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/* Copyright 2009-2016 David Hadka
 *
 * This file is part of the MOEA Framework.
 *
 * The MOEA Framework is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
 * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your
 * option) any later version.
 *
 * The MOEA Framework is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
 * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY
 * or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU Lesser General Public
 * License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
 * along with the MOEA Framework.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
package org.moeaframework.core.variable;

import java.text.MessageFormat;

import org.apache.commons.lang3.builder.EqualsBuilder;
import org.apache.commons.lang3.builder.HashCodeBuilder;
import org.moeaframework.core.PRNG;

/**
 * Decision variable for integers encoded as a binary string.  Note that if
 * {@code upperBound-lowerBound} is not a power of 2, then some values will
 * occur more frequently after a variation operator.
 */
public class BinaryIntegerVariable extends BinaryVariable {

    private static final long serialVersionUID = 5045946885389529638L;

    private static final String VALUE_OUT_OF_BOUNDS = "value out of bounds (value: {0}, min: {1}, max: {2})";

    /**
     * The lower bound of this decision variable.
     */
    private final int lowerBound;

    /**
     * The upper bound of this decision variable.
     */
    private final int upperBound;

    /**
     * If {@code true}, the binary representation uses gray coding.  Gray
     * coding ensures that two successive values differ in only one bit.
     */
    private final boolean gray;

    /**
     * Constructs an integer-valued variable in the range
     * {@code lowerBound <= x <= upperBound} with an uninitialized value.
     * Uses gray coding by default.
     * 
     * @param lowerBound the lower bound of this decision variable, inclusive
     * @param upperBound the upper bound of this decision variable, inclusive
     */
    public BinaryIntegerVariable(int lowerBound, int upperBound) {
        this(lowerBound, upperBound, true);
    }

    /**
     * Constructs an integer-valued variable in the range
     * {@code lowerBound <= x <= upperBound} with the specified initial value.
     * Uses gray coding by default.
     * 
     * @param value the initial value of this decision variable
     * @param lowerBound the lower bound of this decision variable, inclusive
     * @param upperBound the upper bound of this decision variable, inclusive
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the value is out of bounds
     *         {@code (value < lowerBound) || (value > upperBound)}
     */
    public BinaryIntegerVariable(int value, int lowerBound, int upperBound) {
        this(value, lowerBound, upperBound, true);
    }

    /**
     * Constructs an integer-valued variable in the range
     * {@code lowerBound <= x <= upperBound} with an uninitialized value.
     * 
     * @param lowerBound the lower bound of this decision variable, inclusive
     * @param upperBound the upper bound of this decision variable, inclusive
     * @param gray if the binary representation uses gray coding
     */
    public BinaryIntegerVariable(int lowerBound, int upperBound, boolean gray) {
        super(getNumberOfBits(lowerBound, upperBound));
        this.lowerBound = lowerBound;
        this.upperBound = upperBound;
        this.gray = gray;
    }

    /**
     * Constructs an integer-valued variable in the range
     * {@code lowerBound <= x <= upperBound} with the specified initial value.
     * Uses gray coding by default.
     * 
     * @param value the initial value of this decision variable
     * @param lowerBound the lower bound of this decision variable, inclusive
     * @param upperBound the upper bound of this decision variable, inclusive
     * @param gray if the binary representation uses gray coding
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the value is out of bounds
     *         {@code (value < lowerBound) || (value > upperBound)}
     */
    public BinaryIntegerVariable(int value, int lowerBound, int upperBound, boolean gray) {
        this(lowerBound, upperBound, gray);
        setValue(value);
    }

    /**
     * Returns the minimum number of bits required to represent an integer
     * within the given bounds.
     * 
     * @param lowerBound the lower bound
     * @param upperBound the upper bound
     * @return the minimum number of bits required to represent an integer
     *         within the given bounds
     */
    public static final int getNumberOfBits(int lowerBound, int upperBound) {
        return Integer.SIZE - Integer.numberOfLeadingZeros(upperBound - lowerBound);
    }

    /**
     * Returns the current value of this decision variable.
     * 
     * @return the current value of this decision variable
     */
    public int getValue() {
        if (gray) {
            EncodingUtils.grayToBinary(this);
        }

        int value = (int) EncodingUtils.decode(this);

        if (gray) {
            EncodingUtils.binaryToGray(this);
        }

        // if difference is not a power of 2, then the decoded value may be
        // larger than the difference
        if (value > upperBound - lowerBound) {
            value -= upperBound - lowerBound;
        }

        return lowerBound + value;
    }

    /**
     * Sets the value of this decision variable.
     * 
     * @param value the new value for this decision variable
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the value is out of bounds
     *         {@code (value < getLowerBound()) || (value > getUpperBound())}
     */
    public void setValue(int value) {
        if ((value < lowerBound) || (value > upperBound)) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException(
                    MessageFormat.format(VALUE_OUT_OF_BOUNDS, value, lowerBound, upperBound));
        }

        EncodingUtils.encode(value - lowerBound, this);

        if (gray) {
            EncodingUtils.binaryToGray(this);
        }
    }

    /**
     * Returns {@code true} if the binary representation using gray coding.
     * Gray coding ensures that two successive values differ by only one bit.
     * 
     * @return {@code true} if the binary representation using gray coding;
     *         {@code false} otherwise
     */
    protected boolean isGray() {
        return gray;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the lower bound of this decision variable.
     * 
     * @return the lower bound of this decision variable, inclusive
     */
    public int getLowerBound() {
        return lowerBound;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the upper bound of this decision variable.
     * 
     * @return the upper bound of this decision variable, inclusive
     */
    public int getUpperBound() {
        return upperBound;
    }

    @Override
    public BinaryIntegerVariable copy() {
        BinaryIntegerVariable result = new BinaryIntegerVariable(getValue(), lowerBound, upperBound);

        // ensure the copy has the same internal binary string
        for (int i = 0; i < result.getNumberOfBits(); i++) {
            result.set(i, get(i));
        }

        return result;
    }

    @Override
    public int hashCode() {
        return new HashCodeBuilder().append(lowerBound).append(upperBound).append(getValue()).toHashCode();
    }

    @Override
    public boolean equals(Object obj) {
        if (obj == this) {
            return true;
        } else if ((obj == null) || (obj.getClass() != getClass())) {
            return false;
        } else {
            BinaryIntegerVariable rhs = (BinaryIntegerVariable) obj;

            return new EqualsBuilder().append(lowerBound, rhs.lowerBound).append(upperBound, rhs.upperBound)
                    .append(getValue(), rhs.getValue()).isEquals();
        }
    }

    @Override
    public String toString() {
        return Integer.toString(getValue());
    }

    @Override
    public void randomize() {
        setValue(PRNG.nextInt(lowerBound, upperBound));
    }

}