RosettaCodeData/Task/Evolutionary-algorithm/REXX/evolutionary-algorithm-2.rexx

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/*REXX program demonstrates an evolutionary algorithm (using mutation).*/
parse arg children MR seed . /*get options (maybe) from C.L. */
if children=='' then children = 10 /*# of children produced each gen*/
if MR =='' then MR = '4%' /*the char Mutation Rate each gen*/
if right(MR,1)=='%' then MR=strip(MR,,'%')/100 /*expressed as %? Adjust*/
if seed\=='' then call random ,,seed /*allow the runs to be repeatable*/
abc = 'ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ ' ; Labc=length(abc)
target= 'METHINKS IT IS LIKE A WEASEL' ; Ltar=length(target)
parent= mutate( left('',Ltar), 1) /*gen rand str,same length as tar*/
say center('target string',Ltar,'') "children" 'mutationRate'
say target center(children,8) center((MR*100/1)'%',12) ; say
say center('new string',Ltar,'') "closeness" 'generation'
do gen=0 until parent==target; close=fitness(parent)
almost=parent
do children; child=mutate(parent,MR)
_=fitness(child); if _<=close then iterate
close=_; almost=child
say almost right(close,9) right(gen,10)
end /*children*/
parent=almost
end /*gen*/
exit /*stick a fork in it, we're done.*/
/*───────────────────────────────────FITNESS subroutine─────────────────*/
fitness: parse arg x; hit=0; do k=1 for Ltar
hit=hit+(substr(x,k,1)==substr(target,k,1))
end /*k*/
return hit
/*───────────────────────────────────MUTATE subroutine──────────────────*/
mutate: parse arg x,rate,? /*set ? to a null, x=string. */
do j=1 for Ltar; r=random(1,100000)
if .00001*r<=rate then ?=? || substr(abc,r//Labc+1,1)
else ?=? || substr(x,j,1)
end /*j*/
return ?