source: trunk/sources/HeuristicLab.Optimization.Operators/3.3/UnidirectionalRingMigrator.cs @ 5212

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using System.Collections.Generic;
using HeuristicLab.Common;
using HeuristicLab.Core;
using HeuristicLab.Operators;
using HeuristicLab.Persistence.Default.CompositeSerializers.Storable;

namespace HeuristicLab.Optimization.Operators {
  /// <summary>
  /// Operator that migrates the selected sub scopes in each subscope in an unidirectional ring.
  /// </summary>
  [Item("UnidirectionalRingMigrator", "Migrates the selected sub scopes in each subscope in an unidirectional ring.")]
  [StorableClass]
  public class UnidirectionalRingMigrator : SingleSuccessorOperator, IMigrator {
    [StorableConstructor]
    protected UnidirectionalRingMigrator(bool deserializing) : base(deserializing) { }
    protected UnidirectionalRingMigrator(UnidirectionalRingMigrator original, Cloner cloner) : base(original, cloner) { }
    public UnidirectionalRingMigrator() : base() { }

    public override IDeepCloneable Clone(Cloner cloner) {
      return new UnidirectionalRingMigrator(this, cloner);
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// Migrates every first sub scope of each child to its left neighbour (like a ring).
    /// <pre>                                                               
    ///          __ scope __              __ scope __
    ///         /     |     \            /     |     \
    ///       Pop1   Pop2   Pop3  =>   Pop1   Pop2   Pop3
    ///       / \    / \    / \        / \    / \    / \
    ///      R   S  R   S  R   S      R   S  R   S  R   S
    ///     /|\  | /|\  | /|\  |     /|\  | /|\  | /|\  |
    ///     ABC  A DEF  D GHI  G     ABC  G DEF  A GHI  D
    /// </pre>
    /// </summary>
    /// <returns>The next operation.</returns>
    public override IOperation Apply() {
      IScope scope = ExecutionContext.Scope;
      List<IScope> emigrantsList = new List<IScope>();

      for (int i = 0; i < scope.SubScopes.Count; i++) {
        IScope emigrants = scope.SubScopes[i].SubScopes[1];
        scope.SubScopes[i].SubScopes.Remove(emigrants);
        emigrantsList.Add(emigrants);
      }

      // shift first emigrants to end of list
      emigrantsList.Add(emigrantsList[0]);
      emigrantsList.RemoveAt(0);

      for (int i = 0; i < scope.SubScopes.Count; i++)
        scope.SubScopes[i].SubScopes.Add(emigrantsList[i]);

      return base.Apply();
    }
  }
}