public static void Mutate <T>(List <T> genes, GeneFactory <T> geneFactory, ZeldaConfiguration configuration) where T : Gene
{
// delete some genes
int numDeletions = configuration.CalcNumDeletions(genes.Count);
genes.Shuffle(configuration.Random);
genes.RemoveRange(genes.Count - numDeletions, numDeletions);
// mutate some genes
int numMutations = configuration.CalcNumMutations(genes.Count);
for (int i = 0; i < numMutations; i++)
{
var original = genes[i];
var mutation = original.Mutate();
genes[i] = (T)mutation;
}
// insert some genes
int numInsertions = configuration.CalcNumInsertions(genes.Count);
for (int i = 0; i < numInsertions; i++)
{
genes.Add(geneFactory.CreateGene(configuration));
}
}
