org.jgap.audit
Interface IEvolutionMonitor

All Known Implementing Classes:

ChainedMonitors, FitnessImprovementMonitor, TimedMonitor

public interface IEvolutionMonitor

Monitors the evolution and decides when to stop the evolution cycle.

Since:

3.4.4

Field Summary

static java.lang.String

CVS_REVISION String containing the CVS revision.

Method Summary

boolean	nextCycle(Population a_pop, java.util.List<java.lang.String> a_messages) Called after another evolution cycle has been executed.
void	start(Configuration a_config) Called just before the evolution starts.

Field Detail

CVS_REVISION

static final java.lang.String CVS_REVISION

String containing the CVS revision. Read out via reflection!

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Method Detail

start

void start(Configuration a_config)

Called just before the evolution starts. Setup your monitor here.

Parameters:

a_config - the configuration used

Since:

3.4.4

nextCycle

boolean nextCycle(Population a_pop,
                  java.util.List<java.lang.String> a_messages)

Called after another evolution cycle has been executed.

Parameters:

a_pop - the currently evolved population

a_messages - the monitor can append messages here to indicate why it asks evolution to stop

Returns:

true: continue with the evolution; false: stop evolution

Since:

3.4.4