private static RunDefinitionBuffer PrepareRunDefinitionBuffer(SaveRunDefintionsCallback saveFunction, int bufferBeforeSave, StatusCallback statusFunction, int bufferBeforeStatus, List <AlgorithmParameter> allParameters)
{
//calculate the number of permutations for status updates
var totalNumberOfIterations = Common.CalculateApproachCount(allParameters);
//Create the buffer for saving the iterations
return(new RunDefinitionBuffer(saveFunction, bufferBeforeSave,
statusFunction, bufferBeforeStatus,
totalNumberOfIterations));
}
public static async Task <int> GenerateAsync(ApproachDefinition approachDefinition, SaveRunDefintionsCallback saveFunction, int bufferBeforeSave = 100, StatusCallback statusFunction = null, int bufferBeforeStatus = 100)
{
var totalPermutations = 0;
//the iteration of all the parameters changes the definition,
//so we deep clone to ensure the original definition is not modified
ApproachDefinition approach = approachDefinition.DeepClone <ApproachDefinition>();
//Get all the parameters on all algorithms of the approach and initialize them
List <AlgorithmParameter> allParameters = PrepareParameters(approach);
//Get a total number of iterations expected for status updates
RunDefinitionBuffer buffer = PrepareRunDefinitionBuffer(saveFunction, bufferBeforeSave, statusFunction, bufferBeforeStatus, allParameters);
//Iterate all the possible combinations of the parameters, and invoke the save and status callbacks stored in the buffer
//IterateAllParameters(approach, allParameters, buffer);
await IterateAllParametersNoRecursion(approach, allParameters, buffer);
//Make sure all items are saved and status updated
buffer.FlushBuffer();
totalPermutations = buffer.PermutationCount;
return(totalPermutations);
}