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#endregion

using HeuristicLab.Common;
using HeuristicLab.Core;
using HeuristicLab.Data;
using HeuristicLab.Parameters;
using HeuristicLab.Persistence.Default.CompositeSerializers.Storable;

namespace HeuristicLab.Encodings.SymbolicExpressionTreeEncoding {
  /// <summary>
  /// A base class for operators creating symbolic expression trees.
  /// </summary>
  [Item("SymbolicExpressionTreeCreator", "A base class for operators creating symbolic expression trees.")]
  [StorableClass]
  public abstract class SymbolicExpressionTreeCreator : SymbolicExpressionTreeOperator, ISymbolicExpressionTreeCreator {
    private const string SymbolicExpressionTreeParameterName = "SymbolicExpressionTree";
    #region Parameter Properties
    public ILookupParameter<ISymbolicExpressionTree> SymbolicExpressionTreeParameter {
      get { return (ILookupParameter<ISymbolicExpressionTree>)Parameters[SymbolicExpressionTreeParameterName]; }
    }
    #endregion

    #region Propeties
    public ISymbolicExpressionTree SymbolicExpressionTree {
      get { return SymbolicExpressionTreeParameter.ActualValue; }
      set { SymbolicExpressionTreeParameter.ActualValue = value; }
    }

    #endregion
    [StorableConstructor]
    protected SymbolicExpressionTreeCreator(bool deserializing) : base(deserializing) { }
    protected SymbolicExpressionTreeCreator(SymbolicExpressionTreeCreator original, Cloner cloner) : base(original, cloner) { }
    protected SymbolicExpressionTreeCreator()
      : base() {
      Parameters.Add(new LookupParameter<ISymbolicExpressionTree>(SymbolicExpressionTreeParameterName, "The symbolic expression tree that should be created."));
    }

    public sealed override IOperation Apply() {
      SymbolicExpressionTree = Create(Random);
      return base.Apply();
    }

    protected abstract ISymbolicExpressionTree Create(IRandom random);
  }
}