001/*
002 * Java Genetic Algorithm Library (jenetics-8.1.0).
003 * Copyright (c) 2007-2024 Franz Wilhelmstötter
004 *
005 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
006 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
007 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
008 *
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010 *
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016 *
017 * Author:
018 *    Franz Wilhelmstötter (franz.wilhelmstoetter@gmail.com)
019 */
020package io.jenetics.engine;
021
022import static java.util.Objects.requireNonNull;
023
024import java.util.function.BiFunction;
025import java.util.function.Function;
026
027import io.jenetics.Gene;
028import io.jenetics.Genotype;
029import io.jenetics.util.Factory;
030import io.jenetics.util.ISeq;
031
032/**
033 * A problem {@code Codec} contains the information about how to encode a given
034 * argument type into a {@code Genotype}. It also lets convert the encoded
035 * {@code Genotype} back to the argument type. The engine creation and the
036 * implementation of the fitness function can be heavily simplified by using
037 * a {@code Codec} class. The example given in the {@link Engine} documentation
038 * can be simplified as follows:
039 * {@snippet lang="java":
040 * public class RealFunction {
041 *     // The conversion from the 'Genotype' to the argument type of the fitness
042 *     // function is performed by the given 'Codec'. You can concentrate on the
043 *     // implementation, because you are not bothered with the conversion code.
044 *     private static double eval(final double x) {
045 *         return cos(0.5 + sin(x)) * cos(x);
046 *     }
047 *
048 *     public static void main(final String[] args) {
049 *         final Engine<DoubleGene, Double> engine = Engine
050 *              // Create an Engine.Builder with the "pure" fitness function
051 *              // and the appropriate Codec.
052 *             .build(RealFunction::eval, Codecs.ofScalar(DoubleRange.of(0, 2*PI)))
053 *             .build();
054 *         // ...
055 *     }
056 * }
057 * }
058 *
059 * The {@code Codec} needed for the above usage example, will look like this:
060 * {@snippet lang="java":
061 * final DoubleRange domain = DoubleRange.of(0, 2*PI);
062 * final Codec<Double, DoubleGene> codec = Codec.of(
063 *     Genotype.of(DoubleChromosome.of(domain)),
064 *     gt -> gt.chromosome().gene().allele()
065 * );
066 * }
067 *
068 * Calling the {@link Codec#of(Factory, Function)} method is the usual way for
069 * creating new {@code Codec} instances.
070 *
071 * @see Codecs
072 * @see Engine
073 * @see Engine.Builder
074 *
075 * @param <T> the argument type of given problem
076 * @param <G> the {@code Gene} type used for encoding the argument type {@code T}
077 *
078 * @author <a href="mailto:franz.wilhelmstoetter@gmail.com">Franz Wilhelmstötter</a>
079 * @version 3.6
080 * @since 3.2
081 */
082public interface Codec<T, G extends Gene<?, G>> {
083
084        /**
085         * Return the genotype factory for creating genotypes with the right
086         * encoding for the given problem. The genotype created with this factory
087         * must work together with the {@link #decoder()} function, which transforms
088         * the genotype into an object of the problem domain.
089         * {@snippet lang="java":
090         * final Codec<SomeObject, DoubleGene> codec = null; // @replace substring='null' replacement="..."
091         * final Genotype<DoubleGene> gt = codec.encoding().newInstance();
092         * final SomeObject arg = codec.decoder().apply(gt);
093         * }
094         *
095         * @see #decoder()
096         *
097         * @return the genotype (factory) representation of the problem domain
098         */
099        Factory<Genotype<G>> encoding();
100
101        /**
102         * Return the <em>decoder</em> function which transforms the genotype back
103         * to the original problem domain representation.
104         *
105         * @see #encoding()
106         *
107         * @return genotype decoder
108         */
109        Function<Genotype<G>, T> decoder();
110
111        /**
112         * Converts the given {@link Genotype} to the target type {@link T}. This is
113         * a shortcut for
114         * {@snippet lang="java":
115         * final Codec<SomeObject, DoubleGene> codec = null; // @replace substring='null' replacement="..."
116         * final Genotype<DoubleGene> gt = codec.encoding().newInstance();
117         *
118         * final SomeObject arg = codec.decoder().apply(gt);
119         * }
120         *
121         * @since 3.6
122         *
123         * @param genotype the genotype to be converted
124         * @return the converted genotype
125         * @throws NullPointerException if the given {@code genotype} is {@code null}
126         */
127        default T decode(final Genotype<G> genotype) {
128                requireNonNull(genotype);
129                return decoder().apply(genotype);
130        }
131
132        /**
133         * Create a new {@code Codec} with the mapped result type. The following
134         * example creates a double codec whose values are not uniformly distributed
135         * between {@code [0..1)}. Instead, the values now follow an exponential
136         * function.
