@Override
protected List<S> createInitialPopulation() {
List<S> population = new ArrayList<>(populationSize);
for (int i = 0; i < populationSize; i++) {
S newIndividual = problem.createSolution();
population.add(newIndividual);
}
return population;
}
/**
* Fills a population with new solutions until its size is maxListSize
*
* @param solutionList The list of solutions
* @param problem The problem being solved
* @param maxListSize The target size of the list
* @param <S> The type of the solutions to be created
*/
public static <S extends Solution<?>> void fillPopulationWithNewSolutions(
List<S> solutionList, Problem<S> problem, int maxListSize) {
while (solutionList.size() < maxListSize) {
solutionList.add(problem.createSolution());
}
}
