public Link StrengthenLink(Entity entity, List <Pattern> currentPatterns, LinkSeverity severity = LinkSeverity.Weak)
{
var strongestPattern = currentPatterns.OrderByDescending(item => item.Length).FirstOrDefault();
if (strongestPattern == null)
{
return(CreateLink(entity, severity));
}
var randomGenerator = new Random(DateTime.Now.Millisecond);
var linkSize = GetLinkSize(randomGenerator, severity, LinkApplyType.Strengthen);
var startIndex = strongestPattern.EndIndex + linkSize <= Settings.SequenceLength - 1 ? strongestPattern.EndIndex + 1 : strongestPattern.StartIndex - linkSize;
if (startIndex >= 0 && startIndex < Settings.SequenceLength - linkSize - 1)
{
for (var i = startIndex; i < startIndex + linkSize; i++)
{
Sequence.Set(i, entity.Sequence.Get(i));
}
}
return(new Link {
Left = this,
Right = entity,
Pattern = SequenceProcessor.CalculateSimillarPatterns(this.Sequence, entity.Sequence, Settings.MinimumPatternLength)
});
}
public Link CreateLink(Entity to, LinkSeverity severity = LinkSeverity.Weak)
{
if (!Name.Equals(to.Name, StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase))
{
var randomGenerator = new Random(DateTime.Now.Millisecond);
var linkSize = GetLinkSize(randomGenerator, severity);
var startIndex = randomGenerator.Next(Settings.SequenceLength - linkSize - 1);
for (var i = startIndex; i < startIndex + linkSize; i++)
{
Sequence.Set(i, to.Sequence.Get(i));
}
}
return(new Link {
Left = this,
Right = to,
Pattern = SequenceProcessor.CalculateSimillarPatterns(this.Sequence, to.Sequence, Settings.MinimumPatternLength)
});
}