Universal interface to a MOOCHO solver. More...

#include <MoochoPack_MoochoSolver.hpp>

enum	EOutputToBlackHole

enum	EConfigOptions

enum	ESolutionStatus

typedef RCP < NLPInterfacePack::NLP >	nlp_ptr_t

typedef RCP < IterationPack::AlgorithmTracker >	track_ptr_t

typedef RCP< NLPAlgoConfig >	config_ptr_t

typedef RCP < OptionsFromStreamPack::OptionsFromStream >	options_ptr_t

typedef RCP< std::ostream >	ostream_ptr_t

Initialization and algorithm configuration
	MoochoSolver (const std::string &options_file_name="Moocho.opt", const std::string &extra_options_str="")
	Constructs to uninitialized. More...

OptionsFromStreamPack::CommandLineOptionsFromStreamProcessor &	commandLineOptionsFromStreamProcessor ()

const OptionsFromStreamPack::CommandLineOptionsFromStreamProcessor &	commandLineOptionsFromStreamProcessor () const

void	setup_commandline_processor (Teuchos::CommandLineProcessor *clp)
	Setup the commandline processor to process commandline options. More...

void	set_nlp (const nlp_ptr_t &nlp)
	Set the NLP to be solved. More...

const nlp_ptr_t &	get_nlp () const
	Get the non-const smart pointer to the set NLP object. More...

void	set_track (const track_ptr_t &track)

const track_ptr_t &	get_track () const
	Get the non-const smart pointer to the set `AlgorithmTracker` object. More...

void	set_config (const config_ptr_t &config)
	Set the algorithm configuration object. More...

const config_ptr_t &	get_config () const
	Return the configuration object being used. More...

void	set_options (const options_ptr_t &options)
	Set the various options to use. More...

const options_ptr_t &	get_options () const
	Get the `OptionsFromStream` object being used to extract the options from. More...

Exception handling
void	set_error_handling (bool throw_exceptions, const ostream_ptr_t &error_out)
	Set the error output and whether exceptions will be thrown from these functions or not. More...

bool	throw_exceptions () const
	Return if exceptions will be thrown out of `this->solve_nlp()`. More...

const ostream_ptr_t &	error_out () const
	Return the `std::ostream` object used for error reporting on exceptions. More...

Collective outputting control
void	set_output_context (const std::string &file_context_postfix, EOutputToBlackHole output_to_black_hole=OUTPUT_TO_BLACK_HOLE_DEFAULT, const int procRank=-1, const int numProcs=-1)
	Setup the context for outputting. More...

Individual outputting control
void	set_output_file_tag (const std::string &)
	Set a tag for output file names for all file names that are created internally. More...

void	do_console_outputting (bool)
	Turn on and off console outputting. More...

bool	do_console_outputting () const
	Return if console outputting is performed or not. More...

void	set_console_out (const ostream_ptr_t &console_out)
	Set the `std::ostream` object to use for console output by a `MoochoTrackerConsoleStd` object. More...

const ostream_ptr_t &	get_console_out () const
	Get the non-const smart pointer to the set output stream for console outputting. More...

void	do_summary_outputting (bool)
	Turn on and off summary outputting. More...

bool	do_summary_outputting () const
	Return if summary outputting is performed or not. More...

void	set_summary_out (const ostream_ptr_t &summary_out)
	Set the `std::ostream` object to use for summary output. More...

const ostream_ptr_t &	get_summary_out () const
	Get the non-const smart pointer to the set output stream for summary outputting. More...

void	do_journal_outputting (bool)
	Turn on and off journal outputting. More...

bool	do_journal_outputting () const
	Return if journal outputting is performed or not. More...

void	set_journal_out (const ostream_ptr_t &journal_out)
	Set the `std::ostream` object to use for journal output by the MOOCHO step objects. More...

const ostream_ptr_t &	get_journal_out () const
	Get the non-const smart pointer to the set output stream for journal outputting. More...

