source: trunk/sources/HeuristicLab.Random/3.3/NormalRandomizer.cs @ 4498

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using HeuristicLab.Core;
using HeuristicLab.Data;
using HeuristicLab.Operators;
using HeuristicLab.Parameters;
using HeuristicLab.Persistence.Default.CompositeSerializers.Storable;

namespace HeuristicLab.Random {
  /// <summary>
  /// Normally distributed random number generator.
  /// </summary>
  [StorableClass]
  [Item("NormalRandomizer", "Initializes the value of variable 'Value' to a random value normally distributed with parameters 'Mu' and 'Sigma'")]
  public class NormalRandomizer : SingleSuccessorOperator {
    #region parameter properties
    public ILookupParameter<IRandom> RandomParameter {
      get { return (ILookupParameter<IRandom>)Parameters["Random"]; }
    }
    public IValueLookupParameter<DoubleValue> MuParameter {
      get { return (IValueLookupParameter<DoubleValue>)Parameters["Mu"]; }
    }
    public IValueLookupParameter<DoubleValue> SigmaParameter {
      get { return (IValueLookupParameter<DoubleValue>)Parameters["Sigma"]; }
    }
    public ILookupParameter<DoubleValue> ValueParameter {
      get { return (ILookupParameter<DoubleValue>)Parameters["Value"]; }
    }
    #endregion
    #region Properties
    public DoubleValue Mu {
      get { return MuParameter.ActualValue; }
      set { MuParameter.ActualValue = value; }
    }
    public DoubleValue Max {
      get { return SigmaParameter.ActualValue; }
      set { SigmaParameter.ActualValue = value; }
    }
    #endregion
    /// <summary>
    /// Initializes a new instance of <see cref="NormalRandomizer"/> with four variable infos
    /// (<c>Mu</c>, <c>Sigma</c>, <c>Value</c> and <c>Random</c>).
    /// </summary>
    public NormalRandomizer() {
      Parameters.Add(new LookupParameter<IRandom>("Random", "A random generator that supplies uniformly distributed values."));
      Parameters.Add(new ValueLookupParameter<DoubleValue>("Mu", "Mu parameter of the normal distribution (N(mu,sigma))."));
      Parameters.Add(new ValueLookupParameter<DoubleValue>("Sigma", "Sigma parameter of the normal distribution (N(mu,sigma))."));
      Parameters.Add(new LookupParameter<DoubleValue>("Value", "The value that should be set to a random value."));
    }
    [StorableConstructor]
    protected NormalRandomizer(bool deserializing) : base(deserializing) { }

    /// <summary>
    /// Generates a new normally distributed random variable and assigns it to the specified variable.
    /// </summary>
    public override IOperation Apply() {
      IRandom random = RandomParameter.ActualValue;
      double mu = MuParameter.ActualValue.Value;
      double sigma = SigmaParameter.ActualValue.Value;

      NormalDistributedRandom normalRandom = new NormalDistributedRandom(random, mu, sigma);
      ValueParameter.ActualValue = new DoubleValue(normalRandom.NextDouble());
      return null;
    }
  }
}