awesome-attractor/kernels/Polynomial.hpp

#ifndef POLYNOMIAL_HPP
#define POLYNOMIAL_HPP

#include <cassert>

#include "../AttractorKernel.hpp"

class Polynomial : public AttractorKernel {

    double * myParameters;

    double * vectorNew;
    double * vectorOld;

    unsigned int dimension;
    unsigned int orde;
    unsigned int numberOfParameters;

    void init();
    void calculateNumberOfParameters();
    void recur(unsigned int curr_dimension, unsigned int prev_i, unsigned int n, unsigned int& m, double prev_product=1.0);

    public:

    Polynomial();
    Polynomial(const unsigned int dimensions, const unsigned int orde);

    // parameters are stored in a array of doubles
    // if you want to use other types, use the properties
    virtual double&  parameter(const unsigned int index);
    virtual double*& parameters();

    virtual unsigned int getNumberOfParameters();

    // get properties of the attractor
    // such as the dimension
    // you should delete the void pointer if you used it
    virtual void * getProperty(const string identifier);
    virtual void setProperty(const string identifier, const void * value);

    // iterate his formula
    // vector pointers will be swapped! so new remains new and old remains old
    virtual void iterate();

    // getter functions for teh resulta
    virtual double * & vector();
    virtual double * & previousVector();

};

#endif // POLYNOMIAL_HPP