major cleanup, as well as includes, as design of (basic)kernel shit

Attractor.cpp

@@ -1,47 +1,65 @@
 #include "Attractor.hpp"
-using namespace std;
+
+#include <iostream>
+#include <fstream>
+#include <cstdlib>
+#include <string>
+#include "stfu/stf.hpp"
+
+#include "Projector.hpp"
+
+#include "AttractorKernel.hpp"
+#include "kernels/Logistic.hpp"
+#include "kernels/Lorenz3D.hpp"
+#include "kernels/Polynomial.hpp"
+#include "kernels/PolynomialA3D.hpp"
+#include "kernels/Unravel3D.hpp"
 
 Attractor::Attractor() {
     myAttractor = new Lorenz3D();
-    // TODO: add default parameters
 }
 
 Attractor::Attractor(const char* const fileName) {
-    cout << "Reading file " << fileName << "..." << endl;
+	// opening file
+	std::cout << "Reading file " << fileName << "..." << std::endl;
 
     stfu::node system;
     system.read(fileName);
     stfu::node attractor = system.getChild("attractor");
 
-    string attractorType = attractor.getValue("type");
-    const string attractorDimension = attractor.getValue("dimensions");
+	
+	// reading basic stuff
+    std::string attractorType = attractor.getValue("type");
+    const std::string attractorDimension = attractor.getValue("dimensions");
 
     for ( unsigned int i = 0; attractorType[i] != '\0'; i++ ) {
         attractorType[i] = tolower(attractorType[i]);
     }
     const unsigned int dimension = atoi(attractorDimension.c_str());
 
-    cout << " Formula: " << attractorType << endl;
-    cout << " Dimensions: " << dimension << endl;
+    std::cout << " Formula: " << attractorType << std::endl;
+    std::cout << " Dimensions: " << dimension << std::endl;
 
+	
+	// depending on type, make the formula object
     if ( attractorType == "lorenz" ){
         if ( dimension == 3 ) {
             myAttractor = new Lorenz3D();
         } else {
-            cerr << "something wrong";
+            std::cerr << "something wrong";
             exit(37);
         }
     } else if ( attractorType == "polynomial" ) {
-        const string attractorOrde = attractor.getValue("orde");
+        const std::string attractorOrde = attractor.getValue("orde");
         const unsigned int orde = atoi(attractorOrde.c_str());
-        cout << " Orde: " << orde << endl;
+        std::cout << " Orde: " << orde << std::endl;
         myAttractor = new Polynomial(dimension, orde);
 
     } else if ( attractorType == "polynomial a" ) {
         if ( dimension == 3 ) {
             myAttractor = new PolynomialA3D();
         } else {
-            cerr << "something wrong";
+            std::cerr << "something wrong";
             exit(37);
         }
     } else if ( attractorType == "logistic" ) {
@@ -51,26 +69,29 @@ Attractor::Attractor(const char* const fileName) {
         if ( dimension == 3 ) {
             myAttractor = new Unravel3D();
         } else {
-            cerr << "somtheing wrong";
+            std::cerr << "somtheing wrong";
             exit(37);
         }
     } else {
-        cout << "'" << attractorType << "' not recognized" << endl;
+        std::cout << "'" << attractorType << "' not recognized" << std::endl;
         exit(3);
     }
 
-    const unsigned int numberOfParameters = myAttractor->getNumberOfParameters();
-    double * & parameters = myAttractor->parameters();
+	
+	// read parameters
+    const unsigned int numberOfParameters = myAttractor->numberOfParameters();
 
     for ( unsigned int i = 0; i < numberOfParameters; i++ ) {
         stfu::node attractorParameters = attractor.getChild("parameters");
-        parameters[i] = atof(attractorParameters.getValue(i).c_str());
-        cout << " Parameter " << i << " set to " << parameters[i] << ",  ";
+        (*myAttractor)[i] = atof(attractorParameters.getValue(i).c_str());
+		std::cout << " Parameter " << i << " set to " << (*myAttractor)[i] << ",  ";
     }
 
-    cout << endl << " Reading file complete" << endl;
+	std::cout << std::endl << " Reading file complete" << std::endl;
 }
 
+
+// this should probably done in the projector section
 void Attractor::init_range() {
     // stabilize attractor
     for ( unsigned int i = 0; i < 100000; i++ ) {
@@ -78,11 +99,9 @@ void Attractor::init_range() {
     }
 