void	do_algo_outputting (bool)
	Turn on and off algo outputting. More...

bool	do_algo_outputting () const
	Return if algo outputting is performed or not. More...

void	generate_stats_file (bool)
	Turn on and off the generation of a statistics file. More...

bool	generate_stats_file () const
	Return if a statistics file will be generated or not. More...

void	set_algo_out (const ostream_ptr_t &algo_out)
	Set the `std::ostream` object to use for algorithm output. More...

const ostream_ptr_t &	get_algo_out () const
	Get the non-const smart pointer to the set output stream for algo outputting. More...

RCP< std::ostream >	generate_output_file (const std::string &fileNameBase) const
	Generate an output file given a base file name. More...

Solve the NLP
void	update_solver () const
	Setup the state of the solver and get ready for a solve. More...

ESolutionStatus	solve_nlp () const
	Solve the NLP. More...

Get the underlying solver object
NLPSolverClientInterface &	get_solver ()
	Get the underlying `NLPSolverClientInterface` object. More...

const NLPSolverClientInterface &	get_solver () const

Detailed Description

Universal interface to a MOOCHO solver.

This class is designed to act as a simple encapsulation to several other smaller components needed to solve an NLP. This class is an instance of the popular "Facade" design pattern (Design Patterns, 1995). This class has a defualt implementation based on NLPAlgoConfigMamaJama but the client can set different algorithm configuration objects (see the requirments/specifications section below).

There are two distinct activities associated with using a MoochoSolver object:

Algorithm configuration (i.e. configure an encapsulated NLPAlgoClientInterface object with an NLP and other objects).
NLP solution (i.e. call NLPSolverClientInterface::find_min() on the encapuslaited solver object).

In the algorithm configuration phase, the client must, at a minimum, set the NLP object for the NLP to be solved using this->set_nlp(). The NLP object is needed so that the algorithm configuration object can adapt the MOOCHO algorithm to the NLP in the best way possible. The configuration phase can also include setting a user-defined track object(s) and a user-defined NLPAlgoConfig object. An NLP is solved by calling the method this->solve_nlp() which returns an enum stating what happended and reporting the final point to the NLP object.

This class encapsulates an NLPAlgoClientInterface object and takes over some of the drudgery of working with this interface. In most cases all the options that can be set to configuration object and other algorithmic objects can be set using an OptionsFromStreamPack::OptionsFromStream object by calling this->set_options().

Options specific to this class and the configuration object (down to the lower algorithmic objects that it creates) can be set through an OptionsFromStreamPack::OptionsFromStream object by passing it to this->set_options(). The files Moocho.opt.MoochoSolver, Moocho.opt.DecompositionSystemStateStepBuilderStd and Moocho.opt.NLPAlgoConfigMamaJama conatain the listing of these options as well as some documentation. An options file Moocho.opt can be generated automatically using the shell script generate_opt_file.pl.

Requirements / Specifications

The requirements and specifications for this class are stated below. More detailed scenarios are shown elsewhere (??? where ???).

