Class: Evolvable::GeneCombination

Inherits:
Object
  • Object
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Defined in:
lib/evolvable/gene_combination.rb

Overview

Combination generates new evolvable instances by combining the genes of selected instances. You can think of it as a mixing of parent genes from one generation to produce the next generation.

You may choose from a selection of combination objects or implement your own. The default combination object is Evolvable::GeneCombination.

Custom crossover objects must implement the #call method which accepts the population as the first object. Enables gene types to define combination behaviors.

Each gene class can implement a unique behavior for combination by overriding the following default implementation which mirrors the behavior of Evolvable::UniformCrossover

Instance Method Summary collapse

Instance Method Details

#call(population) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/evolvable/gene_combination.rb', line 22

def call(population)
  new_evolvables(population, population.size)
  population
end

#new_evolvables(population, count) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/evolvable/gene_combination.rb', line 27

def new_evolvables(population, count)
  parent_genome_cycle = population.new_parent_genome_cycle
  Array.new(count) do
    genome = build_genome(parent_genome_cycle.next)
    population.new_evolvable(genome: genome)
  end
end