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// Copyright 2010-2018 Google LLC
// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
// You may obtain a copy of the License at
//
// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
//
// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
// limitations under the License.
/// Declaration of the core objects for the constraint solver.
///
/// The literature around constraint programming is extremely dense but one
/// can find some basic introductions in the following links:
/// - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constraint_programming
/// - http://kti.mff.cuni.cz/~bartak/constraints/index.html
///
/// Here is a very simple Constraint Programming problem:
///
/// Knowing that we see 56 legs and 20 heads, how many pheasants and rabbits
/// are we looking at?
///
/// Here is some simple Constraint Programming code to find out:
///
/// void pheasant() {
/// Solver s("pheasant");
/// IntVar* const p = s.MakeIntVar(0, 20, "pheasant"));
/// IntVar* const r = s.MakeIntVar(0, 20, "rabbit"));
/// IntExpr* const legs = s.MakeSum(s.MakeProd(p, 2), s.MakeProd(r, 4));
/// IntExpr* const heads = s.MakeSum(p, r);
/// Constraint* const ct_legs = s.MakeEquality(legs, 56);
/// Constraint* const ct_heads = s.MakeEquality(heads, 20);
/// s.AddConstraint(ct_legs);
/// s.AddConstraint(ct_heads);
/// DecisionBuilder* const db = s.MakePhase(p, r,
/// Solver::CHOOSE_FIRST_UNBOUND,
/// Solver::ASSIGN_MIN_VALUE);
/// s.NewSearch(db);
/// CHECK(s.NextSolution());
/// LOG(INFO) << "rabbits -> " << r->Value() << ", pheasants -> "
/// << p->Value();
/// LOG(INFO) << s.DebugString();
/// s.EndSearch();
/// }
///
/// which outputs:
///
/// rabbits -> 8, pheasants -> 12
/// Solver(name = "pheasant",
/// state = OUTSIDE_SEARCH,
/// branches = 0,
/// fails = 0,
/// decisions = 0
/// propagation loops = 11,
/// demons Run = 25,
/// Run time = 0 ms)
///
///
#ifndef OR_TOOLS_CONSTRAINT_SOLVER_CONSTRAINT_SOLVER_H_
#define OR_TOOLS_CONSTRAINT_SOLVER_CONSTRAINT_SOLVER_H_
#include <functional>
#include <iosfwd>
#include <memory>
#include <random>
#include <string>
#include <utility>
#include <vector>
#include "absl/container/flat_hash_map.h"
#include "absl/container/flat_hash_set.h"
#include "absl/random/distributions.h"
#include "absl/random/random.h"
#include "absl/strings/str_format.h"
#include "ortools/base/commandlineflags.h"
#include "ortools/base/hash.h"
#include "ortools/base/integral_types.h"
#include "ortools/base/logging.h"
#include "ortools/base/macros.h"
#include "ortools/base/map_util.h"
#include "ortools/base/sysinfo.h"
#include "ortools/base/timer.h"
#include "ortools/constraint_solver/solver_parameters.pb.h"
#include "ortools/util/piecewise_linear_function.h"
#include "ortools/util/sorted_interval_list.h"
#include "ortools/util/tuple_set.h"
#if !defined(SWIG)
DECLARE_int64(cp_random_seed);
#endif // !defined(SWIG)
class File;
namespace operations_research {
class Assignment;
class AssignmentProto;
class BaseObject;
class CpArgument;
class CpConstraint;
class CpIntegerExpression;
class CpIntervalVariable;
class CpSequenceVariable;
class CastConstraint;
class Constraint;
class Decision;
class DecisionBuilder;
class DecisionVisitor;
class Demon;
class DemonProfiler;
class LocalSearchProfiler;
class Dimension;
class DisjunctiveConstraint;
class ExpressionCache;
class IntExpr;
class IntTupleSet;
class IntVar;
class IntVarAssignment;
class IntVarElement;
class IntervalVar;
class IntervalVarAssignment;
class IntervalVarElement;
class IntVarLocalSearchFilter;
class LocalSearchFilter;
class LocalSearchOperator;
class LocalSearchPhaseParameters;
class ModelCache;
class ModelVisitor;
class OptimizeVar;
class Pack;
class PropagationBaseObject;
class PropagationMonitor;
class LocalSearchMonitor;
class Queue;
class RevBitMatrix;
class RevBitSet;
class RegularLimit;
class RegularLimitParameters;
class Search;
class SearchLimit;
class SearchMonitor;
class SequenceVar;
class SequenceVarAssignment;
class SolutionCollector;
class SolutionPool;
class Solver;
class ConstraintSolverParameters;
class SymmetryBreaker;
struct StateInfo;
struct Trail;
template <class T>
class SimpleRevFIFO;
inline int64 CpRandomSeed() {
return FLAGS_cp_random_seed == -1
? absl::Uniform<int64>(absl::BitGen(), 0, kint64max)
: FLAGS_cp_random_seed;
}
/// This struct holds all parameters for the default search.
