A simple example of multidemes distribution using DEAP

deap_ga_onemax_multidemic_distributed.py

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import array
import random

from deap import algorithms
from deap import base
from deap import creator
from deap import tools

# Import dtm module
from deap import dtm


# Some constants (as CXPB and MUTPB) have to be in the scope of evalDeme()
NBR_DEMES = 3
MU = 300
NGEN = 40
CXPB = 0.5
MUTPB = 0.2
MIG_RATE = 5 

creator.create("FitnessMax", base.Fitness, weights=(1.0,))
creator.create("Individual", array.array, typecode='b', fitness=creator.FitnessMax)

toolbox = base.Toolbox()

# Attribute generator
toolbox.register("attr_bool", random.randint, 0, 1)

# Structure initializers
toolbox.register("individual", tools.initRepeat, creator.Individual, 
    toolbox.attr_bool, 100)
toolbox.register("population", tools.initRepeat, list, toolbox.individual)

def evalOneMax(individual):
    return sum(individual),

toolbox.register("evaluate", evalOneMax)
toolbox.register("mate", tools.cxTwoPoints)
toolbox.register("mutate", tools.mutFlipBit, indpb=0.05)
toolbox.register("select", tools.selTournament, tournsize=3)
toolbox.register("migrate", tools.migRing, k=5, selection=tools.selBest,
    replacement=tools.selRandom)
toolbox.regiter("variaton", algorithms.varAnd, toolbox=toolbox, cxpb=0.7, mutpb=0.3)
    
def main():
    random.seed(64)
    
    demes = [toolbox.population(n=MU) for _ in xrange(NBR_DEMES)]
    hof = tools.HallOfFame(1)
    stats = tools.Statistics(lambda ind: ind.fitness.values, 4)
    stats.register("avg", tools.mean)
    stats.register("std", tools.std)
    stats.register("min", min)
    stats.register("max", max)
    
    logger = tools.EvolutionLogger(["gen", "evals"] + stats.functions.keys())
    logger.logHeader()
    
    for idx, deme in enumerate(demes):
        fitnesses = dtm.map(toolbox.evaluate, deme)
        for ind, fit in zip(deme, fitnesses):
            ind.fitness.values = fit
        stats.update(deme, idx)
        hof.update(deme)
        logger.logGeneration(gen="0.%d" % idx, evals=len(deme), stats=stats, index=idx)
    
    stats.update(demes[0]+demes[1]+demes[2], 3)
    logger.logGeneration(gen=0, evals="-", stats=stats, index=3)
    
    gen = 1
    while gen <= NGEN and stats.max[3][-1][0] < 100.0:
        
        # We map the evaluation loop
        demes = dtm.map(toolbox.variation, demes)
        for idx, deme in enumerate(demes):
            fitnesses = dtm.map(toolbox.evaluate, deme)
            for ind, fit in zip(deme, fitnesses):
                ind.fitness.values = fit
            stats.update(deme, idx)
            hof.update(deme)
            logger.logGeneration(gen="%d.%d" % (gen, idx), evals=len(deme), stats=stats, index=idx)
            
        if gen % MIG_RATE == 0:
            toolbox.migrate(demes)
        stats.update(demes[0]+demes[1]+demes[2], 3)
        logger.logGeneration(gen="%d" % gen, evals="-", stats=stats, index=3)
        gen += 1
    
    return demes, stats, hof

if __name__ == "__main__":
    # We notify DTM that main() is the root task (the one to launch at startup)
    dtm.start(main)