/*!
 * 
 *
 * \brief       Bit flip mutation operator.
 * 
 * 
 *
 * \author      T.Voss
 * \date        2010
 *
 *
 * \par Copyright 1995-2015 Shark Development Team
 * 
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 */
#ifndef SHARK_ALGORITHMS_DIRECT_SEARCH_OPERATORS_MUTATION_BITFLIP_MUTATION_H
#define SHARK_ALGORITHMS_DIRECT_SEARCH_OPERATORS_MUTATION_BITFLIP_MUTATION_H

#include <shark/Rng/GlobalRng.h>

namespace shark {

/// \brief Bitflip mutation operator.
///
/// Given a binary vector, a coin is flipped for every element. If it is heads, the element of the vector
/// is flipped. By initializing the mutator with the objective function, this strength is set to a dfault value
/// of 1/dimensions, thus in the mean one element is flipped.
struct BitflipMutator {

        /// \brief Default c'tor.
        BitflipMutator() : m_mutationStrength(0) {}

        /// \brief Initializes the operator for the supplied fitness function.
        ///
        /// \param [in] f Instance of the objective function to initialize the operator for.
        template<typename Function>
        void init(const Function &f) {
                m_mutationStrength = 1./f.numberOfVariables();
        }

        /// \brief Mutates the supplied individual.
        /// 
        /// \param [in,out] ind Individual to be mutated.
        template<typename IndividualType>
        void operator()(DefaultRngType& rng, IndividualType &ind) {

                for (unsigned int i = 0; i < ind.searchPoint().size(); i++) {
                        if (coinToss(rng,m_mutationStrength)) {
                                ind.searchPoint()[ i ] = !ind.searchPoint()[ i ];
                        }
                }
        }

        /// \brief Serializes this instance to the supplied archive.
        /// 
        /// \param [in,out] archive The archive to serialize to.
        /// \param [in] version Version information (optional and not used here).
        double m_mutationStrength;
};
}

#endif

