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// AForge Framework
// 1D Optimization using Genetic Algorithms
//
// Copyright � Andrew Kirillov, 2006
// andrew.kirillov@gmail.com
//

using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Collections;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Data;
using System.Threading;

using AForge;
using AForge.Genetic;
using AForge.Controls;

namespace Optimization1D
{
	/// <summary>
	/// Summary description for Form1.
	/// </summary>
	public class MainForm : System.Windows.Forms.Form
	{
		private AForge.Controls.Chart chart;
		private System.Windows.Forms.GroupBox groupBox1;
		private System.Windows.Forms.Label label1;
		private System.Windows.Forms.TextBox minXBox;
		private System.Windows.Forms.TextBox maxXBox;
		private System.Windows.Forms.Label label2;
		/// <summary>
		/// Required designer variable.
		/// </summary>
		private System.ComponentModel.Container components = null;
		private System.Windows.Forms.GroupBox groupBox2;
		private System.Windows.Forms.Label label3;
		private System.Windows.Forms.TextBox populationSizeBox;
		private System.Windows.Forms.Label label4;
		private System.Windows.Forms.TextBox chromosomeLengthBox;
		private System.Windows.Forms.CheckBox onlyBestCheck;
		private System.Windows.Forms.Label label5;
		private System.Windows.Forms.TextBox iterationsBox;
		private System.Windows.Forms.Label label6;
		private System.Windows.Forms.Button startButton;
		private System.Windows.Forms.Button stopButton;
		private System.Windows.Forms.Label label7;
		private System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox selectionBox;
		private System.Windows.Forms.Label label8;
		private System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox modeBox;
		private System.Windows.Forms.GroupBox groupBox3;
		private System.Windows.Forms.Label label9;
		private System.Windows.Forms.TextBox currentIterationBox;
		private System.Windows.Forms.Label label10;
		private System.Windows.Forms.TextBox currentValueBox;

		private UserFunction userFunction = new UserFunction( );
		private int populationSize = 40;
		private int chromosomeLength = 32;
		private int iterations = 100;
		private int selectionMethod = 0;
		private int optimizationMode = 0;
		private bool showOnlyBest = false;

		private Thread	workerThread = null;
		private bool	needToStop = false;

		// Constructor
		public MainForm( )
		{
			//
			// Required for Windows Form Designer support
			//
			InitializeComponent( );

			// add data series to chart
			chart.AddDataSeries( "function", Color.Red, Chart.SeriesType.Line, 1 );
			chart.AddDataSeries( "solution", Color.Blue, Chart.SeriesType.Dots, 5 );
			UpdateChart( );

			// update controls
			minXBox.Text = userFunction.Range.Min.ToString( );
			maxXBox.Text = userFunction.Range.Max.ToString( );
			selectionBox.SelectedIndex = selectionMethod;
			modeBox.SelectedIndex = optimizationMode;
			UpdateSettings( );
		}

		/// <summary>
		/// Clean up any resources being used.
		/// </summary>
		protected override void Dispose( bool disposing )
		{
			if( disposing )
			{
				if (components != null) 
				{
					components.Dispose();
				}
			}
			base.Dispose( disposing );
		}

