source: trunk/sources/HeuristicLab.Encodings.SymbolicExpressionTreeEncoding/3.4/Interfaces/ISymbolicExpressionGrammar.cs @ 6803

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using System;
using HeuristicLab.Core;
namespace HeuristicLab.Encodings.SymbolicExpressionTreeEncoding {
  public interface ISymbolicExpressionGrammar : ISymbolicExpressionGrammarBase, IStatefulItem {
    ISymbol ProgramRootSymbol { get; }
    ISymbol StartSymbol { get; }

    int MinimumFunctionDefinitions { get; set; }
    int MaximumFunctionDefinitions { get; set; }
    int MinimumFunctionArguments { get; set; }
    int MaximumFunctionArguments { get; set; }

    bool ReadOnly { get; set; }
    event EventHandler ReadOnlyChanged;

    void AddSymbol(ISymbol symbol);
    void RemoveSymbol(ISymbol symbol);

    void AddAllowedChildSymbol(ISymbol parent, ISymbol child);
    void AddAllowedChildSymbol(ISymbol parent, ISymbol child, int argumentIndex);
    void RemoveAllowedChildSymbol(ISymbol parent, ISymbol child);
    void RemoveAllowedChildSymbol(ISymbol parent, ISymbol child, int argumentIndex);

    void SetSubtreeCount(ISymbol symbol, int minimumSubtreeCount, int maximumSubtreeCount);

    void StartGrammarManipulation();
    void FinishedGrammarManipulation();
  }
}