org.jgap.impl.job

Class EvolveJob

java.lang.Object

org.jgap.impl.job.JobBase

org.jgap.impl.job.EvolveJob

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Runnable, IEvolveJob, IJob

public class EvolveJob
extends JobBase
implements IEvolveJob

A job that evolves a population. The evolution takes place as given by the configuration. It operates on a population also provided. This class utilizes sub jobs to perform its sub-tasks. Each sub job may either be a local implementation satisfying the IJob interface. Or it may be a job that eventually is put onto the grid and returns with a result!

Since:

3.2

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
EvolveJob(JobData a_data)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
EvolveResult	evolve(EvolveData a_evolveData) Does the genetic evolution.
JobResult	execute(JobData a_data) Execute the evolution via JGAP.

Methods inherited from class org.jgap.impl.job.JobBase

getJobData, getResult, isFinished, run

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface org.jgap.impl.job.IJob

getJobData, getResult, isFinished, run

Constructor Detail

EvolveJob

public EvolveJob(JobData a_data)

Method Detail

execute

public JobResult execute(JobData a_data)
                  throws java.lang.Exception

Execute the evolution via JGAP.

Specified by:

execute in interface IJob

Parameters:

a_data - input parameter of type EvolveData

Returns:

result of the evolution

Throws:

java.lang.Exception - in case of any error

Since:

3.2

evolve

public EvolveResult evolve(EvolveData a_evolveData)

Does the genetic evolution.

Parameters:

a_evolveData - parameters for the evolution

Returns:

result of the evolution

Since:

3.2