		#region Windows Form Designer generated code
		/// <summary>
		/// Required method for Designer support - do not modify
		/// the contents of this method with the code editor.
		/// </summary>
		private void InitializeComponent()
		{
			this.chart = new AForge.Controls.Chart();
			this.groupBox1 = new System.Windows.Forms.GroupBox();
			this.label1 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
			this.minXBox = new System.Windows.Forms.TextBox();
			this.maxXBox = new System.Windows.Forms.TextBox();
			this.label2 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
			this.groupBox2 = new System.Windows.Forms.GroupBox();
			this.modeBox = new System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox();
			this.label8 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
			this.selectionBox = new System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox();
			this.label7 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
			this.label6 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
			this.iterationsBox = new System.Windows.Forms.TextBox();
			this.label5 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
			this.onlyBestCheck = new System.Windows.Forms.CheckBox();
			this.chromosomeLengthBox = new System.Windows.Forms.TextBox();
			this.label4 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
			this.populationSizeBox = new System.Windows.Forms.TextBox();
			this.label3 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
			this.startButton = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
			this.stopButton = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
			this.groupBox3 = new System.Windows.Forms.GroupBox();
			this.currentValueBox = new System.Windows.Forms.TextBox();
			this.label10 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
			this.currentIterationBox = new System.Windows.Forms.TextBox();
			this.label9 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
			this.groupBox1.SuspendLayout();
			this.groupBox2.SuspendLayout();
			this.groupBox3.SuspendLayout();
			this.SuspendLayout();
			// 
			// chart
			// 
			this.chart.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(10, 20);
			this.chart.Name = "chart";
			this.chart.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(280, 270);
			this.chart.TabIndex = 0;
			// 
			// groupBox1
			// 
			this.groupBox1.Controls.Add(this.chart);
			this.groupBox1.Controls.Add(this.label1);
			this.groupBox1.Controls.Add(this.minXBox);
			this.groupBox1.Controls.Add(this.maxXBox);
			this.groupBox1.Controls.Add(this.label2);
			this.groupBox1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(10, 10);
			this.groupBox1.Name = "groupBox1";
			this.groupBox1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(300, 330);
			this.groupBox1.TabIndex = 0;
			this.groupBox1.TabStop = false;
			this.groupBox1.Text = "Function";
			// 
			// label1
			// 
			this.label1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(10, 297);
			this.label1.Name = "label1";
			this.label1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(41, 13);
			this.label1.TabIndex = 3;
			this.label1.Text = "Range:";
			// 
			// minXBox
			// 
			this.minXBox.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(60, 295);
			this.minXBox.Name = "minXBox";
			this.minXBox.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(50, 20);
			this.minXBox.TabIndex = 3;
			this.minXBox.Text = "";
			this.minXBox.TextChanged += new System.EventHandler(this.minXBox_TextChanged);
			// 
			// maxXBox
			// 
			this.maxXBox.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(130, 295);
			this.maxXBox.Name = "maxXBox";
			this.maxXBox.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(50, 20);
			this.maxXBox.TabIndex = 4;
			this.maxXBox.Text = "";
			this.maxXBox.TextChanged += new System.EventHandler(this.maxXBox_TextChanged);
			// 
			// label2
			// 
			this.label2.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(115, 297);
			this.label2.Name = "label2";
			this.label2.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(8, 16);
			this.label2.TabIndex = 3;
			this.label2.Text = "-";
			// 
			// groupBox2
			// 
			this.groupBox2.Controls.Add(this.modeBox);
			this.groupBox2.Controls.Add(this.label8);
			this.groupBox2.Controls.Add(this.selectionBox);
			this.groupBox2.Controls.Add(this.label7);
			this.groupBox2.Controls.Add(this.label6);
			this.groupBox2.Controls.Add(this.iterationsBox);
			this.groupBox2.Controls.Add(this.label5);
			this.groupBox2.Controls.Add(this.onlyBestCheck);
			this.groupBox2.Controls.Add(this.chromosomeLengthBox);
			this.groupBox2.Controls.Add(this.label4);
			this.groupBox2.Controls.Add(this.populationSizeBox);
			this.groupBox2.Controls.Add(this.label3);
			this.groupBox2.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(320, 10);
			this.groupBox2.Name = "groupBox2";
			this.groupBox2.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(185, 222);
			this.groupBox2.TabIndex = 1;
			this.groupBox2.TabStop = false;
			this.groupBox2.Text = "Settings";
			// 
			// modeBox
			// 
			this.modeBox.DropDownStyle = System.Windows.Forms.ComboBoxStyle.DropDownList;
			this.modeBox.Items.AddRange(new object[] {
														 "Maximize",
														 "Minimize"});
			this.modeBox.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(110, 95);
			this.modeBox.Name = "modeBox";
			this.modeBox.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(65, 21);
			this.modeBox.TabIndex = 7;
			// 
			// label8
			// 
			this.label8.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(10, 97);
			this.label8.Name = "label8";
			this.label8.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(110, 17);
			this.label8.TabIndex = 6;
			this.label8.Text = "Optimization mode:";
			// 
			// selectionBox
			// 
			this.selectionBox.DropDownStyle = System.Windows.Forms.ComboBoxStyle.DropDownList;
			this.selectionBox.Items.AddRange(new object[] {
															  "Elite",
															  "Rank",
															  "Roulette"});
			this.selectionBox.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(110, 70);
			this.selectionBox.Name = "selectionBox";
			this.selectionBox.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(65, 21);
			this.selectionBox.TabIndex = 5;
			// 
			// label7
			// 