137         * {@snippet lang="java":
138         *  final Codec<Double, DoubleGene> c = Codecs.ofScalar(DoubleRange.of(0, 1))
139         *      .map(Math::exp);
140         * }
141         *
142         * This method can also be used for creating non-trivial codes like split
143         * ranges, as shown in the following example, where only values between
144         * <em>[0, 2)</em> and <em>[8, 10)</em> are valid.
145         * <pre>{@code
146         *   +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
147         *   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
148         *   0  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10
149         *   |-----|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|-----|
150         *      ^  |llllllll|rrrrrrrr|  ^
151         *      |       |        |      |
152         *      +-------+        +------+
153         * }</pre>
154         *
155         * {@snippet lang="java":
156         * final Codec<Double, DoubleGene> codec = Codecs
157         *     .ofScalar(DoubleRange.of(0, 10))
158         *     .map(v -> {
159         *             if (v >= 2 && v < 8) {
160         *                 return v < 5 ? ((v - 2)/3)*2 : ((8 - v)/3)*2 + 8;
161         *             }
162         *             return v;
163         *         });
164         * }
165         *
166         * @since 4.0
167         *
168         * @see InvertibleCodec#map(Function, Function)
169         *
170         * @param mapper the mapper function
171         * @param <B> the new argument type of the given problem
172         * @return a new {@code Codec} with the mapped result type
173         * @throws NullPointerException if the mapper is {@code null}.
174         */
175        default <B> Codec<B, G> map(final Function<? super T, ? extends B> mapper) {
176                requireNonNull(mapper);
177
178                return Codec.of(
179                        encoding(),
180                        mapper.compose(decoder())
181                );
182        }
183
184        /**
185         * Converts this codec into an <em>invertible</em> codec, by using the given
186         * {@code encoder} (inversion) function.
187         *
188         * @param encoder the (inverse) encoder function
189         * @return a new invertible codec
190         * @throws NullPointerException if the given {@code encoder} is {@code null}
191         */
192        default InvertibleCodec<T, G>
193        toInvertibleCodec(final Function<? super T, Genotype<G>> encoder) {
194                return InvertibleCodec.of(encoding(), decoder(), encoder);
195        }
196
197        /**
198         * Create a new {@code Codec} object with the given {@code encoding} and
199         * {@code decoder} function.
200         *
201         * @param encoding the genotype factory used for creating new
202         *        {@code Genotypes}
203         * @param decoder decoder function, which converts a {@code Genotype} to a
204         *        value in the problem domain
205         * @param <G> the {@code Gene} type
206         * @param <T> the fitness function argument type in the problem domain
207         * @return a new {@code Codec} object with the given parameters
208         * @throws NullPointerException if one of the arguments is {@code null}.
209         */
210        static <T, G extends Gene<?, G>> Codec<T, G> of(
211                final Factory<Genotype<G>> encoding,
212                final Function<? super Genotype<G>, ? extends T> decoder
213        ) {
214                requireNonNull(encoding);
215                requireNonNull(decoder);
216
217                return new Codec<>() {
218                        @Override
219                        public Factory<Genotype<G>> encoding() {
220                                return encoding;
221                        }
222
223                        @Override
224                        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
225                        public Function<Genotype<G>, T> decoder() {
226                                return (Function<Genotype<G>, T>)decoder;
227                        }
228                };
229        }
230
231
232        /**
233         * Converts two given {@code Codec} instances into one. This lets you divide
234         * a problem into subproblems and combine them again.
235         * <p>
236         * The following example shows how to combine two codecs, which converts a
237         * {@code LongGene} to a {@code LocalDate}, to a codec which combines the
238         * two {@code LocalDate} object (these are the argument types of the
239         * component codecs) to a {@code Duration}.
240         * {@snippet lang = "java":
241         * final Codec<LocalDate, LongGene> dateCodec1 = Codec.of(
242         *     Genotype.of(LongChromosome.of(0, 10_000)),
243         *     gt -> LocalDate.ofEpochDay(gt.gene().longValue())
244         * );
245         *
246         * final Codec<LocalDate, LongGene> dateCodec2 = Codec.of(
247         *     Genotype.of(LongChromosome.of(1_000_000, 10_000_000)),
248         *     gt -> LocalDate.ofEpochDay(gt.gene().longValue())
249         * );
250         *
251         * final Codec<Duration, LongGene> durationCodec = Codec.of(
252         *     dateCodec1,
253         *     dateCodec2,
254         *     (d1, d2) -> Duration.ofDays(d2.toEpochDay() - d1.toEpochDay())
255         * );
256         *
257         * final Engine<LongGene, Long> engine = Engine
258         *     .builder(Duration::toMillis, durationCodec)
259         *     .build();
260         *
261         * final Phenotype<LongGene, Long> pt = engine.stream()
262         *     .limit(100)
263         *     .collect(EvolutionResult.toBestPhenotype());
264         * System.out.println(pt);
265         *
266         * final Duration duration = durationCodec.decoder()
267         *     .apply(pt.genotype());
268         * System.out.println(duration);
269         *}
270         *
271         * @since 3.3
272         *
273         * @see #combine(Codec, Codec, BiFunction)
274         *
275         * @param <G> the gene type
276         * @param <A> the argument type of the first codec
277         * @param <B> the argument type of the second codec
278         * @param <T> the argument type of the compound codec
279         * @param codec1 the first codec
280         * @param codec2 the second codec
281         * @param decoder the decoder which combines the two argument types from the
282         *        given codecs, to the argument type of the resulting codec.
