// Create a fake dataset of student course requests
public Schedule GenerateDataset()
{
Schedule schedule = new Schedule(semesters, blocks);
// Generate courses and add them to the schedule
Console.WriteLine("Adding courses");
for (int course_id = 0; course_id < total_courses; course_id++)
{
Course new_course = new Course(course_id);
schedule.AddCourse(ref new_course);
}
// Generate instructors
Console.WriteLine("Adding instructors");
Random generator = new Random();
for (int instructor_id = 0; instructor_id < total_instructors; instructor_id++)
{
Instructor new_instructor = new Instructor(instructor_id);
// Add instructor to the right amount of courses, ensuring 1 per course
/* for (int course_num = 0; course_num < courses_per_instructor; course_num++)
* {
* int offset = (courses_per_instructor * instructor_id) + course_num;
* schedule.course_offerings[offset].instructors.Add(new_instructor);
* }*/
}
// Create student requests
Console.WriteLine("Adding student requests");
for (int student_id = 0; student_id < total_students; student_id++)
{
Student new_student = new Student(student_id);
// Add requests
for (int request = 0; request < courses_requests_allowed; request++)
{
int random_course = generator.Next(total_courses);
new_student.course_requests.Add(schedule.course_offerings[random_course]);
}
schedule.students.Add(new_student);
}
// Return dataset
Console.WriteLine("Returning schedule");
return(schedule);
}