			this.label7.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(10, 72);
			this.label7.Name = "label7";
			this.label7.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(100, 16);
			this.label7.TabIndex = 4;
			this.label7.Text = "Selection method:";
			// 
			// label6
			// 
			this.label6.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Microsoft Sans Serif", 6.75F, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Regular, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, ((System.Byte)(0)));
			this.label6.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(125, 175);
			this.label6.Name = "label6";
			this.label6.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(56, 16);
			this.label6.TabIndex = 10;
			this.label6.Text = "( 0 - inifinity )";
			// 
			// iterationsBox
			// 
			this.iterationsBox.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(125, 155);
			this.iterationsBox.Name = "iterationsBox";
			this.iterationsBox.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(50, 20);
			this.iterationsBox.TabIndex = 9;
			this.iterationsBox.Text = "";
			// 
			// label5
			// 
			this.label5.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(10, 157);
			this.label5.Name = "label5";
			this.label5.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(64, 16);
			this.label5.TabIndex = 8;
			this.label5.Text = "Iterations:";
			// 
			// onlyBestCheck
			// 
			this.onlyBestCheck.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(10, 195);
			this.onlyBestCheck.Name = "onlyBestCheck";
			this.onlyBestCheck.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(144, 16);
			this.onlyBestCheck.TabIndex = 11;
			this.onlyBestCheck.Text = "Show only best solution";
			// 
			// chromosomeLengthBox
			// 
			this.chromosomeLengthBox.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(125, 45);
			this.chromosomeLengthBox.Name = "chromosomeLengthBox";
			this.chromosomeLengthBox.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(50, 20);
			this.chromosomeLengthBox.TabIndex = 3;
			this.chromosomeLengthBox.Text = "";
			// 
			// label4
			// 
			this.label4.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(10, 47);
			this.label4.Name = "label4";
			this.label4.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(110, 12);
			this.label4.TabIndex = 2;
			this.label4.Text = "Chromosome length:";
			// 
			// populationSizeBox
			// 
			this.populationSizeBox.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(125, 20);
			this.populationSizeBox.Name = "populationSizeBox";
			this.populationSizeBox.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(50, 20);
			this.populationSizeBox.TabIndex = 1;
			this.populationSizeBox.Text = "";
			// 
			// label3
			// 
			this.label3.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(10, 22);
			this.label3.Name = "label3";
			this.label3.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(85, 16);
			this.label3.TabIndex = 0;
			this.label3.Text = "Population size:";
			// 
			// startButton
			// 
			this.startButton.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(340, 317);
			this.startButton.Name = "startButton";
			this.startButton.TabIndex = 3;
			this.startButton.Text = "&Start";
			this.startButton.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.startButton_Click);
			// 
			// stopButton
			// 
			this.stopButton.Enabled = false;
			this.stopButton.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(430, 317);
			this.stopButton.Name = "stopButton";
			this.stopButton.TabIndex = 4;
			this.stopButton.Text = "S&top";
			this.stopButton.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.stopButton_Click);
			// 
			// groupBox3
			// 
			this.groupBox3.Controls.Add(this.currentValueBox);
			this.groupBox3.Controls.Add(this.label10);
			this.groupBox3.Controls.Add(this.currentIterationBox);
			this.groupBox3.Controls.Add(this.label9);
			this.groupBox3.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(320, 235);
			this.groupBox3.Name = "groupBox3";
			this.groupBox3.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(185, 75);
			this.groupBox3.TabIndex = 2;
			this.groupBox3.TabStop = false;
			this.groupBox3.Text = "Current iteration";
			// 
			// currentValueBox
			// 
			this.currentValueBox.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(125, 45);
			this.currentValueBox.Name = "currentValueBox";
			this.currentValueBox.ReadOnly = true;
			this.currentValueBox.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(50, 20);
			this.currentValueBox.TabIndex = 3;
			this.currentValueBox.Text = "";
			// 
			// label10
			// 
			this.label10.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(10, 47);
			this.label10.Name = "label10";
			this.label10.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(60, 15);
			this.label10.TabIndex = 2;
			this.label10.Text = "Value:";
			// 
			// currentIterationBox
			// 
			this.currentIterationBox.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(125, 20);
			this.currentIterationBox.Name = "currentIterationBox";
			this.currentIterationBox.ReadOnly = true;
			this.currentIterationBox.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(50, 20);
			this.currentIterationBox.TabIndex = 1;
			this.currentIterationBox.Text = "";
			// 
			// label9
			// 
			this.label9.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(10, 22);
			this.label9.Name = "label9";
			this.label9.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(60, 16);
			this.label9.TabIndex = 0;
			this.label9.Text = "Iteration:";
			// 
			// MainForm
			// 
			this.AutoScaleBaseSize = new System.Drawing.Size(5, 13);
			this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(514, 350);
			this.Controls.Add(this.groupBox3);
			this.Controls.Add(this.stopButton);
			this.Controls.Add(this.startButton);
			this.Controls.Add(this.groupBox2);
			this.Controls.Add(this.groupBox1);
			this.FormBorderStyle = System.Windows.Forms.FormBorderStyle.FixedDialog;
			this.MaximizeBox = false;
			this.Name = "MainForm";
			this.Text = "1D Optimization using Genetic Algorithms";
			this.Closing += new System.ComponentModel.CancelEventHandler(this.MainForm_Closing);
			this.groupBox1.ResumeLayout(false);
			this.groupBox2.ResumeLayout(false);
			this.groupBox3.ResumeLayout(false);
			this.ResumeLayout(false);

