MonotonicGA & Lifecycle Hooks

core/src/main/kotlin/org/evomaster/core/search/algorithms/AbstractGeneticAlgorithm.kt

@@ -57,6 +57,28 @@ abstract class AbstractGeneticAlgorithm<T> : SearchAlgorithm<T>() where T : Indi
         observers.remove(observer)
     }
 
+    /** Call at the start of each searchOnce to begin a new generation scope. */
+    protected fun beginGeneration() {
+        observers.forEach { it.onGenerationStart() }
+    }
+
+    /** Call at the end of each searchOnce to report generation aggregates. */
+    protected fun endGeneration() {
+        val snapshot = population.toList()
+        val bestScore = snapshot.maxOfOrNull { score(it) } ?: 0.0
+        observers.forEach { it.onGenerationEnd(snapshot, bestScore) }
+    }
+
+    /** Start a new step inside current iteration. */
+    protected fun beginStep() {
+        observers.forEach { it.onStepStart() }
+    }
+
+    /** End current step and report aggregates. */
+    protected fun endStep() {
+        observers.forEach { it.onStepEnd() }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Called once before the search begins. Clears any old population and initializes a new one.
      */
@@ -184,12 +206,9 @@ abstract class AbstractGeneticAlgorithm<T> : SearchAlgorithm<T>() where T : Indi
     /**
      * Combined fitness of a suite computed only over [frozenTargets] when set; otherwise full combined fitness.
      */
-    protected fun score(w: WtsEvalIndividual<T>): Double {
-        if (w.suite.isEmpty()) return 0.0
-
-        // Explicitly use full combined fitness when solution source is POPULATION
-        if (config.gaSolutionSource == EMConfig.GASolutionSource.POPULATION) {
-            return w.calculateCombinedFitness()
+    public fun score(w: WtsEvalIndividual<T>): Double {
+        if (w.suite.isEmpty()) {
+            return 0.0
         }
 
         if (frozenTargets.isEmpty()) {
@@ -202,7 +221,9 @@ abstract class AbstractGeneticAlgorithm<T> : SearchAlgorithm<T>() where T : Indi
         var sum = 0.0
         frozenTargets.forEach { t ->
             val comp = view[t]
-            if (comp != null) sum += comp.score
+            if (comp != null){
+                sum += comp.score
+            }
         }
         return sum
     }

core/src/main/kotlin/org/evomaster/core/search/algorithms/MonotonicGeneticAlgorithm.kt

@@ -16,10 +16,12 @@ import kotlin.math.max
  * This is a more conservative variant compared to standard GAs, aiming to preserve
  * the quality of solutions across generations and avoid degradation in performance.
  *
- * This class builds on top of [StandardGeneticAlgorithm] but overrides
- * population update logic to enforce the monotonic condition.
+ * This class relies on the common GA utilities provided by
+ * [AbstractGeneticAlgorithm] (selection, crossover, mutation, population
+ * management), and overrides the generation update logic to enforce the
+ * monotonic condition.
  */
-class MonotonicGeneticAlgorithm<T> : StandardGeneticAlgorithm<T>() where T : Individual {
+class MonotonicGeneticAlgorithm<T> : AbstractGeneticAlgorithm<T>() where T : Individual {
 
     override fun getType(): EMConfig.Algorithm {
         return EMConfig.Algorithm.MonotonicGA
@@ -47,11 +49,16 @@ class MonotonicGeneticAlgorithm<T> : StandardGeneticAlgorithm<T>() where T : Ind
      * or the time budget is exhausted.
      */
     override fun searchOnce() {
+        beginGeneration()
+        // Freeze objectives for this generation
+        frozenTargets = archive.notCoveredTargets()
         val n = config.populationSize
 
-        val nextPop: MutableList<WtsEvalIndividual<T>> = mutableListOf()
+        // Start next population with elites (elitism)
+        val nextPop: MutableList<WtsEvalIndividual<T>> = formTheNextPopulation(population)
 
         while (nextPop.size < n) {
+            beginStep()
             val p1 = tournamentSelection()
             val p2 = tournamentSelection()
 
@@ -74,8 +81,8 @@ class MonotonicGeneticAlgorithm<T> : StandardGeneticAlgorithm<T>() where T : Ind
 
             // Monotonic replacement rule:
             // Keep offspring only if they're better than the parents
-            if (max(o1.calculateCombinedFitness(), o2.calculateCombinedFitness()) >
-                max(p1.calculateCombinedFitness(), p2.calculateCombinedFitness())
+            if (max(score(o1), score(o2)) >
+                max(score(p1), score(p2))
             ) {
                 nextPop.add(o1)
                 nextPop.add(o2)
@@ -85,12 +92,15 @@ class MonotonicGeneticAlgorithm<T> : StandardGeneticAlgorithm<T>() where T : Ind
             }
 
             if (!time.shouldContinueSearch()) {
+                endStep()
                 break
             }
+            endStep()
         }
 
         // Replace the current population with the newly formed one
         population.clear()
         population.addAll(nextPop)
+        endGeneration()
     }
 }

core/src/main/kotlin/org/evomaster/core/search/algorithms/StandardGeneticAlgorithm.kt

@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ open class StandardGeneticAlgorithm<T> : AbstractGeneticAlgorithm<T>() where T :
      * Terminates early if the time budget is exceeded.
      */
     override fun searchOnce() {
+        beginGeneration()
         // Freeze objectives for this generation
         frozenTargets = archive.notCoveredTargets()
         val n = config.populationSize
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ open class StandardGeneticAlgorithm<T> : AbstractGeneticAlgorithm<T>() where T :
         val nextPop = formTheNextPopulation(population)
 
         while (nextPop.size < n) {
+            beginStep()
             val sizeBefore = nextPop.size
 
             // Select two parents
@@ -78,12 +80,15 @@ open class StandardGeneticAlgorithm<T> : AbstractGeneticAlgorithm<T>() where T :
 
             // Stop early if time budget is exhausted
             if (!time.shouldContinueSearch()) {
+                endStep()
                 break
             }
+            endStep()
         }
 
         // Replace current population with the new one
         population.clear()
         population.addAll(nextPop)
+        endGeneration()
     }
 }

core/src/main/kotlin/org/evomaster/core/search/algorithms/observer/GAObserver.kt

@@ -8,13 +8,30 @@ import org.evomaster.core.search.algorithms.wts.WtsEvalIndividual
  * Default methods are no-ops so listeners can implement only what they need.
  */
 interface GAObserver<T : Individual> {
+    /** Called at the start of a generation (one call to searchOnce). */
+    fun onGenerationStart() {}
+
+    /** Called at the start of a step inside a generation. */
+    fun onStepStart() {}
+
     /** Called when one parent is selected. */
     fun onSelection(sel: WtsEvalIndividual<T>) {}
     /** Called immediately after crossover is applied to [x] and [y]. */
     fun onCrossover(x: WtsEvalIndividual<T>, y: WtsEvalIndividual<T>) {}
 
     /** Called immediately after mutation is applied to [wts]. */
     fun onMutation(wts: WtsEvalIndividual<T>) {}
+
+    /**
+     * Called at the end of a generation (one call to searchOnce), with a snapshot of the final population
+     * and the best score according to the GA's internal scoring (e.g., frozen targets).
+     */
+    fun onGenerationEnd(population: List<WtsEvalIndividual<T>>, bestScore: Double) {}
+
+    /**
+     * Called at the end of a step inside a generation.
+     */
+    fun onStepEnd() {}
 }