cp_model_search.h

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#ifndef OR_TOOLS_SAT_CP_MODEL_SEARCH_H_
#define OR_TOOLS_SAT_CP_MODEL_SEARCH_H_

#include <cstdint>
#include <functional>
#include <vector>

#include "ortools/base/integral_types.h"
#include "ortools/sat/cp_model.pb.h"
#include "ortools/sat/cp_model_mapping.h"
#include "ortools/sat/integer.h"
#include "ortools/sat/integer_search.h"
#include "ortools/sat/model.h"

namespace operations_research {
namespace sat {

// This class allows to query information about the current bounds of the loaded
// cp_model.proto variables during the search. It is a "view" of the current
// solver state using the indices of the proto.
//
// TODO(user): For now it uses proto indices of the loaded model. We will need
// to add a mapping to use proto indices of the non-presolved model to allow for
// a client custom search with presolve. The main API shouldn't change though
// and the change will be transparent.
class CpModelView {
 public:
  explicit CpModelView(Model* model);

  // The valid indices for the calls below are in [0, num_variables).
  int NumVariables() const;

  // Getters about the current domain of the given variable.
  bool IsFixed(int var) const;
  int64_t Min(int var) const;
  int64_t Max(int var) const;

  // If under a given partial assignment, the value of a variable has no impact,
  // this might returns true, and there is no point trying to branch on this
  // variable.
  //
  // This might for example be the case for the start of an unperformed interval
  // which will not impact the rest of the problem in any way. Note that it is
  // still possible to branch on ignored variable, this will just not change
  // anything.
  bool IsCurrentlyFree(int var) const;

  // Helpers to generate a decision.
  BooleanOrIntegerLiteral GreaterOrEqual(int var, int64_t value) const;
  BooleanOrIntegerLiteral LowerOrEqual(int var, int64_t value) const;
  BooleanOrIntegerLiteral MedianValue(int var) const;

 private:
  const CpModelMapping& mapping_;
  const VariablesAssignment& boolean_assignment_;
  const IntegerTrail& integer_trail_;
  const IntegerEncoder& integer_encoder_;
};

// Constructs the search strategy specified in the given CpModelProto. A
// positive variable ref in the proto is mapped to variable_mapping[ref] in the
// model. All the variables referred in the search strategy must be correctly
// mapped, the other entries can be set to kNoIntegerVariable.
std::function<BooleanOrIntegerLiteral()> ConstructSearchStrategy(
    const CpModelProto& cp_model_proto,
    const std::vector<IntegerVariable>& variable_mapping,
    IntegerVariable objective_var, Model* model);

// For debugging fixed-search: display information about the named variables
// domain before taking each decision. Note that we copy the instrumented
// stategy so it doesn't have to outlive the returned functions like the other
// arguments.
std::function<BooleanOrIntegerLiteral()> InstrumentSearchStrategy(
    const CpModelProto& cp_model_proto,
    const std::vector<IntegerVariable>& variable_mapping,
    const std::function<BooleanOrIntegerLiteral()>& instrumented_strategy,
    Model* model);

// Returns up to "num_workers" different parameters. We do not always return
// num_worker parameters to leave room for strategies like LNS that do not
// consume a full worker and can always be interleaved.
std::vector<SatParameters> GetDiverseSetOfParameters(
    const SatParameters& base_params, const CpModelProto& cp_model,
    const int num_workers);

}  // namespace sat
}  // namespace operations_research

#endif  // OR_TOOLS_SAT_CP_MODEL_SEARCH_H_