//-------------------------------------------------------------------------
// For each generation, we get information about what's going on
//-------------------------------------------------------------------------
private bool PerGenerationCallback(EngineProgress progress)
{
string summary = "Generation " + progress.GenerationNumber +
" best: " + progress.BestFitnessThisGen.ToString("0") +
" avg: " + progress.AvgFitnessThisGen.ToString("0");
displayGenerationCallback(summary);
Debug.WriteLine(summary);
// return true to keep going, false to halt the system
bool keepRunning = true;
return(keepRunning);
}
//-------------------------------------------------------------------------
// For each generation, we get information about what's going on
//-------------------------------------------------------------------------
private bool PerGenerationCallback(EngineProgress progress, CandidateSolution <bool, ProblemState> bestThisGeneration)
{
string summary =
"Upcard " + currentDealerUpcardRank +
" gen: " + progress.GenerationNumber +
" best: " + progress.BestFitnessThisGen.ToString("0") +
" avg: " + progress.AvgFitnessThisGen.ToString("0");
perGenerationCallback(summary, bestThisGeneration);
Debug.WriteLine(summary);
// keep track of how many gens we've searched
NumGenerationsNeeded++;
// return true to keep going, false to halt the system
bool keepRunning = true;
return(keepRunning);
}
public Strategy FindBestSolution()
{
// this code assumes that a "best" fitness is one with the highest fitness score
float bestFitnessScoreAllTime = float.MinValue;
float bestAverageFitnessScore = float.MinValue;
int bestSolutionGenerationNumber = 0, bestAverageFitnessGenerationNumber = 0;
// a list of references to objects in our pool
List <Strategy> nextGeneration = new List <Strategy>();
// use a pool of candidates, so we aren't constantly creating and destroying
pool = new StrategyPool(currentEngineParams.PopulationSize * 2); // *2 to cover this gen and next
// elitism
int numElitesToAdd = (int)(currentEngineParams.ElitismRate * currentEngineParams.PopulationSize);
// depending on whether elitism is used, or the selection type, we may need to sort candidates by fitness (which is slower)
bool needToSortByFitness =
currentEngineParams.SelectionStyle == SelectionStyle.Roulette ||
currentEngineParams.SelectionStyle == SelectionStyle.Ranked ||
currentEngineParams.ElitismRate > 0;
// initialize generation 0 with randomness
for (int n = 0; n < currentEngineParams.PopulationSize; n++)
{
var strategy = pool.GetRandomized();
currentGeneration.Add(strategy);
}
// loop over generations
Stopwatch stopwatch = new Stopwatch();
int currentGenerationNumber = 0;
while (true)
{
stopwatch.Restart();
// for each candidate, find and store the fitness score
Parallel.ForEach(currentGeneration, (candidate) =>
{
// calc the fitness by calling the user-supplied function via the delegate
candidate.Fitness = FitnessFunction(candidate);
});
// now check if we have a new best
float bestFitnessScoreThisGeneration = float.MinValue;
Strategy bestSolutionThisGeneration = null;
float totalFitness = 0;
foreach (var candidate in currentGeneration)
{
totalFitness += candidate.Fitness;
// find best of this generation, update best all-time if needed
bool isBestThisGeneration = candidate.Fitness > bestFitnessScoreThisGeneration;
if (isBestThisGeneration)
{
bestFitnessScoreThisGeneration = candidate.Fitness;
bestSolutionThisGeneration = candidate;
bool isBestEver = bestFitnessScoreThisGeneration > bestFitnessScoreAllTime;
if (isBestEver)
{
bestFitnessScoreAllTime = bestFitnessScoreThisGeneration;
BestSolution = candidate.Clone();
bestSolutionGenerationNumber = currentGenerationNumber;
}
}
}
// determine average fitness and store if it's all-time best
float averageFitness = totalFitness / currentEngineParams.PopulationSize;
if (averageFitness > bestAverageFitnessScore)
{
bestAverageFitnessGenerationNumber = currentGenerationNumber;
bestAverageFitnessScore = averageFitness;
}
// report progress back to the user, and allow them to terminate the loop
EngineProgress progress = new EngineProgress()
{
GenerationNumber = currentGenerationNumber,
AvgFitnessThisGen = averageFitness,
BestFitnessThisGen = bestFitnessScoreThisGeneration,
BestFitnessSoFar = bestFitnessScoreAllTime,
TimeForGeneration = stopwatch.Elapsed
};
bool keepGoing = ProgressCallback(progress, bestSolutionThisGeneration);
if (!keepGoing)
{
break; // user signalled to end looping
}
// termination conditions
if (currentGenerationNumber >= currentEngineParams.MinGenerations)
{
// exit the loop if we're not making any progress in our average fitness score or our overall best score
if (((currentGenerationNumber - bestAverageFitnessGenerationNumber) >= currentEngineParams.MaxStagnantGenerations) &&
((currentGenerationNumber - bestSolutionGenerationNumber) >= currentEngineParams.MaxStagnantGenerations))
{
break;
}
// maxed out?
if (currentGenerationNumber >= currentEngineParams.MaxGenerations)
{
break;
}
}
// depending on the SelectionStyle, we may need to adjust all candidate's fitness scores
AdjustFitnessScores(needToSortByFitness);
// Start building the next generation
nextGeneration.Clear();
// Elitism
var theBest = currentGeneration.Take(numElitesToAdd);
foreach (var peakPerformer in theBest)
{
nextGeneration.Add(pool.CopyOf(peakPerformer));
}
//// if we're doing elitism and the all-time best is from a previous generation, add it
if ((numElitesToAdd > 0) && (currentGenerationNumber != bestSolutionGenerationNumber))
{
nextGeneration.Add(pool.CopyOf(BestSolution));
}
// then do the selection, crossover and mutation to populate the rest of the next generation
var children = SelectCrossOverAndMutate(currentEngineParams.PopulationSize - nextGeneration.Count);
nextGeneration.AddRange(children);
// move to the next generation
foreach (var strategy in currentGeneration)
{
pool.Release(strategy);
}
currentGeneration.Clear();
currentGeneration.AddRange(nextGeneration);
currentGenerationNumber++;
}
return(BestSolution);
}