		}
		#endregion

		/// <summary>
		/// The main entry point for the application.
		/// </summary>
		[STAThread]
		static void Main( ) 
		{
			Application.Run( new MainForm( ) );
		}

        // Delegates to enable async calls for setting controls properties
        private delegate void SetTextCallback( System.Windows.Forms.Control control, string text );

        // Thread safe updating of control's text property
        private void SetText( System.Windows.Forms.Control control, string text )
        {
            if ( control.InvokeRequired )
            {
                SetTextCallback d = new SetTextCallback( SetText );
                Invoke( d, new object[] { control, text } );
            }
            else
            {
                control.Text = text;
            }
        }
        
        // On main form closing
		private void MainForm_Closing( object sender, System.ComponentModel.CancelEventArgs e )
		{
			// check if worker thread is running
			if ( ( workerThread != null ) && ( workerThread.IsAlive ) )
			{
				needToStop = true;
                while ( !workerThread.Join( 100 ) )
                    Application.DoEvents( );
            }
		}

		// Update settings controls
		private void UpdateSettings( )
		{
			populationSizeBox.Text		= populationSize.ToString( );
			chromosomeLengthBox.Text	= chromosomeLength.ToString( );
			iterationsBox.Text			= iterations.ToString( );
		}
		
		// Update chart
		private void UpdateChart( )
		{
			// update chart range
			chart.RangeX = userFunction.Range;

			double[,] data = null;

			if ( chart.RangeX.Length > 0 )
			{
				// prepare data
				data = new double[501, 2];

				double minX = userFunction.Range.Min;
				double length = userFunction.Range.Length;

				for ( int i = 0; i <= 500; i++ )
				{
					data[i, 0] = minX + length * i / 500;
					data[i, 1] = userFunction.OptimizationFunction( data[i, 0] );
				}
			}

			// update chart series
			chart.UpdateDataSeries( "function", data );
		}

		// Update min value
		private void minXBox_TextChanged(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
		{
			try
			{
				userFunction.Range = new DoubleRange( double.Parse( minXBox.Text ), userFunction.Range.Max );
				UpdateChart( );
			}
			catch
			{
			}
		}

		// Update max value
		private void maxXBox_TextChanged(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
		{
			try
			{
				userFunction.Range = new DoubleRange( userFunction.Range.Min, double.Parse( maxXBox.Text ) );
				UpdateChart( );
			}
			catch
			{
			}
		}

        // Delegates to enable async calls for setting controls properties
        private delegate void EnableCallback( bool enable );

