Typenetic - Genetic algorithm for Typescript

Table of Contents

• Installation
• Example usage
• Decorators
• Genetic operators examples
  • Selection
    • Tournament selection
  • Crossover
    • Single point
  • Mutation

Installation

1. Install module:

   npm install typenetic --save
   

2. You need to set these options in tsconfig.json file in your project:

   {
       "emitDecoratorMetadata": true,
       "experimentalDecorators": true
   }

Example usage

1. Create GeneticOperators.ts file:

   import {Selection, Crossover, Mutation} from "typenetic";
   
   export class GeneticOperators {
   
       @Selection()
       selection(population: Array<any>): Array<any> {
           // perform elities selection
   
           return elities;
       }
   
       @Crossover()
       crossover(parentA: any, parentB: any): any {
           // perform crossover
   
           return offspring;
       }
   
       @Mutation()
       mutation(offspring: any): any {
           // perform mutation
   
           return offspring;
       }
   }

2. Create index.ts file:

   import {evolve} from "typenetic";
   import {GeneticOperators} from "./GeneticOperators";
   
   // create population
   const population: Array<any> = [];
   
   // evolve population
   let evolved: Array<any> = evolve(population);

Decorators

Signature	Description
@Selection(size?: number)	Selection operator, which task is to select elities from population. If size provided, then decorated function result will be sliced: result.slice(0, size) (useful in eg. tournament selection).
@Crossover()	Crossover operator is responsible for crossing two units.
@Mutation()	Mutation operator randomly modify genes in the unit.

Genetic operators examples

Selection

Tournament selection

Tournament selection chooses best units from population, based on unit's fitness.

import {Selection} from "typenetic";

export class GeneticOperators {

    // select 3 elities from population
    @Selection(3)
    selection(population: Array<any>): Array<any> {
        return population.sort((unitA: any, unitB: any) => {
            return unitB.fitness - unitA.fitness;
        });
    }

}

Crossover

Single point

In single point crossover, one point, randomly chosen is used to split parents and create new unit with genes from first parent before chosen point and with genes from second parent, beyond chosen point.

import {Crossover} from "typenetic";

export class GeneticOperators {

    @Crossover()
    crossover(parentA: Array<any>, parentB: Array<any>): Array<any> {
        const cutPoint = this.random(0, parentA.neurons.length - 1);

        for (let i = cutPoint; i < parentA.neurons.length; i++) {
            let biasFromParentA = parentA.neurons[i].bias;

            parentA.neurons[i].bias = parentB.neurons[i].bias;
            parentB.neurons[i].bias = biasFromParentA;
        }

        return this.random(0, 1) === 1 ? parentA : parentB;
    }

    private random(min: number, max: number): number {
        return Math.floor(Math.random() * (max - min + 1) + min);
    };

}

Mutation

Mutation operator randolmy modify genes of units. The probability of mutation depends on mutation rate.

import {Mutation} from "typenetic";

export class GeneticOperators {

    @Mutation()
    mutation(offspring: Array<any>): Array<any> {
        for (let i = 0; i < offspring.neurons.length; i++) {
            offspring.neurons[i].bias = this.mutate(offspring.neurons[i].bias);
        }

        for (let i = 0; i < mutated.connections.length; i++) {
            offspring.connections[i].weight = this.mutate(offspring.connections[i].weight);
        }

        return offspring;
    }

    private mutate(gene) {
        // mutation rate at 0.5 (50%)
        if (Math.random() < 0.5) {
            const mutateFactor = 1 + ((Math.random() - 0.5) * 3 + (Math.random() - 0.5));

            return gene *= mutateFactor;
        }

        return gene;
    }

}