Base default implementation on NLPAlgoConfigMamaJama and require minimal effort to quickly solve an NLP. This includes setting up standard IterationPack::AlgorithmTracker objects and taking care of exceptions etc.
Enabler: The client can simply not call this->set_config() or call this->set_config(NULL) which will result in the default configuration object being used.
Allow clients the ability to insert a customized AlgorithmTracker object, in addition to the other standard track objects.
Enabler: An extra user defined track object can be set using this->set_extra_track() and can be unset using this->set_extra_track(NULL). Multiple track objects can be handled using the IterationPack::AlgorithmTrackerComposite subclass.
Allow clients to set the targets for standard output streams (i.e. summary_out, journal_out and console_out) at all times (i.e. between successive solves) or just use default output files.
Enabler: Default output targets can be used by doing nothing. User specified output streams can be set using this->set_console_out(), this->set_summary_out() and this->set_journal_out(). The same output files can be appended to for successive NLP solves by doing nothing. The output files can be changed between NLP runs using this->set_console_out(), this->set_summary_out() and this->set_journal_out(). Default output files can be overwritten between successive NLP solves by calling this->set_console_out(NULL), this->set_summary_out(NULL) and this->set_journal_out(NULL).
Allow clients to set any special options in NLPAlgoConfigMamaJama beyond what can be set through the OptionsFromStream object (i.e. set a specialized BasisSystem object).
Enabler: This can be accomplished by having the client create a NLPAlgoConfigMamaJama object itself and then configure it using the published interface before explicitly setting it using this->set_config().
Allow clients to precisly control how an algorithm is configured and initialized beyond NLPAlgoConfigMamaJama and between NLP solves.
Enabler: This can be accomplised by allowing the client to set a customized NLPAlgoConfig object. Clients can simply modify algorithms created by NLPAlgoConfigMamaJama using delegation or subclassing (delegation is to be prefered).
Allow clients to solve the same NLP (i.e. same dimensions, same structure etc) multiple times with the same configured MOOCHO algorithm.
Enabler: This can be done By simply calling this->get_nlp() (if needed to access the NLP that was set using this->set_nlp()), modifying the NLP object in some way (i.e. a new initial point) and then calling this->solve_nlp().
Allow clients to configure a new MOOCHO algorithm with a potentially new NLP object (i.e. different dimensions, different structure etc).
Enabler: The client can just call this->set_uninitialized() which is equivalent to setting the state of the object after the default constructor. In this case the client will have to go through the entire reinitialization phase again. Or, in order to use the same NLP, track and configuration objects but start off with a fresh algorithm configuration the client can just call this->set_nlp().

ToDo: Finish documentation!

Definition at line 157 of file MoochoPack_MoochoSolver.hpp.

Member Typedef Documentation

typedef RCP<NLPInterfacePack::NLP> MoochoPack::MoochoSolver::nlp_ptr_t

Public types

Definition at line 164 of file MoochoPack_MoochoSolver.hpp.

typedef RCP<IterationPack::AlgorithmTracker> MoochoPack::MoochoSolver::track_ptr_t

Definition at line 166 of file MoochoPack_MoochoSolver.hpp.

typedef RCP<NLPAlgoConfig> MoochoPack::MoochoSolver::config_ptr_t

Definition at line 168 of file MoochoPack_MoochoSolver.hpp.

typedef RCP<OptionsFromStreamPack::OptionsFromStream> MoochoPack::MoochoSolver::options_ptr_t

Definition at line 170 of file MoochoPack_MoochoSolver.hpp.

typedef RCP<std::ostream> MoochoPack::MoochoSolver::ostream_ptr_t

Definition at line 172 of file MoochoPack_MoochoSolver.hpp.

Member Enumeration Documentation

enum MoochoPack::MoochoSolver::EOutputToBlackHole

Definition at line 178 of file MoochoPack_MoochoSolver.hpp.

enum MoochoPack::MoochoSolver::EConfigOptions

Definition at line 184 of file MoochoPack_MoochoSolver.hpp.

enum MoochoPack::MoochoSolver::ESolutionStatus

Definition at line 189 of file MoochoPack_MoochoSolver.hpp.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

MoochoPack::MoochoSolver::MoochoSolver	(	const std::string &	options_file_name = `"Moocho.opt"`,
		const std::string &	extra_options_str = `""`
	)

Constructs to uninitialized.

Postconditions:

this->throw_exceptions() == false
ToDo: Fill these in!

Definition at line 75 of file MoochoPack_MoochoSolver.cpp.

