source: trunk/sources/HeuristicLab.ES/3.2/VariableStrengthRepeatingManipulator.cs @ 2476

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

namespace HeuristicLab.ES {
  /// <summary>
  /// Applies its sub operator a number of times depending on the <c>ShakingFactor</c>.
  /// </summary>
  public class VariableStrengthRepeatingManipulator : OperatorBase {
    /// <inheritdoc select="summary"/>
    public override string Description {
      get { return @"Applies its suboperator a number of times depending on the ShakingFactor"; }
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// Initializes a new instance of <see cref="VariableStrengthRepeatingManipulator"/> with two variable
    /// infos (<c>Random</c> and <c>ShakingFactor</c>).
    /// </summary>
    public VariableStrengthRepeatingManipulator()
      : base() {
      AddVariableInfo(new VariableInfo("Random", "Pseudo random number generator", typeof(IRandom), VariableKind.In));
      AddVariableInfo(new VariableInfo("ShakingFactor", "Determines the strength of the mutation (repeated application of the operator)", typeof(DoubleData), VariableKind.In));
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// Applies its suboperator a number of times depending on the <c>ShakingFactor</c>.
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="scope">The current scope where to apply the operator.</param>
    /// <returns>A new <see cref="CompositeOperation"/>, containing a specified number of 
    /// the same operations with the same operator, the number depending on the <c>ShakingFactor</c>.</returns>
    public override IOperation Apply(IScope scope) {
      IRandom random = GetVariableValue<IRandom>("Random", scope, true);
      double shakingFactor = scope.GetVariableValue<DoubleData>("ShakingFactor", true).Data;
      NormalDistributedRandom N = new NormalDistributedRandom(random, 1.0, shakingFactor);
      int strength = (int)Math.Ceiling(Math.Abs(N.NextDouble()));
      if (strength == 0) strength = 1;

      CompositeOperation co = new CompositeOperation();
      co.ExecuteInParallel = false;
      for (int i = 0; i < strength; i++) {
        co.AddOperation(new AtomicOperation(SubOperators[0], scope));
      }

      return co;
    }
  }
}