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package org.encog.neural.neat.training.opp.links;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Random;
import org.encog.ml.ea.train.EvolutionaryAlgorithm;
import org.encog.neural.neat.training.NEATGenome;
import org.encog.neural.neat.training.NEATLinkGene;
/**
* This interface defines ways that NEAT links can be chosen for mutation.
*
* -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
* http://www.cs.ucf.edu/~kstanley/ Encog's NEAT implementation was drawn from
* the following three Journal Articles. For more complete BibTeX sources, see
* NEATNetwork.java.
*
* Evolving Neural Networks Through Augmenting Topologies
*
* Generating Large-Scale Neural Networks Through Discovering Geometric
* Regularities
*
* Automatic feature selection in neuroevolution
*/
public interface SelectLinks {
/**
* @return The trainer being used.
*/
EvolutionaryAlgorithm getTrainer();
/**
* Setup the selector.
* @param theTrainer The trainer.
*/
void init(EvolutionaryAlgorithm theTrainer);
/**
* Select links from the specified genome.
* @param rnd A random number generator.
* @param genome The genome to select from.
* @return A List of link genomes.
*/
List<NEATLinkGene> selectLinks(Random rnd, NEATGenome genome);
}