source: trunk/sources/HeuristicLab.SA/3.2/AnnealingBase.cs @ 2497

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using System;
using HeuristicLab.Core;
using HeuristicLab.Data;

namespace HeuristicLab.SA {
  public abstract class AnnealingBase : OperatorBase {

    public override string Description {
      get { return @"Base class for annealing operators"; }
    }

    public AnnealingBase()
      : base() {
      AddVariableInfo(new VariableInfo("Temperature", "The current temperature", typeof(DoubleData), VariableKind.In | VariableKind.Out));
      AddVariableInfo(new VariableInfo("AnnealingParameter", "The parameter that is used to adjust the temperature", typeof(DoubleData), VariableKind.In));
    }

    public override IOperation Apply(IScope scope) {
      DoubleData temperature = GetVariableValue<DoubleData>("Temperature", scope, true);
      DoubleData parameter = GetVariableValue<DoubleData>("AnnealingParameter", scope, true);
      temperature.Data = DoAnnealing(temperature.Data, parameter.Data, scope);
      return base.Apply(scope);
    }

    protected abstract double DoAnnealing(double temperature, double parameter, IScope scope);
  }
}