package Sequenic.T2ext.CoverageEngine.ga;

import org.uncommons.watchmaker.framework.FitnessEvaluator;

import Sequenic.T2.Seq.Trace;
import Sequenic.T2ext.CoverageEngine.BaseEngine;

/**
 * This class is a skeleton for a fitness evaluator. Concrete evaluators
 * should extend this class and implement the getFitness function.
 * 
 * @author Christiaan Hees
 */
public abstract class Evaluator implements FitnessEvaluator<Trace> {
	protected BaseEngine engine;
	protected String containingMethod;
	
	public Evaluator(BaseEngine engine) {
		this.engine = engine;
	}
	
	public boolean isNatural() {
		return false;
	}
	
	/**
	 * Get the name of the method that contains the found pattern.
	 */
	public String getContainingMethod() {
		return containingMethod;
	}
}