     // initialize projectors with dimension and first point
-    const unsigned int* dim = (unsigned int*)myAttractor->getProperty("dimension");
-    const unsigned int dimension = *dim;
-    delete dim;
+    const unsigned int dimension = myAttractor->dimension();
     const double * point = myAttractor->vector();
-    for ( vector<Projector*>::iterator it = projectors.begin(); it != projectors.end(); it++ ) {
+    for ( std::vector<Projector*>::iterator it = projectors.begin(); it != projectors.end(); it++ ) {
         (*it)->extern_dim = dimension;
         (*it)->intern_dim = 2;
         (*it)->init(point);
@@ -92,11 +111,11 @@ void Attractor::init_range() {
     for ( unsigned int i = 0; i < 100000; i++ ) {
         iterate();
 
-        for ( vector<Projector*>::iterator it = projectors.begin(); it != projectors.end(); it++ ) {
+        for ( std::vector<Projector*>::iterator it = projectors.begin(); it != projectors.end(); it++ ) {
             (*it)->update_range(point);
         }
     }
-    for ( vector<Projector*>::iterator it = projectors.begin(); it != projectors.end(); it++ ) {
+    for ( std::vector<Projector*>::iterator it = projectors.begin(); it != projectors.end(); it++ ) {
         (*it)->finish_range();
     }
 
@@ -129,11 +148,11 @@ bool Attractor::is_chaos() {
 }
 
 void Attractor::iterate() {
-    myAttractor->iterate();
+    (*myAttractor)();
 }
 
 void Attractor::plot() {
-    for ( vector<Projector *>::iterator it = projectors.begin(); it != projectors.end(); it++ ) {
+    for ( std::vector<Projector *>::iterator it = projectors.begin(); it != projectors.end(); it++ ) {
         const double * point = myAttractor->vector();
         (*it)->plot(point);
     }
@@ -144,13 +163,11 @@ void Attractor::plot() {
     IO & control
 */
 void Attractor::output() {
-    const unsigned int* dim = (unsigned int*)myAttractor->getProperty("dimension");
-    const unsigned int dimension = *dim;
-    delete dim;
+    const unsigned int dimension = myAttractor->dimension();
     const double * point = myAttractor->vector();
 
     for ( unsigned int i = 0; i < dimension; i++ ) {
-        cout << point[i] << " ";
+		std::cout << point[i] << " ";
     }
-    cout << endl;
+	std::cout << std::endl;
 }

Attractor.hpp

@@ -1,47 +1,28 @@
 #ifndef ATTRACTOR_HPP
 #define ATTRACTOR_HPP
 
-#include <iostream>
-#include <fstream>
-#include <cstdlib>
-#include <string>
 #include <vector>
 
-#include "stfu/stf.hpp"
-#include "Projector.hpp"
-#include "AttractorKernel.hpp"
-
-#include "kernels/Logistic.hpp"
-#include "kernels/Lorenz3D.hpp"
-#include "kernels/Polynomial.hpp"
-#include "kernels/PolynomialA3D.hpp"
-#include "kernels/Unravel3D.hpp"
-
 class Projector;
-
-// TODO : Verschillende classas AttractorSystem en Attractor maken?
+class AttractorKernel;
 
 class Attractor {
-public:
+private:
 
     AttractorKernel * myAttractor;
 
-    std::vector<Projector *> projectors;
-
-    public:
+public:
+	
+	// should be private really
+	std::vector<Projector *> projectors;
+	
     Attractor();
     Attractor(const char* const filename);
 
-    //void init(unsigned int dimensions, FormulaChoice formula, unsigned int orde);
-
-
     void init_range();
-
-    // TODO : lyapunov exponent uit rekenen
     bool is_chaos();
-
+	
     void iterate();
-
     void plot();
     void output();
 };

AttractorKernel.hpp

@@ -2,33 +2,32 @@
 #define ATTRACTORKERNEL_HPP
 
 #include <string>
-using namespace std;
 
-class AttractorKernel {
-    public:
 
-    // AttractorKernel protocol
+/*
+ Protocol/interface, what you want
+ */
+
+class AttractorKernel {
+public:
 
     // 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) = 0;
-    virtual double*& parameters() = 0;
-
-    virtual unsigned int getNumberOfParameters() = 0;
+	virtual double & operator[](const unsigned int index) = 0;
+	virtual double const & operator[](const unsigned int index) const = 0;
 
-    // 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) = 0;
-    virtual void setProperty(const string identifier, const void * value) = 0;
+    virtual unsigned int numberOfParameters() const = 0;
 