Member Function Documentation

OptionsFromStreamPack::CommandLineOptionsFromStreamProcessor & MoochoPack::MoochoSolver::commandLineOptionsFromStreamProcessor ( )

Definition at line 122 of file MoochoPack_MoochoSolver.cpp.

const OptionsFromStreamPack::CommandLineOptionsFromStreamProcessor & MoochoPack::MoochoSolver::commandLineOptionsFromStreamProcessor ( ) const

Definition at line 128 of file MoochoPack_MoochoSolver.cpp.

void MoochoPack::MoochoSolver::setup_commandline_processor ( Teuchos::CommandLineProcessor * clp )

Setup the commandline processor to process commandline options.

Definition at line 133 of file MoochoPack_MoochoSolver.cpp.

void MoochoPack::MoochoSolver::set_nlp ( const nlp_ptr_t & nlp )

Set the NLP to be solved.

Preconditions:

nlp.get() != NULL (throw std::invalid_argument).
This NLP object must be ready to have nlp->initialize() called but nlp->is_initialized() can be false.

Postconditions:

this->get_nlp().get() == nlp.get()
This will cause the MOOCHO algorithm to be reconfigured before the NLP is solved again.

Definition at line 191 of file MoochoPack_MoochoSolver.cpp.

const MoochoSolver::nlp_ptr_t & MoochoPack::MoochoSolver::get_nlp ( ) const

Get the non-const smart pointer to the set NLP object.

Returns: Returns the nlp object pointer set by this->set_nlp().

Definition at line 198 of file MoochoPack_MoochoSolver.cpp.

void MoochoPack::MoochoSolver::set_track ( const track_ptr_t & track )

Set an extra user defined AlgorithmTracker object to monitor the algorithm.

Postconditions:

this->get_track().get() == track.get()

Definition at line 203 of file MoochoPack_MoochoSolver.cpp.

const MoochoSolver::track_ptr_t & MoochoPack::MoochoSolver::get_track ( ) const

Get the non-const smart pointer to the set AlgorithmTracker object.

Returns: Returns the track object pointer set by this->set_track().

Definition at line 210 of file MoochoPack_MoochoSolver.cpp.

void MoochoPack::MoochoSolver::set_config ( const config_ptr_t & config )

Set the algorithm configuration object.

Parameters

config [in] The algorithm configuration object to use the next time this->do_config_algo() or this->solve_nlp() are called.

Postconditions:

[config.get() == NULL] A NLPAlgoConfigMamaJama object will be used to configure the MOOCHO algorithm the next time that this->do_config_algo() or this->solve_nlp() are called.
[config.get() != NULL] The object *config will be used to configure the MOOCHO algorithm the next time that this->do_config_algo() or this->solve_nlp() are called.
A reconfiguration of the MOOCHO algorithm will be forced the next time that this->do_config_algo() or this->solve_nlp() are called.
this->get_config().get() == config.get()

Definition at line 215 of file MoochoPack_MoochoSolver.cpp.

const MoochoSolver::config_ptr_t & MoochoPack::MoochoSolver::get_config ( ) const

Return the configuration object being used.

Returns: Returns return.get() == config.get() passed to the last call to this->set_config(config).

Definition at line 223 of file MoochoPack_MoochoSolver.cpp.

void MoochoPack::MoochoSolver::set_options ( const options_ptr_t & options )

Set the various options to use.

Parameters

options [in] Smart pointer to the OptionsFromStream object to extract the options for this as well as for the configuration object from. If options.get() != NULL then this object must not be destoryed until this->set_options(NULL) is called or this is destroyed.

Postconditions:

[options.get() == NULL] The file "Moocho.opt" will be looked for and opened in the current directory. If this file does not exist, then a default set of options will be used. If this file does exist then the options will be read from this file.
[options.get() != NULL] The options will be read from *options.
A reconfiguration of the MOOCHO algorithm will be forced the next time that this->do_config_algo() or this->solve_nlp() are called.
this->get_options().get() == options.get()

Definition at line 228 of file MoochoPack_MoochoSolver.cpp.

const MoochoSolver::options_ptr_t & MoochoPack::MoochoSolver::get_options ( ) const

Get the OptionsFromStream object being used to extract the options from.

