1 files changed, 51 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/src/jcgp/backend/parsers/ChromosomeParser.java b/src/jcgp/backend/parsers/ChromosomeParser.java
index 838ec48..6106dbd 100644
--- a/src/jcgp/backend/parsers/ChromosomeParser.java
+++ b/src/jcgp/backend/parsers/ChromosomeParser.java
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ public abstract class ChromosomeParser {
 	 * is not viable to implement these defensive measures with the chromosome format used 
 	 * by CGP.
 	 * 
-	 * @param file the .chr file to parse from
-	 * @param chromosome the chromosome to configure
-	 * @param resources the experiment resources
+	 * @param file the .chr file to parse from.
+	 * @param chromosome the chromosome to configure.
+	 * @param resources the experiment resources.
 	 */
 	public static void parse(File file, Chromosome chromosome, Resources resources) {
 		/* 
@@ -134,8 +134,8 @@ public abstract class ChromosomeParser {
 	 * The file is written in the standard .chr format and can
 	 * be read by the original CGP implementation.
 	 * 
-	 * @param file the file to write to
-	 * @param chromosome the chromosome to save
+	 * @param file the file to write to.
+	 * @param chromosome the chromosome to save.
 	 * @param resources a reference to the experiment's resources.
 	 */
 	public static void save(File file, Chromosome chromosome, Resources resources) {
@@ -187,4 +187,50 @@ public abstract class ChromosomeParser {
 		resources.println("[Parser] Chromosome saved successfully");
 	}
 	
+	
+	/**
+	 * Writes a chromosome to the console in .chr format. Note
+	 * that, if using a GUI console, that console must be flushed for the
+	 * output to appear.
+	 * 
+	 * @param chromosome the chromosome to save.
+	 * @param resources a reference to the experiment's resources.
+	 */
+	public static void print(Chromosome chromosome, Resources resources) {
+		
+		// for all nodes, columns first
+		for (int c = 0; c < resources.columns(); c++) {
+			for (int r = 0; r < resources.rows(); r++) {
+				for (int i = 0; i < resources.arity(); i++) {
+					// print the connections, separated by spaces
+					Connection conn = chromosome.getNode(r, c).getConnection(i);
+					if (conn instanceof Input) {
+						resources.print(" " + ((Input) conn).getIndex());
+					} else if (conn instanceof Node) {
+						resources.print(" " + (((((Node) conn).getColumn() + 1) * resources.inputs()) + ((Node) conn).getRow()));
+					} else {
+						resources.println("[Parser] Error: could not handle " + conn.getClass() + " as a subclass of Connection");
+					}
+				}
+				// print the function numbers
+				resources.print(" " + resources.getFunctionIndex(chromosome.getNode(r, c).getFunction()));
+				// node is done, print tab
+				resources.print("\t");
+			}
+		}
+		// nodes are done, print two tabs to separate from output
+		resources.print("\t\t");
+		for (int o = 0; o < resources.outputs(); o ++) {
+			Connection source = chromosome.getOutput(o).getSource();
+			if (source instanceof Input) {
+				resources.print(" " + ((Input) source).getIndex());
+			} else if (source instanceof Node) {
+				resources.print(" " + (((((Node) source).getColumn() + 1) * resources.inputs()) + ((Node) source).getRow()));
+			} else {
+				resources.println("[Parser] Error: could not handle " + source.getClass() + " as a subclass of Connection");
+			}
+		}
+		
+		resources.println("");
+	}
 }