     // iterate his formula
     // vector pointers will be swapped! so new remains new and old remains old
-    virtual void iterate() = 0;
+	virtual void operator()() = 0;
 
-    // getter functions for teh resulta
+    // getter functions for teh resulta (can be used as setters, and it may be used as such)
     virtual double * & vector() = 0;
     virtual double * & previousVector() = 0;
+	
+	virtual unsigned int dimension() const = 0;
+	
 };
 
 #endif // ATTRACTORKERNEL_HPP

kernels/BasicKernel.cpp

@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-#include "BasicKernel.h"
-
-BasicKernel::BasicKernel():
-        myParameters(NULL), vectorNew(NULL), vectorOld(NULL) {
-}
-
-inline double * & BasicKernel::parameters() {
-    return myParameters;
-}
-
-inline double & BasicKernel::parameter(const unsigned int index) {
-    return myParameters[index];
-}
-
-inline double * & BasicKernel::vector() {
-    return vectorNew;
-}
-
-inline double * & BasicKernel::previousVector() {
-    return vectorOld;
-}
-

kernels/BasicKernel.h

@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-#ifndef BASICKERNEL_HPP
-#define BASICKERNEL_HPP
-
-#include <iostream>
-
-#include "../AttractorKernel.hpp"
-
-
-/*
-    A basic abstract implementatoin of the AttractorKernel, should
-    be used to avoid copying the same stuff in all attractorKernels
-*/
-class BasicKernel : public AttractorKernel {
-protected:
-
-    double * myParameters;
-
-    double * vectorNew;
-    double * vectorOld;
-
-public:
-
-    BasicKernel();
-
-    // parameters are stored in a array of doubles
-    // if you want to use other types, use the properties
-    double&  parameter(const unsigned int index);
-    double*& parameters();
-
-    // getter functions for teh resulta
-    double * & vector();
-    double * & previousVector();
-
-};
-
-#endif
-

kernels/KernelBasicParameter.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+/*
+ *  KernelBasicParameter.cpp
+ *  AwesomeAttractor
+ *
+ *  Created by Joshua Moerman on 18-07-10.
+ *  Copyright 2010 Rodo. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ */
+
+#include "KernelBasicParameter.hpp"
+
+KernelBasicParameter::KernelBasicParameter(const unsigned int numberOfParameters):
+myNumberOfParameters(numberOfParameters){
+	init();
+}
+
+void KernelBasicParameter::init(){
+	parameters = new double[myNumberOfParameters];
+	
+	for ( unsigned int i = 0; i < myNumberOfParameters; i++ ) {
+        parameters[i] = 0.0;
+    }
+}
+
+void KernelBasicParameter::resetNumberOfParameters(const unsigned int numberOfParameters){
+	delete parameters;
+	
+	myNumberOfParameters = numberOfParameters;
+	
+	init();
+}
+
+double & KernelBasicParameter::operator[](const unsigned int index){
+	return parameters[index];
+}
+
+double const & KernelBasicParameter::operator[](const unsigned int index) const{
+	return parameters[index];
+}
+
+unsigned int KernelBasicParameter::numberOfParameters() const{
+	return myNumberOfParameters;
+}

kernels/KernelBasicParameter.hpp

@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+/*
+ *  KernelBasicParameter.hpp
+ *  AwesomeAttractor
+ *
+ *  Created by Joshua Moerman on 18-07-10.
+ *  Copyright 2010 Rodo. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ */
+
+#ifndef KERNELBASICPARAMETER_HPP
+#define KERNELBASICPARAMETER_HPP
+
+#include "../AttractorKernel.hpp"
+
+class KernelBasicParameter : virtual public AttractorKernel {
+private:
+	
+	void init();
+	
+protected:
+	
+	unsigned int myNumberOfParameters;
+	
+	double * parameters;
+	
+	KernelBasicParameter(const unsigned int numberOfParameters);
+	
+	void resetNumberOfParameters(const unsigned int numberOfParameters);
+	
+public:
+	
+	// parameters are stored in a array of doubles
+    // if you want to use other types, use the properties
+	virtual double & operator[](const unsigned int index);
+	virtual double const & operator[](const unsigned int index) const;
+	
+	virtual unsigned int numberOfParameters() const;
+
+};
+
+#endif

