void RunExperiment(string XMLFile, string filename)
{
_filename = filename;
_experiment = new SocialExperiment();
// Write the header for the results file in CSV format.
using (TextWriter writer = new StreamWriter(_filename))
writer.WriteLine("Generation,Average,Best,Updates");
using (TextWriter writer = new StreamWriter(_filename.Replace(".csv", "_diversity_after.csv")))
writer.WriteLine("Generation,Orientation Variance,Velocity Variance");
using (TextWriter writer = new StreamWriter(_filename.Replace(".csv", "_diversity_before.csv")))
writer.WriteLine("Generation,Orientation Variance,Velocity Variance");
// Load the XML configuration file
XmlDocument xmlConfig = new XmlDocument();
xmlConfig.Load(XMLFile);
_experiment.Initialize("SimpleEvolution", xmlConfig.DocumentElement);
// Create the evolution algorithm and attach the update event.
_ea = _experiment.CreateEvolutionAlgorithm();
_ea.UpdateScheme = new SharpNeat.Core.UpdateScheme(1);
_ea.UpdateEvent += new EventHandler(_ea_UpdateEvent);
_experiment.Evaluator.TrialId = _trialNum;
_experiment.Evaluator.DiversityFile = _filename.Replace(".csv", "_diversity.csv");
// Start algorithm (it will run on a background thread).
_ea.StartContinue();
}
private void startEvolution()
{
gens = 0;
// Create evolution algorithm and attach update event.
_ea = _experiment.CreateEvolutionAlgorithm();
_ea.UpdateEvent += new EventHandler(ea_UpdateEvent);
_experiment.Evaluator.LogDiversity = false;
// Start algorithm (it will run on a background thread).
_ea.StartContinue();
}