Criterion.h

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#ifndef CRITERION_H
#define CRITERION_H
 
#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <vector>
 
class Criterion {
public:
  Criterion(std::string id, int direction = 1, float weight = 0.0f);
 
  Criterion(const Criterion &crit);
 
  ~Criterion();
 
  friend std::ostream &operator<<(std::ostream &out, const Criterion &crit);
 
  void generateDirection(unsigned long int seed = 0);
 
  void generateWeight(unsigned long int seed = 0);
 
  // TODO Remove getter and setter
  // Performance wise after some profiling we found that getter and setter,
  // especially for elementary classes can loose a lot of time compared to
  // access directly the variable. Therefore in order to optimize the code, they
  // should be removed.
 
  std::string getId() const;
 
  void setId(std::string id);
 
  int getDirection() const;
 
  void setDirection(int direction);
 
  float getWeight() const;
 
  void setWeight(float weight);
 
private:
  std::string id_;
  // TODO remove direction_ attribute
  // Originally, the direction_ attribute has a signification in the thesis of
  // Sobrie, it informs if we should maximize or minimize the specific
  // criterion. In the current implementation, we did not implement this
  // feature, therefore this arguments is obesolete and should be removed during
  // a code clean.
  int direction_;
  float weight_;
};
 
#endif