kernels/KernelBasicVector.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+/*
+ *  KernelBasicVector.cpp
+ *  AwesomeAttractor
+ *
+ *  Created by Joshua Moerman on 18-07-10.
+ *  Copyright 2010 Rodo. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ */
+
+#include "KernelBasicVector.hpp"
+
+KernelBasicVector::KernelBasicVector(const unsigned int dimension):
+myDimension(dimension){
+	vectorNew = new double[dimension];
+	vectorOld = new double[dimension];
+	
+	for ( unsigned int i = 0; i < myDimension; i++ ) {
+        vectorNew[i] = vectorOld[i] = 0.0;
+    }
+}
+
+double * & KernelBasicVector::vector(){
+	return vectorNew;
+}
+	
+double * & KernelBasicVector::previousVector(){
+	return vectorOld;
+}
+
+unsigned int KernelBasicVector::dimension() const{
+	return myDimension;
+}
+

kernels/KernelBasicVector.hpp

@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+/*
+ *  KernelBasicVector.hpp
+ *  AwesomeAttractor
+ *
+ *  Created by Joshua Moerman on 18-07-10.
+ *  Copyright 2010 Rodo. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ */
+
+#ifndef KERNELBASICVECTOR_HPP
+#define KERNELBASICVECTOR_HPP
+
+#include "../AttractorKernel.hpp"
+
+class KernelBasicVector : virtual public AttractorKernel {
+	
+protected:
+	
+	unsigned int myDimension;
+	
+	double * vectorNew;
+	double * vectorOld;
+	
+	KernelBasicVector(const unsigned int dimension);
+
+public:
+	
+	// getter functions for teh resulta (can be used as setters, and it may be used as such)
+    virtual double * & vector();
+    virtual double * & previousVector();
+	
+	virtual unsigned int dimension() const;
+
+};
+
+#endif

kernels/Logistic.cpp

@@ -9,74 +9,37 @@
 #include "Logistic.hpp"
 
 Logistic::Logistic():
-        BasicKernel() {
-    dimension = 3;
+		KernelBasicParameter(3),
+        KernelBasicVector(3) {
 
     init();
+			
 }
 
 Logistic::Logistic(const unsigned int dimension):
-        BasicKernel(), dimension(dimension) {
+		KernelBasicParameter(dimension),
+		KernelBasicVector(dimension) {
+			
     init();
+			
 }
 
 void Logistic::init() {
-    const unsigned int numberOfParameters = dimension;
 
-    if ( myParameters != NULL ) {
-        delete myParameters;
-    }
-    myParameters = new double[numberOfParameters];
-
-    if ( vectorNew != NULL ) {
-        delete vectorNew;
-    }
-    vectorNew = new double[dimension];
-
-    if ( vectorOld != NULL ) {
-        delete vectorOld;
-    }
-    vectorOld = new double[dimension];
-
-    assert(myParameters != NULL);
-    assert(vectorNew != NULL);
-    assert(vectorOld != NULL);
-    for ( unsigned int i = 0; i < numberOfParameters; i++ ) {
-        myParameters[i] = 0.0;
-    }
-    for ( unsigned int i = 0; i < dimension; i++ ) {
+	// setting some starting values
+	for ( unsigned int i = 0; i < myDimension; i++ ) {
         vectorNew[i] = vectorOld[i] = 0.5;
     }
+	
 }
 
-void Logistic::iterate() {
-    swap(vectorNew, vectorOld);
-
-    for ( unsigned int i = 0; i < dimension; i++ ) {
-        vectorNew[i] = myParameters[i]*vectorOld[i]*(1.0 - vectorOld[i]);
-    }
-}
-
-
-// setters, getters, all i/o to other classes/objects
-void * Logistic::getProperty(const string identifier) {
-    if ( identifier == "dimension" ) {
-        unsigned int * _return = new unsigned int;
-        *_return = dimension;
-        return _return;
-    }
-    return NULL;
-}
+void Logistic::operator()() {
+	
+	std::swap(vectorNew, vectorOld);
 
-void Logistic::setProperty(const string identifier, const void * _value) {
-    if ( identifier == "dimension" ) {
-        unsigned int * value = (unsigned int*) _value;
-        dimension = *value;
-        init();
+    for ( unsigned int i = 0; i < myDimension; i++ ) {
+        vectorNew[i] = parameters[i]*vectorOld[i]*(1.0 - vectorOld[i]);
     }
-}
-
-inline unsigned int Logistic::getNumberOfParameters() {
-    return dimension;
+	
 }
 

kernels/Logistic.hpp

@@ -1,28 +1,20 @@
 #ifndef LOGISTIC_HPP
 #define LOGISTIC_HPP
 
-#include <cassert>
-
-#include "../AttractorKernel.hpp"
-#include "BasicKernel.h"
-
-class Logistic : public BasicKernel {
-
-    unsigned int dimension;
-
-    void init();
-
+#include "KernelBasicParameter.hpp"
+#include "KernelBasicVector.hpp"
+
+class Logistic : virtual public KernelBasicParameter, virtual public KernelBasicVector {
+private:
+	
+	void init();
+	
 public:
 
