source: trunk/sources/HeuristicLab.Operators/ParallelProcessor.cs @ 942

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#endregion

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

namespace HeuristicLab.Operators {
  /// <summary>
  /// Performs <c>n</c> operators on the given scope; operations can be executed in parallel.
  /// </summary>
  public class ParallelProcessor : OperatorBase {
    /// <inheritdoc select="summary"/>
    public override string Description {
      get { return @"TODO\r\nOperator description still missing ..."; }
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// Applies <c>n</c> operators on the given <paramref name="scope"/>.
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="scope">The scope to apply the operators on.</param>
    /// <returns>A new <see cref="CompositeOperation"/> with the <c>n</c> operators applied 
    /// to the given <paramref name="scope"/> with the <c>ExecuteInParallel</c> set to <c>true</c>.</returns>
    public override IOperation Apply(IScope scope) {
      CompositeOperation next = new CompositeOperation();
      next.ExecuteInParallel = true;
      for (int i = 0; i < SubOperators.Count; i++)
        next.AddOperation(new AtomicOperation(SubOperators[i], scope));
      return next;
    }
  }
}