ToDo: Finish documentation.

Definition at line 241 of file MoochoPack_MoochoSolver.cpp.

void MoochoPack::MoochoSolver::set_error_handling	(	bool	throw_exceptions,
		const ostream_ptr_t &	error_out
	)

Set the error output and whether exceptions will be thrown from these functions or not.

Parameters

throw_exceptions	[in] If `true`, then after printing the error message (see error_out) the exception will be rethrown out of `this->solve_nlp()`.
error_out	[in] If `error_out.get() != NULL`, then the error messages from any thrown `std::exception` will be printed to `*error_out`. Otherwise, they will be printed to `std::cerr`.

Postconditions:

this->get_error_out().get() == error_out.get()
this->throw_exceptions() == throw_exceptions()

Definition at line 246 of file MoochoPack_MoochoSolver.cpp.

bool MoochoPack::MoochoSolver::throw_exceptions ( ) const

Return if exceptions will be thrown out of this->solve_nlp().

Definition at line 265 of file MoochoPack_MoochoSolver.cpp.

const MoochoSolver::ostream_ptr_t & MoochoPack::MoochoSolver::error_out ( ) const

Return the std::ostream object used for error reporting on exceptions.

If return.get() == NULL then this means that std::cerr wil be written to.

Definition at line 271 of file MoochoPack_MoochoSolver.cpp.

void MoochoPack::MoochoSolver::set_output_context	(	const std::string &	file_context_postfix,
		EOutputToBlackHole	output_to_black_hole = `OUTPUT_TO_BLACK_HOLE_DEFAULT`,
		const int	procRank = `-1`,
		const int	numProcs = `-1`
	)

Setup the context for outputting.

Parameters

file_context_postfix	[in] Prefix to attach to every file name for default output files.
output_to_black_hole	[in] Determines if output will be sent to black-hole streams or not.
procRank	[in] If `procRank >= 0` then this this will be considered to be the rank of this process. Otherwise, `procRank` will be extracted from `Teuchos::GlobalMPISession::getRank()`. This integer is used to build file names for output streams that get created.
numProcs	[in] If `numProcs > 0` then this this will be considered to be the number of processes. Otherwise, `numProcs` will be extracted from `Teuchos::GlobalMPISession::getNProc()`. This integer is used to build file names for output streams that get created.

Note that this function will wipe out all storage for all of the output streams that are set. Therefore, you should call this function before you set any streams manually.

This information affects the file names created by the generate_output_file() function which is used both by external clients and also internally to create various output files.

Definition at line 140 of file MoochoPack_MoochoSolver.cpp.

void MoochoPack::MoochoSolver::set_output_file_tag ( const std::string & output_file_tag )

inline

Set a tag for output file names for all file names that are created internally.

Definition at line 835 of file MoochoPack_MoochoSolver.hpp.

void MoochoPack::MoochoSolver::do_console_outputting ( bool do_console_outputting )

inline

Turn on and off console outputting.

Definition at line 841 of file MoochoPack_MoochoSolver.hpp.

bool MoochoPack::MoochoSolver::do_console_outputting ( ) const

inline

Return if console outputting is performed or not.

Definition at line 847 of file MoochoPack_MoochoSolver.hpp.

void MoochoPack::MoochoSolver::set_console_out ( const ostream_ptr_t & console_out )

Set the std::ostream object to use for console output by a MoochoTrackerConsoleStd object.

Parameters

console_out [in] Smart pointer to an std::ostream object that output appropriate for the console is sent to. An obvious choice for this output stream is std::cout can can be set using this->set_console_out(rcp(&std::cout,false)).

Postconditions:

[summary_out.get() == NULL] The stream std::cout will be written to with summary output from a MoochoTrackerConsoleStd object the next time this->solve_nlp() is called.
[console_out.get() != NULL] Output appropriate for the console will be sent to *console_out the next time this->solve_nlp() is called by a MoochoTrackerConsoleStd object
this->get_console_out().get() == console_out.get()

ToDo: Discuss exactly what is printed to this output stream.

