source: trunk/sources/HeuristicLab.ES/ESRandomSelector.cs @ 182

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#endregion

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

namespace HeuristicLab.ES {
  public class ESRandomSelector : OperatorBase {
    public override string Description {
      get {
        return @"Selects rho*lambda individuals with each rho successing individuals being selected from the parent population without repetitions.";
      }
    }

    public ESRandomSelector()
      : base() {
      AddVariableInfo(new VariableInfo("Random", "Pseudo random number generator", typeof(IRandom), VariableKind.In));
      AddVariableInfo(new VariableInfo("Lambda", "The amount of children to select", typeof(IntData), VariableKind.In));
      AddVariableInfo(new VariableInfo("Rho", "The amount of parents per child", typeof(IntData), VariableKind.In));
    }

    public override IOperation Apply(IScope scope) {
      IScope source = new Scope("Remaining");
      while (scope.SubScopes.Count > 0) {
        IScope s = scope.SubScopes[0];
        scope.RemoveSubScope(s);
        source.AddSubScope(s);
      }
      scope.AddSubScope(source);
      IScope target = new Scope("Selected");
      scope.AddSubScope(target);

      Select(source, target);

      return null;
    }

    protected virtual void Select(IScope source, IScope target) {
      IRandom random = GetVariableValue<IRandom>("Random", source, true);
      int children = GetVariableValue<IntData>("Lambda", source, true).Data;
      int parents = GetVariableValue<IntData>("Rho", source, true).Data;
      int parentsAvailable = source.SubScopes.Count;

      if (parents > parentsAvailable)
        throw new InvalidOperationException("Cannot select more parents per child than there are parents available");

      IList<int> selectedParents = new List<int>(parentsAvailable);
      for (int i = 0; i < children; i++) {
        selectedParents.Clear();
        for (int j = 0; j < parents; j++) {
          int nextParent = j; // will be used in case parents == parentsAvailable
          if (parents < parentsAvailable) {
            do {
              nextParent = random.Next(parentsAvailable);
            } while (selectedParents.Contains(nextParent));
          }

          target.AddSubScope((IScope)source.SubScopes[nextParent].Clone());
          selectedParents.Add(nextParent);
        }
      }
    }
  }
}