NAME

Algorithm::Evolutionary::Op::Generation_Skeleton - Even more customizable single generation for an evolutionary algorithm.

SYNOPSIS

  #Taken from the t/general.t file, verbatim
  my $m = new Algorithm::Evolutionary::Op::Bitflip; #Changes a single bit
  my $c = new Algorithm::Evolutionary::Op::Crossover; #Classical 2-point crossover
  use Algorithm::Evolutionary::Op::RouletteWheel;
  my $popSize = 20;
  my $selector = new Algorithm::Evolutionary::Op::RouletteWheel $popSize; #One of the possible selectors
  use Algorithm::Evolutionary::Op::GeneralGeneration;
  my $onemax = sub { 
    my $indi = shift;
    my $total = 0;
    for ( my $i = 0; $i < $indi->length(); $i ++ ) {
      $total += substr( $indi->{_str}, $i, 1 );
    }
    return $total;
  };
  my @pop;
  my $numBits = 10;
  for ( 0..$popSize ) {
    my $indi = new Algorithm::Evolutionary::Individual::BitString $numBits ; #Creates random individual
    my $fitness = $onemax->( $indi );
    $indi->Fitness( $fitness );
    push( @pop, $indi );
  }
  my $generation = 
    new Algorithm::Evolutionary::Op::GeneralGeneration( $onemax, $selector, [$m, $c] );
  my @sortPop = sort { $a->Fitness() <=> $b->Fitness() } @pop;
  my $bestIndi = $sortPop[0];
  $generation->apply( \@sortPop );

Base Class

Algorithm::Evolutionary::Op::Base

DESCRIPTION

Skeleton class for a general single-generation (or single step) in an evolutionary algorithm; its instantiation requires a fitness function, a Selector, a reference to an array of operators and a replacement operator

METHODS

new( $evaluation_function, $selector, $ref_to_operator_array, $replacement_operator )

Creates an algorithm, with no defaults except for the default replacement operator (defaults to Algorithm::Evolutionary::Op::ReplaceWorst)

set( $ref_to_params_hash, $ref_to_code_hash, $ref_to_operators_hash )

Sets the instance variables. Takes a ref-to-hash as input. Not intended to be used from outside the class

apply( $population )

Applies the algorithm to the population, which should have been evaluated first; checks that it receives a ref-to-array as input, croaks if it does not. Returns a sorted, culled, evaluated population for next generation.

Copyright

  This file is released under the GPL. See the LICENSE file included in this distribution,
  or go to http://www.fsf.org/licenses/gpl.txt

  CVS Info: $Date: 2009/03/20 11:31:51 $ 
  $Header: /cvsroot/opeal/Algorithm-Evolutionary/lib/Algorithm/Evolutionary/Op/Generation_Skeleton.pm,v 2.2 2009/03/20 11:31:51 jmerelo Exp $ 
  $Author: jmerelo $ 
  $Revision: 2.2 $
  $Name $

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