IMutationStrategy.h

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00025  *                                                                         *
00026  *   This is a interface of a strategy for the mutation which is used by   *
00027  *   the GenPrototype to give the GenFactory a knowledge of the kind how   *
00028  *   to mutate a gen.                                                      *
00029  *                                                                         *
00030  *   $Log: IMutationStrategy.h,v $
00031  *   Revision 1.4  2009/07/21 08:37:59  robot12
00032  *   add some comments
00033  *
00034  *   Revision 1.3  2009/06/17 11:25:52  robot12
00035  *   finishing the mutation strategy and add some comments.
00036  *
00037  *   Revision 1.2  2009/05/14 15:29:56  robot12
00038  *   bugfix: mutation change the oldGen, not the new!!! now fixed
00039  *
00040  *   Revision 1.1  2009/05/04 15:27:57  robot12
00041  *   rename of some files and moving files to other positions
00042  *    - SingletonGenAlgAPI has one error!!! --> is not ready now
00043  *
00044  *   Revision 1.2  2009/05/04 09:06:00  robot12
00045  *   some implements... Part7
00046  *
00047  *   Revision 1.1  2009/04/30 11:35:53  robot12
00048  *   some changes:
00049  *    - insert a SelectStrategie
00050  *    - insert a MutationStrategie
00051  *    - reorganisation of the design
00052  *
00053  *
00054  *
00055  ***************************************************************************/
00056 
00057 #ifndef IMUTATIONSTRATEGY_H_
00058 #define IMUTATIONSTRATEGY_H_
00059 
00060 //forward declarations
00061 class Gen;
00062 class GenContext;
00063 class Individual;
00064 class SingletonGenFactory;
00065 
00066 /**
00067  * This interface gives the structur for the mutation of a gen.
00068  */
00069 class IMutationStrategy {
00070 public:
00071         /**
00072          * default constructor
00073          */
00074         IMutationStrategy();
00075 
00076         /**
00077          * default destructor
00078          */
00079         virtual ~IMutationStrategy();
00080 
00081         /**
00082          * mutate a gen
00083          * @param context (GenContext*) the context in which the new gen comes (needed by the factory
00084          * @param individual (Individual*) the individual, which the new gen becomes
00085          * @param oldGen (Gen*) the old gen, which mutate
00086          * @param oldContext (GenContext*) the Context in which the old gen are.
00087          * @param factory (SingletonGenFactory*) the GenFactory which create the new gen.
00088          * @return (Gen*) the new mutated gen
00089          */
00090         virtual Gen* mutate(GenContext* context, Individual* individual, Gen* oldGen, GenContext* oldContext, SingletonGenFactory* factory) = 0;
00091 
00092         /**
00093          * gives the Probability of a mutation back.
00094          * @return
00095          */
00096         virtual int getMutationProbability(void) = 0;
00097 };
00098 
00099 #endif /* IMUTATIONSTRATEGY_H_ */

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