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source: trunk/sources/HeuristicLab.Problems.ExternalEvaluation/3.3/Interfaces/IExternalEvaluationDriver.cs @ 3861

Last change on this file since 3861 was 3859, checked in by abeham, 14 years ago

#866

  • Updated external evaluation problem
  • Added some Drivers
  • Updated message
File size: 2.4 KB
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1#region License Information
2/* HeuristicLab
3 * Copyright (C) 2002-2010 Heuristic and Evolutionary Algorithms Laboratory (HEAL)
4 *
5 * This file is part of HeuristicLab.
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20#endregion
21
22using System;
23using HeuristicLab.Core;
24using Google.ProtocolBuffers;
25using Google.ProtocolBuffers.Descriptors;
26
27namespace HeuristicLab.Problems.ExternalEvaluation {
28  public interface IExternalEvaluationDriver : IItem {
29    /// <summary>
30    /// A flag that describes whether the driver has been initialized or not.
31    /// </summary>
32    bool IsInitialized { get; }
33    /// <summary>
34    /// Tells the driver to start.
35    /// </summary>
36    /// <remarks>
37    /// Must be called before calling <seealso cref="Send"/> or <seealso cref="Receive"/>.
38    /// The concrete implementation of the driver may require additional information on how to start a connection,
39    /// which should be passed into the concrete driver's constructor.
40    /// </remarks>
41    void Start();
42    /// <summary>
43    /// Evaluates a given solution in a blocking manner.
44    /// </summary>
45    /// <param name="solution">The solution message that should be evaluated.</param>
46    /// <returns>The resulting quality message from the external process.</returns>
47    QualityMessage Evaluate(SolutionMessage solution);
48    /// <summary>
49    /// Evaluates a given solution in a non-blocking manner.
50    /// </summary>
51    /// <param name="solution">The solution message that should be evaluated.</param>
52    /// <param name="callback">The callback method that is invoked when evaluation is finished.</param>
53    void EvaluateAsync(SolutionMessage solution, Action<QualityMessage> callback);
54    /// <summary>
55    /// Tells the driver to stop and terminate open connections.
56    /// </summary>
57    void Stop();
58  }
59}
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