#region License Information
/* HeuristicLab
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*
* This file is part of HeuristicLab.
*
* HeuristicLab is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
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*
* HeuristicLab is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
* GNU General Public License for more details.
*
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*/
#endregion
using System;
using HeuristicLab.Core;
using HeuristicLab.Data;
using HeuristicLab.Parameters;
using HeuristicLab.Persistence.Default.CompositeSerializers.Storable;
namespace HeuristicLab.Problems.ExternalEvaluation {
[Item("EvaluationServiceClient", "An RPC client that evaluates a solution.")]
[StorableClass]
public class EvaluationServiceClient : ParameterizedNamedItem, IEvaluationServiceClient {
public override bool CanChangeName { get { return false; } }
public override bool CanChangeDescription { get { return false; } }
public IValueParameter ChannelParameter {
get { return (IValueParameter)Parameters["Channel"]; }
}
public IValueParameter RetryParameter {
get { return (IValueParameter)Parameters["Retry"]; }
}
private IEvaluationChannel Channel {
get { return ChannelParameter.Value; }
}
public EvaluationServiceClient()
: base() {
Parameters.Add(new ValueParameter("Channel", "The channel over which to call the remote function."));
Parameters.Add(new ValueParameter("Retry", "How many times the client should retry obtaining a quality in case there is an exception. Note that it immediately aborts when the channel cannot be opened.", new IntValue(10)));
}
#region IEvaluationServiceClient Members
public QualityMessage Evaluate(SolutionMessage solution) {
int tries = 0, maxTries = RetryParameter.Value.Value;
bool success = false;
QualityMessage result = null;
while (!success) {
try {
tries++;
CheckAndOpenChannel();
Channel.Send(solution);
result = (QualityMessage)Channel.Receive(QualityMessage.CreateBuilder());
success = true;
}
catch (InvalidOperationException) {
throw;
}
catch {
if (tries >= maxTries)
throw;
}
}
return result;
}
public void EvaluateAsync(SolutionMessage solution, Action callback) {
int tries = 0, maxTries = RetryParameter.Value.Value;
bool success = false;
while (!success) {
try {
tries++;
CheckAndOpenChannel();
Channel.Send(solution);
success = true;
}
catch (InvalidOperationException) {
throw;
}
catch {
if (tries >= maxTries)
throw;
}
}
System.Threading.ThreadPool.QueueUserWorkItem(new System.Threading.WaitCallback(ReceiveAsync), callback);
}
#endregion
private void CheckAndOpenChannel() {
if (Channel == null) throw new InvalidOperationException(Name + ": The channel is not defined.");
if (!Channel.IsInitialized) {
try {
Channel.Open();
}
catch (Exception e) {
throw new InvalidOperationException(Name + ": The channel could not be opened.", e);
}
}
}
private void ReceiveAsync(object callback) {
QualityMessage message = null;
try {
message = (QualityMessage)Channel.Receive(QualityMessage.CreateBuilder());
}
catch { }
((Action)callback).Invoke(message);
}
}
}