source: src/main/java/agents/anac/y2015/TUDMixedStrategyAgent/AgentUtils.java@ 126

package agents.anac.y2015.TUDMixedStrategyAgent;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.List;

import genius.core.AgentID;
import genius.core.Bid;
import genius.core.BidHistory;
import genius.core.issue.Issue;
import genius.core.issue.Value;
import genius.core.issue.ValueDiscrete;
import genius.core.utility.EvaluatorDiscrete;

public class AgentUtils {

        AgentID agent;
        BidHistory bidHistory;
        ArrayList<EvaluatorDiscrete> issueList;
        int nIssues;
        int[] issueIds;

        public AgentUtils(AgentID agent, BidHistory bidHistory, int nIssues) {
                super();
                this.agent = agent;
                this.bidHistory = bidHistory;
                this.nIssues = nIssues;
                issueIds = new int[nIssues];
                issueList = new ArrayList<EvaluatorDiscrete>();
                for (int i = 0; i < nIssues; i++) {
                        issueList.add(new EvaluatorDiscrete());
                }
        }

        // Calculates the utility of this bid for the Agent
        public double getAgentUtil(Bid bid) {
                double utility = 0;
                // This HashMap connects the issues IDs to its values
                HashMap<Integer, Value> bidValuesHashMap = bid.getValues();
                for (int i = 0; i < nIssues; i++) {
                        double weight = issueList.get(i).getWeight();
                        ValueDiscrete VD = (ValueDiscrete) bidValuesHashMap
                                        .get(issueIds[i]);
                        if (issueList.get(i).getValues().contains(VD))
                                utility = utility + issueList.get(i).getDoubleValue(VD)
                                                * weight;
                }
                return utility;
        }

        // based on the most recent bids received recalculates the issue and value
        // weights
        public void recalculateUtilFunction() {
                List<Issue> bidIssueList = bidHistory.getHistory().get(0).getBid()
                                .getIssues();
                for (int i = 0; i < bidIssueList.size(); i++) {
                        issueIds[i] = bidIssueList.get(i).getNumber();
                }

                double[] bidWeights = calculateBidWeights();
                int[] nChanges = calculateNChanges();

                for (int i = 0; i < nIssues; i++) {
                        issueList.get(i).clear();
                        // First the weight of each issue
                        issueList.get(i).setWeight(calculateIssueWeight(i, nChanges));
                        ArrayList<ValueDiscrete> valueList = new ArrayList<ValueDiscrete>();
                        double[] valueEvaluation = new double[100]; // random large number,
                                                                                                                // just so we don't have
                                                                                                                // to use a List
                        for (int j = 0; j < bidHistory.getHistory().size(); j++) {
                                ValueDiscrete currentValue = (ValueDiscrete) bidHistory
                                                .getHistory().get(j).getBid().getValues()
                                                .get(bidIssueList.get(i).getNumber());
                                if (!valueList.contains(currentValue)) {
                                        valueList.add(currentValue);
                                }
                                valueEvaluation[(valueList.indexOf(currentValue))] = valueEvaluation[valueList
                                                .indexOf(currentValue)] + bidWeights[j];
                        }
                        int k = 0;
                        do {
                                try {
                                        issueList.get(i).setEvaluationDouble(valueList.get(k),
                                                        valueEvaluation[k]);
                                } catch (Exception e) {
                                        e.printStackTrace();
                                }
                                k++;
                        } while (valueEvaluation[k] != 0);
                }
        }

        // Returns the number of changes in values for each issue through the entire
        // bid history
        private int[] calculateNChanges() {
                int[] nChanges = new int[nIssues];
                Arrays.fill(nChanges, 1);
                Value oldValue = null;
                for (int i = 0; i < nIssues; i++) {
                        for (int j = 0; j < bidHistory.getHistory().size(); j++) {
                                try {
                                        if (oldValue != null
                                                        && !oldValue.equals(bidHistory.getHistory().get(j)
                                                                        .getBid().getValue(issueIds[i]))) {
                                                nChanges[i]++;
                                        }
                                        oldValue = bidHistory.getHistory().get(j).getBid()
                                                        .getValue(issueIds[i]);
                                } catch (Exception e) {
                                        e.printStackTrace();
                                }

                        }
                        oldValue = null;
                }
                return nChanges;
        }

        // Calculates Issue i weight, based on the number of changes
        private double calculateIssueWeight(int i, int[] nChanges) {
                double weight = 0;
                for (int j = 0; j < nIssues; j++) {
                        weight = weight + 1 / nChanges[j];
                }
                return 1 / nChanges[i] * 1 / weight;
        }

        // Gives a weight to each bid we received, the first bids are worth much
        // more than the last ones
        private double[] calculateBidWeights() {
                int N = bidHistory.getHistory().size();
                double factor = 0;
                for (int i = 1; i <= N; i++) {
                        factor = factor + 1 / i;
                }
                double[] bidWeights = new double[N];
                for (int i = 1; i <= N; i++) {
                        bidWeights[i - 1] = 1 / i * 1 / factor;
                }
                return bidWeights;
        }

}