com.rubecula.darwin.core
Interface Factory

All Known Implementing Classes:

Factory_Abstract, Factory_Default, Factory_PepperedMoth, Factory_TS

public interface Factory

Defines the methods which will instantiate new objects for an evolutionary computation system.

Author:

Robin

Method Summary

Allele	makeAllele(Object value) Factory method to instantiate a new Allele of the appropriate class, with an auto-generated key.
Allele	makeAllele(Object value, Map<String,Object> properties) Factory method to instantiate a new Allele of the appropriate class, with an auto-generated key.
Allele	makeAllele(Object key, Object value) Factory method to instantiate a new Allele of the appropriate class.
Allele	makeAllele(Object key, Object value, Map<String,Object> properties) Factory method to instantiate a new Allele of the appropriate class.
Gene	makeGene(int ode) Factory method to instantiate a new Gene of the appropriate class.
Gene	makeGene(int ode, Map<String,Object> properties) Factory method to instantiate a new Gene of the appropriate class.
Genotype	makeGenotype(int ode) Factory method to instantiate a new genotype of the appropriate class.
Genotype	makeGenotype(int ode, Map<String,Object> properties) Factory method to instantiate a new genotype of the appropriate class.
Organism	makeOrganism(Population population, Genotype genotype) Factory method to instantiate a new organism of the appropriate class, with a population-specific auto-generated identifier.
Organism	makeOrganism(Population population, Genotype genotype, Map<String,Object> properties) Factory method to instantiate a new organism of the appropriate class, with a population-specific auto-generated identifier.
Organism	makeOrganism(String identifier, Population population, Genotype genotype) Factory method to instantiate a new organism of the appropriate class.
Organism	makeOrganism(String identifier, Population population, Genotype genotype, Map<String,Object> properties) Factory method to instantiate a new organism of the appropriate class.
Phenotype	makePhenotype() Factory method to instantiate a new phenotype of the appropriate class.
Phenotype	makePhenotype(Map<String,Object> properties) Factory method to instantiate a new phenotype of the appropriate class.
Trait	makeTrait(String identifier) Factory method to instantiate a new Trait of the appropriate class, without an initial value.
Trait	makeTrait(String identifier, Map<String,Object> properties) Factory method to instantiate a new Trait of the appropriate class, without an initial value.
Trait	makeTrait(String identifier, Object value) Factory method to instantiate a new Trait of the appropriate class.
Trait	makeTrait(String identifier, Object value, Map<String,Object> properties) Factory method to instantiate a new Trait of the appropriate class.

Method Detail

makeAllele

Allele makeAllele(Object value)

Factory method to instantiate a new Allele of the appropriate class, with an auto-generated key.

Parameters:

value - the value of the new allele.

Returns:

a newly constructed instance of Allele.

makeAllele

Allele makeAllele(Object value,
                  Map<String,Object> properties)

Factory method to instantiate a new Allele of the appropriate class, with an auto-generated key.

Parameters:

value - the value of the new allele.

properties - a map which specifies any additional properties required at instantation time.

Returns:

a newly constructed instance of Allele.

makeAllele

Allele makeAllele(Object key,
                  Object value)

Factory method to instantiate a new Allele of the appropriate class.

Parameters:

key - the key of the new allele.

value - the value of the new allele.

Returns:

a newly constructed instance of Allele.

makeAllele

Allele makeAllele(Object key,
                  Object value,
                  Map<String,Object> properties)

Factory method to instantiate a new Allele of the appropriate class.

Parameters:

key - the key of the new allele.

value - the value of the new allele.

properties - a map which specifies any additional properties required at instantation time.

Returns:

a newly constructed instance of Allele.

makeGene

Gene makeGene(int ode)

Factory method to instantiate a new Gene of the appropriate class.

Parameters:

ode - the number of alleles to be found at a particular locus (1 if haploid, 2 if diploid).

Returns:

a newly constructed instance of Gene.

makeGene

Gene makeGene(int ode,
              Map<String,Object> properties)

Factory method to instantiate a new Gene of the appropriate class.

