paradiseo/mo/src/explorer/moSimpleHCexplorer.h

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  <moSimpleHCExplorer.h>
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#ifndef _moSimpleHCexplorer_h
#define _moSimpleHCexplorer_h

#include <explorer/moNeighborhoodExplorer.h>
#include <comparator/moNeighborComparator.h>
#include <comparator/moSolNeighborComparator.h>
#include <neighborhood/moNeighborhood.h>

/**
 * Explorer for a simple Hill-climbing
 */
template< class Neighbor >
class moSimpleHCexplorer : public moNeighborhoodExplorer<Neighbor>
{
public:
    typedef typename Neighbor::EOT EOT ;
    typedef moNeighborhood<Neighbor> Neighborhood ;

    using moNeighborhoodExplorer<Neighbor>::neighborhood;
    using moNeighborhoodExplorer<Neighbor>::eval;
    using moNeighborhoodExplorer<Neighbor>::currentNeighbor;
    using moNeighborhoodExplorer<Neighbor>::selectedNeighbor;

    /**
     * Constructor
     * @param _neighborhood the neighborhood
     * @param _eval the evaluation function
     * @param _neighborComparator a neighbor comparator
     * @param _solNeighborComparator solution vs neighbor comparator
     */
    moSimpleHCexplorer(Neighborhood& _neighborhood, moEval<Neighbor>& _eval, moNeighborComparator<Neighbor>& _neighborComparator, moSolNeighborComparator<Neighbor>& _solNeighborComparator) : moNeighborhoodExplorer<Neighbor>(_neighborhood, _eval), neighborComparator(_neighborComparator), solNeighborComparator(_solNeighborComparator) {
        isAccept = false;
    }

    /**
     * Destructor
     */
    ~moSimpleHCexplorer() {
    }

    /**
     * initParam: NOTHING TO DO
     * @param _solution unused solution
     */
    virtual void initParam(EOT & _solution) {};

    /**
     * updateParam: NOTHING TO DO
     * @param _solution unused solution
     */
    virtual void updateParam(EOT & _solution) {};

    /**
     * terminate: NOTHING TO DO
     * @param _solution unused solution
     */
    virtual void terminate(EOT & _solution) {};

    /**
     * Explore the neighborhood of a solution
     * @param _solution the current solution
     */
    virtual void operator()(EOT & _solution) {
        //Test if _solution has a Neighbor
        if (neighborhood.hasNeighbor(_solution)) {
            //init the first neighbor
            neighborhood.init(_solution, currentNeighbor);

            //eval the _solution moved with the neighbor and stock the result in the neighbor
            eval(_solution, currentNeighbor);

            //initialize the best neighbor
            selectedNeighbor = currentNeighbor;

            //test all others neighbors
            while (neighborhood.cont(_solution)) {
                //next neighbor
                neighborhood.next(_solution, currentNeighbor);
                //eval
                eval(_solution, currentNeighbor);
                //if we found a better neighbor, update the best
                if (neighborComparator(selectedNeighbor, currentNeighbor)) {
                    selectedNeighbor = currentNeighbor;
                }
            }

        }
        else {
            //if _solution hasn't neighbor,
            isAccept=false;
        }
    };

    /**
     * continue if a move is accepted
     * @param _solution the solution
     * @return true if an ameliorated neighbor was be found
     */
    virtual bool isContinue(EOT & _solution) {
        return isAccept ;
    };

    /**
     * accept test if an amelirated neighbor was be found
     * @param _solution the solution
     * @return true if the best neighbor ameliorate the fitness
     */
    virtual bool accept(EOT & _solution) {
        if (neighborhood.hasNeighbor(_solution)) {
            isAccept = solNeighborComparator(_solution, selectedNeighbor) ;
        }
        return isAccept;
    };

    /**
     * Return the class Name
     * @return the class name as a std::string
     */
    virtual std::string className() const {
        return "moSimpleHCexplorer";
    }

private:
    // comparator betwenn solution and neighbor or between neighbors
    moNeighborComparator<Neighbor>& neighborComparator;
    moSolNeighborComparator<Neighbor>& solNeighborComparator;

    // true if the move is accepted
    bool isAccept ;
};


#endif