public static Population Evolve(Population p, int generations, printPopulationFunct print, evaluateFunct evaluate, getRandomGeneFunct getRandGene, double mutation_rate = MUTATION_RATE)
{
Population c;
MutatedPopulation mutated;
Population children;
int gen = 0;
c = p;
while (gen < generations)
{
/*
* Rather than apply mutation while mating is occurring,
* we'll apply a population-wide possible mutation step before breeding commences.
* Each DNA string will have a chance of mutation. */
mutated = MutatePopulation(c, evaluate, getRandGene, mutation_rate);
children = BreedPopulation(mutated, mutated.evaluations, getRandGene, mutation_rate);
gen++;
if (print!= null) print(c, gen);
c = children;
}
return c;
}
public static MutatedPopulation MutatePopulation(Population p, evaluateFunct evaluate, getRandomGeneFunct getRandGene, double mutate_probability = MUTATION_RATE)
{
MutatedPopulation mutated;
mutated = new MutatedPopulation(p.Select((child) =>
mutate_by_chance(child, getRandGene, mutate_probability)),null);
mutated.evaluations = mutated.RunFitnessTests(evaluate);
return mutated;
}
