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[3348]1#region License Information
2/* HeuristicLab
[16057]3 * Copyright (C) 2002-2018 Heuristic and Evolutionary Algorithms Laboratory (HEAL)
[3348]4 *
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20#endregion
21
22using System;
[15091]23using System.Collections.Generic;
[3348]24using System.Linq;
[4068]25using HeuristicLab.Analysis;
[3376]26using HeuristicLab.Common;
[3348]27using HeuristicLab.Core;
28using HeuristicLab.Data;
[4068]29using HeuristicLab.Operators;
[3348]30using HeuristicLab.Optimization;
31using HeuristicLab.Optimization.Operators;
32using HeuristicLab.Parameters;
33using HeuristicLab.Persistence.Default.CompositeSerializers.Storable;
[5209]34using HeuristicLab.PluginInfrastructure;
[3368]35using HeuristicLab.Random;
[3348]36
37namespace HeuristicLab.Algorithms.ParticleSwarmOptimization {
[15102]38  [Item("Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO)", "A particle swarm optimization algorithm based on Standard PSO (SPSO) as described in Clerc, M. (2012). Standard particle swarm optimisation.")]
[12504]39  [Creatable(CreatableAttribute.Categories.PopulationBasedAlgorithms, Priority = 300)]
[3348]40  [StorableClass]
[5809]41  public sealed class ParticleSwarmOptimization : HeuristicOptimizationEngineAlgorithm, IStorableContent {
[3348]42    #region Parameter Properties
[5410]43    public IValueParameter<IntValue> SeedParameter {
44      get { return (IValueParameter<IntValue>)Parameters["Seed"]; }
[3348]45    }
[5410]46    public IValueParameter<BoolValue> SetSeedRandomlyParameter {
47      get { return (IValueParameter<BoolValue>)Parameters["SetSeedRandomly"]; }
[3348]48    }
[5410]49    public IValueParameter<IntValue> SwarmSizeParameter {
50      get { return (IValueParameter<IntValue>)Parameters["SwarmSize"]; }
[3348]51    }
[5410]52    public IValueParameter<IntValue> MaxIterationsParameter {
53      get { return (IValueParameter<IntValue>)Parameters["MaxIterations"]; }
[3348]54    }
[5560]55    public IValueParameter<DoubleValue> InertiaParameter {
56      get { return (IValueParameter<DoubleValue>)Parameters["Inertia"]; }
[3348]57    }
[5560]58    public IValueParameter<DoubleValue> PersonalBestAttractionParameter {
59      get { return (IValueParameter<DoubleValue>)Parameters["PersonalBestAttraction"]; }
[5033]60    }
[5568]61    public IValueParameter<DoubleValue> NeighborBestAttractionParameter {
62      get { return (IValueParameter<DoubleValue>)Parameters["NeighborBestAttraction"]; }
[5033]63    }
[5410]64    public IValueParameter<MultiAnalyzer> AnalyzerParameter {
65      get { return (IValueParameter<MultiAnalyzer>)Parameters["Analyzer"]; }
[3682]66    }
[8121]67    public IConstrainedValueParameter<IParticleCreator> ParticleCreatorParameter {
68      get { return (IConstrainedValueParameter<IParticleCreator>)Parameters["ParticleCreator"]; }
[5033]69    }
[8121]70    public IConstrainedValueParameter<IParticleUpdater> ParticleUpdaterParameter {
71      get { return (IConstrainedValueParameter<IParticleUpdater>)Parameters["ParticleUpdater"]; }
[5209]72    }
[8121]73    public IConstrainedValueParameter<ITopologyInitializer> TopologyInitializerParameter {
74      get { return (IConstrainedValueParameter<ITopologyInitializer>)Parameters["TopologyInitializer"]; }
[5209]75    }
[8121]76    public IConstrainedValueParameter<ITopologyUpdater> TopologyUpdaterParameter {
77      get { return (IConstrainedValueParameter<ITopologyUpdater>)Parameters["TopologyUpdater"]; }
[5209]78    }
[8121]79    public IConstrainedValueParameter<IDiscreteDoubleValueModifier> InertiaUpdaterParameter {
80      get { return (IConstrainedValueParameter<IDiscreteDoubleValueModifier>)Parameters["InertiaUpdater"]; }
[5225]81    }
[8121]82    public IConstrainedValueParameter<ISwarmUpdater> SwarmUpdaterParameter {
83      get { return (IConstrainedValueParameter<ISwarmUpdater>)Parameters["SwarmUpdater"]; }
[5568]84
85    }
[3348]86    #endregion
87
88    #region Properties
[5316]89
90    public string Filename { get; set; }
91
[3719]92    [Storable]
[3682]93    private BestAverageWorstQualityAnalyzer qualityAnalyzer;
