/*

     dsh-evolve  Framework for evolutionary algorithms.

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 */

 package org.dishevelled.evolve.recombine;

 import java.util.Collection;

 import java.util.ArrayList;

 import org.dishevelled.evolve.Recombination;

 /**

  * Abstract asexual recombination function implementation.

  * Subclasses need only to implement the abstract individual-wise method

  * <code>I recombine(I)</code>.

  *

  * @param <I> individual type

  * @author  Michael Heuer

  * @version $Revision: 1059 $ $Date: 2012-01-03 14:03:02 -0600 (Tue, 03 Jan 2012) $

  */

 public abstract class AsexualRecombination<I>

     implements Recombination<I>

 {

     /** {@inheritDoc} */

     public final Collection<I> recombine(final Collection<I> population)

     {

         Collection<I> recombined = new ArrayList<I>(population.size());

         for (I individual : population)

         {

             recombined.add(recombine(individual));

         }

         return recombined;

     }

     /**

      * Recombine the specified individual asexually, returning

      * a new individual.

      *

      * @param individual individual to recombine asexually

      * @return a new individual recombined from the specified individual

      */

     protected abstract I recombine(I individual);

 }