Definition at line 276 of file MoochoPack_MoochoSolver.cpp.

const MoochoSolver::ostream_ptr_t & MoochoPack::MoochoSolver::get_console_out ( ) const

Get the non-const smart pointer to the set output stream for console outputting.

Returns: Returns the console_out smart pointer object pointer set by the last call to this->set_console_out(). Not that if console_out.get() == NULL on in the last call to this->set_console_out(console_out) this this method returns return.get() == NULL which is a flag that the stream std::cout is being written to and this function does not provide access to that std::ofstream object (the client can access that stream themselves).

Definition at line 284 of file MoochoPack_MoochoSolver.cpp.

void MoochoPack::MoochoSolver::do_summary_outputting ( bool do_summary_outputting )

inline

Turn on and off summary outputting.

Definition at line 853 of file MoochoPack_MoochoSolver.hpp.

bool MoochoPack::MoochoSolver::do_summary_outputting ( ) const

inline

Return if summary outputting is performed or not.

Definition at line 859 of file MoochoPack_MoochoSolver.hpp.

void MoochoPack::MoochoSolver::set_summary_out ( const ostream_ptr_t & summary_out )

Set the std::ostream object to use for summary output.

Parameters

summay_out [in] Smart pointer to std::ostream object that summary output is sent to.

Postconditions:

[summary_out.get() == NULL] The file "MoochoSummary.out" will be overwritten with summary output by a MoochoTrackerSummaryStd object the next time this->solve_nlp() is called.
[summary_out.get() != NULL] The stream *summary_out will be written to with summary output by a MoochoTrackerSummaryStd object the next time this->solve_nlp() is called.
this->get_summary_out().get() == summary_out.get()

ToDo: Discuss exactly what is printed to this output stream.

Definition at line 289 of file MoochoPack_MoochoSolver.cpp.

const MoochoSolver::ostream_ptr_t & MoochoPack::MoochoSolver::get_summary_out ( ) const

Get the non-const smart pointer to the set output stream for summary outputting.

Postconditions:

return.get() == summary_out.get() where summary_out was the value last sent to this->set_summary_out(summary_out).

Returns: Returns the summary_out smart pointer object pointer set by the last call to this->set_summary_out(). Not that if summary_out.get() == NULL on in the last call to this->set_summary_out(summary_out) this this method returns return.get() == NULL which is a flag that the file "MoochoSummary.out" is being written to and this function does not provide access to that std::ofstream object.

Definition at line 297 of file MoochoPack_MoochoSolver.cpp.

void MoochoPack::MoochoSolver::do_journal_outputting ( bool do_journal_outputting )

inline

Turn on and off journal outputting.

Definition at line 865 of file MoochoPack_MoochoSolver.hpp.

bool MoochoPack::MoochoSolver::do_journal_outputting ( ) const

inline

Return if journal outputting is performed or not.

Definition at line 871 of file MoochoPack_MoochoSolver.hpp.

void MoochoPack::MoochoSolver::set_journal_out ( const ostream_ptr_t & journal_out )

Set the std::ostream object to use for journal output by the MOOCHO step objects.

Parameters

journal_out [in] Smart pointer to an std::ostream object that journal output will be set to.

Note that if the option NLPSolverClientInterface::journal_output_level == PRINT_NOTHING in the last call to this->set_options(options) then no output is sent to this stream at all.

Postconditions:

[journal_out.get() == NULL] The file "MoochoJournal.out" will be overwritten with journal output. object the next time this->solve_nlp() is called.
[journal_out.get() != NULL] The stream *journal_out will be written to with journal output the next time this->solve_nlp() is called.
this->get_journal_out().get() == journal_out.get()

Definition at line 302 of file MoochoPack_MoochoSolver.cpp.

const MoochoSolver::ostream_ptr_t & MoochoPack::MoochoSolver::get_journal_out ( ) const

Get the non-const smart pointer to the set output stream for journal outputting.

