/// <summary>
/// Creates a <see cref="HillClimber{TState, TEvaluation}"/> from the current configuration
/// </summary>
/// <returns>The constructed <see cref="HillClimber{TState, TEvaluation}"/></returns>
/// <exception cref="ConfigurationException">If the configuration is not valid at the time of execution</exception>
public IHillClimber <TState, TEvaluation> Build()
{
if (!IsValid())
{
throw new ConfigurationException();
}
IComparer <TState> stateComparer = ResolveStateComperer(StateComparer);
IClimberAlgorithm <TState, TEvaluation> algorithm = ResolveAlgorithm(stateComparer, SuccessorGenerationFunction);
HillClimber <TState, TEvaluation> climber = new HillClimber <TState, TEvaluation>(algorithm);
return(climber);
}
/// <summary>
/// Use a pre-existing <see cref="IClimberAlgorithm{TState, TEvaluation}" to build the <see cref="HillClimber{TState, TEvaluation}"/>/>
/// </summary>
/// <param name="algorithm">The <see cref="ClimberAlgorithm"/> to Hill Climb with</param>
/// <returns>Teh modified configuration</returns>
public ClimberConfiguration <TState, TEvaluation> UsingAlgorithm(IClimberAlgorithm <TState, TEvaluation> algorithm)
{
ClimberAlgorithm = algorithm;
return(this);
}
/// <summary>
/// Creates a HillClimber that will perform an optimization from the given ClimberAlgrithm.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="algorithm">The climber algorithm to use for optimzation</param>
public HillClimber(IClimberAlgorithm <TState, TEvaluation> algorithm)
{
this.algorithm = algorithm;
this.algorithm.ClimbStepPerformedEvent += OnClimberStepEvent;
}
