Environment.h

#ifndef ENVIRONMENT_H
#define ENVIRONMENT_H
 
/* Created: 2.3.2010.
*  Author: dkomlen
*/
 
class Environment : public EvaluateOp {
 
protected:
    StateP state;
 
public:
    virtual GenotypeP getInput() = 0;
    //IDEJA: napraviti da se iz datoteke s parametrima uèita tag <problem>
    //i cijeli proslijedi oklini prilikom inicijalizacije
 
    //Method for Environment initialization
    //It is called at algorithm initialization (XCS::initialize)
    virtual bool initialize() =0;
 
    //Sets environment for next trial
    //It is called after isOver() returns true;
    virtual bool nextTrial() = 0;
 
    //Resets environment to initial state
    virtual bool reset() = 0;
 
    virtual bool isOver() { return true; };
 
    //Method used for action evaluation
    //Individual has two genotypes:
    //    - last input from the environment
    //    - action genotype
    virtual FitnessP evaluate (IndividualP ind) =0;
 
    //Used to determine if the experiment is exploit
    //Returns whether next input should be processed
    //usefull for testing the system
    virtual bool isExploit() { return false; };
 
 
    bool checkState(const StateP state) { return true; };
 
};
typedef boost::shared_ptr<Environment> EnvironmentP;
 
#endif