source: java/ecj/cecj/archive/LAPCArchive.java @ 28

package cecj.archive;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.HashSet;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Set;

import ec.EvolutionState;
import ec.Individual;
import ec.util.Parameter;

public class LAPCArchive extends ParetoCoevolutionArchive {

        private static final String P_NUM_LAYERS = "num-layers";

        private int numLayers;

        private List<List<Individual>> layers;

        @Override
        public void setup(EvolutionState state, Parameter base) {
                super.setup(state, base);

                Parameter numLayersParameter = base.push(P_NUM_LAYERS);
                numLayers = state.parameters.getInt(numLayersParameter, null, 1);
                if (numLayers <= 0) {
                        state.output.fatal("Number of LAPCA layers must be > 0.\n");
                }

                layers = new ArrayList<List<Individual>>(numLayers);
        }

        /*
         * It is implemented in a IPCA-like way. Another method is to extend both existing archives by
         * new individuals, then find first n layers of candidates with respect to all tests in the
         * archive and in the population and finally select necessary tests making distinctions between
         * layers.
         */
        @Override
        protected void submit(EvolutionState state, List<Individual> candidates,
                        List<Individual> cArchive, List<Individual> tests, List<Individual> tArchive) {
                List<Individual> testsCopy = new ArrayList<Individual>(tests);
                List<Individual> usefulTests;

                for (Individual candidate : candidates) {
                        if (isUseful(state, candidate, cArchive, tArchive, testsCopy)) {
                                usefulTests = findUsefulTests(state, candidate, cArchive, tArchive, testsCopy);

                                cArchive.add(candidate);
                                tArchive.addAll(usefulTests);
                                testsCopy.removeAll(usefulTests);
                        }
                }

                maintainLayers(state, cArchive, tArchive);
                updateTestArchive(state, tArchive);
        }

        private void updateTestArchive(EvolutionState state, List<Individual> tArchive) {
                Set<Individual> tset = new HashSet<Individual>();
                tset.addAll(findDistinguishingTests(state, layers.get(0), layers.get(0), tArchive));
                for (int l = 1; l < numLayers; l++) {
                        tset.addAll(findDistinguishingTests(state, layers.get(l - 1), layers.get(l), tArchive));
                }

                tArchive.clear();
                tArchive.addAll(tset);
        }

        private List<Individual> findDistinguishingTests(EvolutionState state, List<Individual> layer1,
                        List<Individual> layer2, List<Individual> tests) {
                List<Individual> distinguishingTests = new ArrayList<Individual>();
                for (Individual candidate1 : layer1) {
                        for (Individual candidate2 : layer2) {
                                if (candidate1.equals(candidate2))
                                        continue;
                                Individual test = findUsefulTest(state, candidate1, candidate2, tests);
                                if ((test != null) && (!distinguishingTests.contains(test))) {
                                        distinguishingTests.add(test);
                                }
                        }
                }
                return distinguishingTests;
        }

        private void maintainLayers(EvolutionState state, List<Individual> cArchive,
                        List<Individual> tArchive) {
                List<Individual> cArchiveCopy = new ArrayList<Individual>(cArchive);
                for (int layer = 0; layer < numLayers; layer++) {
                        List<Individual> frontPareto = findNonDominatedCandidates(state, cArchiveCopy, tArchive);
                        layers.set(layer, frontPareto);
                        cArchiveCopy.removeAll(frontPareto);
                }
                cArchive.removeAll(cArchiveCopy);
        }

        private List<Individual> findNonDominatedCandidates(EvolutionState state,
                        List<Individual> cArchive, List<Individual> tArchive) {
                List<Individual> result = new ArrayList<Individual>();
                for (Individual candidate : cArchive) {
                        if (!isDominated(state, candidate, cArchive, tArchive)) {
                                result.add(candidate);
                        }
                }
                return result;
        }

}