source: trunk/sources/HeuristicLab.Core/3.3/Engine.cs @ 3075

#region License Information
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#endregion

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Threading;
using HeuristicLab.Common;
using HeuristicLab.Persistence.Default.CompositeSerializers.Storable;

namespace HeuristicLab.Core {
  /// <summary>
  /// Base class to represent an engine, which is an interpreter, holding the code, the data and 
  /// the actual state, which is the runtime stack and a pointer onto the next operation. It represents
  /// one execution and can handle parallel executions.
  /// </summary>
  [Item("Engine", "A base class for engines.")]
  [StorableClass]
  public abstract class Engine : Item, IEngine {
    public override Image ItemImage {
      get { return HeuristicLab.Common.Resources.VS2008ImageLibrary.Event; }
    }

    [Storable]
    private TimeSpan executionTime;
    /// <summary>
    /// Gets or sets the execution time.
    /// </summary>
    /// <remarks>Calls <see cref="OnExecutionTimeChanged"/> in the setter.</remarks>
    public TimeSpan ExecutionTime {
      get { return executionTime; }
      protected set {
        executionTime = value;
        OnExecutionTimeChanged();
      }
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// Field of the current instance that represent the execution stack.
    /// </summary>
    [Storable]
    private Stack<IOperation> executionStack;
    /// <summary>
    /// Gets the current execution stack.
    /// </summary>
    protected Stack<IOperation> ExecutionStack {
      get { return executionStack; }
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// Flag of the current instance whether it is currently running.
    /// </summary>
    private bool running;
    /// <summary>
    /// Gets information whether the instance is currently running.
    /// </summary>
    public bool Running {
      get { return running; }
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// Flag of the current instance whether it is canceled.
    /// </summary>
    private bool canceled;
    /// <summary>
    /// Gets information whether the instance is currently canceled.
    /// </summary>
    protected bool Canceled {
      get { return canceled; }
      private set {
        if (canceled != value) {
          canceled = value;
          OnCanceledChanged();
        }
      }
    }
    /// <summary>
    /// Gets information whether the instance has already terminated.
    /// </summary>
    public bool Finished {
      get { return executionStack.Count == 0; }
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// Initializes a new instance of <see cref="EngineBase"/> with a new global scope.
    /// </summary>
    protected Engine() {
      executionStack = new Stack<IOperation>();
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// Clones the current instance (deep clone).
    /// </summary>
    /// <remarks>Deep clone through <see cref="cloner.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="EngineBase"/>.</returns>
    public override IDeepCloneable Clone(Cloner cloner) {
      Engine clone = (Engine)base.Clone(cloner);
      clone.executionTime = executionTime;
      IOperation[] contexts = executionStack.ToArray();
      for (int i = contexts.Length - 1; i >= 0; i--)
        clone.executionStack.Push((IOperation)cloner.Clone(contexts[i]));
      clone.running = running;
      clone.canceled = canceled;
      return clone;
    }

    public void Prepare(IOperation initialOperation) {
      Canceled = false;
      running = false;
      ExecutionTime = new TimeSpan();
      executionStack.Clear();
      if (initialOperation != null)
        executionStack.Push(initialOperation);
      OnPrepared();
    }
    /// <inheritdoc/>
    /// <remarks>Calls <see cref="ThreadPool.QueueUserWorkItem(System.Threading.WaitCallback, object)"/> 
    /// of class <see cref="ThreadPool"/>.</remarks>
    public void Start() {
      running = true;
      Canceled = false;
      ThreadPool.QueueUserWorkItem(new WaitCallback(Run), null);
    }
    /// <inheritdoc/>
    /// <remarks>Calls <see cref="ThreadPool.QueueUserWorkItem(System.Threading.WaitCallback, object)"/> 
    /// of class <see cref="ThreadPool"/>.</remarks>
    public void Step() {
      running = true;
      Canceled = false;
      ThreadPool.QueueUserWorkItem(new WaitCallback(RunStep), null);
    }
    /// <inheritdoc/>
    /// <remarks>Sets the protected flag <c>myCanceled</c> to <c>true</c>.</remarks>
    public void Stop() {
      Canceled = true;
    }

    private void Run(object state) {
      OnStarted();
      DateTime start = DateTime.Now;
      DateTime end;
      while ((!Canceled) && (!Finished)) {
        ProcessNextOperator();
        end = DateTime.Now;
        ExecutionTime += end - start;
        start = end;
      }
      ExecutionTime += DateTime.Now - start;
      running = false;
      OnStopped();
    }
    private void RunStep(object state) {
      OnStarted();
      DateTime start = DateTime.Now;
      if ((!Canceled) && (!Finished))
        ProcessNextOperator();
      ExecutionTime += DateTime.Now - start;
      running = false;
      OnStopped();
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// Performs the next operation.
    /// </summary>
    protected abstract void ProcessNextOperator();

    /// <summary>
    /// Occurs when the execution time changed.
    /// </summary>
    public event EventHandler ExecutionTimeChanged;
    /// <summary>
    /// Fires a new <c>ExecutionTimeChanged</c> event.
    /// </summary>
    protected virtual void OnExecutionTimeChanged() {
      if (ExecutionTimeChanged != null)
        ExecutionTimeChanged(this, EventArgs.Empty);
    }
    /// <summary>
    /// Occurs when the execution is prepared for a new run.
    /// </summary>
    public event EventHandler Prepared;
    /// <summary>
    /// Fires a new <c>Prepared</c> event.
    /// </summary>
    protected virtual void OnPrepared() {
      if (Prepared != null)
        Prepared(this, EventArgs.Empty);
    }
    /// <summary>
    /// Occurs when the execution is executed.
    /// </summary>
    public event EventHandler Started;
    /// <summary>
    /// Fires a new <c>Started</c> event.
    /// </summary>
    protected virtual void OnStarted() {
      if (Started != null)
        Started(this, EventArgs.Empty);
    }
    /// <summary>
    /// Occurs when the execution is finished.
    /// </summary>
    public event EventHandler Stopped;
    /// <summary>
    /// Fires a new <c>Stopped</c> event.
    /// </summary>
    protected virtual void OnStopped() {
      if (Stopped != null)
        Stopped(this, EventArgs.Empty);
    }
    protected virtual void OnCanceledChanged() { }
    /// <summary>
    /// Occurs when an exception occured during the execution.
    /// </summary>
    public event EventHandler<EventArgs<Exception>> ExceptionOccurred;
    /// <summary>
    /// Aborts the execution and fires a new <c>ExceptionOccurred</c> event.
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="exception">The exception that was thrown.</param>
    protected virtual void OnExceptionOccurred(Exception exception) {
      if (ExceptionOccurred != null)
        ExceptionOccurred(this, new EventArgs<Exception>(exception));
    }
  }
}