/// DefaultPhaseParameters is only used by Solver::MakeDefaultPhase methods.
/// Note this is for advanced users only.
struct DefaultPhaseParameters {
public:
enum VariableSelection {
CHOOSE_MAX_SUM_IMPACT = 0,
CHOOSE_MAX_AVERAGE_IMPACT = 1,
CHOOSE_MAX_VALUE_IMPACT = 2,
};
enum ValueSelection {
SELECT_MIN_IMPACT = 0,
SELECT_MAX_IMPACT = 1,
};
enum DisplayLevel { NONE = 0, NORMAL = 1, VERBOSE = 2 };
/// This parameter describes how the next variable to instantiate
/// will be chosen.
VariableSelection var_selection_schema;
/// This parameter describes which value to select for a given var.
ValueSelection value_selection_schema;
/// Maximum number of intervals that the initialization of impacts will scan
/// per variable.
int initialization_splits;
/// The default phase will run heuristics periodically. This parameter
/// indicates if we should run all heuristics, or a randomly selected
/// one.
bool run_all_heuristics;
/// The distance in nodes between each run of the heuristics. A
/// negative or null value will mean that we will not run heuristics
/// at all.
int heuristic_period;
/// The failure limit for each heuristic that we run.
int heuristic_num_failures_limit;
/// Whether to keep the impact from the first search for other searches,
/// or to recompute the impact for each new search.
bool persistent_impact;
/// Seed used to initialize the random part in some heuristics.
int random_seed;
/// This represents the amount of information displayed by the default search.
/// NONE means no display, VERBOSE means extra information.
DisplayLevel display_level;
/// Should we use last conflict method. The default is false.
bool use_last_conflict;
/// When defined, this overrides the default impact based decision builder.
DecisionBuilder* decision_builder;
DefaultPhaseParameters();
};
/// Solver Class
///
/// A solver represents the main computation engine. It implements the entire
/// range of Constraint Programming protocols:
/// - Reversibility
/// - Propagation
/// - Search
///
/// Usually, Constraint Programming code consists of
/// - the creation of the Solver,
/// - the creation of the decision variables of the model,
/// - the creation of the constraints of the model and their addition to the
/// solver() through the AddConstraint() method,
/// - the creation of the main DecisionBuilder class,
/// - the launch of the solve() method with the decision builder.
///
/// For the time being, Solver is neither MT_SAFE nor MT_HOT.
class Solver {
public:
/// Holds semantic information stating that the 'expression' has been
/// cast into 'variable' using the Var() method, and that
/// 'maintainer' is responsible for maintaining the equality between
/// 'variable' and 'expression'.
struct IntegerCastInfo {
IntegerCastInfo()
: variable(nullptr), expression(nullptr), maintainer(nullptr) {}
IntegerCastInfo(IntVar* const v, IntExpr* const e, Constraint* const c)
: variable(v), expression(e), maintainer(c) {}
IntVar* variable;
IntExpr* expression;
Constraint* maintainer;
};
/// Number of priorities for demons.
static const int kNumPriorities = 3;
/// This enum describes the strategy used to select the next branching
/// variable at each node during the search.
enum IntVarStrategy {
/// The default behavior is CHOOSE_FIRST_UNBOUND.
INT_VAR_DEFAULT,
/// The simple selection is CHOOSE_FIRST_UNBOUND.
INT_VAR_SIMPLE,
/// Select the first unbound variable.
/// Variables are considered in the order of the vector of IntVars used
/// to create the selector.
CHOOSE_FIRST_UNBOUND,
/// Randomly select one of the remaining unbound variables.
CHOOSE_RANDOM,
/// Among unbound variables, select the variable with the smallest size,
/// i.e., the smallest number of possible values.
/// In case of a tie, the selected variables is the one with the lowest min
/// value.
/// In case of a tie, the first one is selected, first being defined by the
/// order in the vector of IntVars used to create the selector.
CHOOSE_MIN_SIZE_LOWEST_MIN,
/// Among unbound variables, select the variable with the smallest size,
/// i.e., the smallest number of possible values.
/// In case of a tie, the selected variable is the one with the highest min
/// value.
/// In case of a tie, the first one is selected, first being defined by the
/// order in the vector of IntVars used to create the selector.
CHOOSE_MIN_SIZE_HIGHEST_MIN,
/// Among unbound variables, select the variable with the smallest size,
/// i.e., the smallest number of possible values.
/// In case of a tie, the selected variables is the one with the lowest max
/// value.
/// In case of a tie, the first one is selected, first being defined by the
/// order in the vector of IntVars used to create the selector.
