/// <summary>
/// Get the value stored with this name and type and use the default if no value is found
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="T"></typeparam>
/// <param name="provider"></param>
/// <param name="name"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static T GetValue <T>(this INamedDataProvider provider, TypedNameDefault <T> name)
{
Contract.Requires(provider != null);
Contract.Requires(name != null);
T value;
if (provider.TryGetValue <T>(name, out value))
{
return(value);
}
return(name.Default);
}
/// <summary>
/// Determine a value by deriving it from a previously calculated value and then store the result
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="T">The type of the value</typeparam>
/// <param name="provider">Provider for previously defined value as well as the target to store the new value in</param>
/// <param name="random">A random number generator (supply a biased generator to bias the values generated)</param>
/// <param name="interpolate">A function which interpolates between values</param>
/// <param name="name">the name of this value</param>
/// <param name="minName">The name of the lower bound to use</param>
/// <param name="maxName">The name of the upper bound to use</param>
/// <param name="min">The minimum value to use (or null, to not set a minimum bound)</param>
/// <param name="max">The maximum value to use (or null, to not set a maximum bound)</param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static T DetermineHierarchicalValue <T>(this INamedDataCollection provider, Func <double> random, Func <T, T, float, T> interpolate, TypedName <T> name, TypedNameDefault <T> minName, TypedNameDefault <T> maxName, T?min = null, T?max = null) where T : struct, IComparable <T>, IEquatable <T>
{
Contract.Requires(provider != null);
Contract.Requires(random != null);
Contract.Requires(interpolate != null);
Contract.Requires(minName != null);
Contract.Requires(maxName != null);
return(DetermineHierarchicalValue <T>(provider, name, oldValue =>
{
//Take an existing value and restrict it into the given range
var value = oldValue;
if (min.HasValue)
{
value = min.Value.CompareTo(value) > 0 ? min.Value : value;
}
if (max.HasValue)
{
value = max.Value.CompareTo(value) < 0 ? max.Value : value;
}
return value;
}, () =>
{
//No existing value, generate a new one (in the given range)
//Select the *maximum* of the two minimums
var minHierarchicalValue = provider.GetValue(minName);
var minValue = min.HasValue ? (min.Value.CompareTo(minHierarchicalValue) > 0 ? min.Value : minHierarchicalValue) : minHierarchicalValue;
//Select the *minimum* of the two maximums
var maxHierarchicalValue = provider.GetValue(maxName);
var maxValue = max.HasValue ? (max.Value.CompareTo(maxHierarchicalValue) > 0 ? max.Value : maxHierarchicalValue) : maxHierarchicalValue;
//Determine a value in the given range
return interpolate(minValue, maxValue, (float)random());
}));
}