283         * @return a new codec which combines the given {@code codec1} and
284         *        {@code codec2}
285         * @throws NullPointerException if one of the arguments is {@code null}
286         * @deprecated Will be removed in the next major version, use
287         *            {@link #combine(Codec, Codec, BiFunction)} instead
288         */
289        @Deprecated(since = "8.1", forRemoval = true)
290        static <A, B, T, G extends Gene<?, G>> Codec<T, G> of(
291                final Codec<A, G> codec1,
292                final Codec<B, G> codec2,
293                final BiFunction<A, B, T> decoder
294        ) {
295                return combine(codec1, codec2, decoder);
296        }
297
298        /**
299         * Converts two given {@code Codec} instances into one. This lets you divide
300         * a problem into subproblems and combine them again.
301         * <p>
302         * The following example shows how to combine two codecs, which converts a
303         * {@code LongGene} to a {@code LocalDate}, to a codec which combines the
304         * two {@code LocalDate} object (these are the argument types of the
305         * component codecs) to a {@code Duration}.
306         * {@snippet lang = "java":
307         * final Codec<LocalDate, LongGene> dateCodec1 = Codec.of(
308         *     Genotype.of(LongChromosome.of(0, 10_000)),
309         *     gt -> LocalDate.ofEpochDay(gt.gene().longValue())
310         * );
311         *
312         * final Codec<LocalDate, LongGene> dateCodec2 = Codec.of(
313         *     Genotype.of(LongChromosome.of(1_000_000, 10_000_000)),
314         *     gt -> LocalDate.ofEpochDay(gt.gene().longValue())
315         * );
316         *
317         * final Codec<Duration, LongGene> durationCodec = Codec.combine(
318         *     dateCodec1,
319         *     dateCodec2,
320         *     (d1, d2) -> Duration.ofDays(d2.toEpochDay() - d1.toEpochDay())
321         * );
322         *
323         * final Engine<LongGene, Long> engine = Engine
324         *     .builder(Duration::toMillis, durationCodec)
325         *     .build();
326         *
327         * final Phenotype<LongGene, Long> pt = engine.stream()
328         *     .limit(100)
329         *     .collect(EvolutionResult.toBestPhenotype());
330         * System.out.println(pt);
331         *
332         * final Duration duration = durationCodec.decoder()
333         *     .apply(pt.genotype());
334         * System.out.println(duration);
335         *}
336         *
337         * @since 8.1
338         *
339         * @param <G> the gene type
340         * @param <A> the argument type of the first codec
341         * @param <B> the argument type of the second codec
342         * @param <T> the argument type of the compound codec
343         * @param codec1 the first codec
344         * @param codec2 the second codec
345         * @param decoder the decoder which combines the two argument types from the
346         *        given codecs, to the argument type of the resulting codec.
347         * @return a new codec which combines the given {@code codec1} and
348         *        {@code codec2}
349         * @throws NullPointerException if one of the arguments is {@code null}
350         */
351        static <A, B, T, G extends Gene<?, G>> Codec<T, G> combine(
352                final Codec<? extends A, G> codec1,
353                final Codec<? extends B, G> codec2,
354                final BiFunction<? super A, ? super B, ? extends T> decoder
355        ) {
356                @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
357                final Function<Object[], T> decoderAdapter =
358                        v -> decoder.apply((A)v[0], (B)v[1]);
359
360                return combine(
361                        ISeq.of(codec1, codec2),
362                        decoderAdapter
363                );
364        }
365
366        /**
367         * Combines the given {@code codecs} into one codec. This lets you divide
368         * a problem into subproblems and combine them again.
369         * <p>
370         * The following example combines more than two sub-codecs into one.