Postconditions:

return.get() == journal_out.get() where journal_out was the value last sent to this->set_journal_out(journal_out).

Returns: Returns the journal_out smart pointer object pointer set by the last call to this->set_journal_out(). Not that if journal_out.get() == NULL on in the last call to this->set_journal_out(journal_out) this this method returns return.get() == NULL which is a flag that the file "MoochoJournal.out" is being written to and this function does not provide access to that std::ofstream object.

Definition at line 310 of file MoochoPack_MoochoSolver.cpp.

void MoochoPack::MoochoSolver::do_algo_outputting ( bool do_algo_outputting )

inline

Turn on and off algo outputting.

Definition at line 877 of file MoochoPack_MoochoSolver.hpp.

bool MoochoPack::MoochoSolver::do_algo_outputting ( ) const

inline

Return if algo outputting is performed or not.

Definition at line 883 of file MoochoPack_MoochoSolver.hpp.

void MoochoPack::MoochoSolver::generate_stats_file ( bool generate_stats_file )

inline

Turn on and off the generation of a statistics file.

Definition at line 889 of file MoochoPack_MoochoSolver.hpp.

bool MoochoPack::MoochoSolver::generate_stats_file ( ) const

inline

Return if a statistics file will be generated or not.

Definition at line 895 of file MoochoPack_MoochoSolver.hpp.

void MoochoPack::MoochoSolver::set_algo_out ( const ostream_ptr_t & algo_out )

Set the std::ostream object to use for algorithm output.

Parameters

algo_out [in] Smart pointer to an std::ostream object that static algorithm output will be set to.

Postconditions:

[algo_out.get() == NULL] The file "MoochoAlgo.out" will be overwritten with algorithm info. object the next time this->solve_nlp() is called.
[algo_out.get() != NULL] The stream *algo_out will be written to with algorithm info the next time this->solve_nlp() is called.
this->get_algo_out().get() == algo_out.get()

Note that if the option NLPSolverClientInterface::print_algo == false in the last call to this->set_options(options) then no output is sent to this stream at all.

ToDo: Discuss exactly what is printed to this output stream.

Definition at line 315 of file MoochoPack_MoochoSolver.cpp.

const MoochoSolver::ostream_ptr_t & MoochoPack::MoochoSolver::get_algo_out ( ) const

Get the non-const smart pointer to the set output stream for algo outputting.

Postconditions:

return.get() == algo_out.get() where algo_out was the value last sent to this->set_algo_out(algo_out).

Returns: Returns the algo_out smart pointer object pointer set by the last call to this->set_algo_out(). Not that if algo_out.get() == NULL on in the last call to this->set_algo_out(algo_out) this this method returns return.get() == NULL which is a flag that the file "MoochoAlgo.out" is being written to and this function does not provide access to that std::ofstream object.

Definition at line 322 of file MoochoPack_MoochoSolver.cpp.

Teuchos::RCP< std::ostream > MoochoPack::MoochoSolver::generate_output_file ( const std::string & fileNameBase ) const

Generate an output file given a base file name.

Note that this will typically only create a ofsteam object on the root process and a oblackholestream object on all other processes.

Definition at line 328 of file MoochoPack_MoochoSolver.cpp.

void MoochoPack::MoochoSolver::update_solver ( ) const

Setup the state of the solver and get ready for a solve.

This function gets called already by solve_nlp() so it does not have to be called manually. However, after calling this function all stream objects will be set up in order to be used prior to calling solve_nlp().

Definition at line 345 of file MoochoPack_MoochoSolver.cpp.

MoochoSolver::ESolutionStatus MoochoPack::MoochoSolver::solve_nlp ( ) const

Solve the NLP.

