001/*
002 * Java Genetic Algorithm Library (jenetics-8.0.0).
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 *
009 *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
010 *
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015 * limitations under the License.
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 *
040 * {@snippet lang="java":
041 * public class RealFunction {
042 *     // The conversion from the 'Genotype' to the argument type of the fitness
043 *     // function is performed by the given 'Codec'. You can concentrate on the
044 *     // implementation, because you are not bothered with the conversion code.
045 *     private static double eval(final double x) {
046 *         return cos(0.5 + sin(x)) * cos(x);
047 *     }
048 *
049 *     public static void main(final String[] args) {
050 *         final Engine<DoubleGene, Double> engine = Engine
051 *              // Create an Engine.Builder with the "pure" fitness function
052 *              // and the appropriate Codec.
053 *             .build(RealFunction::eval, Codecs.ofScalar(DoubleRange.of(0, 2*PI)))
054 *             .build();
055 *         // ...
056 *     }
057 * }
058 * }
059 *
060 * The {@code Codec} needed for the above usage example, will look like this:
061 * {@snippet lang="java":
062 * final DoubleRange domain = DoubleRange.of(0, 2*PI);
063 * final Codec<Double, DoubleGene> codec = Codec.of(
064 *     Genotype.of(DoubleChromosome.of(domain)),
065 *     gt -> gt.chromosome().gene().allele()
066 * );
067 * }
068 *
069 * Calling the {@link Codec#of(Factory, Function)} method is the usual way for
070 * creating new {@code Codec} instances.
071 *
072 * @see Codecs
073 * @see Engine
074 * @see Engine.Builder
075 *
076 * @param <T> the argument type of given problem
077 * @param <G> the {@code Gene} type used for encoding the argument type {@code T}
078 *
079 * @author <a href="mailto:franz.wilhelmstoetter@gmail.com">Franz Wilhelmstötter</a>
080 * @version 3.6
081 * @since 3.2
082 */
083public interface Codec<T, G extends Gene<?, G>> {
084
085        /**
086         * Return the genotype factory for creating genotypes with the right
087         * encoding for the given problem. The genotype created with this factory
088         * must work together with the {@link #decoder()} function, which transforms
089         * the genotype into an object of the problem domain.
090         *
091         * {@snippet lang="java":
092         * final Codec<SomeObject, DoubleGene> codec = null; // @replace substring='null' replacement="..."
093         * final Genotype<DoubleGene> gt = codec.encoding().newInstance();
094         * final SomeObject arg = codec.decoder().apply(gt);
095         * }
096         *
097         * @see #decoder()
098         *
099         * @return the genotype (factory) representation of the problem domain
100         */
101        Factory<Genotype<G>> encoding();
102
103        /**
104         * Return the <em>decoder</em> function which transforms the genotype back
105         * to the original problem domain representation.
106         *
107         * @see #encoding()
108         *
109         * @return genotype decoder
110         */
111        Function<Genotype<G>, T> decoder();
112
113        /**
114         * Converts the given {@link Genotype} to the target type {@link T}. This is
115         * a shortcut for
116         * {@snippet lang="java":
117         * final Codec<SomeObject, DoubleGene> codec = null; // @replace substring='null' replacement="..."
118         * final Genotype<DoubleGene> gt = codec.encoding().newInstance();
119         *
120         * final SomeObject arg = codec.decoder().apply(gt);
121         * }
122         *
123         * @since 3.6
124         *
125         * @param genotype the genotype to be converted
126         * @return the converted genotype
127         * @throws NullPointerException if the given {@code genotype} is {@code null}
128         */
129        default T decode(final Genotype<G> genotype) {
130                requireNonNull(genotype);
131                return decoder().apply(genotype);
132        }
133
134        /**
135         * Create a new {@code Codec} with the mapped result type. The following
136         * example creates a double codec whose values are not uniformly distributed
137         * between {@code [0..1)}. Instead, the values now follow an exponential
138         * function.
139         *
140         * {@snippet lang="java":
141         *  final Codec<Double, DoubleGene> c = Codecs.ofScalar(DoubleRange.of(0, 1))
142         *      .map(Math::exp);
143         * }
144         *
145         * This method can also be used for creating non-trivial codes like split
146         * ranges, as shown in the following example, where only values between
147         * <em>[0, 2)</em> and <em>[8, 10)</em> are valid.