371         * {@snippet lang="java":
372         * final Codec<LocalDate, LongGene> dateCodec = Codec.of(
373         *     Genotype.of(LongChromosome.of(0, 10_000)),
374         *     gt -> LocalDate.ofEpochDay(gt.getGene().longValue())
375         * );
376         *
377         * final Codec<Duration, LongGene> durationCodec = Codec.of(
378         *     ISeq.of(dateCodec, dateCodec, dateCodec),
379         *     dates -> {
380         *         final LocalDate ld1 = (LocalDate)dates[0];
381         *         final LocalDate ld2 = (LocalDate)dates[1];
382         *         final LocalDate ld3 = (LocalDate)dates[2];
383         *
384         *         return Duration.ofDays(
385         *             ld1.toEpochDay() + ld2.toEpochDay() - ld3.toEpochDay()
386         *         );
387         *     }
388         * );
389         *
390         * final Engine<LongGene, Long> engine = Engine
391         *     .builder(Duration::toMillis, durationCodec)
392         *     .build();
393         *
394         * final Phenotype<LongGene, Long> pt = engine.stream()
395         *     .limit(100)
396         *     .collect(EvolutionResult.toBestPhenotype());
397         * System.out.println(pt);
398         *
399         * final Duration duration = durationCodec.decoder()
400         *     .apply(pt.genotype());
401         * System.out.println(duration);
402         * }
403         *
404         * @since 3.3
405         *
406         * @param <G> the gene type
407         * @param <T> the argument type of the compound codec
408         * @param codecs the {@code Codec} sequence of the subproblems
409         * @param decoder the decoder which combines the argument types from the
410         *        given codecs, to the argument type of the resulting codec.
411         * @return a new codec which combines the given {@code codecs}
412         * @throws NullPointerException if one of the arguments is {@code null}
413         * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the given {@code codecs} sequence is
414         *         empty
415         * @deprecated Will be removed in the next major version, use
416         *            {@link #combine(ISeq, Function)} instead
417         */
418        @Deprecated(since = "8.1", forRemoval = true)
419        static <T, G extends Gene<?, G>> Codec<T, G> of(
420                final ISeq<? extends Codec<?, G>> codecs,
421                final Function<? super Object[], ? extends T> decoder
422        ) {
423                return combine(codecs, decoder);
424        }
425
426        /**
427         * Combines the given {@code codecs} into one codec. This lets you divide
428         * a problem into subproblems and combine them again.
429         * <p>
430         * The following example combines more than two sub-codecs into one.
431         * {@snippet lang="java":
432         * final Codec<LocalDate, LongGene> dateCodec = Codec.of(
433         *     Genotype.of(LongChromosome.of(0, 10_000)),
434         *     gt -> LocalDate.ofEpochDay(gt.getGene().longValue())
435         * );
436         *
437         * final Codec<Duration, LongGene> durationCodec = Codec.combine(
438         *     ISeq.of(dateCodec, dateCodec, dateCodec),
439         *     dates -> {
440         *         final LocalDate ld1 = (LocalDate)dates[0];
441         *         final LocalDate ld2 = (LocalDate)dates[1];
442         *         final LocalDate ld3 = (LocalDate)dates[2];
443         *
444         *         return Duration.ofDays(
445         *             ld1.toEpochDay() + ld2.toEpochDay() - ld3.toEpochDay()
446         *         );
447         *     }
448         * );
449         *
450         * final Engine<LongGene, Long> engine = Engine
451         *     .builder(Duration::toMillis, durationCodec)
452         *     .build();
453         *
454         * final Phenotype<LongGene, Long> pt = engine.stream()
455         *     .limit(100)
456         *     .collect(EvolutionResult.toBestPhenotype());
457         * System.out.println(pt);
458         *
459         * final Duration duration = durationCodec.decoder()
460         *     .apply(pt.genotype());
461         * System.out.println(duration);
462         * }
463         *
464         * @since 8.1
465         *
466         * @param <G> the gene type
467         * @param <T> the argument type of the compound codec
468         * @param codecs the {@code Codec} sequence of the subproblems
469         * @param decoder the decoder which combines the argument types from the
470         *        given codecs, to the argument type of the resulting codec.
471         * @return a new codec which combines the given {@code codecs}
472         * @throws NullPointerException if one of the arguments is {@code null}
473         * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the given {@code codecs} sequence is
474         *         empty
475         */
476        static <T, G extends Gene<?, G>> Codec<T, G> combine(
477                final ISeq<? extends Codec<?, G>> codecs,
478                final Function<? super Object[], ? extends T> decoder
479        ) {
480                if (codecs.isEmpty()) {
481                        throw new IllegalArgumentException(
482                                "Codecs sequence must not be empty."
483                        );
484                }
485                return codecs.size() == 1
486                        ? Codec.of(
487                                codecs.get(0).encoding(),
488                                gt -> {
489                                        final Object value = codecs.get(0).decoder().apply(gt);
490                                        return decoder.apply(new Object[]{value});
491                                })
492                        : new CompositeCodec<>(codecs, decoder);
493        }
494
495}