CHOOSE_MIN_SIZE_LOWEST_MAX,
/// Among unbound variables, select the variable with the smallest size,
/// i.e., the smallest number of possible values.
/// In case of a tie, the selected variable is the one with the highest max
/// value.
/// In case of a tie, the first one is selected, first being defined by the
/// order in the vector of IntVars used to create the selector.
CHOOSE_MIN_SIZE_HIGHEST_MAX,
/// Among unbound variables, select the variable with the smallest minimal
/// value.
/// In case of a tie, the first one is selected, "first" defined by the
/// order in the vector of IntVars used to create the selector.
CHOOSE_LOWEST_MIN,
/// Among unbound variables, select the variable with the highest maximal
/// value.
/// In case of a tie, the first one is selected, first being defined by the
/// order in the vector of IntVars used to create the selector.
CHOOSE_HIGHEST_MAX,
/// Among unbound variables, select the variable with the smallest size.
/// In case of a tie, the first one is selected, first being defined by the
/// order in the vector of IntVars used to create the selector.
CHOOSE_MIN_SIZE,
/// Among unbound variables, select the variable with the highest size.
/// In case of a tie, the first one is selected, first being defined by the
/// order in the vector of IntVars used to create the selector.
CHOOSE_MAX_SIZE,
/// Among unbound variables, select the variable with the largest
/// gap between the first and the second values of the domain.
CHOOSE_MAX_REGRET_ON_MIN,
/// Selects the next unbound variable on a path, the path being defined by
/// the variables: var[i] corresponds to the index of the next of i.
CHOOSE_PATH,
};
// TODO(user): add HIGHEST_MIN and LOWEST_MAX.
/// This enum describes the strategy used to select the next variable value to
/// set.
enum IntValueStrategy {
/// The default behavior is ASSIGN_MIN_VALUE.
INT_VALUE_DEFAULT,
/// The simple selection is ASSIGN_MIN_VALUE.
INT_VALUE_SIMPLE,
/// Selects the min value of the selected variable.
ASSIGN_MIN_VALUE,
/// Selects the max value of the selected variable.
ASSIGN_MAX_VALUE,
/// Selects randomly one of the possible values of the selected variable.
ASSIGN_RANDOM_VALUE,
/// Selects the first possible value which is the closest to the center
/// of the domain of the selected variable.
/// The center is defined as (min + max) / 2.
ASSIGN_CENTER_VALUE,
/// Split the domain in two around the center, and choose the lower
/// part first.
SPLIT_LOWER_HALF,
/// Split the domain in two around the center, and choose the lower
/// part first.
SPLIT_UPPER_HALF,
};
/// This enum is used by Solver::MakePhase to specify how to select variables
/// and values during the search.
/// In Solver::MakePhase(const std::vector<IntVar*>&, IntVarStrategy,
/// IntValueStrategy), variables are selected first, and then the associated
/// value.
/// In Solver::MakePhase(const std::vector<IntVar*>& vars, IndexEvaluator2,
/// EvaluatorStrategy), the selection is done scanning every pair
/// <variable, possible value>. The next selected pair is then the best among
/// all possibilities, i.e. the pair with the smallest evaluation.
/// As this is costly, two options are offered: static or dynamic evaluation.
enum EvaluatorStrategy {
/// Pairs are compared at the first call of the selector, and results are
/// cached. Next calls to the selector use the previous computation, and so
/// are not up-to-date, e.g. some <variable, value> pairs may not be
/// possible anymore due to propagation since the first to call.
CHOOSE_STATIC_GLOBAL_BEST,
/// Pairs are compared each time a variable is selected. That way all pairs
/// are relevant and evaluation is accurate.
/// This strategy runs in O(number-of-pairs) at each variable selection,
/// versus O(1) in the static version.
CHOOSE_DYNAMIC_GLOBAL_BEST,
};
/// Used for scheduling. Not yet implemented.
enum SequenceStrategy {
SEQUENCE_DEFAULT,
SEQUENCE_SIMPLE,
CHOOSE_MIN_SLACK_RANK_FORWARD,
CHOOSE_RANDOM_RANK_FORWARD,
};
/// This enum describes the straregy used to select the next interval variable
/// and its value to be fixed.
enum IntervalStrategy {
/// The default is INTERVAL_SET_TIMES_FORWARD.
INTERVAL_DEFAULT,
/// The simple is INTERVAL_SET_TIMES_FORWARD.
INTERVAL_SIMPLE,
/// Selects the variable with the lowest starting time of all variables,
/// and fixes its starting time to this lowest value.
INTERVAL_SET_TIMES_FORWARD,
/// Selects the variable with the highest ending time of all variables,
/// and fixes the ending time to this highest values.
