org.jgap.audit
Class TimedMonitor

java.lang.Object
  org.jgap.audit.TimedMonitor

All Implemented Interfaces:

IEvolutionMonitor

public class TimedMonitor
extends java.lang.Object
implements IEvolutionMonitor

Monitors the evolution and stops it after a given number of seconds.

Since:

3.4.4

Constructor Summary

TimedMonitor(int a_seconds)
Constructor.

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.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

TimedMonitor

public TimedMonitor(int a_seconds)

Constructor.

Parameters:

a_seconds - number of seconds to let the evolution run

Since:

3.4.4

Method Detail

nextCycle

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

Called after another evolution cycle has been executed.

Specified by:

nextCycle in interface IEvolutionMonitor

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

start

public void start(Configuration a_config)

Called just before the evolution starts.

Specified by:

start in interface IEvolutionMonitor

Parameters:

a_config - the configuration used

Since:

3.4.4