#ifndef __GA_VALUE_SETS_H__
#define __GA_VALUE_SETS_H__

#include <vector>
#include "..\..\CallConvention.h"
#include "..\..\Common\GaGlobalRandomGenerator.h"
#include "..\..\Threading\GaThreading.h"

using namespace std;

namespace Chromosome
{
	namespace Representation
	{

		// Interface for value sets
		template <typename T>
		class GaValueSet
		{
			DEFINE_SYNC_CLASS

		protected:

			// Indicates that when inverted value is inverted the new value is original value
			bool _viceVersa;

		public:

			// Initialize set
			GaValueSet(bool viceVersa) : _viceVersa(viceVersa) { }

			// Initialize set
			GaValueSet() : _viceVersa(true) { }

			// Virtual destructor
			virtual ~GaValueSet() { }

			// Returns random value from set
			virtual T GACALL GenerateRandom() const=0;

			// Returns TRUE if given value belongs to set and saves inverted value
			virtual bool GACALL Inverse(const T& value,
				T& inverted) const=0;

			// Returns TRUE if given value belongs to set
			virtual bool GACALL Belongs(const T& value) const=0;

			// Returns colosest value to given value
			virtual const T& GACALL ClosestValue(const T& value) const=0;

			// Returns TRUE if inversing the inverted value returns original value, otherwise return FALSE.
			bool GACALL GetViceVersa() const
			{
				return _viceVersa;
			}

			// Sets to TRUE if inversing the inverted value returns original value.
			void GACALL SetViceVersa(bool viceVersa)
			{
				_viceVersa = viceVersa;
			}

		};// END CLASS DEFINITION GaValueSet

	} // Representation
} // Chromosome

#endif // __GA_VALUE_SETS_H__