#region License Information
/* HeuristicLab
 * Copyright (C) 2002-2010 Heuristic and Evolutionary Algorithms Laboratory (HEAL)
 *
 * This file is part of HeuristicLab.
 *
 * HeuristicLab is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
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 *
 * HeuristicLab is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
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 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 * GNU General Public License for more details.
 *
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 * along with HeuristicLab. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
#endregion

using System.Collections.Generic;
using HeuristicLab.Core;
using HeuristicLab.Data;
using HeuristicLab.Parameters;
using HeuristicLab.Persistence.Default.CompositeSerializers.Storable;

namespace HeuristicLab.Selection {
  /// <summary>
  /// An operator which selects sub-scopes from left to right.
  /// </summary>
  [Item("LeftSelector", "An operator which selects sub-scopes from left to right.")]
  [EmptyStorableClass]
  [Creatable("Test")]
  public sealed class LeftSelector : Selector {
    public LeftSelector() : base() { }

    protected override void Select(ScopeList source, ScopeList target) {
      int count = NumberOfSelectedSubScopesParameter.ActualValue.Value;
      bool copy = CopySelectedParameter.Value.Value;

      int j = 0;
      for (int i = 0; i < count; i++) {
        if (copy) {
          target.Add((IScope)source[j].Clone());
          j++;
          if (j >= source.Count) j = 0;
        } else {
          target.Add(source[0]);
          source.RemoveAt(0);
        }
      }
    }
  }
}