/*
 * 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;
import org.epochx.event.EventManager;
import org.epochx.event.GenerationEvent.EndGeneration;
import org.epochx.event.Listener;

/**
 * This class represents a termination criteria based on the maximum number of
 * generations.
 */
public class MaximumGenerations implements TerminationCriteria, Listener<EndGeneration> {

	/**
	 * The key for setting and retrieving the maximum number of generations.
	 */
	public static final ConfigKey<Integer> MAXIMUM_GENERATIONS = new ConfigKey<Integer>();

	/**
	 * The generation counter.
	 */
	private int generation = 0;

	/**
	 * Constructs a <code>MaximumGenerations</code>.
	 */
	public MaximumGenerations() {
		EventManager.getInstance().add(EndGeneration.class, this);
	}

	/**
	 * Returns <code>true</code> when the maximum number of generations is
	 * reached.
	 * 
	 * @return <code>true</code> when the maximum number of generations is
	 *         reached; <code>false</code> otherwise.
	 */
	@Override
	public boolean terminate() {
		return generation >= Config.getInstance().get(MAXIMUM_GENERATIONS);
	}

	/**
	 * Updates the generation counter based on the <code>EndGeneration</code>
	 * event.
	 * 
	 * @param event the <code>EndGeneration</code> event.
	 */
	@Override
	public void onEvent(EndGeneration event) {
		generation = event.getGeneration();
	}

}