/// <summary>
/// Adds the given connection gene pattern if not already there.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="connectionGenePattern">The connection gene pattern to add.</param>
/// <returns>True if added. False if already contained.</returns>
/// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException">When the connection gene pattern is null.</exception>
public bool AddConnectionGenePattern(ConnectionGenePattern connectionGenePattern)
{
Helpers.ThrowOnNull(connectionGenePattern, "connectionGenePattern");
if (connectionGenePatterns.ContainsKey(connectionGenePattern.InnovationNumber))
{
return(false);
}
connectionGenePatterns.Add(connectionGenePattern.InnovationNumber, connectionGenePattern);
return(true);
}
/// <summary>
/// Creates a connection gene with the given connections, weight, and enabled. Adds the pattern to the tracker if it doesn't exist.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="from">The from node gene of the connection gene.</param>
/// <param name="to">The to node gene of the connection gene.</param>
/// <param name="weight">The weight of the connection gene.</param>
/// <param name="enabled">Whether or not the connection is enabled.</param>
/// <returns>The created connection gene.</returns>
/// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException">When from/to is null.</exception>
public ConnectionGene Create_ConnectionGene(NodeGene from, NodeGene to, double weight, bool enabled)
{
Helpers.ThrowOnNull(from, "from");
Helpers.ThrowOnNull(to, "to");
int innovation_number = ConnectionGenePattern.GetHashCode(this, from.NodeGenePattern, to.NodeGenePattern);
if (connectionGenePatterns.ContainsKey(innovation_number))
{
return(new ConnectionGene(connectionGenePatterns[innovation_number], weight, enabled));
}
ConnectionGenePattern created_connectionGenePattern = new ConnectionGenePattern(this, innovation_number, from.NodeGenePattern, to.NodeGenePattern, max_replacingNumber++);
connectionGenePatterns.Add(innovation_number, created_connectionGenePattern);
return(new ConnectionGene(created_connectionGenePattern, weight, enabled));
}
/// <summary>
/// Creates a connection gene with the given pattern, weight, and enabled.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="connectionGenePattern">The connection gene pattern of the connection gene.</param>
/// <param name="weight">The weight of the connection gene.</param>
/// <param name="enabled">Whether or not the connection is enabled.</param>
/// <returns>The created connection gene.</returns>
/// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException">When the connection gene pattern is null.</exception>
public ConnectionGene Create_ConnectionGene(ConnectionGenePattern connectionGenePattern, double weight, bool enabled)
{
return(new ConnectionGene(connectionGenePattern, weight, enabled));
}