/*
  <moNoFitImprSolContinue.h>
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#ifndef _moNoFitImprSolContinue_h
#define _moNoFitImprSolContinue_h

#include <moSolContinue.h>

//! One possible stop criterion for a solution-based heuristic.
/*!
  The stop criterion corresponds to a maximum number of iterations without improvement.
*/
template < class EOT > 
class moNoFitImprSolContinue:public moSolContinue < EOT >
{
 public:

  //! Alias for the fitness.
  typedef typename EOT::Fitness Fitness;

  //! Basic constructor.
  /*!
    \param _maxNumberOfIterationWithoutImprovement The number of iterations without fitness improvement to reach for stop.
  */
  moNoFitImprSolContinue (unsigned int _maxNumberOfIterationWithoutImprovement)
    : maxNumberOfIterationsWithoutImprovement(_maxNumberOfIterationWithoutImprovement), firstFitnessSaved(true), counter(0)
    {}

  //! Function that activates the stopping criterion.
  /*!
    Indicates if the fitness has not been improved since a given number of iterations (after a minimum of iterations).
    \param _solution the current solution.
    \return true or false.
  */
  bool operator () (const EOT & _solution)
  {
    if (_solution.invalid())
      {
	throw std::runtime_error("[moNoFitImprSolContinue.h]: The current solution has not been evaluated.");
      }
    
    if (firstFitnessSaved)
      {
	fitness=_solution.fitness();
	counter=0;
	firstFitnessSaved=false;
	return true;
      }

    counter++;

    if ( _solution.fitness() > fitness)
      {
	fitness=_solution.fitness();
	counter=0;
      }

    if (counter==maxNumberOfIterationsWithoutImprovement)
      {
	std::cout << "[moNoFitImrpSolContinue.h]: Done [" << counter  << "] iterations without improvement." << std::endl;
      }
    
    return counter!=maxNumberOfIterationsWithoutImprovement;
  }

  //! Procedure which allows to initialise all the stuff needed.
  /*!
    It can be also used to reinitialize all the needed things.
  */
  void init ()
  {
    firstFitnessSaved=true;
    counter=0;
  }

 private:

  //! Maximum number of iterations without improvement allowed.
  unsigned int maxNumberOfIterationsWithoutImprovement;

  //! Flag that this is the first time that the fitness is used.
  bool firstFitnessSaved;

  //! Current Fitness.
  Fitness fitness;

  //! The iteration couter.
  unsigned int counter;
};

#endif