• NAME
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NAME

    Algorithm::Evolutionary::Op::Easy - evolutionary algorithm, single generation, with 
                    variable operators.

SYNOPSIS

  my $easyEA = Algorithm::Evolutionary::Op::Base->fromXML( $ref->{initial}{section}{pop}{op} );
  # Parsed XML fragment, see samples

  for ( my $i = 0; $i < $ref->{initial}{section}{pop}{op}{param}{maxgen}{value}; $i++ ) {
    print "<", "="x 20, "Generation $i", "="x 20, ">\n"; 
    $easyEA->apply(\@pop ); 
    for ( @pop ) { 
      print $_->asString, "\n"; 
    } 
  }

  #Define a default algorithm with predefined evaluation function,
  #Mutation and crossover. Default selection rate ls 4
  my $algo = new Algorithm::Evolutionary::Op::Easy( $eval );

  #Define an easy single-generation algorithm with predefined mutation and crossover
  my $m = new Algorithm::Evolutionary::Op::Bitflip; #Changes a single bit
  my $c = new Algorithm::Evolutionary::Op::Crossover; #Classical 2-point crossover
  my $generation = new Algorithm::Evolutionary::Op::Easy( $rr, 0.2, [$m, $c] );

Base Class

Algorithm::Evolutionary::Op::Base

DESCRIPTION

``Easy'' to use, single generation of an evolutionary algorithm. Takes an arrayref of operators as input, or defines bitflip-mutation and 2-point crossover as default. The apply method applies a single iteration of the algorithm to the population it takes as input

METHODS

new

Creates an algorithm, with the usual operators. Includes a default mutation and crossover, in case they are not passed as parameters

set

Sets the instance variables. Takes a ref-to-hash as input

apply

Applies the algorithm to the population; checks that it receives a ref-to-array as input, croaks if it does not. Returns a sorted, culled, evaluated population for next generation.

Copyright

  This file is released under the GPL. See the LICENSE file included in this distribution,
  or go to http://www.fsf.org/licenses/gpl.txt

  CVS Info: $Date: 2002/09/24 12:38:29 $ 
  $Header: /cvsroot/opeal/opeal/Algorithm/Evolutionary/Op/Easy.pm,v 1.4 2002/09/24 12:38:29 jmerelo Exp $ 
  $Author: jmerelo $ 
  $Revision: 1.4 $
  $Name $