reporter.h

//---------------------------------------------------------------------
//  Algorithmic Conjurings @ http://www.coyotegulch.com
//  Evocosm -- An Object-Oriented Framework for Evolutionary Algorithms
//
//  reporter.h
//---------------------------------------------------------------------
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#if !defined(LIBEVOCOSM_REPORTER_H)
#define LIBEVOCOSM_REPORTER_H

// libevocosm
#include "organism.h"

namespace libevocosm
{

    template <typename OrganismType, typename LandscapeType>
    class reporter : protected globals
    {
        public:

            reporter(listener & a_listener)
              : m_listener(a_listener)
            {
                // nada
            }

            reporter(const reporter & a_source)
              : m_listener(a_source.m_listener)
            {
                // nada
            }

            reporter & operator = (const reporter & a_source)
            {
                m_listener = a_source.m_listener;
            }


            virtual ~reporter()
            {
                // nada
            }


            virtual bool report(const vector< vector<OrganismType> > & a_population, size_t a_iteration, double & a_fitness, bool a_finished = false) = 0;
        
        protected:
            listener & m_listener;
    };
};

#endif