     Logistic();
     Logistic(const unsigned int dimension);
 
-
-    void iterate();
-
-    void * getProperty(const string identifier);
-    void setProperty(const string identifier, const void * value);
-    unsigned int getNumberOfParameters();
+	virtual void operator()();
 
 };
 

kernels/Lorenz3D.cpp

@@ -1,37 +1,31 @@
 #include "Lorenz3D.hpp"
 
-const static unsigned int dimension = 3;
-const static unsigned int numberOfParameters = 4;
-
-Lorenz3D::Lorenz3D() {
+Lorenz3D::Lorenz3D():
+		KernelBasicParameter(4),
+		KernelBasicVector(3){
+			
     init();
+			
 }
 
 void Lorenz3D::init() {
-    // allocation
-    myParameters = new double[numberOfParameters];
-    vectorNew = new double[dimension];
-    vectorOld = new double[dimension];
-
-    // initialisation
-    assert(myParameters != NULL);
-    assert(vectorNew != NULL);
-    assert(vectorOld != NULL);
-    for ( unsigned int i = 0; i < numberOfParameters; i++ ) {
-        myParameters[i] = 0.0;
-    }
-    for ( unsigned int i = 0; i < dimension; i++ ) {
+	
+	// setting some starting values
+    for ( unsigned int i = 0; i < myDimension; i++ ) {
         vectorNew[i] = vectorOld[i] = 1.0;
     }
+	
 }
 
 // the main function
-void Lorenz3D::iterate() {
-    swap(vectorNew, vectorOld);
-
-    vectorNew[0] = vectorOld[0] + myParameters[0] * myParameters[1] * (vectorOld[1] - vectorOld[0]);
-    vectorNew[1] = vectorOld[1] + myParameters[0] * (vectorOld[0] * (myParameters[2] - vectorOld[2]) - vectorOld[1]);
-    vectorNew[2] = vectorOld[2] + myParameters[0] * (vectorOld[0] * vectorOld[1] - myParameters[3] * vectorOld[2]);
+void Lorenz3D::operator()() {
+	
+	std::swap(vectorNew, vectorOld);
+
+    vectorNew[0] = vectorOld[0] + parameters[0] * parameters[1] * (vectorOld[1] - vectorOld[0]);
+    vectorNew[1] = vectorOld[1] + parameters[0] * (vectorOld[0] * (parameters[2] - vectorOld[2]) - vectorOld[1]);
+    vectorNew[2] = vectorOld[2] + parameters[0] * (vectorOld[0] * vectorOld[1] - parameters[3] * vectorOld[2]);
+	
 }
 
 /*
@@ -43,21 +37,3 @@ void Lorenz3D::iterate() {
     break;
 */
 
-// setters, getters, all i/o to other classes/objects
-void * Lorenz3D::getProperty(const string identifier) {
-    if ( identifier == "dimension" ) {
-        unsigned int * _return = new unsigned int;
-        *_return = dimension;
-        return _return;
-    }
-    return NULL;
-}
-
-void Lorenz3D::setProperty(const string identifier, const void * value) {
-    return;
-}
-
-inline unsigned int Lorenz3D::getNumberOfParameters() {
-    return numberOfParameters;
-}
-

kernels/Lorenz3D.hpp

@@ -1,30 +1,19 @@
 #ifndef LORENZ_HPP
 #define LORENZ_HPP
 
-#include <iostream>
-#include <cstdlib>
-#include <cassert>
-#include <string>
-using namespace std;
-
-#include "../AttractorKernel.hpp"
-#include "BasicKernel.h"
-
-class Lorenz3D : public BasicKernel {
+#include "KernelBasicParameter.hpp"
+#include "KernelBasicVector.hpp"
 
+class Lorenz3D : virtual public KernelBasicParameter, virtual public KernelBasicVector {
+private:
+	
     void init();
 
 public:
 
     Lorenz3D();
-    Lorenz3D(const unsigned int dimensions);
-
-
-    void iterate();
 
-    void * getProperty(const string identifier);
-    void setProperty(const string identifier, const void * value);
-    unsigned int getNumberOfParameters();
+    virtual void operator()();
 
