ga/include/core/geneticalgo.h

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 *  FARSA Genetic Algorithm Library                                             *
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#ifndef GENETICALGO_H
#define GENETICALGO_H

#include "gaconfig.h"
#include "parametersettable.h"
#include <QVector>

namespace farsa {

class Genotype;
class Genome;
class Evaluation;

class FARSA_GA_API GeneticAlgo : public ParameterSettableWithConfigureFunction {
public:
    GeneticAlgo( );
    virtual ~GeneticAlgo();
    virtual void initialize() = 0;
    virtual void gaStep() = 0;
    virtual void finalize() = 0;
    void evolve( unsigned int generationToReach );
    void evolve();
    bool isEvolutionEnded();
    bool isEvaluationDone();
    void setGenome( Genome* gen );
    Genome* genome();
    const Genome* genome() const;
    virtual Evaluation* evaluationPrototype() = 0;
    virtual QVector<Evaluation*> evaluationPool() = 0;
    void setGeneration( unsigned int gen );
    unsigned int generation() const;
    void setNumGenerations( int g );
    int numGenerations();
    virtual void skipEvaluation() = 0;
    QVector< QVector<double> > bestFits() const;
    QVector< QVector<double> > averageFits() const;
    QVector<double> meanHammingDist() const;
    QVector<double> varianceHammingDist() const;
    QVector<double> standardDeviationHammingDist() const;

protected:
    void updateStats();

    bool evolutionEnd;

    bool evaluationDone;

    Genome* genomev;
    unsigned int generationv;
    unsigned int numGens;

    QVector< QVector<double> > bestfits;
    QVector< QVector<double> > avgfits;
    QVector<double> meanHdists;
    QVector<double> varHdists;
    QVector<double> stdHdists;
};

} // end namespace farsa

#endif