148         * <pre>{@code
149         *   +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
150         *   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
151         *   0  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10
152         *   |-----|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|-----|
153         *      ^  |llllllll|rrrrrrrr|  ^
154         *      |       |        |      |
155         *      +-------+        +------+
156         * }</pre>
157         *
158         * {@snippet lang="java":
159         * final Codec<Double, DoubleGene> codec = Codecs
160         *     .ofScalar(DoubleRange.of(0, 10))
161         *     .map(v -> {
162         *             if (v >= 2 && v < 8) {
163         *                 return v < 5 ? ((v - 2)/3)*2 : ((8 - v)/3)*2 + 8;
164         *             }
165         *             return v;
166         *         });
167         * }
168         *
169         * @since 4.0
170         *
171         * @see InvertibleCodec#map(Function, Function)
172         *
173         * @param mapper the mapper function
174         * @param <B> the new argument type of the given problem
175         * @return a new {@code Codec} with the mapped result type
176         * @throws NullPointerException if the mapper is {@code null}.
177         */
178        default <B> Codec<B, G> map(final Function<? super T, ? extends B> mapper) {
179                requireNonNull(mapper);
180
181                return Codec.of(
182                        encoding(),
183                        mapper.compose(decoder())
184                );
185        }
186
187        /**
188         * Converts this codec into an <em>invertible</em> codec, by using the given
189         * {@code encoder} (inversion) function.
190         *
191         * @param encoder the (inverse) encoder function
192         * @return a new invertible codec
193         * @throws NullPointerException if the given {@code encoder} is {@code null}
194         */
195        default InvertibleCodec<T, G>
196        toInvertibleCodec(final Function<? super T, Genotype<G>> encoder) {
197                return InvertibleCodec.of(
198                        encoding(),
199                        decoder(),
200                        encoder
201                );
202        }
203
204        /**
205         * Create a new {@code Codec} object with the given {@code encoding} and
206         * {@code decoder} function.
207         *
208         * @param encoding the genotype factory used for creating new
209         *        {@code Genotypes}
210         * @param decoder decoder function, which converts a {@code Genotype} to a
211         *        value in the problem domain
212         * @param <G> the {@code Gene} type
213         * @param <T> the fitness function argument type in the problem domain
214         * @return a new {@code Codec} object with the given parameters
215         * @throws NullPointerException if one of the arguments is {@code null}.
216         */
217        static <T, G extends Gene<?, G>> Codec<T, G> of(
218                final Factory<Genotype<G>> encoding,
219                final Function<? super Genotype<G>, ? extends T> decoder
220        ) {
221                requireNonNull(encoding);
222                requireNonNull(decoder);
223
224                return new Codec<>() {
225                        @Override
226                        public Factory<Genotype<G>> encoding() {
227                                return encoding;
228                        }
229
230                        @Override
231                        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
232                        public Function<Genotype<G>, T> decoder() {
233                                return (Function<Genotype<G>, T>)decoder;
234                        }
235                };
236        }
237
238
239        /**
240         * Converts two given {@code Codec} instances into one. This lets you divide
241         * a problem into sub problems and combine them again.
242         * <p>
243         * The following example shows how to combine two codecs, which converts a
244         * {@code LongGene} to a {@code LocalDate}, to a codec which combines the
245         * two {@code LocalDate} object (these are the argument types of the
246         * component codecs) to a {@code Duration}.
247         *
248         * {@snippet lang="java":
249         * final Codec<LocalDate, LongGene> dateCodec1 = Codec.of(
250         *     Genotype.of(LongChromosome.of(0, 10_000)),
251         *     gt -> LocalDate.ofEpochDay(gt.gene().longValue())
252         * );
253         *
254         * final Codec<LocalDate, LongGene> dateCodec2 = Codec.of(
255         *     Genotype.of(LongChromosome.of(1_000_000, 10_000_000)),
256         *     gt -> LocalDate.ofEpochDay(gt.gene().longValue())
257         * );
258         *
259         * final Codec<Duration, LongGene> durationCodec = Codec.of(
260         *     dateCodec1,
261         *     dateCodec2,
262         *     (d1, d2) -> Duration.ofDays(d2.toEpochDay() - d1.toEpochDay())
263         * );
264         *
265         * final Engine<LongGene, Long> engine = Engine
266         *     .builder(Duration::toMillis, durationCodec)
267         *     .build();
268         *
269         * final Phenotype<LongGene, Long> pt = engine.stream()
270         *     .limit(100)
271         *     .collect(EvolutionResult.toBestPhenotype());
272         * System.out.println(pt);
273         *
274         * final Duration duration = durationCodec.decoder()
275         *     .apply(pt.genotype());
276         * System.out.println(duration);
277         * }
278         *
279         * @since 3.3
280         *
281         * @param <G> the gene type
282         * @param <A> the argument type of the first codec
283         * @param <B> the argument type of the second codec
284         * @param <T> the argument type of the compound codec
285         * @param codec1 the first codec
286         * @param codec2 the second codec
287         * @param decoder the decoder which combines the two argument types from the
288         *        given codecs, to the argument type of the resulting codec.