        // Enable/disale controls (safe for threading)
		private void EnableControls( bool enable )
		{
            if ( InvokeRequired )
            {
                EnableCallback d = new EnableCallback( EnableControls );
                Invoke( d, new object[] { enable } );
            }
            else
            {
                minXBox.Enabled = enable;
                maxXBox.Enabled = enable;

                populationSizeBox.Enabled = enable;
                chromosomeLengthBox.Enabled = enable;
                iterationsBox.Enabled = enable;
                selectionBox.Enabled = enable;
                modeBox.Enabled = enable;
                onlyBestCheck.Enabled = enable;

                startButton.Enabled = enable;
                stopButton.Enabled = !enable;
            }
		}

		// On "Start" button click
		private void startButton_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
		{
			// get population size
			try
			{
				populationSize = Math.Max( 10, Math.Min( 100, int.Parse( populationSizeBox.Text ) ) );
			}
			catch
			{
				populationSize = 40;
			}
			// get chromosome length
			try
			{
				chromosomeLength = Math.Max( 8, Math.Min( 64, int.Parse( chromosomeLengthBox.Text ) ) );
			}
			catch
			{
				chromosomeLength = 32;
			}
			// iterations
			try
			{
				iterations = Math.Max( 0, int.Parse( iterationsBox.Text ) );
			}
			catch
			{
				iterations = 100;
			}
			// update settings controls
			UpdateSettings( );

			selectionMethod = selectionBox.SelectedIndex;
			optimizationMode = modeBox.SelectedIndex;
			showOnlyBest = onlyBestCheck.Checked;

			// disable all settings controls except "Stop" button
			EnableControls( false );

			// run worker thread
			needToStop = false;
			workerThread = new Thread( new ThreadStart( SearchSolution ) );
			workerThread.Start( );
		}

		// On "Stop" button click
		private void stopButton_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
		{
			// stop worker thread
			needToStop = true;
            while ( !workerThread.Join( 100 ) )
                Application.DoEvents( );
            workerThread = null;
		}


		// Worker thread
		void SearchSolution( )
		{
			// create population
			Population population = new Population( populationSize,
				new BinaryChromosome( chromosomeLength ),
				userFunction,
				( selectionMethod == 0 ) ? (ISelectionMethod) new EliteSelection( ) :
				( selectionMethod == 1 ) ? (ISelectionMethod) new RankSelection( ) :
										   (ISelectionMethod) new RouletteWheelSelection( )
				);
			// set optimization mode
			userFunction.Mode = ( optimizationMode == 0 ) ?
				OptimizationFunction1D.Modes.Maximization :
				OptimizationFunction1D.Modes.Minimization;
			// iterations
			int i = 1;
			// solution
			double[,] data = new double[(showOnlyBest) ? 1 : populationSize, 2];


			// loop
			while ( !needToStop )
			{
				// run one epoch of genetic algorithm
				population.RunEpoch( );

				// show current solution
				if ( showOnlyBest )
				{
					data[0, 0] = userFunction.TranslateNative( population.BestChromosome );
					data[0, 1] = userFunction.OptimizationFunction( data[0, 0] );
				}
				else
				{
					for ( int j = 0; j < populationSize; j++ )
					{
						data[j, 0] = userFunction.TranslateNative( population[j] );
						data[j, 1] = userFunction.OptimizationFunction( data[j, 0] );
					}
				}
				chart.UpdateDataSeries( "solution", data );

				// set current iteration's info
                SetText( currentIterationBox, i.ToString( ) );
                SetText( currentValueBox, userFunction.TranslateNative( population.BestChromosome ).ToString( "F3" ) );

				// increase current iteration
				i++;

				//
				if ( ( iterations != 0 ) && ( i > iterations ) )
					break;
			}

			// enable settings controls
			EnableControls( true );
		}
	}

	// Function to optimize
	public class UserFunction : OptimizationFunction1D
	{
		public UserFunction( ) : base( new DoubleRange( 0, 255 ) ) { }

		public override double OptimizationFunction( double x )
		{
			return Math.Cos( x / 23 ) * Math.Sin( x / 50 ) + 2;
		}
	}
}

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Started software development at about 15 years old and it seems like now it lasts most part of my life. Fortunately did not spend too much time with Z80 and BK0010 and switched to 8086 and further. Similar with programming languages – luckily managed to get away from BASIC and Pascal to things like Assembler, C, C++ and then C#. Apart from daily programming for food, do it also for hobby, where mostly enjoy areas like Computer Vision, Robotics and AI. This led to some open source stuff like AForge.NET, Computer Vision Sandbox, cam2web, ANNT, etc.

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