/// <summary>
/// Configure the climber to optimize in a specified direction
/// </summary>
/// <param name="direction">The direction for the climber to optimize in</param>
/// <returns>the modified configuration</returns>
public ClimberConfiguration <TState, TEvaluation> ClimbsInDirection(ClimberDirection direction)
{
StateComparisonFactory comparisonFactory = new StateComparisonFactory();
StateComparer = comparisonFactory.Create <TState, TEvaluation>(direction);
return(this);
}
/// <summary>
/// Creates an <see cref="IComparable{TState}"/> for the desired climber direction
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="TState">The state for which the climber will optimize</typeparam>
/// <typeparam name="TEvaluation">The type of the climber state's evaluation</typeparam>
/// <param name="direction">The direction in which the climber will climb</param>
/// <returns>An <see cref="IComparable{TState, TEvaluation}"/> that will promote climbing in the desired direction</returns>
public IComparer <TState> Create <TState, TEvaluation>(ClimberDirection direction)
where TState : EvaluableState <TEvaluation>
where TEvaluation : IComparable <TEvaluation>
{
IComparer <TState> comparer;
switch (direction)
{
case ClimberDirection.Maximize:
comparer = new MaximizingComparer <TState>();
break;
case ClimberDirection.Minimize:
comparer = new MinimizingComparer <TState>();
break;
default:
throw new ArgumentException("Unknown climber direction");
}
return(comparer);
}
