source: trunk/sources/HeuristicLab.Encodings.SymbolicExpressionTreeEncoding/3.4/Interfaces/ISymbolicExpressionGrammarBase.cs @ 8614

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using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using HeuristicLab.Core;

namespace HeuristicLab.Encodings.SymbolicExpressionTreeEncoding {
  public interface ISymbolicExpressionGrammarBase : INamedItem {
    IEnumerable<ISymbol> Symbols { get; }
    ISymbol GetSymbol(string symbolName);
    IEnumerable<ISymbol> AllowedSymbols { get; }
    bool ContainsSymbol(ISymbol symbol);

    bool IsAllowedChildSymbol(ISymbol parent, ISymbol child);
    bool IsAllowedChildSymbol(ISymbol parent, ISymbol child, int argumentIndex);
    IEnumerable<ISymbol> GetAllowedChildSymbols(ISymbol parent);
    IEnumerable<ISymbol> GetAllowedChildSymbols(ISymbol parent, int argumentIndex);

    int GetMinimumSubtreeCount(ISymbol symbol);
    int GetMaximumSubtreeCount(ISymbol symbol);

    int GetMinimumExpressionDepth(ISymbol start);
    int GetMaximumExpressionDepth(ISymbol start);
    int GetMinimumExpressionLength(ISymbol start);
    int GetMaximumExpressionLength(ISymbol start, int maxDepth);

    event EventHandler Changed;
  }
}