org.dbe.eve.util
Class PopulationHelper

java.lang.Object
  org.dbe.eve.util.PopulationHelper

public class PopulationHelper
extends java.lang.Object

Author:

Claudius

Method Summary

(package private) SimplePopulation	createInitialPopulation(int size, ServicePool pool, java.lang.String fileName) Helper Method to create a Population of Solutions.
(package private) EvEService	createRndEvEService(java.lang.String smid)
(package private) ServicePool	createServicePool(int size, java.lang.String fileName) Helper Method for creating and persisting (.xml file) a service pool.
static PopulationHelper	getInstance()
ServicePool	getPoolFromFile(java.lang.String fileName) Create / Read a service pool from a file
SimplePopulation	getPopulationFromFile(java.lang.String filename)
static void	main(java.lang.String[] args)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

getInstance

public static PopulationHelper getInstance()

main

public static void main(java.lang.String[] args)

Parameters:

args -

getPopulationFromFile

public SimplePopulation getPopulationFromFile(java.lang.String filename)

getPoolFromFile

public ServicePool getPoolFromFile(java.lang.String fileName)
                            throws java.io.IOException

Create / Read a service pool from a file

Parameters:

fileName - Filename of the file including extension

Throws:

java.io.IOException

createRndEvEService

EvEService createRndEvEService(java.lang.String smid)

Parameters:

smid - ServiceManifest ID

Returns:

EvEService Helper method to create an EvE Service with random characteristics

createServicePool

ServicePool createServicePool(int size,
                              java.lang.String fileName)

Helper Method for creating and persisting (.xml file) a service pool.

Parameters:

size - Number of Services to be created in this pool

fileName - Filename to store the pool (doesnot store if null)

Returns:

the Pool

createInitialPopulation

SimplePopulation createInitialPopulation(int size,
                                         ServicePool pool,
                                         java.lang.String fileName)

Helper Method to create a Population of Solutions. Needed to randomly create an initial population if there is no other available.

Parameters:

size - Number of solutions to create

pool - Pool, which is used to create the solutions from

fileName - where the pool is persisted to, does not store if null

Returns:

SimplePopulation the created population