289         * @return a new codec which combines the given {@code codec1} and
290         *        {@code codec2}
291         * @throws NullPointerException if one of the arguments is {@code null}
292         */
293        static <A, B, T, G extends Gene<?, G>> Codec<T, G> of(
294                final Codec<A, G> codec1,
295                final Codec<B, G> codec2,
296                final BiFunction<A, B, T> decoder
297        ) {
298                @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
299                final Function<Object[], T> decoderAdapter =
300                        v -> decoder.apply((A)v[0], (B)v[1]);
301
302                return of(
303                        ISeq.of(codec1, codec2),
304                        decoderAdapter
305                );
306        }
307
308        /**
309         * Combines the given {@code codecs} into one codec. This lets you divide
310         * a problem into sub problems and combine them again.
311         * <p>
312         * The following example combines more than two sub-codecs into one.
313         * {@snippet lang="java":
314         * final Codec<LocalDate, LongGene> dateCodec = Codec.of(
315         *     Genotype.of(LongChromosome.of(0, 10_000)),
316         *     gt -> LocalDate.ofEpochDay(gt.getGene().longValue())
317         * );
318         *
319         * final Codec<Duration, LongGene> durationCodec = Codec.of(
320         *     ISeq.of(dateCodec, dateCodec, dateCodec),
321         *     dates -> {
322         *         final LocalDate ld1 = (LocalDate)dates[0];
323         *         final LocalDate ld2 = (LocalDate)dates[1];
324         *         final LocalDate ld3 = (LocalDate)dates[2];
325         *
326         *         return Duration.ofDays(
327         *             ld1.toEpochDay() + ld2.toEpochDay() - ld3.toEpochDay()
328         *         );
329         *     }
330         * );
331         *
332         * final Engine<LongGene, Long> engine = Engine
333         *     .builder(Duration::toMillis, durationCodec)
334         *     .build();
335         *
336         * final Phenotype<LongGene, Long> pt = engine.stream()
337         *     .limit(100)
338         *     .collect(EvolutionResult.toBestPhenotype());
339         * System.out.println(pt);
340         *
341         * final Duration duration = durationCodec.decoder()
342         *     .apply(pt.genotype());
343         * System.out.println(duration);
344         * }
345         *
346         * @since 3.3
347         *
348         * @param <G> the gene type
349         * @param <T> the argument type of the compound codec
350         * @param codecs the {@code Codec} sequence of the sub-problems
351         * @param decoder the decoder which combines the argument types from the
352         *        given codecs, to the argument type of the resulting codec.
353         * @return a new codec which combines the given {@code codecs}
354         * @throws NullPointerException if one of the arguments is {@code null}
355         * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the given {@code codecs} sequence is
356         *         empty
357         */
358        static <T, G extends Gene<?, G>> Codec<T, G> of(
359                final ISeq<? extends Codec<?, G>> codecs,
360                final Function<? super Object[], ? extends T> decoder
361        ) {
362                if (codecs.isEmpty()) {
363                        throw new IllegalArgumentException(
364                                "Codecs sequence must not be empty."
365                        );
366                }
367                return codecs.size() == 1
368                        ? Codec.of(
369                                codecs.get(0).encoding(),
370                                gt -> {
371                                        final Object value = codecs.get(0).decoder().apply(gt);
372                                        return decoder.apply(new Object[]{value});
373                                })
374                        : new CompositeCodec<>(codecs, decoder);
375        }
376
377}