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   eo1d.h 
       Serial EO.

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 */
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

#ifndef _EO1D_H
#define _EO1D_H

#include <iostream>				// for ostream

// EO Includes
#include <EO.h>
#include <eoRnd.h>

using namespace std;

/** @name eo1d class 
 * Randomly accesible  evolvable object with one dimension, with variable
 * length. Use this if you want to evolve "linear" things, like bitstrings, 
 * or floating-point arrays. If you don't, subclass directly from EO
 * @see EO
 * @author GeNeura
 * @version 0.2
 */

//@{
/** 
@deprecated {eo1d} eo1d
\deprecated
*/

/**  

  eo1d: Base class for "chromosomes" with a single dimension
#T# is the type it will be instantiated with; this type must have, at
least, a copy ctor, assignment operators, 

  \deprecated 
  As eo1d provides a so-called 'fat' interface, it might be wiser to
  use eoFixedLength or eoVariableLength instead, that derive from
  vector and list respectively and (important) redirect the less than
  comparison operator to EO rather than the STL variants.
 
   @see eoFixedLength eoVariableLength
*/
template<class T, class fitnessT = float>
class eo1d: public EO< fitnessT > {
public:

  /// Declaration to make it accessible from subclasses
  typedef T Type;

  /** Can be used as default ctor; should be called from derived
      classes. Fitness should be  at birth
  */
  eo1d()
    :EO<fitnessT> ( ) {};

  /** Ctor using a random number generator and with an specified size
      @param _rndGen Random number generator
      @param _size lineal dimension of the eo1d
      @param _ID An ID string, preferably unique
  */
  eo1d( unsigned _size, eoRnd<T>& _rndGen, const string& _ID = "");

 /** Ctor from a istream. It just passes the stream to EO, subclasses should
     have to implement this.
     @param _is the input stream
 */ 
  eo1d( istream& _is): EO<fitnessT>(){ readFrom(is); }

  /// Copy ctor
  eo1d( const eo1d& _eo )
    :EO<fitnessT> ( _eo ) {};

  /// Assignment operator
  const eo1d& operator= ( const eo1d& _eo ) {
	  EO<fitnessT>::operator = ( _eo );
	  return *this;
  }

  /// Needed virtual dtor
  virtual ~eo1d(){};

  /** Reads and returns a copy of the gene in position _i
      This implies that T must have a copy ctor .
      @param _i index of the gene, which is the minimal unit. Must be
      an unsigned less than #length()#  
      @return what's inside the gene, with the correct type
	  @exception out_of_range if _i > size()
    */
  virtual T getGene( unsigned _i ) const = 0;

  /** Overwrites the gene placed in position _i with a
   * new value. This means that the assignment operator
   * for T must be defined .
   @param _i index
   @return what's inside the gene, with the correct type
   @exception out_of_range if _i > size()
  */
  virtual void setGene( unsigned _i, const T& _value ) = 0;

  /** Inserts a gene, moving the rest to the right. If
   * _i = length(), it should insert it at the end.
   * Obviously, changes length 
   @param _i index
   @param _val new value
  */
  virtual void insertGene( unsigned _i, T _val ) = 0;

  /** Eliminates the gene at position _i; all the other genes will
      be shifted left
      @param _i index of the gene that is going to be modified.
  */
  virtual void deleteGene( unsigned _i ) = 0;

  /// Returns the number of genes in the eo1d
  virtual unsigned length() const = 0;

  /// @name Methods from eoObject
  //@{
  /**
   * Read object. Theoretically, the length is known in advance. All objects
   * Should call base class
   * @param _s A istream.
   * @throw runtime_exception If a valid object can't be read.
   */
  virtual void readFrom(istream& _s) {

    for ( unsigned i = 0; i < length(); i ++ ) {
      T tmp;
      _s >> tmp;
      setGene( i, tmp );
    }
    // there is no way of distinguishing fitness from the object, so
    // it's skipped
  }

  /** Print itself: inherited from eoObject implementation. 
      Instance from base classes are processed in
      base classes, so you donīt have to worry about, for instance, fitness.
  @param _s the ostream in which things are written*/
  virtual void printOn( ostream& _s ) const{
    for ( unsigned i = 0; i < length(); i ++ ) {
      _s << getGene( i ) << " ";
    }
  }

  /** Inherited from eoObject 
      @see eoObject
  */
  string className() const {return "eo1d";};

  //@}

};

//@}


// --------------- Implementations --------------------------

/* Ctor using a random number generator and with an specified size
   @param _rndGen Random number generator
   @param _size lineal dimension of the eo1d
   @param _ID An ID string, preferably unique
*/
template< class T, class fitnessT>
eo1d<T,fitnessT>::eo1d<T,fitnessT>( unsigned _size, eoRnd<T>& _rndGen,
				    const string& _ID )
	:EO<fitnessT> ( _ID ) {
  for ( unsigned i = 0; i < _size; i ++ ) {
    insertGene( i, _rndGen() );
  }
};


#endif