Changed the way that new branches are created.

gemla/src/bracket/genetic_state.rs

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ pub trait GeneticState {
     /// - iterations: the number of iterations (learning cycles) that the current state should simulate
     /// 
     /// This will be called for every node in a bracket before evaluating it's fitness against other nodes.
-    fn run_simulation(&mut self, iterations: u32);
+    fn run_simulation(&mut self, iterations: u64);
 
     /// Returns a fit score associated with the nodes performance.
     /// This will be used by a bracket in order to determine the most successful child.

gemla/src/bracket/mod.rs

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ impl fmt::Display for IterationScaling {
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Clone, Debug)]
 pub struct Bracket<T> {
     tree: tree::Tree<T>,
-    step: u32,
+    step: u64,
     iteration_scaling: IterationScaling
 }
 
@@ -62,28 +62,67 @@ impl<T> Bracket<T>
         self
     }
 
+    pub fn create_new_branch(&self, height: u64) -> tree::Tree<T>
+    {
+        if height == 1
+        {
+            let mut base_node = btree!(T::initialize());
+
+            base_node.val.run_simulation(
+                match self.iteration_scaling
+                {
+                    IterationScaling::Linear(x) => (x * (height as u32)).into()
+                }
+            );
+
+            btree!(base_node.val.clone())
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            let left = self.create_new_branch(height - 1);
+            let right = self.create_new_branch(height - 1);
+            let mut new_val = if left.val.get_fit_score() >= right.val.get_fit_score() 
+            {
+                left.val.clone()
+            }
+            else {
+                right.val.clone()
+            };
+
+            new_val.run_simulation(
+                match self.iteration_scaling
+                {
+                    IterationScaling::Linear(x) => (x * (height as u32)).into()
+                }
+            );
+
+            btree!(new_val, Some(left), Some(right))
+        }
+    }
+
     pub fn run_simulation_step(&mut self) -> &mut Self    
     {
+        let new_branch = self.create_new_branch(self.step + 1);
+
         self.tree.val.run_simulation(
             match self.iteration_scaling
             {
-                IterationScaling::Linear(x) => x
+                IterationScaling::Linear(x) => ((x as u64) * (self.step + 1)).into()
             }
         );
 
-        let mut new_branch = btree!(T::initialize());
+        let new_val = if new_branch.val.get_fit_score() >= self.tree.val.get_fit_score()
-        new_branch.val.run_simulation(
-            match self.iteration_scaling
         {
-                IterationScaling::Linear(x) => x * (self.step + 1)
+            new_branch.val.clone()
         }
-        );
+        else
+        {
+            self.tree.val.clone()
+        };
+
+
+        self.tree = btree!(new_val, Some(new_branch), Some(self.tree.clone()));
 
-        self.tree = btree!(
-            self.tree.val.clone(), 
-            Some(self.tree.clone()),
-            Some(new_branch)
-        );
         self.step += 1;
 
         self

gemla/src/tests/bracket.rs

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ impl TestState {
 }
 
 impl bracket::genetic_state::GeneticState for TestState {
-    fn run_simulation(&mut self, iterations: u32)
+    fn run_simulation(&mut self, iterations: u64)
     {
         self.score += iterations as f64;
     }
@@ -81,15 +81,25 @@ fn test_run() {
         format!("{}", bracket),
         format!("{{\"tree\":{},\"step\":3,\"iteration_scaling\":{{\"enumType\":\"Linear\",\"enumContent\":2}}}}", 
         btree!(
-            TestState::new(6.0),
+            TestState::new(12.0),
             Some(btree!(
-                TestState::new(6.0),
+                TestState::new(12.0),
-                Some(btree!(TestState::new(4.0),
+                Some(btree!(TestState::new(6.0),
                     Some(btree!(TestState::new(2.0))),
                     Some(btree!(TestState::new(2.0))))),
-                Some(btree!(TestState::new(4.0)))
+                Some(btree!(TestState::new(6.0),
+                    Some(btree!(TestState::new(2.0))),
+                    Some(btree!(TestState::new(2.0)))))
             )),
-            Some(btree!(TestState::new(6.0)))
+            Some(btree!(
+                TestState::new(12.0),
+                Some(btree!(TestState::new(6.0),
+                    Some(btree!(TestState::new(2.0))),
+                    Some(btree!(TestState::new(2.0))))),
+                Some(btree!(TestState::new(6.0),
+                    Some(btree!(TestState::new(2.0))),
+                    Some(btree!(TestState::new(2.0)))))
+            ))
         ))
     );