INTERVAL_SET_TIMES_BACKWARD
};
/// This enum is used in Solver::MakeOperator to specify the neighborhood to
/// create.
enum LocalSearchOperators {
/// Operator which reverses a sub-chain of a path. It is called TwoOpt
/// because it breaks two arcs on the path; resulting paths are called
/// two-optimal.
/// Possible neighbors for the path 1 -> 2 -> 3 -> 4 -> 5
/// (where (1, 5) are first and last nodes of the path and can therefore not
/// be moved):
/// 1 -> [3 -> 2] -> 4 -> 5
/// 1 -> [4 -> 3 -> 2] -> 5
/// 1 -> 2 -> [4 -> 3] -> 5
TWOOPT,
/// Relocate: OROPT and RELOCATE.
/// Operator which moves a sub-chain of a path to another position; the
/// specified chain length is the fixed length of the chains being moved.
/// When this length is 1, the operator simply moves a node to another
/// position.
/// Possible neighbors for the path 1 -> 2 -> 3 -> 4 -> 5, for a chain
/// length of 2 (where (1, 5) are first and last nodes of the path and can
/// therefore not be moved):
/// 1 -> 4 -> [2 -> 3] -> 5
/// 1 -> [3 -> 4] -> 2 -> 5
///
/// Using Relocate with chain lengths of 1, 2 and 3 together is equivalent
/// to the OrOpt operator on a path. The OrOpt operator is a limited
/// version of 3Opt (breaks 3 arcs on a path).
OROPT,
/// Relocate neighborhood with length of 1 (see OROPT comment).
RELOCATE,
/// Operator which exchanges the positions of two nodes.
/// Possible neighbors for the path 1 -> 2 -> 3 -> 4 -> 5
/// (where (1, 5) are first and last nodes of the path and can therefore not
/// be moved):
/// 1 -> [3] -> [2] -> 4 -> 5
/// 1 -> [4] -> 3 -> [2] -> 5
/// 1 -> 2 -> [4] -> [3] -> 5
EXCHANGE,
/// Operator which cross exchanges the starting chains of 2 paths, including
/// exchanging the whole paths.
/// First and last nodes are not moved.
/// Possible neighbors for the paths 1 -> 2 -> 3 -> 4 -> 5 and 6 -> 7 -> 8
/// (where (1, 5) and (6, 8) are first and last nodes of the paths and can
/// therefore not be moved):
/// 1 -> [7] -> 3 -> 4 -> 5 6 -> [2] -> 8
/// 1 -> [7] -> 4 -> 5 6 -> [2 -> 3] -> 8
/// 1 -> [7] -> 5 6 -> [2 -> 3 -> 4] -> 8
CROSS,
/// Operator which inserts an inactive node into a path.
/// Possible neighbors for the path 1 -> 2 -> 3 -> 4 with 5 inactive
/// (where 1 and 4 are first and last nodes of the path) are:
/// 1 -> [5] -> 2 -> 3 -> 4
/// 1 -> 2 -> [5] -> 3 -> 4
/// 1 -> 2 -> 3 -> [5] -> 4
MAKEACTIVE,
/// Operator which makes path nodes inactive.
/// Possible neighbors for the path 1 -> 2 -> 3 -> 4 (where 1 and 4 are
/// first and last nodes of the path) are:
/// 1 -> 3 -> 4 with 2 inactive
/// 1 -> 2 -> 4 with 3 inactive
MAKEINACTIVE,
/// Operator which makes a "chain" of path nodes inactive.
/// Possible neighbors for the path 1 -> 2 -> 3 -> 4 (where 1 and 4 are
/// first and last nodes of the path) are:
/// 1 -> 3 -> 4 with 2 inactive
/// 1 -> 2 -> 4 with 3 inactive
/// 1 -> 4 with 2 and 3 inactive
MAKECHAININACTIVE,
/// Operator which replaces an active node by an inactive one.
/// Possible neighbors for the path 1 -> 2 -> 3 -> 4 with 5 inactive
/// (where 1 and 4 are first and last nodes of the path) are:
/// 1 -> [5] -> 3 -> 4 with 2 inactive
/// 1 -> 2 -> [5] -> 4 with 3 inactive
SWAPACTIVE,
/// Operator which makes an inactive node active and an active one inactive.
/// It is similar to SwapActiveOperator except that it tries to insert the
/// inactive node in all possible positions instead of just the position of
/// the node made inactive.
/// Possible neighbors for the path 1 -> 2 -> 3 -> 4 with 5 inactive
/// (where 1 and 4 are first and last nodes of the path) are:
/// 1 -> [5] -> 3 -> 4 with 2 inactive
/// 1 -> 3 -> [5] -> 4 with 2 inactive
/// 1 -> [5] -> 2 -> 4 with 3 inactive
/// 1 -> 2 -> [5] -> 4 with 3 inactive
EXTENDEDSWAPACTIVE,
/// Operator which relaxes two sub-chains of three consecutive arcs each.
