Inheritance diagram for ParallelGA:

Classes
class	evaluationThread

Public Member Functions
	ParallelGA ()
	Constructor.
virtual	~ParallelGA ()
	Destructor.
virtual void	configure (ConfigurationParameters &params, QString prefix)
	Configure the object using the ConfigurationParameters specified.
virtual QVector< Evaluation * >	evaluationPool ()
	Return the Evaluation Pool containing the Evaluations used.
virtual Evaluation *	evaluationPrototype ()
	Returns the Evaluation object used as prototype to eventually generate other evaluators.
virtual void	finalize ()
	Finalize the Genetic Algorithm Process.
virtual void	gaStep ()
	Execute a single minor step and return.
virtual void	initialize ()
	Initializes the Genetic Algorithm Process and sets current generation to zero.
int	numThreads () const
	Return the number of thread currently used.
Reproduction *	reproduction ()
	Return the Reproduction operator.
virtual void	save (ConfigurationParameters &params, QString prefix)
	Save the actual status of parameters into the ConfigurationParameters object passed.
void	setEvaluation (Evaluation *fitfunc)
	Set the fitness function to use.
void	setNumThreads (int numThreads)
	Set the number of thread to use; or in other words the number of parallel evaluation of Genotypes.
void	setReproduction (Reproduction *reproduct)
	Set the Reproduction operator to use.
virtual void	skipEvaluation ()
	Skip the evaluation phase and put the algorithm in the state just after the evaluation.
Public Member Functions inherited from GeneticAlgo
	GeneticAlgo ()
	Constructor.
virtual	~GeneticAlgo ()
	Destructor.
void	addObserver (GeneticAlgoObserver *observer)
	add the observer to the list of current observers
QVector< QVector< double > >	averageFits () const
	Return the Average objective values over generation done.
QVector< QVector< double > >	bestFits () const
	Return the Best objective values over generation done.
void	evolve (unsigned int generationToReach)
	Evolve Genome until reach the generation specified.
void	evolve ()
	Evolve Genome until condition isEvolutionEnded has been reached.
unsigned int	generation () const
	Return the current generation number.
Genome *	genome ()
	Return the current Genome.
const Genome *	genome () const
	Return the current Genome.
GeneticAlgoIODelegate *	getIODelegate () const
	Return the current GeneticAlgoIODelegate.
ParameterSettableUI *	getUIManager ()
	return the UI Manager for accessing to the viewers of GeneticAlgo
bool	isEvaluationDone ()
	returns true if we have evaluated genomes for the current generation
bool	isEvolutionEnded ()
	returns true if the evolution process has reached the end
QVector< double >	meanHammingDist () const
	Return the Mean of Hamming distance over generation done.
int	numGenerations ()
	Return the number of Generations.
void	removeObserver (GeneticAlgoObserver *observer)
	remove the observer from the list of current observers
void	setGeneration (unsigned int gen)
	Set the generation number.
void	setGenome (Genome *gen)
	Set the Genome to use as current population.
void	setIODelegate (GeneticAlgoIODelegate *iodelegate)
	Set the GeneticAlgoIODelegate to use.
void	setNumGenerations (int g)
	Set the number of Generations to do.
QVector< double >	standardDeviationHammingDist () const
	Return the Standard Deviation of Hamming distance over generation done.
QVector< double >	varianceHammingDist () const
	Return the Variance of Hamming distance over generation done.
Public Member Functions inherited from ParameterSettableWithConfigureFunction
void	addObserver (RuntimeParameterObserver *obs)
T	getRuntimeParameter (QString paramName)
	ParameterSettable ()
virtual void	postConfigureInitialization ()
void	removeObserver (RuntimeParameterObserver *obs)
void	setRuntimeParameter (QString paramName, T newvalue)
QString	typeName () const

Static Public Member Functions
static void	describe (QString type)
	Add to Factory::typeDescriptions() the descriptions of all parameters and subgroups.

Protected Types
enum	GAPhases { initEvaluation, evaluating, nextGeneration_pass1, nextGeneration_pass2, endEvolution }
	used for manage GA cycle More...

