source: trunk/sources/HeuristicLab.Optimization.Operators/3.3/ProbabilisticQualityComparator.cs @ 3290

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

namespace HeuristicLab.Optimization.Operators {
  /// <summary>
  /// Compares two qualities and creates a boolean flag that indicates if the left side is better than the right side or if the difference in quality is acceptable given a certain probability.
  /// </summary>
  /// <remarks>
  /// The probabilty is that of simulated annealing: A randomly drawn (uniformly) real value in
  /// the interval [0;1) has to be smaller than e^(-diff/T) where diff is the absolute quality difference
  /// and T is the temperature (here called dampening).
  /// </remarks>
  [Item("ProbabilisticQualityComparator", "Compares two qualities and creates a boolean flag that indicates if the left side is better than the right side or if the difference in quality is acceptable given a certain probability.")]
  [StorableClass]
  public class ProbabilisticQualityComparator : QualityComparator, IStochasticOperator {
    public ILookupParameter<DoubleValue> DampeningParameter {
      get { return (ILookupParameter<DoubleValue>)Parameters["Dampening"]; }
    }
    public ILookupParameter<IRandom> RandomParameter {
      get { return (ILookupParameter<IRandom>)Parameters["Random"]; }
    } 

    public ProbabilisticQualityComparator()
      : base() {
      Parameters.Add(new LookupParameter<DoubleValue>("Dampening", "The dampening factor that influences the probability."));
      Parameters.Add(new LookupParameter<IRandom>("Random", "The random number generator."));
    }

    protected override bool Compare(bool maximization, double left, double right) {
      if (base.Compare(maximization, left, right)) return true;
      double t = DampeningParameter.ActualValue.Value;
      double probability = Math.Exp(-Math.Abs(left - right) / t);
      return RandomParameter.ActualValue.NextDouble() < probability;
    }
  }
}