/*
* Copyright 2007-2013
* Licensed under GNU Lesser General Public License
*
* This file is part of EpochX
*
* EpochX is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
* it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
* the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
* (at your option) any later version.
*
* EpochX is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
* GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
* along with EpochX. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
*
* The latest version is available from: http://www.epochx.org
*/
package org.epochx;
import org.epochx.Config.ConfigKey;
/**
* <code>Initialiser</code> components are responsible for creating individuals,
* delegating the creation to an {@link InitialisationMethod} instance.
*/
public class Initialiser extends ProxyComponent<InitialisationMethod> {
/**
* The key for setting and retrieving the <code>InitialisationMethod</code>
* used
* by this component.
*/
public static final ConfigKey<InitialisationMethod> METHOD = new ConfigKey<InitialisationMethod>();
/**
* Constructs a <code>Initialiser</code>.
*/
public Initialiser() {
super(METHOD);
}
/**
* Delegates the initialisation of the population to the
* <code>InitialisationMethod</code> object.
*/
@Override
public Population process(Population population) {
if (handler == null) {
throw new IllegalStateException("The initialisation method has not been set.");
}
return handler.createPopulation();
}
}