[5342]94
[5560]95    [Storable]
96    private SolutionsCreator solutionsCreator;
97
98    [Storable]
99    private ParticleSwarmOptimizationMainLoop mainLoop;
[7172]100
[6476]101    public override Type ProblemType {
102      get { return typeof(ISingleObjectiveHeuristicOptimizationProblem); }
[5342]103    }
[6476]104    public new ISingleObjectiveHeuristicOptimizationProblem Problem {
105      get { return (ISingleObjectiveHeuristicOptimizationProblem)base.Problem; }
106      set { base.Problem = value; }
[5342]107    }
[6476]108    public IntValue Seed {
109      get { return SeedParameter.Value; }
110      set { SeedParameter.Value = value; }
111    }
112    public BoolValue SetSeedRandomly {
113      get { return SetSeedRandomlyParameter.Value; }
114      set { SetSeedRandomlyParameter.Value = value; }
115    }
116    public IntValue SwarmSize {
117      get { return SwarmSizeParameter.Value; }
118      set { SwarmSizeParameter.Value = value; }
119    }
120    public IntValue MaxIterations {
121      get { return MaxIterationsParameter.Value; }
122      set { MaxIterationsParameter.Value = value; }
123    }
124    public DoubleValue Inertia {
125      get { return InertiaParameter.Value; }
126      set { InertiaParameter.Value = value; }
127    }
128    public DoubleValue PersonalBestAttraction {
129      get { return PersonalBestAttractionParameter.Value; }
130      set { PersonalBestAttractionParameter.Value = value; }
131    }
132    public DoubleValue NeighborBestAttraction {
133      get { return NeighborBestAttractionParameter.Value; }
134      set { NeighborBestAttractionParameter.Value = value; }
135    }
136    public MultiAnalyzer Analyzer {
137      get { return AnalyzerParameter.Value; }
138      set { AnalyzerParameter.Value = value; }
139    }
[5560]140    public IParticleCreator ParticleCreator {
141      get { return ParticleCreatorParameter.Value; }
142      set { ParticleCreatorParameter.Value = value; }
143    }
[5342]144    public IParticleUpdater ParticleUpdater {
145      get { return ParticleUpdaterParameter.Value; }
146      set { ParticleUpdaterParameter.Value = value; }
147    }
[6476]148    public ITopologyInitializer TopologyInitializer {
149      get { return TopologyInitializerParameter.Value; }
150      set { TopologyInitializerParameter.Value = value; }
151    }
152    public ITopologyUpdater TopologyUpdater {
153      get { return TopologyUpdaterParameter.Value; }
154      set { TopologyUpdaterParameter.Value = value; }
155    }
156    public IDiscreteDoubleValueModifier InertiaUpdater {
157      get { return InertiaUpdaterParameter.Value; }
158      set { InertiaUpdaterParameter.Value = value; }
159    }
160    public ISwarmUpdater SwarmUpdater {
161      get { return SwarmUpdaterParameter.Value; }
162      set { SwarmUpdaterParameter.Value = value; }
163    }
[3348]164    #endregion
165
[5033]166    [StorableConstructor]
[5435]167    private ParticleSwarmOptimization(bool deserializing) : base(deserializing) { }
168    private ParticleSwarmOptimization(ParticleSwarmOptimization original, Cloner cloner)
[5033]169      : base(original, cloner) {
170      qualityAnalyzer = cloner.Clone(original.qualityAnalyzer);
[5560]171      solutionsCreator = cloner.Clone(original.solutionsCreator);
[5561]172      mainLoop = cloner.Clone(original.mainLoop);
[5342]173      Initialize();
[5033]174    }
[3348]175    public ParticleSwarmOptimization()
176      : base() {
177      Parameters.Add(new ValueParameter<IntValue>("Seed", "The random seed used to initialize the new pseudo random number generator.", new IntValue(0)));
178      Parameters.Add(new ValueParameter<BoolValue>("SetSeedRandomly", "True if the random seed should be set to a random value, otherwise false.", new BoolValue(true)));
[15181]179      Parameters.Add(new ValueParameter<IntValue>("SwarmSize", "Size of the particle swarm.", new IntValue(40)));
[3348]180      Parameters.Add(new ValueParameter<IntValue>("MaxIterations", "Maximal number of iterations.", new IntValue(1000)));
