Package org.jgap

Houses the interfaces and classes that make up the core of JGAP.

See: Description

Interface Summary

Interface	Description
FitnessEvaluator	Interface for a fitness evaluator used in a Genotype to determine how to interpret the fitness value.
Gene	Genes represent the discrete components of a potential solution (the Chromosome).
GeneticOperator	A GeneticOperator represents an operation that takes place on a population of Chromosomes during the evolution process.
IApplicationData	The Chromosome class allows to attach a custom object that is ignored by the genetic operations.
IBreeder	Interface for GA breeders.
IBusinessKey	Interface for objects that offer a business key.
IChromosome	Interface for chromosomes.
IChromosomePool	Interface for chromosome pools (e.g., see class ChromosomePool).
ICloneHandler	Interface for handlers capable of cloning specific classes.
ICompareToHandler	Interface for handlers capable of comparing instances of specific classes.
ICompositeGene	Interface for Genes being composed by other genes.
IGeneConstraintChecker	Interface for checking whether a given allele value is valid to be set for a given gene instance.
IGeneticOperatorConstraint	Interface for a constraint checker that determines whether a genetic operation should be executed for a given list of chromosomes.
IHandler	Interface for handlers capable of doing somethign specific.
IInitializer	Interface for handlers capable of initializing specific classes.
IJGAPFactory	Interface for central factory, see JGAPFactory.
INaturalSelector	Natural selectors are responsible for actually selecting a specified number of Chromosome specimens from a population, using the fitness values as a guide.
IPersistentRepresentation	Interface for objects that can represent themselves as a string and parse this string later on to generate a new instance of themselves.
IUniqueKey	Interface for unique keys.
IUniversalRateCalculator	Interface for a calculator that determines a dynamic rate.
RandomGenerator	The RandomGenerator interface provides an abstraction for the random number implementation so that more rigorous or alternative implementations can be provided as desired.

Class Summary

Class	Description
BaseChromosome	Base class for any implementation of interface IChromosome.
BaseGene	Abstract base class for all genes.
BaseGeneticOperator	Base class for any implementation of interface GeneticOperator.
BaseRateCalculator	Base class for rate calculators.
BreederBase	Abstract base class for breeders.
BulkFitnessFunction	Bulk fitness functions are used to determine how optimal a group of solutions are relative to each other.
CachedFitnessFunction	The cached fitness function extends the original FitnessFunction functionality in order to reduce evaluating something twice.
Chromosome	Chromosomes represent potential solutions and consist of a fixed-length collection of genes.
Configuration	The Configuration class represents the current configuration of plugins and parameters necessary to execute the genetic algorithm (such as fitness function, natural selector, genetic operators, and so on).
DefaultFitnessEvaluator	A default implementation of a fitness evaluator.
DeltaFitnessEvaluator	An implementation of a fitness evaluator interpreting the fitness as delta value.
FitnessFunction	Fitness functions are used to determine how optimal a particular solution is relative to other solutions.
Genotype	Genotypes are fixed-length populations of chromosomes.
NaturalSelector	Abstract base implementation of interface INaturalSelector.
NaturalSelectorExt	An extended implementation of NaturalSelector that acts as a base class for the built-in JGAP selectors BestChromosomesSelector and WeightedRouletteSelector.
Population	Makes up the population of a generation during evolution.

Exception Summary

Exception	Description
InvalidConfigurationException	This exception is typically thrown when an invalid value has been passed to a Configuration object, an attempt is made to lock a Configuration object before all required settings have been provided, or an attempt is made to alter a setting in a Configuration object after it has been successfully locked.
UnsupportedRepresentationException	This exception is typically thrown when the setValueFromPersistentRepresentation() method of a Gene class is unable to process the string representation it has been given, either because that representation is not supported by that Gene implementation or because the representation is corrupt.

Package org.jgap Description

Houses the interfaces and classes that make up the core of JGAP.