 };
 

kernels/Polynomial.cpp

@@ -7,71 +7,49 @@
 //
 
 #include "Polynomial.hpp"
-
-using namespace std;
+//#include <iostream>
 
 Polynomial::Polynomial():
-        BasicKernel() {
-    dimension = 3;
-    orde = 2;
+		KernelBasicParameter(0),
+		KernelBasicVector(3),
+		orde(2){
 
     init();
 }
 
 Polynomial::Polynomial(const unsigned int dimension, const unsigned int orde):
-        BasicKernel(), dimension(dimension), orde(orde) {
+		KernelBasicParameter(0),
+		KernelBasicVector(dimension),
+		orde(orde) {
     init();
 }
 
 void Polynomial::init() {
-    calculateNumberOfParameters();
-    if ( myParameters != NULL ) {
-        delete myParameters;
-    }
-    myParameters = new double[numberOfParameters];
-
-    if ( vectorNew != NULL ) {
-        delete vectorNew;
-    }
-    vectorNew = new double[dimension];
-
-    if ( vectorOld != NULL ) {
-        delete vectorOld;
-    }
-    vectorOld = new double[dimension];
-
-    assert(myParameters != NULL);
-    assert(vectorNew != NULL);
-    assert(vectorOld != NULL);
-    for ( unsigned int i = 0; i < numberOfParameters; i++ ) {
-        myParameters[i] = 0.0;
-    }
-    for ( unsigned int i = 0; i < dimension; i++ ) {
-        vectorNew[i] = vectorOld[i] = 0.0;
-    }
+    const unsigned int number = calculateNumberOfParameters();
+	KernelBasicParameter::resetNumberOfParameters(number);
 }
 
-void Polynomial::calculateNumberOfParameters() {
+unsigned int Polynomial::calculateNumberOfParameters() {
     double n_coef = orde + 1;
-    for (unsigned int i = 2; i <= dimension; i++) {
+    for (unsigned int i = 2; i <= myDimension; i++) {
         n_coef = n_coef*(orde + i)/(i - 1);
     }
 
-    numberOfParameters = (unsigned int) n_coef;
-    cout << numberOfParameters << endl;
+    const unsigned int output = (unsigned int) n_coef;
+    return output;
 }
 
-void Polynomial::iterate() {
-    swap(vectorNew, vectorOld);
+void Polynomial::operator()() {
+	std::swap(vectorNew, vectorOld);
 
     unsigned int m = 0;
-    for ( unsigned int i = 0; i < dimension; i++ ) {
+    for ( unsigned int i = 0; i < myDimension; i++ ) {
 
 #ifdef HARDDEBUG
         cout << "Entering new dimension: " << i << " With m = " << m << endl;
 #endif
 
-        vectorNew[i] = myParameters[m];
+        vectorNew[i] = parameters[m];
         m++;
         recur(i, 0, 1, m);
     }
@@ -80,7 +58,7 @@ void Polynomial::iterate() {
 
 void Polynomial::recur(unsigned int curr_dimension, unsigned int prev_i, unsigned int n, unsigned int& m, double prev_product) {
     double product;
-    for (unsigned int i = prev_i; i < dimension; i++) {
+    for (unsigned int i = prev_i; i < myDimension; i++) {
 
 #ifdef HARDDEBUG
         for ( unsigned int j = 0; j < n; j++ )
@@ -89,7 +67,7 @@ void Polynomial::recur(unsigned int curr_dimension, unsigned int prev_i, unsigne
 #endif
 
         product = prev_product * vectorOld[i];
-        vectorNew[curr_dimension] += myParameters[m] * product;
+        vectorNew[curr_dimension] += parameters[m] * product;
         m++;
         if (n < orde) {
             recur(curr_dimension, i, n+1, m, product);
@@ -97,33 +75,3 @@ void Polynomial::recur(unsigned int curr_dimension, unsigned int prev_i, unsigne
     }
 }
 
-
-// setters, getters, all i/o to other classes/objects
-void * Polynomial::getProperty(const string identifier) {
-    if ( identifier == "dimension" ) {
-        unsigned int * _return = new unsigned int;
-        *_return = dimension;
-        return _return;
-    } else if ( identifier == "orde" ) {
-        unsigned int * _return = new unsigned int;
-        *_return = orde;
-        return _return;
-    }
-    return NULL;
-}
-
-void Polynomial::setProperty(const string identifier, const void * _value) {
-    if ( identifier == "dimension" ) {
-        unsigned int * value = (unsigned int*) _value;
-        dimension = *value;
-        init();
-    } else if ( identifier == "orde" ) {
-        unsigned int * value = (unsigned int*) _value;
-        orde = *value;
-        init();
-    }
-}
-
-inline unsigned int Polynomial::getNumberOfParameters() {
-    return numberOfParameters;
-}

kernels/Polynomial.hpp

@@ -1,20 +1,16 @@
 #ifndef POLYNOMIAL_HPP
 #define POLYNOMIAL_HPP
 
-#include <cassert>
-#include <iostream>
+#include "KernelBasicParameter.hpp"
+#include "KernelBasicVector.hpp"
 
