/// <summary>
/// Constructs and initializes the maze navigator initialization algorithm (fitness using generational selection). In
/// particular, this sets additional novelty search configuration parameters.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="xmlConfig">The XML configuration for the initialization algorithm.</param>
/// <param name="isAcyclic">Flag indicating whether the network is acyclic (i.e. does not have recurrent connections).</param>
/// <param name="numSuccessfulAgents">The minimum number of successful maze navigators that must be produced.</param>
/// <param name="numUnsuccessfulAgents">The minimum number of unsuccessful maze navigators that must be produced.</param>
/// <returns>The constructed initialization algorithm.</returns>
public override void SetAlgorithmParameters(XmlElement xmlConfig, bool isAcyclic, int numSuccessfulAgents,
int numUnsuccessfulAgents)
{
// Set the boiler plate MCC parameters and minimal criterions
base.SetAlgorithmParameters(xmlConfig, isAcyclic, numSuccessfulAgents, numUnsuccessfulAgents);
// Read in the behavior characterization
_behaviorCharacterizationFactory = ExperimentUtils.ReadBehaviorCharacterizationFactory(xmlConfig,
"InitBehaviorConfig");
// Read in the novelty archive parameters
ExperimentUtils.ReadNoveltyParameters(xmlConfig, out _archiveAdditionThreshold,
out _archiveThresholdDecreaseMultiplier, out _archiveThresholdIncreaseMultiplier,
out _maxGenerationArchiveAddition, out _maxGenerationsWithoutArchiveAddition);
// Read in nearest neighbors for behavior distance calculations
_nearestNeighbors = XmlUtils.GetValueAsInt(xmlConfig, "NearestNeighbors");
// Read in steady-state specific parameters
_batchSize = XmlUtils.GetValueAsInt(xmlConfig, "OffspringBatchSize");
_populationEvaluationFrequency = XmlUtils.GetValueAsInt(xmlConfig, "PopulationEvaluationFrequency");
}