Preconditions:

this->get_nlp() != NULL (throw std::logic_error)

Algorithm configuration:
The NLPAlgoConfig object used to configure an optimization algorithm is specified by *this->get_config(). If this->get_config().get() == NULL then the default configuratiion class NLPAlgoConfigMamaJama is used. This default configuration class is full featured and should have a good shot at solving any NLP thrown at it.

Specifying options:
The options used by the configuration object to configure the optimization algorithm as well as solver tolerances, maximum number of iterations etc are taken from the OptionsFromStreamPack::OptionsFromStream object returned from *this->get_options(). If this->get_options().get() == NULL then an attempt is made to open the file 'Moocho.opt' in the current directory. If this file does not exist, then a default set of options is used which will be acceptable for most NLPs. The files Moocho.opt.MoochoSolver, Moocho.opt.DecompositionSystemStateStepBuilderStd and Moocho.opt.NLPAlgoConfigMamaJama show which options can be used with this solver interface and a NLPAlgoConfigMamaJama configuration object respectively. Other configuration classes will use a different set of options. See the documentation for those configuration classes for details.

Outputting to streams:

[this->do_console_outputting() == true] Output will be set to *this->get_console_out() (or std::cout if this->get_console_out().get() == NULL) by a MoochoTrackerConsoleStd object.
[this->do_summary_outputting() == true] Output will be set to *this->get_summary_out() (or the file 'MoochoSummary.out' in the current directory if this->get_summary_out().get() == NULL) by a MoochoTrackerSummaryStd object.
[this->do_journal_outputting() == true] Output will be set to *this->get_journal_out() (or the file 'MoochoJournal.out' in the current directory if this->get_journal_out().get() == NULL) by the step objects in the optimization algorithm.
[this->do_algo_outputting() == true] Output will be set to *this->get_algo_out() (or the file 'MoochoAlgo.out' in the current directory if this->get_algo_out().get() == NULL) which contains information on how the optimization algorithm is configured and what the algorithm is (if the option 'MoochoSolver::print_algo == true', see the options file Moocho.opt.MoochoSolver).

If this->throw_exceptions() == false then any exceptions that may be thown internally will be caught, std::exception::what() will be printed to *this->error_out() (or std::cerr if this->error_out().get() == NULL) and this method will return SOLVE_RETURN_EXCEPTION. If this->throw_exceptions() == true, then after the error has been reported, the exception will be rethrown out for the caller to deal with!

Even if no exception is thrown, then a short one-line summary message will be printed to *this->error_out() (or std::cerr if this->error_out().get() == NULL) stating whether the NLP was solved or not.

ToDo: Finish documentation!

Returns

The solution status:

ToDo: Fill these in and discuss them!

Definition at line 668 of file MoochoPack_MoochoSolver.cpp.

NLPSolverClientInterface & MoochoPack::MoochoSolver::get_solver ( )

Get the underlying NLPSolverClientInterface object.

If the algorithm has not already been configured it will be here using whatever NLPAlgoConfig object that it has (set using this->set_config*() or using the default). Whatever options where set (i.e. using this->set_options()) will be used when this algorithm is configured and the NLP is solved.

Preconditions:

this->get_nlp() != NULL (throw std::logic_error)

Warning! Do not try to modify the underlying solver object using this returned reference to the solver object. Instead, use the above public interface functions.

ToDo: Finish documentation!

Definition at line 918 of file MoochoPack_MoochoSolver.cpp.

const NLPSolverClientInterface & MoochoPack::MoochoSolver::get_solver ( ) const

Definition at line 924 of file MoochoPack_MoochoSolver.cpp.

The documentation for this class was generated from the following files:

Initialization and algorithm configuration

Exception handling

Collective outputting control

Individual outputting control

Solve the NLP

Get the underlying solver object

Detailed Description

Member Typedef Documentation

Member Enumeration Documentation

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

Member Function Documentation