/// Each sub-chain is defined by a start node and the next three arcs. Those
/// six arcs are relaxed to build a new neighbor.
/// PATHLNS explores all possible pairs of starting nodes and so defines
/// n^2 neighbors, n being the number of nodes.
/// Note that the two sub-chains can be part of the same path; they even may
/// overlap.
PATHLNS,
/// Operator which relaxes one entire path and all inactive nodes, thus
/// defining num_paths neighbors.
FULLPATHLNS,
/// Operator which relaxes all inactive nodes and one sub-chain of six
/// consecutive arcs. That way the path can be improved by inserting
/// inactive nodes or swapping arcs.
UNACTIVELNS,
/// Operator which defines one neighbor per variable. Each neighbor tries to
/// increment by one the value of the corresponding variable. When a new
/// solution is found the neighborhood is rebuilt from scratch, i.e., tries
/// to increment values in the variable order.
/// Consider for instance variables x and y. x is incremented one by one to
/// its max, and when it is not possible to increment x anymore, y is
/// incremented once. If this is a solution, then next neighbor tries to
/// increment x.
INCREMENT,
/// Operator which defines a neighborhood to decrement values.
/// The behavior is the same as INCREMENT, except values are decremented
/// instead of incremented.
DECREMENT,
/// Operator which defines one neighbor per variable. Each neighbor relaxes
/// one variable.
/// When a new solution is found the neighborhood is rebuilt from scratch.
/// Consider for instance variables x and y. First x is relaxed and the
/// solver is looking for the best possible solution (with only x relaxed).
/// Then y is relaxed, and the solver is looking for a new solution.
/// If a new solution is found, then the next variable to be relaxed is x.
SIMPLELNS
};
/// This enum is used in Solver::MakeOperator associated with an evaluator
/// to specify the neighborhood to create.
enum EvaluatorLocalSearchOperators {
/// Lin-Kernighan local search.
/// While the accumulated local gain is positive, perform a 2opt or a 3opt
/// move followed by a series of 2opt moves. Return a neighbor for which the
/// global gain is positive.
LK,
/// Sliding TSP operator.
/// Uses an exact dynamic programming algorithm to solve the TSP
/// corresponding to path sub-chains.
/// For a subchain 1 -> 2 -> 3 -> 4 -> 5 -> 6, solves the TSP on
/// nodes A, 2, 3, 4, 5, where A is a merger of nodes 1 and 6 such that
/// cost(A,i) = cost(1,i) and cost(i,A) = cost(i,6).
TSPOPT,
/// TSP-base LNS.
/// Randomly merge consecutive nodes until n "meta"-nodes remain and solve
/// the corresponding TSP.
/// This is an "unlimited" neighborhood which must be stopped by search
/// limits. To force diversification, the operator iteratively forces each
/// node to serve as base of a meta-node.
TSPLNS
};
/// This enum is used in Solver::MakeLocalSearchObjectiveFilter. It specifies
/// the behavior of the objective filter to create. The goal is to define
/// under which condition a move is accepted based on the current objective
/// value.
enum LocalSearchFilterBound {
/// Move is accepted when the current objective value >= objective.Min.
GE,
/// Move is accepted when the current objective value <= objective.Max.
LE,
/// Move is accepted when the current objective value is in the interval
/// objective.Min .. objective.Max.
EQ
};
/// This enum represents the three possible priorities for a demon in the
/// Solver queue.
/// Note: this is for advanced users only.
enum DemonPriority {
/// DELAYED_PRIORITY is the lowest priority: Demons will be processed after
/// VAR_PRIORITY and NORMAL_PRIORITY demons.
DELAYED_PRIORITY = 0,
/// VAR_PRIORITY is between DELAYED_PRIORITY and NORMAL_PRIORITY.
VAR_PRIORITY = 1,
/// NORMAL_PRIORITY is the highest priority: Demons will be processed first.
NORMAL_PRIORITY = 2,
};
/// This enum is used in Solver::MakeIntervalVarRelation to specify the
/// temporal relation between the two intervals t1 and t2.
enum BinaryIntervalRelation {
/// t1 ends after t2 end, i.e. End(t1) >= End(t2) + delay.
ENDS_AFTER_END,
/// t1 ends after t2 start, i.e. End(t1) >= Start(t2) + delay.
ENDS_AFTER_START,
/// t1 ends at t2 end, i.e. End(t1) == End(t2) + delay.
ENDS_AT_END,
/// t1 ends at t2 start, i.e. End(t1) == Start(t2) + delay.
ENDS_AT_START,
/// t1 starts after t2 end, i.e. Start(t1) >= End(t2) + delay.
STARTS_AFTER_END,
/// t1 starts after t2 start, i.e. Start(t1) >= Start(t2) + delay.
