OnePointCrossover.cs

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Linq;

namespace GeneticSharp
{
    /// <summary>
    /// One-Point crossover (C1).
    /// <remarks>
    /// A single crossover point on both parents is selected. 
    /// All data beyond that point in either is swapped between the two parents.    
    /// <see href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossover_(genetic_algorithm)#One-point_crossover">One-point crossover</see>
    /// <example>
    /// Parents: 
    /// |0|0|0| x |1|1|1|
    /// Have two swap points indexes: 0 and 1.
    /// <para>
    /// 1) 
    /// new OnePointCrossover(0);
    /// Children result:
    /// |0|1|1| and |1|0|0|
    /// </para>
    /// <para>
    /// 2) 
    /// new OnePointCrossover(1);
    /// Children result:
    /// |0|0|1| and |1|1|0|
    /// </para>
    /// </example>
    /// </remarks>
    /// </summary>
    [DisplayName("One-Point")]
    public class OnePointCrossover : CrossoverBase
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="GeneticSharp.Domain.Crossovers.OnePointCrossover"/> class.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="swapPointIndex">Swap point index.</param>
        public OnePointCrossover(int swapPointIndex) : base(2, 2)
        {
            SwapPointIndex = swapPointIndex;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="GeneticSharp.Domain.Crossovers.OnePointCrossover"/> class.
        /// </summary>
        public OnePointCrossover() : this(0)
        {
        }        
        
        /// <summary>
        /// Gets or sets the index of the swap point.
        /// </summary>
        /// <value>The index of the swap point.</value>
        public int SwapPointIndex { get; set; }
        
        /// <summary>
        /// Performs the cross with specified parents generating the children.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="parents">The parents chromosomes.</param>
        /// <returns>
        /// The offspring (children) of the parents.
        /// </returns>
        protected override IList<IChromosome> PerformCross(IList<IChromosome> parents)
        {
            var firstParent = parents[0];
            var secondParent = parents[1];

            var swapPointsLength = firstParent.Length - 1;

            if (SwapPointIndex >= swapPointsLength)
            {
                throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException(
                    nameof(parents),
                    "The swap point index is {0}, but there is only {1} genes. The swap should result at least one gene to each side.".With(SwapPointIndex, firstParent.Length));
            }

            return CreateChildren(firstParent, secondParent);
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Creates the children.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="firstParent">The first parent.</param>
        /// <param name="secondParent">The second parent.</param>
        /// <returns>The children chromosomes.</returns>
        protected IList<IChromosome> CreateChildren(IChromosome firstParent, IChromosome secondParent)
        {
            var firstChild = CreateChild(firstParent, secondParent);
            var secondChild = CreateChild(secondParent, firstParent);

            return new List<IChromosome>() { firstChild, secondChild };
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Creates the child.
        /// </summary>
        /// <returns>The child.</returns>
        /// <param name="leftParent">Left parent.</param>
        /// <param name="rightParent">Right parent.</param>
        protected virtual IChromosome CreateChild(IChromosome leftParent, IChromosome rightParent)
        {
            var cutGenesCount = SwapPointIndex + 1;
            var child = leftParent.CreateNew();
            child.ReplaceGenes(0, leftParent.GetGenes().Take(cutGenesCount).ToArray());
            child.ReplaceGenes(cutGenesCount, rightParent.GetGenes().Skip(cutGenesCount).ToArray());

            return child;
        }        
    }
}