint : ConstraintBase {
    private StringData leftVarName;
    /// <summary>
    /// Gets or sets the variable name of the left item to compare.
    /// </summary>
    public StringData LeftVarName {
      get { return leftVarName; }
      set { leftVarName = value; }
    }

    private StringData rightVarName;
    /// <summary>
    /// Gets or sets the variable name of the right item to compare.
    /// </summary>
    public StringData RightVarName {
      get { return rightVarName; }
      set { rightVarName = value; }
    }

    private IntData comparer;
    /// <summary>
    /// Gets or sets the comparer.
    /// </summary>
    public IntData Comparer {
      get { return comparer; }
      set { comparer = value; }
    }

    /// <inheritdoc select="summary"/>
    public override string Description {
      get {
        return @"Compares variables in a ConstrainedItemList";
      }
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// Initializes a new instance of <see cref="VariableComparisonConstraint"/>.
    /// </summary>
    public VariableComparisonConstraint() {
      leftVarName = new StringData();
      rightVarName = new StringData();
      comparer = new IntData(-1);
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// Checks whether the given element fulfills the current constraint.
    /// </summary>
    /// <exception cref="InvalidOperationException">Thrown when the data is no <c>ConstrainedItemList</c>.</exception>
    /// <exception cref="InvalidCastException">Thrown when the left varible is not of type <c>IComparable</c>.</exception>
    /// <exception cref="InvalidOperationException">Thrown when the comparer is undefined.</exception>
    /// <param name="data">The item to check.</param>
    /// <returns><c>true</c> if the constraint could be fulfilled, <c>false</c> otherwise.</returns>
    public override bool Check(IItem data) {
      ConstrainedItemList list = (data as ConstrainedItemList);
      if (list == null) throw new InvalidOperationException("ERROR in VariableComparisonConstraint: Can only be applied on ConstrainedItemLists");
      IComparable left = null;
      IItem right = null;
      foreach (IItem item in list) {
        Variable tmp = (item as Variable);
        if (tmp != null && tmp.Name.Equals(leftVarName.Data)) {
          left = (tmp.Value as IComparable);
          if (left == null) throw new InvalidCastException("ERROR in VariableComparisonConstraint: Value of the variable on the left side needs to be of type IComparable");
        } else if (tmp != null && tmp.Name.Equals(rightVarName.Data)) {
          right = tmp.Value;
        }
      }
      if (left != null && right != null) {
        switch (comparer.Data) {
          case 0:
            return left.CompareTo(right) < 0;
          case 1:
            return left.CompareTo(right) <= 0;
          case 2:
            return left.CompareTo(right) == 0;
          case 3:
            return left.CompareTo(right) >= 0;
          case 4:
            return left.CompareTo(right) > 0;
          default:
            throw new InvalidOperationException("ERROR in VariableComparisonConstraint: Comparer undefined");
        }
      }
      return true;
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// Creates a new instance of <see cref="VariableComparisonConstraintView"/> to represent the current 
    /// instance visually.
    /// </summary>
    /// <returns>The created view as <see cref="VariableComparisonConstraintView"/>.</returns>
    public override IView CreateView() {
      return new VariableComparisonConstraintView(this);
    }

    #region clone & persistence
    /// <summary>
    /// Clones the current instance (deep clone).
    /// </summary>
    /// <remarks>Deep clone through <see cref="Auxiliary.Clone"/> method of helper class 
    /// <see cref="Auxiliary"/>.</remarks>
    /// <param name="clonedObjects">Dictionary of all already clone objects. (Needed to avoid cycles.)</param>
    /// <returns>The cloned object as <see cref="VariableComparisonConstraint"/>.</returns>
    public override object Clone(IDictionary<Guid, object> clonedObjects) {
      VariableComparisonConstraint clone = new VariableComparisonConstraint();
      clonedObjects.Add(Guid, clone);
      clone.LeftVarName = (StringData)Auxiliary.Clone(LeftVarName, clonedObjects);
      clone.RightVarName = (StringData)Auxiliary.Clone(RightVarName, clonedObjects);
      clone.Comparer = (IntData)Auxiliary.Clone(Comparer, clonedObjects);
      return clone;
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// Saves the current instance as <see cref="XmlNode"/> in the specified <paramref name="document"/>.
    /// </summary>
    /// <remarks>The variable names and the comparer are saved as child nodes with tag names
    /// <c>LeftVarName</c>, <c>RightVarName</c> and <c>Comparer</c>.</remarks>
    /// <param name="name">The (tag)name of the <see cref="XmlNode"/>.</param>
    /// <param name="document">The <see cref="XmlDocument"/> where the data is saved.</param>
    /// <param name="persistedObjects">The dictionary of all already persisted objects. 
    /// (Needed to avoid cycles.)</param>
    /// <returns>The saved <see cref="XmlNode"/>.</returns>
    public override XmlNode GetXmlNode(string name, XmlDocument document, IDictionary<Guid, IStorable> persistedObjects) {
      XmlNode node = base.GetXmlNode(name, document, persistedObjects);
      XmlNode leftNode = PersistenceManager.Persist("LeftVarName", LeftVarName, document, persistedObjects);
      node.AppendChild(leftNode);
      XmlNode rightNode = PersistenceManager.Persist("RightVarName", RightVarName, document, persistedObjects);
      node.AppendChild(rightNode);
      XmlNode comparerNode = PersistenceManager.Persist("Comparer", Comparer, document, persistedObjects);
      node.AppendChild(comparerNode);
      return node;
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// Loads the persisted constraint from the specified <paramref name="node"/>.
    /// </summary>
    /// <remarks>The constraint must be saved in a specific way, see <see cref="GetXmlNode"/> for 
    /// more information.</remarks>
    /// <param name="node">The <see cref="XmlNode"/> where the instance is saved.</param>
    /// <param name="restoredObjects">The dictionary of all already restored objects. 
    /// (Needed to avoid cycles.)</param>
    public override void Populate(XmlNode node, IDictionary<Guid, IStorable> restoredObjects) {
      base.Populate(node, restoredObjects);
      leftVarName = (StringData)PersistenceManager.Restore(node.SelectSingleNode("LeftVarName"), restoredObjects);
      rightVarName = (StringData)PersistenceManager.Restore(node.SelectSingleNode("RightVarName"), restoredObjects);
      comparer = (IntData)PersistenceManager.Restore(node.SelectSingleNode("Comparer"), restoredObjects);
    }
    #endregion
  }
}