Interface Evolvable

All Superinterfaces:
Comparable<Evolvable>
public interface Evolvable extends Comparable<Evolvable>
This interface allows any class to be evolvable by
invalid reference 
org.episteme.core.mathematics.optimization.evolutionary.GeneticAlgorithm
. It is derived from Comparable so they classes can be efficiently sorted by the GA. Invariably, this is done by fitness.
Author:
James Matthews

  • Method Details

    • randomInitialize

      void randomInitialize()
      Initialize the class to random values. This allows for a default constructor or initializor, as well as the random initializor required for the genetic algorithm.

    • mutate

      void mutate()
      Mutate the class data.

    • mate

      Evolvable mate(Evolvable partner)
      Mate with another Evolvable type. It is entirely up to the class implementator how to implement the mating; one-point, two-point crossover etc.
      Parameters:
      partner - the other mate.
      Returns:
      the child of this and partner.

    • calculateFitness

      void calculateFitness()
      Calculate the fitness of this object.

    • getFitness

      double getFitness()
      Return the fitness of this object.
      Returns:
      the fitness.