Create more doxygen groups for base classes, clean some doc

eo/src/EO.h

@@ -31,15 +31,30 @@
 #include <eoObject.h>      // eoObject
 #include <eoPersistent.h>  // eoPersistent
 
-//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+/**
-/** EO is a base class for evolvable objects, that is, the subjects of
+    @defgroup Core Core components
+
+    This are the base classes from which useful objects inherits.
+
+    @{
+ */
+
+/** EO is the base class for objects with a fitness.
+ 
+    Those evolvable objects are the subjects of
     evolution. EOs have only got a fitness, which at the same time needs to be
     only an object with the operation less than (<) defined. Fitness says how
     good is the object; evolution or change of these objects is left to the
-    genetic operators. A fitness less than another means a worse fitness, in
+    genetic operators. 
+    
+    A fitness less than another means a worse fitness, in
     whatever the context; thus, fitness is always maximized; although it can
-    be minimized with a proper definition of the < operator. The fitness
+    be minimized with a proper definition of the < operator. 
-    object must have, besides an void ctor, a copy ctor.
+    
+    A fitness can be invalid if undefined, trying to read an invalid fitness will raise an error.
+    @ref Operators that effectively modify EO objects must invalidate them.
+
+    The fitness object must have, besides an void ctor, a copy ctor.
 */
 template<class F = double> class EO: public eoObject, public eoPersistent
 {
@@ -150,6 +165,8 @@ private:
   bool invalidFitness;  // true if the value of fitness is invalid
 };
 
-//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 #endif
+
+/** @} */
+

eo/src/eoCombinedInit.h

@@ -29,8 +29,9 @@
 
 /** 
     Combined INIT: a proportional recombination of eoInit objects
-*/
 
+    @ingroup Initializators
+*/
 template< class EOT>
 class eoCombinedInit: public eoInit<EOT> {
 public:

eo/src/eoInit.h

@@ -34,6 +34,14 @@
 #include <utils/eoRndGenerators.h>
 #include <utils/rnd_generators.h>  // for shuffle method
 
+
+/**
+    @defgroup Initializators Initialization operators
+    @ingroup Operators
+
+    Initializators are operators that creates initial individuals and populations.
+*/
+/** @{*/
 /**
 	Base (name) class for Initialization of chromosomes, used in a population
 	contructor. It is derived from eoMonOp, so it can be used
@@ -41,7 +49,6 @@
 
 	@see eoPop
 */
-
 template <class EOT>
 class eoInit : public eoUF<EOT&, void>
 {
@@ -202,3 +209,4 @@ class eoInitAdaptor : public eoMonOp<EOT>
 };
 
 #endif
+/** @}*/

eo/src/eoInitializer.h

@@ -33,8 +33,13 @@
 #include <eoParticleBestInit.h>
 #include <eoTopology.h>
 
+/**
+ @addtogroup Initializators
+ @{
+ */
 
-/*
+
+/**
  * Abstract class for initialization of algorithm PSO
  */
 template <class POT> class eoInitializerBase : public eoFunctorBase
@@ -137,5 +142,5 @@ class eoDummy : public eoUF<POT&, void>
 };
 #endif
 
-
+/** @} */
 

eo/src/eoObject.h

@@ -33,16 +33,16 @@
 
 #include <utils/compatibility.h>
 
-//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+/*
-// eoObject
-//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-/**
 eoObject used to be the base class for the whole hierarchy, but this has 
 changed. eoObject is used to define a name (#className#) 
 that is used when loading or saving the state. 
 
 Previously, this object also defined a print and read
 interface, but it´s been moved to eoPrintable and eoPersistent.
+*/
+
+/** Defines a name (#className#), used when loading or saving a state.
 
 It is recommended that you only derive from eoObject in concrete classes.
 Some parts of EO do not implement this yet, but that will change in the future.
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ framework that is only needed when the classes have state that changes at runtim
 
   @see eoPersistent eoPrintable, eoState
 
+  @ingroup Core
  */
 class eoObject
 {

eo/src/eoOp.h

@@ -30,14 +30,13 @@
 #include <eoFunctor.h>
 #include <utils/eoRNG.h>
 /**
-\defgroup Operators
+@defgroup Operators Operators
-Genetic Operators are used for various purposes
-*/
 
-/** @name Genetic operators
+in EO, an operator is any functors that modifies objects and inherits from an eoOp.
 
-What is a genetic algorithm without genetic operators?
+Typically, a mutation is an operator that modifies an individual, and an algorithm is an operator that modifies a population.
-There is a genetic operator hierarchy, with eoOp as father and
+
+In EO, there is a genetic operator hierarchy, with eoOp as father and
 eoMonOp (monary or unary operator), eoBinOp and eoQuadOp (binary operators)
 and eoGenOp (any number of inputs and outputs, see eoGenOp.h)
 as subclasses.
@@ -53,9 +52,19 @@ how to build them from a description in a file.
 @version 0.9
 @see eoGenOp.h eoOpFactory
 */
-
 //@{
 
