Java Unit Evolution

Evolve programs using unit testing and genetic programming.

This code was produced as part of my Bachelor thesis at The Open University. Despite the promising description, it is not possible to evolve anything but the most trivial programs. Java Unit Evolution is of no practical use in its current state.

Please read the paper to learn more.

Building

To build Java Unit Evolution, get Apache Maven and execute:

mvn package

Usage

The work flow is as follows:

1. Specify the desired method as an abstract method of an abstract class.
2. Specify all possible operations as non-abstract methods of the same class.
3. Write JUnit test cases against the abstract method.
4. Run the JUnit test cases.

In the test case, instantiate the abstract class as follows:

private ClassToEvolve cte = JavaUnitEvolution.evolve(ClassToEvolve.class,
                                                     getClass());

There are a few examples in the com.github.fhd.javaunitevolution.samples package.

License

Copyright (C) 2010 Felix H. Dahlke

This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License along with this library; see the file COPYING. If not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA