source: trunk/sources/HeuristicLab.Problems.VehicleRouting/3.4/Improver/VRPImprovementOperator.cs @ 9928

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using System;
using HeuristicLab.Common;
using HeuristicLab.Core;
using HeuristicLab.Data;
using HeuristicLab.Optimization;
using HeuristicLab.Parameters;
using HeuristicLab.Persistence.Default.CompositeSerializers.Storable;
using HeuristicLab.Problems.VehicleRouting.Encodings;
using HeuristicLab.Problems.VehicleRouting.Encodings.Potvin;
using HeuristicLab.Problems.VehicleRouting.Interfaces;
using HeuristicLab.Problems.VehicleRouting.Variants;

namespace HeuristicLab.Problems.VehicleRouting {
  /// <summary>
  /// A base class for operators which improve VRP solutions.
  /// </summary>
  [Item("VRPImprovementOperator", "A base class for operators which improve VRP solutions.")]
  [StorableClass]
  public abstract class VRPImprovementOperator : VRPOperator, IGeneralVRPOperator, ISingleObjectiveImprovementOperator {
    #region Parameter properties
    public ScopeParameter CurrentScopeParameter {
      get { return (ScopeParameter)Parameters["CurrentScope"]; }
    }
    public IValueParameter<IntValue> ImprovementAttemptsParameter {
      get { return (IValueParameter<IntValue>)Parameters["ImprovementAttempts"]; }
    }
    public IValueLookupParameter<IntValue> LocalEvaluatedSolutions {
      get { return (IValueLookupParameter<IntValue>)Parameters["LocalEvaluatedSolutions"]; }
    }
    public ILookupParameter<IRandom> RandomParameter {
      get { return (ILookupParameter<IRandom>)Parameters["Random"]; }
    }
    public IValueParameter<IntValue> SampleSizeParameter {
      get { return (IValueParameter<IntValue>)Parameters["SampleSize"]; }
    }
    public IValueLookupParameter<IItem> SolutionParameter {
      get { return (IValueLookupParameter<IItem>)Parameters["Solution"]; }
    }
    #endregion

    [StorableConstructor]
    protected VRPImprovementOperator(bool deserializing) : base(deserializing) { }
    protected VRPImprovementOperator(VRPImprovementOperator original, Cloner cloner) : base(original, cloner) { }
    protected VRPImprovementOperator()
      : base() {
      #region Create parameters
      Parameters.Add(new ScopeParameter("CurrentScope", "The current scope that contains the solution to be improved."));
      Parameters.Add(new ValueParameter<IntValue>("ImprovementAttempts", "The number of improvement attempts the operator should perform.", new IntValue(100)));
      Parameters.Add(new ValueLookupParameter<IntValue>("LocalEvaluatedSolutions", "The number of evaluated solutions."));
      Parameters.Add(new LookupParameter<IRandom>("Random", "A pseudo random number generator."));
      Parameters.Add(new ValueParameter<IntValue>("SampleSize", "The number of moves that should be executed.", new IntValue(25)));
      Parameters.Add(new ValueLookupParameter<IItem>("Solution", "The solution to be improved. This parameter is used for name translation only."));
      #endregion
    }

    public override IOperation Apply() {
      var solution = SolutionParameter.ActualValue as IVRPEncoding;
      var potvinSolution = solution is PotvinEncoding ? solution as PotvinEncoding : PotvinEncoding.ConvertFrom(solution, ProblemInstance);

      if (solution == null)
        throw new ArgumentException("Cannot improve solution because it has the wrong type.");

      int evaluatedSolutions = Improve(potvinSolution);

      SolutionParameter.ActualValue = solution;
      LocalEvaluatedSolutions.ActualValue = new IntValue(evaluatedSolutions);

      return base.Apply();
    }

    protected abstract int Improve(PotvinEncoding solution);
  }
}