+/**
+@defgroup Variators Variation operators
+Variators are operators that modify individuals.
+
+@defgroup Selectors Selection operators
+Selectors are operators that select a subset of a population.
+
+@defgroup Replacors Replacement operators
+Replacors are operators that replace a subset of a population by another set of individuals.
+*/
+
 /** Abstract data types for EO operators.
   Genetic operators act on chromosomes, changing them.
   The type to use them on is problem specific. If your genotype

eo/src/eoParticleBestInit.h

@@ -30,9 +30,13 @@
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 /**
- * Abstract class for particle best position initialization.
+ @addtogroup Initializators
+ @{
  */
 
+/**
+ * Abstract class for particle best position initialization.
+ */
 template < class POT > class eoParticleBestInit:public eoUF < POT &, void >
 {
 public:
@@ -75,3 +79,5 @@ public:
 
 #endif /*_EOPARTICLEBESTINIT_H */
 
+/** @} */
+

eo/src/eoParticleFullInitializer.h

@@ -33,6 +33,11 @@
 #include <eoParticleBestInit.h>
 #include <eoTopology.h>
 
+/**
+ @addtogroup Initializators
+ @{
+ */
+
 
 /*
  * Abstract class for initialization of algorithm PSO
@@ -145,5 +150,5 @@ template <class POT> class eoParticleInitializer : public eoInitializerBase <POT
   };
 #endif /*_eoParticleFullInitializer_H*/
 
-
+/** @} */
 

eo/src/eoPersistent.h

@@ -28,23 +28,17 @@
 #ifndef EOPERSISTENT_H
 #define EOPERSISTENT_H
 
-/// @name variables Some definitions of variables used throughout the program
-//@{
-/// max length to store stuff read
-const unsigned MAXLINELENGTH=1024;
-//@}
-
-//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 #include <iostream>  // std::istream, std::ostream
 #include <string>    // para std::string
 
-//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #include "eoPrintable.h"
 
-//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+/**
-// eoPersistent
+ @addtogroup Core
-//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ @{
+*/
+
 /**
 An persistent object that knows how to write (through functions inherited from
 #eoPrintable#) and read itself
@@ -64,9 +58,9 @@ class eoPersistent: public eoPrintable
   
 };
 
-//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ///Standard input for all objects in the EO hierarchy
 std::istream & operator >> ( std::istream& _is, eoPersistent& _o );
 
 #endif
 
+/** @} */

eo/src/eoPrintable.h

@@ -30,15 +30,17 @@
 #include <iostream>  // std::istream, std::ostream
 #include <string> // para std::string
 
-//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+/*
-// eoPrintable
+This functionality was separated from eoObject, since it makes no sense to print
-//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+some objects (for instance, a #eoFactory# or a random number generator.
+*/
+
 /**
 Base class for objects that can print themselves
 (#printOn#). Besides, this file defines the standard output for all the objects; 
-if the objects define printOn there's no need to define #operator <<#.\\
+if the objects define printOn there's no need to define #operator <<#.
-This functionality was separated from eoObject, since it makes no sense to print
+
-some objects (for instance, a #eoFactory# or a random number generator.
+  @ingroup Core
  */
 class eoPrintable
 {

eo/src/eoSwapMutation.h

@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@
 
 /**
  * Swap two components of a chromosome.
+ *
+ * @ingroup Variators
  */
 template<class Chrom> class eoSwapMutation: public eoMonOp<Chrom>
 {

eo/src/eoVector.h

@@ -28,6 +28,12 @@ Old contact: todos@geneura.ugr.es, http://geneura.ugr.es
 #include <EO.h>
 #include <utils/eoLogger.h>
 
+
+/**
+ @addtogroup Core
+ @{
+*/
+
 /** Base class for fixed length chromosomes
 
 It just derives from EO and std::vector and redirects the smaller than
@@ -35,6 +41,7 @@ operator to EO (fitness based comparison).
 
 GeneType must have the following methods: void ctor (needed for the
 std::vector<>), copy ctor,
+
 */
 template <class FitT, class GeneType>
 class eoVector : public EO<FitT>, public std::vector<GeneType>
@@ -143,6 +150,7 @@ bool operator>(const eoVector<FitT, GeneType>& _eo1, const eoVector<FitT, GeneTy
 
 #endif
 
+/** @} */
 
 // Local Variables:
 // coding: iso-8859-1

eo/src/eoVectorParticle.h

@@ -27,6 +27,12 @@
 
 #include <PO.h>
 
+
+/**
+ @addtogroup Core
+ @{
+*/
+
 /**
  * Main class for particle representation of particle swarm optimization. The positions, velocities and the best positions
  * associated to the  particle are stored as vectors. Inheriting from PO and std::vector,
@@ -146,3 +152,4 @@ public:
 };
 
 #endif /*_EOVECTORPARTICLE_H*/
+/** @} */

eo/src/eoVelocityInit.h

@@ -32,6 +32,11 @@
 #include <eoSTLFunctor.h>
 #include <utils/eoRndGenerators.h>
 
+/**
+ @addtogroup Initializators
+ @{
+ */
+
 /** Abstract class for velocities initilization of particle swarm optimization.*/
 template < class POT > class eoVelocityInit:public eoInit < POT >
 {
@@ -137,3 +142,6 @@ private:
 };
 
 #endif /*EOVELOCITYINIT_H */
+
+/** @} */
+