source: trunk/sources/HeuristicLab.Parameters/3.3/LookupParameter.cs @ 4498

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#endregion

using System;
using HeuristicLab.Common;
using HeuristicLab.Core;
using HeuristicLab.Persistence.Default.CompositeSerializers.Storable;

namespace HeuristicLab.Parameters {
  /// <summary>
  /// A parameter whose value is retrieved from the scope.
  /// </summary>
  [Item("LookupParameter", "A parameter whose value is retrieved from or written to a scope.")]
  [StorableClass]
  public class LookupParameter<T> : Parameter, ILookupParameter<T> where T : class, IItem {
    [Storable]
    private string actualName;
    public string ActualName {
      get { return actualName; }
      set {
        if (value == null) throw new ArgumentNullException();
        if (!actualName.Equals(value)) {
          actualName = value;
          OnActualNameChanged();
        }
      }
    }
    public string TranslatedName {
      get {
        string translatedName;
        GetValueParameterAndTranslateName(out translatedName);
        return translatedName;
      }
    }
    public new T ActualValue {
      get {
        if (cachedActualValue == null) cachedActualValue = GetActualValue();
        return (T)cachedActualValue;
      }
      set {
        cachedActualValue = value;
        SetActualValue(value);
      }
    }

    public LookupParameter()
      : base("Anonymous", typeof(T)) {
      this.actualName = Name;
    }
    public LookupParameter(string name)
      : base(name, typeof(T)) {
      this.actualName = Name;
    }
    public LookupParameter(string name, string description)
      : base(name, description, typeof(T)) {
      this.actualName = Name;
    }
    public LookupParameter(string name, string description, string actualName)
      : base(name, description, typeof(T)) {
      this.actualName = actualName == null ? string.Empty : actualName;
    }
    [StorableConstructor]
    protected LookupParameter(bool deserializing) : base(deserializing) { }

    public override IDeepCloneable Clone(Cloner cloner) {
      LookupParameter<T> clone = (LookupParameter<T>)base.Clone(cloner);
      clone.actualName = actualName;
      return clone;
    }

    public override string ToString() {
      if (Name.Equals(ActualName))
        return Name;
      else
        return Name + ": " + ActualName;
    }

    private IValueParameter GetValueParameterAndTranslateName(out string actualName) {
      IValueParameter valueParam;
      ILookupParameter lookupParam;
      IExecutionContext currentExecutionContext = ExecutionContext;

      actualName = Name;
      while (currentExecutionContext != null) {
        valueParam = currentExecutionContext.Parameters[actualName] as IValueParameter;
        lookupParam = currentExecutionContext.Parameters[actualName] as ILookupParameter;

        if ((valueParam == null) && (lookupParam == null))
          throw new InvalidOperationException(
            string.Format("Parameter look-up chain broken. Parameter \"{0}\" is not an \"{1}\" or an \"{2}\".",
                          actualName, typeof(IValueParameter).GetPrettyName(), typeof(ILookupParameter).GetPrettyName())
          );

        if (valueParam != null) {
          if (valueParam.Value != null) return valueParam;
          else if (lookupParam == null) return valueParam;
        }
        if (lookupParam != null) actualName = lookupParam.ActualName;

        currentExecutionContext = currentExecutionContext.Parent;
        while ((currentExecutionContext != null) && !currentExecutionContext.Parameters.ContainsKey(actualName))
          currentExecutionContext = currentExecutionContext.Parent;
      }
      return null;
    }
    private IVariable LookupVariable(string name) {
      IScope scope = ExecutionContext.Scope;
      while ((scope != null) && !scope.Variables.ContainsKey(name))
        scope = scope.Parent;
      return scope != null ? scope.Variables[name] : null;
    }
    protected override IItem GetActualValue() {
      string name;
      // try to get value from context stack
      IValueParameter param = GetValueParameterAndTranslateName(out name);
      if (param != null) return param.Value;

      // try to get variable from scope
      IVariable var = LookupVariable(name);
      if (var != null) {
        if (!(var.Value is T))
          throw new InvalidOperationException(
            string.Format("Type mismatch. Variable \"{0}\" does not contain a \"{1}\".",
                          name,
                          typeof(T).GetPrettyName())
          );
        return var.Value;
      }
      return null;
    }
    protected override void SetActualValue(IItem value) {
      if (!(value is T))
        throw new InvalidOperationException(
          string.Format("Type mismatch. Value is not a \"{0}\".",
                        typeof(T).GetPrettyName())
        );
      // try to set value in context stack
      string name;
      IValueParameter param = GetValueParameterAndTranslateName(out name);
      if (param != null) {
        param.Value = value;
        return;
      }

      // try to set value in scope
      IVariable var = LookupVariable(name);
      if (var != null) {
        var.Value = value;
        return;
      }

      // create new variable
      ExecutionContext.Scope.Variables.Add(new Variable(name, value));
    }

    public event EventHandler ActualNameChanged;
    protected virtual void OnActualNameChanged() {
      EventHandler handler = ActualNameChanged;
      if (handler != null) handler(this, EventArgs.Empty);
      OnToStringChanged();
    }
  }
}