source: trunk/sources/HeuristicLab.Operators/DelegatingOperator.cs @ 1319

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

namespace HeuristicLab.Operators {
  /// <summary>
  /// Base class for operators that call other operators.
  /// </summary>
  public abstract class DelegatingOperator : OperatorBase {
    /// <summary>
    /// Executes the specified operator in the given <paramref name="scope"/>.
    /// </summary>
    /// <remarks>Calls <see cref="OperatorBase.OnExecuted"/>.<br/>
    /// Will be executed two times: First to execute the operation where the local variables 
    /// are added to the global scope and a second time to remove the local variables again.</remarks>
    /// <param name="scope">The scope where to apply the operation.</param>
    /// <returns><c>null</c>.</returns>
    public override IOperation Execute(IScope scope) {
      myCanceled = false;

      if(scope.GetVariable(Guid.ToString()) == null) { // contained operator not yet executed
        // add marker
        scope.AddVariable(new Variable(Guid.ToString(), new NullData()));

        // add aliases and local variables
        foreach (IVariableInfo variableInfo in VariableInfos) {
          scope.AddAlias(variableInfo.FormalName, variableInfo.ActualName);
          if (variableInfo.Local)
            scope.AddVariable(GetVariable(variableInfo.ActualName));
        }

        CompositeOperation next = new CompositeOperation();
        next.AddOperation(Apply(scope));
        // execute combined operator again after contained operators have been executed
        next.AddOperation(new AtomicOperation(this, scope));

        OnExecuted();
        return next;
      } else {  // contained operator already executed
        // remove marker
        scope.RemoveVariable(Guid.ToString());

        // remove aliases and local variables
        foreach (IVariableInfo variableInfo in VariableInfos) {
          scope.RemoveAlias(variableInfo.FormalName);
          if (variableInfo.Local)
            scope.RemoveVariable(variableInfo.ActualName);
        }

        OnExecuted();
        return null;
      }
    }
  }
}