-#include "../AttractorKernel.hpp"
-#include "BasicKernel.h"
-
-class Polynomial : public BasicKernel {
-
-    unsigned int dimension;
+class Polynomial : virtual public KernelBasicParameter, virtual public KernelBasicVector {
+private:
+	
     unsigned int orde;
-    unsigned int numberOfParameters;
 
     void init();
-    void calculateNumberOfParameters();
+    unsigned int calculateNumberOfParameters();
     void recur(unsigned int curr_dimension, unsigned int prev_i, unsigned int n, unsigned int& m, double prev_product=1.0);
 
 public:
@@ -22,12 +18,7 @@ public:
     Polynomial();
     Polynomial(const unsigned int dimensions, const unsigned int orde);
 
-
-    void iterate();
-
-    void * getProperty(const string identifier);
-    void setProperty(const string identifier, const void * value);
-    unsigned int getNumberOfParameters();
+    virtual void operator()();
 
 };
 

kernels/PolynomialA3D.cpp

@@ -8,35 +8,22 @@
 
 #include "PolynomialA3D.hpp"
 
-const static unsigned int dimension = 3;
-const static unsigned int numberOfParameters = 3;
-
-PolynomialA3D::PolynomialA3D() {
+PolynomialA3D::PolynomialA3D():
+		KernelBasicParameter(3),
+		KernelBasicVector(3){
     init();
 }
 
 void PolynomialA3D::init() {
-    myParameters = new double[numberOfParameters];
-    vectorNew = new double[dimension];
-    vectorOld = new double[dimension];
 
-    assert(myParameters != NULL);
-    assert(vectorNew != NULL);
-    assert(vectorOld != NULL);
-    for ( unsigned int i = 0; i < numberOfParameters; i++ ) {
-        myParameters[i] = 0.0;
-    }
-    for ( unsigned int i = 0; i < dimension; i++ ) {
-        vectorNew[i] = vectorOld[i] = 0.0;
-    }
 }
 
-void PolynomialA3D::iterate() {
-    swap(vectorNew, vectorOld);
+void PolynomialA3D::operator()() {
+	std::swap(vectorNew, vectorOld);
 
-    vectorNew[0] = myParameters[0] + vectorOld[1] - vectorOld[1]*vectorOld[2];
-    vectorNew[1] = myParameters[1] + vectorOld[2] - vectorOld[2]*vectorOld[0];
-    vectorNew[2] = myParameters[2] + vectorOld[0] - vectorOld[0]*vectorOld[1];
+    vectorNew[0] = parameters[0] + vectorOld[1] - vectorOld[1]*vectorOld[2];
+    vectorNew[1] = parameters[1] + vectorOld[2] - vectorOld[2]*vectorOld[0];
+    vectorNew[2] = parameters[2] + vectorOld[0] - vectorOld[0]*vectorOld[1];
 }
 /*
 N dimensional:
@@ -44,22 +31,3 @@ N dimensional:
         new_point[i] = param[i] + point[(i+1) % dim] - point[(i+1) % dim]*point[(i+2) % dim];
     }
 */
-
-
-// setters, getters, all i/o to other classes/objects
-void * PolynomialA3D::getProperty(const string identifier) {
-    if ( identifier == "dimension" ) {
-        unsigned int * _return = new unsigned int;
-        *_return = dimension;
-        return _return;
-    }
-    return NULL;
-}
-
-void PolynomialA3D::setProperty(const string identifier, const void * _value) {
-
-}
-
-inline unsigned int PolynomialA3D::getNumberOfParameters() {
-    return numberOfParameters;
-}

kernels/PolynomialA3D.hpp

@@ -1,13 +1,11 @@
 #ifndef POLYNOMIALA3D_HPP
 #define POLYNOMIALA3D_HPP
 
-#include <cassert>
+#include "KernelBasicParameter.hpp"
+#include "KernelBasicVector.hpp"
 
