D:/Projekt/ECF_trunk/ECF/xcs/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