NeuralPSOWorker.java

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package org.encog.neural.networks.training.pso;

import org.encog.util.concurrency.EngineTask;

/**
 * PSO multi-treaded worker.
 * It allows PSO to offload all of the individual 
 * particle calculations to a separate thread.
 * 
 * Contributed by:
 * Geoffroy Noel
 * https://github.com/goffer-looney 
 * 
 * @author Geoffroy Noel
 */
public class NeuralPSOWorker implements EngineTask {

    private NeuralPSO m_neuralPSO;
    private int m_particleIndex;
    private boolean m_init = false;

    /**
     * Constructor.
     * 
     * @param neuralPSO     the training algorithm
     * @param particleIndex the index of the particle in the swarm
     * @param init          true for an initialisation iteration 
     * 
     */
    public NeuralPSOWorker(NeuralPSO neuralPSO, int particleIndex, boolean init) {
        m_neuralPSO = neuralPSO;
        m_particleIndex = particleIndex;
        m_init = init;
    }

    /**
     * Update the particle velocity, position and personal best.
     */
    public final void run() {
        m_neuralPSO.updateParticle(m_particleIndex, m_init);
    }

}