-#include "../AttractorKernel.hpp"
-#include "BasicKernel.h"
-
-class PolynomialA3D : public BasicKernel {
-// of course this can be seen as a subclasse of Polynomial
+class PolynomialA3D : virtual public KernelBasicParameter, virtual public KernelBasicVector {
+private:
 
     void init();
 
@@ -15,12 +13,7 @@ public:
 
     PolynomialA3D();
 
-
-    void iterate();
-
-    void * getProperty(const string identifier);
-    void setProperty(const string identifier, const void * value);
-    unsigned int getNumberOfParameters();
+    virtual void operator()();
 
 };
 

kernels/Unravel3D.cpp

@@ -1,62 +1,27 @@
 #include "Unravel3D.hpp"
+#include <cmath>
 
-const static unsigned int dimension = 3;
-const static unsigned int numberOfParameters = 7;
+Unravel3D::Unravel3D():
+		KernelBasicParameter(7),
+		KernelBasicVector(3){
 
-Unravel3D::Unravel3D(){
-    init();
 }
 
-void Unravel3D::init() {
-    // allocation
-    myParameters = new double[numberOfParameters];
-    vectorNew = new double[dimension];
-    vectorOld = new double[dimension];
+void Unravel3D::operator()() {
+	std::swap(vectorNew, vectorOld);
 
-    // initialisation
-    assert(myParameters != NULL);
-    assert(vectorNew != NULL);
-    assert(vectorOld != NULL);
-    for ( unsigned int i = 0; i < numberOfParameters; i++ ) {
-        myParameters[i] = 0.0;
-    }
-    for ( unsigned int i = 0; i < dimension; i++ ) {
-        vectorNew[i] = vectorOld[i] = 0.0;
-    }
-}
-
-void Unravel3D::iterate() {
-    swap(vectorNew, vectorOld);
-
-    vectorNew[0] = myParameters[0]*(vectorOld[2] + myParameters[1]);
-    vectorNew[1] = myParameters[2]*(vectorOld[0] + myParameters[3]);
-    vectorNew[2] = myParameters[4]*(vectorOld[1] + myParameters[5]);
+    vectorNew[0] = parameters[0]*(vectorOld[2] + parameters[1]);
+    vectorNew[1] = parameters[2]*(vectorOld[0] + parameters[3]);
+    vectorNew[2] = parameters[4]*(vectorOld[1] + parameters[5]);
 
     const double dist = vectorNew[0]*vectorNew[0] + vectorNew[1]*vectorNew[1] + vectorNew[2]*vectorNew[2];
 
-    if ( dist > myParameters[6]*myParameters[6] ) {
+    if ( dist > parameters[6]*parameters[6] ) {
         const double sqrtDist = sqrt(dist);
-        const double p = 1.0 - myParameters[6] * ( static_cast<int> ( sqrtDist / myParameters[6] ) + 1.0 ) / sqrtDist;
+        const double p = 1.0 - parameters[6] * ( static_cast<int> ( sqrtDist / parameters[6] ) + 1.0 ) / sqrtDist;
         vectorNew[0] *= p;
         vectorNew[1] *= p;
         vectorNew[2] *= p;
     }
 }
 
-// setters, getters, all i/o to other classes/objects
-void * Unravel3D::getProperty(const string identifier) {
-    if ( identifier == "dimension" ) {
-        unsigned int * _return = new unsigned int;
-        *_return = dimension;
-        return _return;
-    }
-    return NULL;
-}
-
-void Unravel3D::setProperty(const string identifier, const void * value) {
-    return;
-}
-
-inline unsigned int Unravel3D::getNumberOfParameters() {
-    return numberOfParameters;
-}

kernels/Unravel3D.hpp

@@ -1,31 +1,16 @@
 #ifndef UNRAVEL_HPP
 #define UNRAVEL_HPP
 
-#include <iostream>
-#include <cstdlib>
-#include <cassert>
-#include <string>
-#include <cmath>
-using namespace std;
-
-#include "../AttractorKernel.hpp"
-#include "BasicKernel.h"
-
-class Unravel3D : public BasicKernel {
-
-    void init();
+#include "KernelBasicParameter.hpp"
+#include "KernelBasicVector.hpp"
 
+class Unravel3D : virtual public KernelBasicParameter, virtual public KernelBasicVector {
 public:
 
     Unravel3D();
     Unravel3D(const unsigned int dimensions);
 
-
-    void iterate();
-
-    void * getProperty(const string identifier);
-    void setProperty(const string identifier, const void * value);
-    unsigned int getNumberOfParameters();
+    virtual void operator()();
 
 };