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package org.encog.neural.pattern;

import org.encog.engine.network.activation.ActivationFunction;
import org.encog.ml.MLMethod;
import org.encog.neural.thermal.HopfieldNetwork;

/**
 * Create a Hopfield pattern. A Hopfield neural network has a single layer that
 * functions both as the input and output layers. There are no hidden layers.
 * Hopfield networks are used for basic pattern recognition. When a Hopfield
 * network recognizes a pattern, it "echos" that pattern on the output.
 * 
 * @author jheaton
 * 
 */
public class HopfieldPattern implements NeuralNetworkPattern {

	/**
	 * How many neurons in the Hopfield network. Default to -1, which is
	 * invalid. Therefore this value must be set.
	 */
	private int neuronCount = -1;

	/**
	 * Add a hidden layer. This will throw an error, because the Hopfield neural
	 * network has no hidden layers.
	 * 
	 * @param count
	 *            The number of neurons.
	 */
	public void addHiddenLayer(final int count) {
		throw new PatternError("A Hopfield network has no hidden layers.");
	}

	/**
	 * Nothing to clear.
	 */
	public void clear() {
	}

	/**
	 * Generate the Hopfield neural network.
	 * 
	 * @return The generated network.
	 */
	public MLMethod generate() {
		HopfieldNetwork logic = new HopfieldNetwork(this.neuronCount);
		return logic;
	}

	/**
	 * Set the activation function to use. This function will throw an error,
	 * because the Hopfield network must use the BiPolar activation function.
	 * 
	 * @param activation
	 *            The activation function to use.
	 */
	public void setActivationFunction(final ActivationFunction activation) {
		throw new PatternError( "A Hopfield network will use the BiPolar activation "
				+ "function, no activation function needs to be specified.");

	}

	/**
	 * Set the number of input neurons, this must match the output neurons.
	 * 
	 * @param count
	 *            The number of neurons.
	 */
	public void setInputNeurons(final int count) {
		this.neuronCount = count;

	}

	/**
	 * Set the number of output neurons, should not be used with a hopfield
	 * neural network, because the number of input neurons defines the number of
	 * output neurons.
	 * 
	 * @param count
	 *            The number of neurons.
	 */
	public void setOutputNeurons(final int count) {
		throw new PatternError( "A Hopfield network has a single layer, so no need "
				+ "to specify the output count.");

	}

}