/*
 * population.hpp
 *
 *  Created on: Oct 12, 2010
 *      Author: mike
 *      for use in Yale course CPSC 427a, Fall 2010
 */

#pragma once
#include "params.hpp"
#include "player.hpp"

class Population {
private:
    Algorithm alg;
    const int numPlayers;   // number of players
    Player** player;
    int numOnes;

public:
    Population(Algorithm alg, int numPlayers);
    ~Population();

    void reset();
    void oneStep(int sender, int receiver);
    int getNumPlayers() const {return numPlayers;}
    int getNumOnes() const {return numOnes;}
    ostream& print(ostream& out) const;
};

//-------------------------------------------------------------------
inline ostream& operator<<(ostream& out, const Population pop) {
    return pop.print(out);
}