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package org.encog.neural.networks.training.neat;
import org.encog.persist.annotations.EGAttribute;
import org.encog.solve.genetic.genes.BasicGene;
import org.encog.solve.genetic.genes.Gene;
/**
* Implements a NEAT link gene. This describes a way in which two neurons are
* linked.
*
* NeuroEvolution of Augmenting Topologies (NEAT) is a genetic algorithm for the
* generation of evolving artificial neural networks. It was developed by Ken
* Stanley while at The University of Texas at Austin.
*
* http://www.cs.ucf.edu/~kstanley/
*
*/
public class NEATLinkGene extends BasicGene {
/**
* The from neuron id.
*/
@EGAttribute
private long fromNeuronID;
/**
* Is this a recurrent connection.
*/
@EGAttribute
private boolean recurrent;
/**
* The to neuron id.
*/
@EGAttribute
private long toNeuronID;
/**
* The weight of this link.
*/
@EGAttribute
private double weight;
/**
* Default constructor, used mainly for persistence.
*/
public NEATLinkGene() {
}
/**
* Construct a NEAT link gene.
* @param fromNeuronID The source neuron.
* @param toNeuronID The target neuron.
* @param enabled Is this link enabled.
* @param innovationID The innovation id.
* @param weight The weight.
* @param recurrent Is this a recurrent link?
*/
public NEATLinkGene(final long fromNeuronID, final long toNeuronID,
final boolean enabled, final long innovationID,
final double weight, final boolean recurrent) {
this.fromNeuronID = fromNeuronID;
this.toNeuronID = toNeuronID;
setEnabled(enabled);
setInnovationId(innovationID);
this.weight = weight;
this.recurrent = recurrent;
}
/**
* Copy from another gene.
*
* @param gene
* The other gene.
*/
public void copy(final Gene gene) {
final NEATLinkGene other = (NEATLinkGene) gene;
setEnabled(other.isEnabled());
this.fromNeuronID = other.fromNeuronID;
this.toNeuronID = other.toNeuronID;
setInnovationId(other.getInnovationId());
this.recurrent = other.recurrent;
this.weight = other.weight;
}
/**
* @return The from neuron id.
*/
public long getFromNeuronID() {
return this.fromNeuronID;
}
/**
* @return The to neuron id.
*/
public long getToNeuronID() {
return this.toNeuronID;
}
/**
* @return The weight of this connection.
*/
public double getWeight() {
return this.weight;
}
/**
* @return True if this is a recurrent link.
*/
public boolean isRecurrent() {
return this.recurrent;
}
/**
* Set the weight of this connection.
*
* @param weight
* The connection weight.
*/
public void setWeight(final double weight) {
this.weight = weight;
}
/**
* {@inheritDoc}
*/
@Override
public String toString() {
final StringBuilder result = new StringBuilder();
result.append("[NEATLinkGene:innov=");
result.append(getInnovationId());
result.append(",enabled=");
result.append(isEnabled());
result.append(",from=");
result.append(this.fromNeuronID);
result.append(",to=");
result.append(this.toNeuronID);
result.append("]");
return result.toString();
}
}