STARTS_AFTER_START,
/// t1 starts at t2 end, i.e. Start(t1) == End(t2) + delay.
STARTS_AT_END,
/// t1 starts at t2 start, i.e. Start(t1) == Start(t2) + delay.
STARTS_AT_START,
/// STARTS_AT_START and ENDS_AT_END at the same time.
/// t1 starts at t2 start, i.e. Start(t1) == Start(t2) + delay.
/// t1 ends at t2 end, i.e. End(t1) == End(t2).
STAYS_IN_SYNC
};
/// This enum is used in Solver::MakeIntervalVarRelation to specify the
/// temporal relation between an interval t and an integer d.
enum UnaryIntervalRelation {
/// t ends after d, i.e. End(t) >= d.
ENDS_AFTER,
/// t ends at d, i.e. End(t) == d.
ENDS_AT,
/// t ends before d, i.e. End(t) <= d.
ENDS_BEFORE,
/// t starts after d, i.e. Start(t) >= d.
STARTS_AFTER,
/// t starts at d, i.e. Start(t) == d.
STARTS_AT,
/// t starts before d, i.e. Start(t) <= d.
STARTS_BEFORE,
/// STARTS_BEFORE and ENDS_AFTER at the same time, i.e. d is in t.
/// t starts before d, i.e. Start(t) <= d.
/// t ends after d, i.e. End(t) >= d.
CROSS_DATE,
/// STARTS_AFTER or ENDS_BEFORE, i.e. d is not in t.
/// t starts after d, i.e. Start(t) >= d.
/// t ends before d, i.e. End(t) <= d.
AVOID_DATE
};
/// The Solver is responsible for creating the search tree. Thanks to the
/// DecisionBuilder, it creates a new decision with two branches at each node:
/// left and right.
/// The DecisionModification enum is used to specify how the branch selector
/// should behave.
enum DecisionModification {
/// Keeps the default behavior, i.e. apply left branch first, and then right
/// branch in case of backtracking.
NO_CHANGE,
/// Right branches are ignored. This is used to make the code faster when
/// backtrack makes no sense or is not useful.
/// This is faster as there is no need to create one new node per decision.
KEEP_LEFT,
/// Left branches are ignored. This is used to make the code faster when
/// backtrack makes no sense or is not useful.
/// This is faster as there is no need to create one new node per decision.
KEEP_RIGHT,
/// Backtracks to the previous decisions, i.e. left and right branches are
/// not applied.
KILL_BOTH,
/// Applies right branch first. Left branch will be applied in case of
/// backtracking.
SWITCH_BRANCHES
};
/// This enum is used internally in private methods Solver::PushState and
/// Solver::PopState to tag states in the search tree.
enum MarkerType { SENTINEL, SIMPLE_MARKER, CHOICE_POINT, REVERSIBLE_ACTION };
/// This enum represents the state of the solver w.r.t. the search.
enum SolverState {
/// Before search, after search.
OUTSIDE_SEARCH,
/// Executing the root node.
IN_ROOT_NODE,
/// Executing the search code.
IN_SEARCH,
/// After successful NextSolution and before EndSearch.
AT_SOLUTION,
/// After failed NextSolution and before EndSearch.
NO_MORE_SOLUTIONS,
/// After search, the model is infeasible.
PROBLEM_INFEASIBLE
};
/// Optimization directions.
enum OptimizationDirection { NOT_SET, MAXIMIZATION, MINIMIZATION };
/// Callback typedefs
typedef std::function<int64(int64)> IndexEvaluator1;
typedef std::function<int64(int64, int64)> IndexEvaluator2;
typedef std::function<int64(int64, int64, int64)> IndexEvaluator3;
typedef std::function<bool(int64)> IndexFilter1;
typedef std::function<IntVar*(int64)> Int64ToIntVar;
typedef std::function<int64(Solver* solver, const std::vector<IntVar*>& vars,
int64 first_unbound, int64 last_unbound)>
VariableIndexSelector;
typedef std::function<int64(const IntVar* v, int64 id)> VariableValueSelector;
typedef std::function<bool(int64, int64, int64)> VariableValueComparator;
typedef std::function<DecisionModification()> BranchSelector;
// TODO(user): wrap in swig.
typedef std::function<void(Solver*)> Action;
typedef std::function<void()> Closure;
/// Solver API
explicit Solver(const std::string& name);
Solver(const std::string& name, const ConstraintSolverParameters& parameters);
~Solver();
/// Stored Parameters.
ConstraintSolverParameters parameters() const { return parameters_; }
/// Create a ConstraintSolverParameters proto with all the default values.