Parameters:

ode - the number of alleles to be found at a particular locus (1 if haploid, 2 if diploid).

properties - a map which specifies any additional properties required at instantation time.

Returns:

a newly constructed instance of Gene.

makeGenotype

Genotype makeGenotype(int ode)

Factory method to instantiate a new genotype of the appropriate class.

Parameters:

ode - the number of alleles to be found at a particular locus (1 if haploid, 2 if diploid).

Returns:

a newly constructed instance of Genotype.

makeGenotype

Genotype makeGenotype(int ode,
                      Map<String,Object> properties)

Factory method to instantiate a new genotype of the appropriate class.

Parameters:

ode - the number of alleles to be found at a particular locus (1 if haploid, 2 if diploid).

properties - a map which specifies any additional properties required at instantation time.

Returns:

a newly constructed instance of Genotype.

makeOrganism

Organism makeOrganism(Population population,
                      Genotype genotype)

Factory method to instantiate a new organism of the appropriate class, with a population-specific auto-generated identifier.

Parameters:

population - the population into which the new organism will be "born".

genotype - the genotype which defines the new organism.

Returns:

a newly constructed instance of Organism.

makeOrganism

Organism makeOrganism(Population population,
                      Genotype genotype,
                      Map<String,Object> properties)

Factory method to instantiate a new organism of the appropriate class, with a population-specific auto-generated identifier.

Parameters:

population - the population into which the new organism will be "born".

genotype - the genotype which defines the new organism.

properties - a map which specifies any additional properties required at instantation time.

Returns:

a newly constructed instance of Organism.

makeOrganism

Organism makeOrganism(String identifier,
                      Population population,
                      Genotype genotype)

Factory method to instantiate a new organism of the appropriate class.

Parameters:

identifier - the identifier for the new organism.

population - the population into which the new organism will be "born".

genotype - the genotype which defines the new organism.

Returns:

a newly constructed instance of Organism.

makeOrganism

Organism makeOrganism(String identifier,
                      Population population,
                      Genotype genotype,
                      Map<String,Object> properties)

Factory method to instantiate a new organism of the appropriate class.

Parameters:

identifier - the identifier for the new organism.

population - the population into which the new organism will be "born".

genotype - the genotype which defines the new organism.

properties - a map which specifies any additional properties required at instantation time.

Returns:

a newly constructed instance of Organism.

makePhenotype

Phenotype makePhenotype()

Factory method to instantiate a new phenotype of the appropriate class.

Returns:

a newly constructed instance of Phenotype.

makePhenotype

Phenotype makePhenotype(Map<String,Object> properties)

Factory method to instantiate a new phenotype of the appropriate class.

Parameters:

properties - a map which specifies any additional properties required at instantation time.

Returns:

a newly constructed instance of Phenotype.

makeTrait

Trait makeTrait(String identifier)

Factory method to instantiate a new Trait of the appropriate class, without an initial value.

Parameters:

identifier - the identifier of the new trait.

Returns:

a newly constructed instance of Trait.

makeTrait

Trait makeTrait(String identifier,
                Map<String,Object> properties)

Factory method to instantiate a new Trait of the appropriate class, without an initial value.

Parameters:

identifier - the identifier of the new trait.

properties - a map which specifies any additional properties required at instantation time.

Returns:

a newly constructed instance of Trait.

makeTrait

Trait makeTrait(String identifier,
                Object value)

Factory method to instantiate a new Trait of the appropriate class.

Parameters:

identifier - the identifier of the new trait.

value - the initial value of the new trait.

Returns:

a newly constructed instance of Trait.

makeTrait

Trait makeTrait(String identifier,
                Object value,
                Map<String,Object> properties)

Factory method to instantiate a new Trait of the appropriate class.

Parameters:

identifier - the identifier of the new trait.

value - the initial value of the new trait.

properties - a map which specifies any additional properties required at instantation time.

Returns:

a newly constructed instance of Trait.