Target.cs

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using Newtonsoft.Json;
using Newtonsoft.Json.Linq;
using System;
 
namespace QuantConnect.Optimizer.Objectives
{
    /// <summary>
    /// The optimization statistical target
    /// </summary>
    public class Target: Objective
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Defines the direction of optimization, i.e. maximization or minimization
        /// </summary>
        public Extremum Extremum { get; set; }
 
        /// <summary>
        /// Current value
        /// </summary>
        [JsonIgnore]
        public decimal? Current { get; private set; }
 
        /// <summary>
        /// Fires when target complies specified value
        /// </summary>
        public event EventHandler Reached;
 
        /// <summary>
        /// Creates a new instance
        /// </summary>
        public Target(string target, Extremum extremum, decimal? targetValue): base(target, targetValue)
        {
            Extremum = extremum;
        }
 
        public Target()
        {
 
        }
 
        /// <summary>
        /// Pretty representation of this optimization target
        /// </summary>
        public override string ToString()
        {
            return Messages.Target.ToString(this);
        }
 
        /// <summary>
        /// Check backtest result
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="jsonBacktestResult">Backtest result json</param>
        /// <returns>true if found a better solution; otherwise false</returns>
        public bool MoveAhead(string jsonBacktestResult)
        {
            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(jsonBacktestResult))
            {
                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(jsonBacktestResult), $"Target.MoveAhead(): {Messages.OptimizerObjectivesCommon.NullOrEmptyBacktestResult}");
            }
 
            var token = JObject.Parse(jsonBacktestResult).SelectToken(Target);
            if (token == null)
            {
                return false;
            }
            var computedValue = token.Value<string>().ToNormalizedDecimal();
            if (!Current.HasValue || Extremum.Better(Current.Value, computedValue))
            {
                Current = computedValue;
 
                return true;
            }
 
            return false;
        }
 
        /// <summary>
        /// Try comply target value
        /// </summary>
        public void CheckCompliance()
        {
            if (IsComplied())
            {
                Reached?.Invoke(this, EventArgs.Empty);
            }
        }
 
        private bool IsComplied() => TargetValue.HasValue && Current.HasValue && (TargetValue.Value == Current.Value || Extremum.Better(TargetValue.Value, Current.Value));
    }
}