[3682]181      Parameters.Add(new ValueParameter<MultiAnalyzer>("Analyzer", "The operator used to analyze each generation.", new MultiAnalyzer()));
[15181]182      Parameters.Add(new ValueParameter<DoubleValue>("Inertia", "Inertia weight on a particle's movement (omega).", new DoubleValue(0.721)));
[15214]183      Parameters.Add(new ValueParameter<DoubleValue>("PersonalBestAttraction", "Weight for particle's pull towards its personal best soution (phi_p).", new DoubleValue(1.193)));
184      Parameters.Add(new ValueParameter<DoubleValue>("NeighborBestAttraction", "Weight for pull towards the neighborhood best solution or global best solution in case of a totally connected topology (phi_g).", new DoubleValue(1.193)));
[5844]185      Parameters.Add(new ConstrainedValueParameter<IParticleCreator>("ParticleCreator", "Operator that creates a new particle."));
[5560]186      Parameters.Add(new ConstrainedValueParameter<IParticleUpdater>("ParticleUpdater", "Operator that updates a particle."));
187      Parameters.Add(new OptionalConstrainedValueParameter<ITopologyInitializer>("TopologyInitializer", "Creates neighborhood description vectors."));
188      Parameters.Add(new OptionalConstrainedValueParameter<ITopologyUpdater>("TopologyUpdater", "Updates the neighborhood description vectors."));
189      Parameters.Add(new OptionalConstrainedValueParameter<IDiscreteDoubleValueModifier>("InertiaUpdater", "Updates the omega parameter."));
[5568]190      Parameters.Add(new ConstrainedValueParameter<ISwarmUpdater>("SwarmUpdater", "Encoding-specific parameter which is provided by the problem. May provide additional encoding-specific parameters, such as velocity bounds for real valued problems"));
[5033]191
[3348]192      RandomCreator randomCreator = new RandomCreator();
[5033]193      VariableCreator variableCreator = new VariableCreator();
[5866]194      Assigner currentInertiaAssigner = new Assigner();
[5560]195      solutionsCreator = new SolutionsCreator();
[5643]196      SubScopesCounter subScopesCounter = new SubScopesCounter();
[5209]197      Placeholder topologyInitializerPlaceholder = new Placeholder();
[5560]198      mainLoop = new ParticleSwarmOptimizationMainLoop();
[3348]199
[5033]200      OperatorGraph.InitialOperator = randomCreator;
[3682]201
[5033]202      randomCreator.SetSeedRandomlyParameter.Value = null;
[3348]203      randomCreator.SeedParameter.Value = null;
[5033]204      randomCreator.Successor = variableCreator;
[4068]205
[5935]206      variableCreator.CollectedValues.Add(new ValueParameter<IntValue>("Iterations", new IntValue(0)));
[5866]207      variableCreator.Successor = currentInertiaAssigner;
[4068]208
[5866]209      currentInertiaAssigner.Name = "CurrentInertia := Inertia";
210      currentInertiaAssigner.LeftSideParameter.ActualName = "CurrentInertia";
211      currentInertiaAssigner.RightSideParameter.ActualName = "Inertia";
212      currentInertiaAssigner.Successor = solutionsCreator;
[5645]213
[5033]214      solutionsCreator.NumberOfSolutionsParameter.ActualName = "SwarmSize";
[5568]215      ParameterizeSolutionsCreator();
[5643]216      solutionsCreator.Successor = subScopesCounter;
[4068]217
[5643]218      subScopesCounter.Name = "Initialize EvaluatedSolutions";
219      subScopesCounter.ValueParameter.ActualName = "EvaluatedSolutions";
220      subScopesCounter.Successor = topologyInitializerPlaceholder;
221
[5209]222      topologyInitializerPlaceholder.Name = "(TopologyInitializer)";
223      topologyInitializerPlaceholder.OperatorParameter.ActualName = "TopologyInitializer";
[5568]224      topologyInitializerPlaceholder.Successor = mainLoop;
[5209]225
[5560]226      mainLoop.AnalyzerParameter.ActualName = AnalyzerParameter.Name;
[5645]227      mainLoop.InertiaParameter.ActualName = "CurrentInertia";
[5560]228      mainLoop.MaxIterationsParameter.ActualName = MaxIterationsParameter.Name;
[5568]229      mainLoop.NeighborBestAttractionParameter.ActualName = NeighborBestAttractionParameter.Name;
[5560]230      mainLoop.InertiaUpdaterParameter.ActualName = InertiaUpdaterParameter.Name;
231      mainLoop.ParticleUpdaterParameter.ActualName = ParticleUpdaterParameter.Name;