// TODO(user): Move to constraint_solver_parameters.h.
static ConstraintSolverParameters DefaultSolverParameters();
/// reversibility
/// SaveValue() saves the value of the corresponding object. It must be
/// called before modifying the object. The value will be restored upon
/// backtrack.
template <class T>
void SaveValue(T* o) {
InternalSaveValue(o);
}
/// Registers the given object as being reversible. By calling this method,
/// the caller gives ownership of the object to the solver, which will
/// delete it when there is a backtrack out of the current state.
///
/// Returns the argument for convenience: this way, the caller may directly
/// invoke a constructor in the argument, without having to store the pointer
/// first.
///
/// This function is only for users that define their own subclasses of
/// BaseObject: for all subclasses predefined in the library, the
/// corresponding factory methods (e.g., MakeIntVar(...),
/// MakeAllDifferent(...) already take care of the registration.
template <typename T>
T* RevAlloc(T* object) {
return reinterpret_cast<T*>(SafeRevAlloc(object));
}
/// Like RevAlloc() above, but for an array of objects: the array
/// must have been allocated with the new[] operator. The entire array
/// will be deleted when backtracking out of the current state.
///
/// This method is valid for arrays of int, int64, uint64, bool,
/// BaseObject*, IntVar*, IntExpr*, and Constraint*.
template <typename T>
T* RevAllocArray(T* object) {
return reinterpret_cast<T*>(SafeRevAllocArray(object));
}
/// Adds the constraint 'c' to the model.
///
/// After calling this method, and until there is a backtrack that undoes the
/// addition, any assignment of variables to values must satisfy the given
/// constraint in order to be considered feasible. There are two fairly
/// different use cases:
///
/// - the most common use case is modeling: the given constraint is really
/// part of the problem that the user is trying to solve. In this use case,
/// AddConstraint is called outside of search (i.e., with @code state() ==
/// OUTSIDE_SEARCH @endcode). Most users should only use AddConstraint in this
/// way. In this case, the constraint will belong to the model forever: it
/// cannot not be removed by backtracking.
///
/// - a rarer use case is that 'c' is not a real constraint of the model. It
/// may be a constraint generated by a branching decision (a constraint whose
/// goal is to restrict the search space), a symmetry breaking constraint (a
/// constraint that does restrict the search space, but in a way that cannot
/// have an impact on the quality of the solutions in the subtree), or an
/// inferred constraint that, while having no semantic value to the model (it
/// does not restrict the set of solutions), is worth having because we
/// believe it may strengthen the propagation. In these cases, it happens
/// that the constraint is added during the search (i.e., with state() ==
/// IN_SEARCH or state() == IN_ROOT_NODE). When a constraint is
/// added during a search, it applies only to the subtree of the search tree
/// rooted at the current node, and will be automatically removed by
/// backtracking.
///
/// This method does not take ownership of the constraint. If the constraint
/// has been created by any factory method (Solver::MakeXXX), it will
/// automatically be deleted. However, power users who implement their own
/// constraints should do: solver.AddConstraint(solver.RevAlloc(new
/// MyConstraint(...));
void AddConstraint(Constraint* const c);
/// Adds 'constraint' to the solver and marks it as a cast constraint, that
/// is, a constraint created calling Var() on an expression. This is used
/// internally.
void AddCastConstraint(CastConstraint* const constraint,
IntVar* const target_var, IntExpr* const expr);
/// @{
/// Solves the problem using the given DecisionBuilder and returns true if a
/// solution was found and accepted.
///
/// These methods are the ones most users should use to search for a solution.
/// Note that the definition of 'solution' is subtle. A solution here is
/// defined as a leaf of the search tree with respect to the given decision
/// builder for which there is no failure. What this means is that, contrary
/// to intuition, a solution may not have all variables of the model bound.
/// It is the responsibility of the decision builder to keep returning
/// decisions until all variables are indeed bound. The most extreme
/// counterexample is calling Solve with a trivial decision builder whose
/// Next() method always returns nullptr. In this case, Solve immediately
/// returns 'true', since not assigning any variable to any value is a
/// solution, unless the root node propagation discovers that the model is
/// infeasible.
///
/// This function must be called either from outside of search,
/// or from within the Next() method of a decision builder.
///
/// Solve will terminate whenever any of the following event arise:
/// * A search monitor asks the solver to terminate the search by calling
/// solver()->FinishCurrentSearch().
/// * A solution is found that is accepted by all search monitors, and none of
/// the search monitors decides to search for another one.
///
/// Upon search termination, there will be a series of backtracks all the way
/// to the top level. This means that a user cannot expect to inspect the
/// solution by querying variables after a call to Solve(): all the
/// information will be lost. In order to do something with the solution, the
/// user must either:
///
/// * Use a search monitor that can process such a leaf. See, in particular,
/// the SolutionCollector class.
/// * Do not use Solve. Instead, use the more fine-grained approach using
/// methods NewSearch(...), NextSolution(), and EndSearch().