Protected Attributes
GAPhases	currPhase
	current Phase
Evaluation *	fitfunc
	fitness function
bool	isFinalized
	True if SimpleGA is finalized.
bool	isInitialized
	True if SimpleGA is initialized.
Reproduction *	reprod
	reproduction operator
Protected Attributes inherited from GeneticAlgo
QVector< QVector< double > >	avgfits
	Statistical Data: report the Average value for each objective for each generation.
QVector< QVector< double > >	bestfits
	Statistical Data: report the Best value for each objective for each generation.
bool	evaluationDone
	setted by implementors to signal that genomes have been evaluated when true means that the genomes of the current generation have been evaluated (we are at the end of the end of the generation, next step will be reproduction and start of a new generation), when false means that genomes haven't still not been evaluated (we are at the beginning of a generation, next step will be evaluation of genomes)
bool	evolutionEnd
	setted by implementors to signal the finish of evolution process when true means that evolution is ended
unsigned int	generationv
	current generation
Genome *	genomev
	current genome
GeneticAlgoIODelegate *	iodelegate
	the IODelegate
QVector< double >	meanHdists
	Statistical Data: report the mean of all hamming distance between genotypes for each generation.
unsigned int	numGens
	number of generations
QList< GeneticAlgoObserver * >	observers
	the List of Observers
QVector< double >	stdHdists
	Statistical Data: report the standard variation of all hamming distance between genotypes for each generation.
QVector< double >	varHdists
	Statistical Data: report the variance of all hamming distance between genotypes for each generation.

Additional Inherited Members
Public Types inherited from ParameterSettableWithConfigureFunction
enum	Property
Public Attributes inherited from ParameterSettableWithConfigureFunction
	AllowMultiple
	Default
	IsList
	IsMandatory
Static Public Attributes inherited from ParameterSettableWithConfigureFunction
static const double	Infinity
static const int	MaxInteger
static const int	MinInteger
Protected Member Functions inherited from GeneticAlgo
void	notifyEndGeneration ()
	notify that a generation has been done
void	updateStats ()
	Update statistical data of current generation and Genome (Mean, Variance, Standard Deviation)
Static Protected Member Functions inherited from ParameterSettableWithConfigureFunction
static Descriptor	addTypeDescription (QString type, QString shortHelp, QString longHelp=QString(""))
static void	setGraphicalEditor (QString type)

Detailed Description

ParallelGA.

Description

ParallelGA implements a Simple Genetic Algorithm, some features are:

you can customize Reproduction process using setReproduction
you can customize, of course, the Fitness function using setEvaluation
it use a multi-thread approach for parallel evaluation of Genotypes (see numThreads)

Warnings

Definition at line 44 of file parallelga.h.

Member Enumeration Documentation

enum GAPhases

protected

used for manage GA cycle

Definition at line 107 of file parallelga.h.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

ParallelGA ( )

Constructor.

Definition at line 32 of file parallelga.cpp.

References ParallelGA::currPhase, ParallelGA::fitfunc, ParallelGA::isFinalized, ParallelGA::isInitialized, GeneticAlgo::numGens, and ParallelGA::reprod.

~ParallelGA ( )

virtual

Destructor.

Definition at line 44 of file parallelga.cpp.

References ParallelGA::fitfunc.

Member Function Documentation

void configure	(	ConfigurationParameters &	params,
		QString	prefix
	)

virtual

Configure the object using the ConfigurationParameters specified.

Parameters

params	the object with configuration parameters
prefix	the group in which parameters are expected to be (this is terminated by a separator character). We expect to receive as prefix the groupwhich contains all GA parameters

Implements ParameterSettableWithConfigureFunction.

Definition at line 51 of file parallelga.cpp.

References ParallelGA::fitfunc, GeneticAlgo::genome(), ConfigurationHelper::getInt(), ConfigurationParameters::getObjectFromGroup(), ParallelGA::setEvaluation(), Evaluation::setGenome(), GeneticAlgo::setGenome(), GeneticAlgo::setNumGenerations(), ParallelGA::setNumThreads(), and ParallelGA::setReproduction().