integral_solver.h

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#ifndef OR_TOOLS_BOP_INTEGRAL_SOLVER_H_
#define OR_TOOLS_BOP_INTEGRAL_SOLVER_H_

#include "ortools/bop/bop_parameters.pb.h"
#include "ortools/bop/bop_types.h"
#include "ortools/lp_data/lp_data.h"
#include "ortools/util/time_limit.h"

namespace operations_research {
namespace bop {
// This class implements an Integer Programming solver, i.e. the solver solves
// problems with both integral and boolean variables, linear constraint and
// linear objective function.
class IntegralSolver {
 public:
  IntegralSolver();
  ~IntegralSolver() {}

  // Sets the solver parameters.
  // See the proto for an extensive documentation.
  void SetParameters(const BopParameters& parameters) {
    parameters_ = parameters;
  }
  BopParameters parameters() const { return parameters_; }

  // Solves the given linear program and returns the solve status.
  ABSL_MUST_USE_RESULT BopSolveStatus
  Solve(const glop::LinearProgram& linear_problem);
  ABSL_MUST_USE_RESULT BopSolveStatus SolveWithTimeLimit(
      const glop::LinearProgram& linear_problem, TimeLimit* time_limit);

  // Same as Solve() but starts from the given solution.
  // TODO(user): Change the API to accept a partial solution instead since the
  // underlying solver supports it.
  ABSL_MUST_USE_RESULT BopSolveStatus
  Solve(const glop::LinearProgram& linear_problem,
        const glop::DenseRow& user_provided_initial_solution);
  ABSL_MUST_USE_RESULT BopSolveStatus
  SolveWithTimeLimit(const glop::LinearProgram& linear_problem,
                     const glop::DenseRow& user_provided_initial_solution,
                     TimeLimit* time_limit);

  // Returns the objective value of the solution with its offset.
  glop::Fractional objective_value() const { return objective_value_; }

  // Returns the best bound found so far.
  glop::Fractional best_bound() const { return best_bound_; }

  // Returns the solution values. Note that the values only make sense when a
  // solution is found.
  const glop::DenseRow& variable_values() const { return variable_values_; }

 private:
  BopParameters parameters_;
  glop::DenseRow variable_values_;
  glop::Fractional objective_value_;
  glop::Fractional best_bound_;

  DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(IntegralSolver);
};
}  // namespace bop
}  // namespace operations_research
#endif  // OR_TOOLS_BOP_INTEGRAL_SOLVER_H_