///
/// @param db The decision builder that will generate the search tree.
/// @param monitors A vector of search monitors that will be notified of
/// various events during the search. In their reaction to these events, such
/// monitors may influence the search.
bool Solve(DecisionBuilder* const db,
const std::vector<SearchMonitor*>& monitors);
bool Solve(DecisionBuilder* const db);
bool Solve(DecisionBuilder* const db, SearchMonitor* const m1);
bool Solve(DecisionBuilder* const db, SearchMonitor* const m1,
SearchMonitor* const m2);
bool Solve(DecisionBuilder* const db, SearchMonitor* const m1,
SearchMonitor* const m2, SearchMonitor* const m3);
bool Solve(DecisionBuilder* const db, SearchMonitor* const m1,
SearchMonitor* const m2, SearchMonitor* const m3,
SearchMonitor* const m4);
/// @}
/// @{
/// Decomposed search.
/// The code for a top level search should look like
/// solver->NewSearch(db);
/// while (solver->NextSolution()) {
/// //.. use the current solution
/// }
/// solver()->EndSearch();
void NewSearch(DecisionBuilder* const db,
const std::vector<SearchMonitor*>& monitors);
void NewSearch(DecisionBuilder* const db);
void NewSearch(DecisionBuilder* const db, SearchMonitor* const m1);
void NewSearch(DecisionBuilder* const db, SearchMonitor* const m1,
SearchMonitor* const m2);
void NewSearch(DecisionBuilder* const db, SearchMonitor* const m1,
SearchMonitor* const m2, SearchMonitor* const m3);
void NewSearch(DecisionBuilder* const db, SearchMonitor* const m1,
SearchMonitor* const m2, SearchMonitor* const m3,
SearchMonitor* const m4);
bool NextSolution();
void RestartSearch();
void EndSearch();
/// @}
/// SolveAndCommit using a decision builder and up to three
/// search monitors, usually one for the objective, one for the limits
/// and one to collect solutions.
///
/// The difference between a SolveAndCommit() and a Solve() method
/// call is the fact that SolveAndCommit will not backtrack all
/// modifications at the end of the search. This method is only
/// usable during the Next() method of a decision builder.
bool SolveAndCommit(DecisionBuilder* const db,
const std::vector<SearchMonitor*>& monitors);
bool SolveAndCommit(DecisionBuilder* const db);
bool SolveAndCommit(DecisionBuilder* const db, SearchMonitor* const m1);
bool SolveAndCommit(DecisionBuilder* const db, SearchMonitor* const m1,
SearchMonitor* const m2);
bool SolveAndCommit(DecisionBuilder* const db, SearchMonitor* const m1,
SearchMonitor* const m2, SearchMonitor* const m3);
/// Checks whether the given assignment satisfies all relevant constraints.
bool CheckAssignment(Assignment* const solution);
/// Checks whether adding this constraint will lead to an immediate
/// failure. It will return false if the model is already inconsistent, or if
/// adding the constraint makes it inconsistent.
bool CheckConstraint(Constraint* const ct);
/// State of the solver.
SolverState state() const { return state_; }
/// Abandon the current branch in the search tree. A backtrack will follow.
void Fail();
#if !defined(SWIG)
/// When SaveValue() is not the best way to go, one can create a reversible
/// action that will be called upon backtrack. The "fast" parameter
/// indicates whether we need restore all values saved through SaveValue()
/// before calling this method.
void AddBacktrackAction(Action a, bool fast);
#endif /// !defined(SWIG)
/// misc debug string.
std::string DebugString() const;
/// Current memory usage in bytes
static int64 MemoryUsage();
/// The 'absolute time' as seen by the solver. Unless a user-provided clock
/// was injected via SetClock() (eg. for unit tests), this is a real walltime,
/// shifted so that it was 0 at construction. All so-called "walltime" limits
/// are relative to this time.
absl::Time Now() const;
/// DEPRECATED: Use Now() instead.
/// Time elapsed, in ms since the creation of the solver.
int64 wall_time() const;
/// The number of branches explored since the creation of the solver.
int64 branches() const { return branches_; }
/// The number of solutions found since the start of the search.
int64 solutions() const;
/// The number of unchecked solutions found by local search.
int64 unchecked_solutions() const;
/// The number of demons executed during search for a given priority.
int64 demon_runs(DemonPriority p) const { return demon_runs_[p]; }
/// The number of failures encountered since the creation of the solver.
int64 failures() const { return fails_; }
/// The number of neighbors created.
int64 neighbors() const { return neighbors_; }
/// The number of filtered neighbors (neighbors accepted by filters).
int64 filtered_neighbors() const { return filtered_neighbors_; }
/// The number of accepted neighbors.
int64 accepted_neighbors() const { return accepted_neighbors_; }
/// The stamp indicates how many moves in the search tree we have performed.