/*
  <moImprBestFitAspirCrit.h>
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#ifndef _moImprBestFitAspirCrit_h
#define _moImprBestFitAspirCrit_h

#include <moAspirCrit.h>

//! One of the possible moAspirCrit
/*!
  This criterion is satisfied when a given fitness
  is the best ever considered.
*/
template < class M >
class moImprBestFitAspirCrit:public moAspirCrit < M >
{

 public:

  //! Alias for the fitness
  typedef typename M::EOType::Fitness Fitness;

  //! Contructor
  moImprBestFitAspirCrit (): first_time(true)
    {}

  //! Initialisation procedure
  void init ()
  {
    first_time = true;
  }

  //! Function that indicates if the current fitness is better that the already saved fitness
  /*!
    The first time, the function only saved the current move and fitness.

    \param _move A move.
    \param _fitness A fitness linked to the move.
    \return true The first time and if _fitntess > best_fitness, else false.
  */
  bool operator () (const M & _move, const Fitness & _fitness)
  {
    //code only used for avoiding warning because _move is not used in this function.
    const M move(_move);

    if (first_time)
      {
	best_fitness = _fitness;
	first_time = false;

	return true;
      }

    if (_fitness < best_fitness)
      {
	return false;
      }
    
    best_fitness = _fitness;
    
    return true;
  }

 private:

  //! Best fitness found until now
  Fitness best_fitness;

  //! Indicates that a fitness has been already saved or not
  bool first_time;
};

#endif
