eodev/eo/src/eoIndiSelector.h

/* -*- mode: c++; c-indent-level: 4; c++-member-init-indent: 8; comment-column: 35; -*-

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  eoIndiSelector.h
    Abstract selection operator, which is used by the eoGeneralOps
    to obtain individuals from a source population. It also gives a 
    direct descended eoPopIndiSelector that can be used to 
    initialize objects with an eoPop<EOT>. For most uses use eoPopIndividualSelector
    rather than eoIndividualSelector to derive from.

 (c) Maarten Keijzer (mkeijzer@mad.scientist.com) and GeNeura Team, 1999, 2000
 
    This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
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 */

#ifndef eoIndiSelector_h
#define eoIndiSelector_h

#include <eoFunctor.h>

/**
 * eoIndividualSelector: This class defines the interface. This
 * interface is used by the eoGeneralOp to get new individuals
 * from a pop, a subpop or a remote pop
 * for convenience when implementing an nary operator a size() and operator[]
 * need to be implemented.
*/

template <class EOT>
class eoIndiSelector : public eoF<const EOT&>
{
public :

    eoIndiSelector() {}

    virtual ~eoIndiSelector(void) {}

    /**
        return the number of individuals that can be selected by an nary operator (through operator[] below)
    */
    virtual size_t size(void) const = 0;

    /**
        return the specified individual, the size_t argument should be between 0 and eoIndiSelector::size()
    */
    virtual const EOT& operator[](size_t i) const = 0;
};


#include <eoSelectOne.h>

/**
 * eoSelectOneAdaptor: Adaptor class for dispensing individuals.

    It produces the eoIndiSelector interface and an eoSelectOne implementation
    This class can then be used for general operators

    various useful things can be done with this class:
        you can specify how many of the population can ever be dispensed to the
        operators, but you can also specify a preference to the first guy being
        dispensed. This is useful if you want to perform the operator on a specific
        individual.

  @see eoSelectOne, eoIndiSelector
*/
template <class EOT>
class eoSelectOneIndiSelector : public eoIndiSelector<EOT>
{
    public :
        eoSelectOneIndiSelector(eoSelectOne<EOT>& _select) : pop(0), last(0), firstChoice(-1), secondChoice(-1), select(_select) {}
                
        struct eoUnitializedException{};

        /** Initialization function, binds the population to the selector, can also
            be used to specify an optional end 
        */
        eoSelectOneIndiSelector& bind(const eoPop<EOT>& _pop, int _end = -1)
        {
            pop = &_pop;
            last = _end;

            if (last < 0 || last > (int) pop->size())
            {
                last = pop->size();
            }
            
            select.setup(*pop);

            return *this;
        }

        /** Bias function to bias the selection function to select specific individuals
            first before applying a selection algorithm defined in derived classes
        */
        eoSelectOneIndiSelector& bias(int _first, int _second = -1)
        {
            firstChoice  = _first;
            secondChoice = _second;
            return *this;
        }


        size_t size(void) const { valid(); return last; }
        const EOT& operator[](size_t _i) const { valid(); return pop->operator[](_i); }

        eoPop<EOT>::const_iterator begin(void) const { valid(); return pop->begin(); }
        eoPop<EOT>::const_iterator end(void)   const { valid(); return pop->end(); }

        /// operator() does the work. Note that it is not virtual. It calls do_select that needs to be implemented by the derived classes
        const EOT& operator()(void)
        {
            valid();
            if (firstChoice < 0 || firstChoice >= last)
            {
                // see if we have a second choice
                if (secondChoice < 0 || secondChoice >= last)
                {
                    return select(*pop); // let the embedded selector figure out what to do
                }
                    
                const EOT& result = pop->operator[](secondChoice);
                secondChoice = -1;
                return result;
            }
                        
            const EOT& result = pop->operator[](firstChoice);
            firstChoice = -1;
            return result;
        }

    private :

        void valid(void) const
        {
            if (pop == 0)
                throw eoUnitializedException();
        }
  
        const eoPop<EOT>* pop; // need a pointer as this the pop argument can be re-instated
        int   last;
        int   firstChoice;
        int   secondChoice;
        eoSelectOne<EOT>& select;
};

#endif