/**
* Calculates the maximum available fitness by multiplying the amount of block pairs with the amount of reward points.
*/
int GetMaxFitness(ConnectedBlocksGraph connectedBlocks, GeneticOptions geneticOptions)
{
int maxFitness = 0;
foreach (var a in connectedBlocks.Blocks)
{
foreach (var i in a)
{
maxFitness++;
}
}
return(maxFitness * geneticOptions.PositiveFitnessPoints);
}
/**
* Creates a new population by recombining the parents to create children. Selects the parents to stay in the new population with roulette wheel selection.
* @see ParentRecombination()
*/
Population RefreshPopulation(Population population, ConnectedBlocksGraph connectedBlocks, GeneticOptions geneticOptions, Random random)
{
RouletteWheelSelection rouletteWheelSelection = new RouletteWheelSelection();
int childrenAmount = (int)(geneticOptions.PopulationSize * geneticOptions.PopulationRefreshing);
Individual[] children = new Individual[geneticOptions.PopulationSize];
for (int i = 0; i < childrenAmount; i++)
{
int[,] parents = ParentSelection(population, random);
children[i] = ParentRecombination(new Individual(Util.GetRow(parents, 0)), new Individual(Util.GetRow(parents, 1)), random);
children[i].CalculateFitness(connectedBlocks, geneticOptions);
}
for (int i = 0; i < geneticOptions.PopulationSize - childrenAmount; i++)
{
children[i + childrenAmount] = population.Individuals[rouletteWheelSelection.Selection(population.GetFitness(), random)];
}
return(new Population(children));
}
///A method that calculates the fitness of the individual based on the reward and punishment values.
public void CalculateFitness(ConnectedBlocksGraph connectedBlocks, GeneticOptions geneticOptions)
{
Fitness = 0;
for (int j = 0; j < connectedBlocks.Blocks.Count; j++)
{
for (int k = 0; k < connectedBlocks.Blocks[j].Length; k++)
{
if (Sequence[j] == (connectedBlocks.Blocks[j][k] - 1))
{
Fitness += geneticOptions.NegativeFitnessPoints;
}
else
{
Fitness += geneticOptions.PositiveFitnessPoints;
}
}
}
}
/**
* The method that combines the methods below to actually compute the result of the genetic algorithm.
* It initializes the population at first. Then, it calculates the fitness, and checks if the maximum fitness has been reached.
* Continues until the max fitness has been reached, by creating a new population with recombination and mutation.
*/
public void StartGeneticAlgorithmProcess(GeneticOptions geneticOptions, string graphPath, Random random)
{
int iterations = 0;
ConnectedBlocksGraph connectedBlocks = new ConnectedBlocksGraph(graphPath);
Population population = InitializePopulation(geneticOptions, connectedBlocks.Blocks.Count, random);
foreach (var i in population.Individuals)
{
i.CalculateFitness(connectedBlocks, geneticOptions);
}
while (!CanEnd(connectedBlocks, population, geneticOptions))
{
Population newPopulation = RefreshPopulation(population, connectedBlocks, geneticOptions, random);
newPopulation = ApplyMutation(newPopulation, random, geneticOptions, connectedBlocks);
population = newPopulation;
iterations++;
}
int maxFitness = GetMaxFitness(connectedBlocks, geneticOptions);
ResultPrinting(iterations, population, maxFitness);
}
/**
* Applies mutation to the whole population based on the mutation chance.
* @return Returns a population object with the mutated individuals.
*/
Population ApplyMutation(Population population, Random random, GeneticOptions geneticOptions, ConnectedBlocksGraph connectedBlocks)
{
for (int i = 0; i < population.Individuals.Length; i++)
{
if (random.NextDouble() < geneticOptions.MutationChance)
{
population.Individuals[i].Mutate(random, geneticOptions);
population.Individuals[i].CalculateFitness(connectedBlocks, geneticOptions);
}
}
return(population);
}
/**
* Checks if the maximum fitness value has been reached, by checking if the population has an individual with the maximum amount of fitness.
*/
bool CanEnd(ConnectedBlocksGraph connectedBlocks, Population population, GeneticOptions geneticOptions)
{
return(GetMaxFitness(connectedBlocks, geneticOptions) == population.GetFitness().Max());
}