org.moeaframework.core.spi
Class AlgorithmFactory

java.lang.Object
  org.moeaframework.core.spi.AlgorithmFactory

public class AlgorithmFactory
extends Object

Factory for creating algorithm instances. See AlgorithmProvider for details on adding new providers.

This class is thread safe.

Constructor Summary

AlgorithmFactory()
Constructs a new algorithm factory.

Method Summary

Algorithm	getAlgorithm(String name, Properties properties, Problem problem) Searches through all discovered AlgorithmProvider instances, returning an instance of the algorithm with the registered name.
static AlgorithmFactory	getInstance() Returns the default algorithm factory.
static void	setInstance(AlgorithmFactory instance) Sets the default algorithm factory.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

AlgorithmFactory

public AlgorithmFactory()

Constructs a new algorithm factory.

Method Detail

getInstance

public static AlgorithmFactory getInstance()

Returns the default algorithm factory.

Returns:

the default algorithm factory

setInstance

public static void setInstance(AlgorithmFactory instance)

Sets the default algorithm factory.

Parameters:

instance - the default algorithm factory

getAlgorithm

public Algorithm getAlgorithm(String name,
                              Properties properties,
                              Problem problem)

Searches through all discovered AlgorithmProvider instances, returning an instance of the algorithm with the registered name. The algorithm is initialized using implementation-specific properties. This method must throw an ProviderNotFoundException if no suitable algorithm is found.

Parameters:

name - the name identifying the algorithm

properties - the implementation-specific properties

problem - the problem to be solved

Returns:

an instance of the algorithm with the registered name

Throws:

ProviderNotFoundException - if no provider for the algorithm is available