public void Evolve()
{
Stopwatch.Start();
CreateFirstGeneration();
while (Generation < NoOfGenerations)
{
foreach (var chromosome in Population)
{
if (FittestChromosome == null || chromosome.CompareTo(FittestChromosome) < 0)
{
FittestChromosome = chromosome;
}
}
Select();
Crossover();
Mutate();
Generation++;
GenerationEvolved?.Invoke(this, EventArgs.Empty);
}
Stopwatch.Stop();
}
// main method
public EvolutionResult <T> Evolve()
{
SwitchGenerations();
// perform evolution
var naturalSelected = Select(CurrentGeneration);
var newIndividuals = Reproduce(naturalSelected);
var nextPopulation = Mutate(newIndividuals);
// prepare next generation
NextGeneration = new Generation <T>(CurrentGeneration.Number + 1, nextPopulation);
// result of current generation
var result = new EvolutionResult <T>(CurrentGeneration);
GenerationEvolved?.Invoke(result);
return(result);
}
