source: trunk/sources/HeuristicLab.Selection/3.3/LinearRankSelector.cs @ 2909

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

namespace HeuristicLab.Selection {
  /// <summary>
  /// A linear rank selection operator which considers the rank based on a single double quality value for selection.
  /// </summary>
  [Item("LinearRankSelector", "A linear rank selection operator which considers the rank based on a single double quality value for selection.")]
  [EmptyStorableClass]
  [Creatable("Test")]
  public sealed class LinearRankSelector : StochasticSingleObjectiveSelector {
    public LinearRankSelector()
      : base() {
      CopySelected.Value = true;
    }

    protected override IScope[] Select(List<IScope> scopes) {
      int count = NumberOfSelectedSubScopesParameter.ActualValue.Value;
      bool copy = CopySelectedParameter.Value.Value;
      IRandom random = RandomParameter.ActualValue;
      bool maximization = MaximizationParameter.ActualValue.Value;
      ItemArray<DoubleData> qualities = QualityParameter.ActualValue;
      IScope[] selected = new IScope[count];

      // create a list for each scope that contains the scope's index in the original scope list and its lots
      var temp = qualities.Select((x, index) => new { index, x.Value });
      if (maximization)
        temp = temp.OrderBy(x => x.Value);
      else
        temp = temp.OrderByDescending(x => x.Value);
      var list = temp.Select((x, index) => new { x.index, lots = index + 1 }).ToList();

      int lotSum = list.Count * (list.Count + 1) / 2;
      for (int i = 0; i < count; i++) {
        int selectedLot = random.Next(lotSum) + 1;
        int index = 0;
        int currentLot = list[index].lots;
        while (currentLot < selectedLot) {
          index++;
          currentLot += list[index].lots;
        }
        if (copy)
          selected[i] = (IScope)scopes[list[index].index].Clone();
        else {
          selected[i] = scopes[list[index].index];
          scopes.RemoveAt(list[index].index);
          lotSum -= list[index].lots;
          list.RemoveAt(index);
        }
      }
      return selected;
    }
  }
}