232      mainLoop.PersonalBestAttractionParameter.ActualName = PersonalBestAttractionParameter.Name;
233      mainLoop.RandomParameter.ActualName = randomCreator.RandomParameter.ActualName;
[5568]234      mainLoop.SwarmSizeParameter.ActualName = SwarmSizeParameter.Name;
235      mainLoop.TopologyUpdaterParameter.ActualName = TopologyUpdaterParameter.Name;
[5560]236      mainLoop.RandomParameter.ActualName = randomCreator.RandomParameter.ActualName;
237      mainLoop.ResultsParameter.ActualName = "Results";
[3682]238
[3719]239      InitializeAnalyzers();
[5560]240      InitializeParticleCreator();
[5561]241      InitializeSwarmUpdater();
[5568]242      ParameterizeSolutionsCreator();
[3719]243      UpdateAnalyzers();
[5560]244      UpdateInertiaUpdater();
245      InitInertiaUpdater();
[5410]246      UpdateTopologyInitializer();
[5342]247      Initialize();
[5568]248      ParameterizeMainLoop();
[3348]249    }
250
[5410]251    public override IDeepCloneable Clone(Cloner cloner) {
252      return new ParticleSwarmOptimization(this, cloner);
[5342]253    }
254
[5435]255    [StorableHook(HookType.AfterDeserialization)]
256    private void AfterDeserialization() {
257      Initialize();
258    }
259
[5410]260    #region Events
261    protected override void OnProblemChanged() {
262      UpdateAnalyzers();
263      ParameterizeAnalyzers();
[15091]264      UpdateParticleUpdaterParameter();
[5560]265      UpdateTopologyParameters();
266      InitializeParticleCreator();
[5561]267      InitializeSwarmUpdater();
[5568]268      ParameterizeSolutionsCreator();
[5410]269      base.OnProblemChanged();
[5342]270    }
271
272    void TopologyInitializerParameter_ValueChanged(object sender, EventArgs e) {
[5410]273      this.UpdateTopologyParameters();
274    }
275    #endregion
[5342]276
[5410]277    #region Helpers
278    private void Initialize() {
279      TopologyInitializerParameter.ValueChanged += new EventHandler(TopologyInitializerParameter_ValueChanged);
280    }
281
[5560]282    private void InitializeParticleCreator() {
[15091]283      ParticleCreatorParameter.ValidValues.Clear();
[5560]284      if (Problem != null) {
285        IParticleCreator oldParticleCreator = ParticleCreator;
[7512]286        IParticleCreator defaultParticleCreator = Problem.Operators.OfType<IParticleCreator>().FirstOrDefault();
[15091]287        foreach (var creator in Problem.Operators.OfType<IParticleCreator>().OrderBy(x => x.Name)) {
288          ParticleCreatorParameter.ValidValues.Add(creator);
[5560]289        }
290        if (oldParticleCreator != null) {
[15091]291          var creator = ParticleCreatorParameter.ValidValues.FirstOrDefault(x => x.GetType() == oldParticleCreator.GetType());
[5560]292          if (creator != null) ParticleCreator = creator;
[7512]293          else oldParticleCreator = null;
[5568]294        }
[7512]295        if (oldParticleCreator == null && defaultParticleCreator != null)
296          ParticleCreator = defaultParticleCreator;
[5560]297      }
[3348]298    }
299
[5410]300    private void InitializeAnalyzers() {
301      qualityAnalyzer = new BestAverageWorstQualityAnalyzer();
[5581]302      qualityAnalyzer.ResultsParameter.ActualName = "Results";
[5410]303      ParameterizeAnalyzers();
[3348]304    }
305
[5410]306    private void ParameterizeAnalyzers() {
[5312]307      if (Problem != null) {
[5410]308        qualityAnalyzer.MaximizationParameter.ActualName = Problem.MaximizationParameter.Name;
309        qualityAnalyzer.QualityParameter.ActualName = Problem.Evaluator.QualityParameter.ActualName;
310        qualityAnalyzer.BestKnownQualityParameter.ActualName = Problem.BestKnownQualityParameter.Name;
[5312]311      }
[3348]312    }
313
[5410]314    private void UpdateAnalyzers() {
315      Analyzer.Operators.Clear();
316      if (Problem != null) {
317        foreach (IAnalyzer analyzer in Problem.Operators.OfType<IAnalyzer>())
[7172]318          Analyzer.Operators.Add(analyzer, analyzer.EnabledByDefault);
[5410]319      }
[7172]320      Analyzer.Operators.Add(qualityAnalyzer, qualityAnalyzer.EnabledByDefault);
[3348]321    }
[3415]322
[5560]323    private void InitInertiaUpdater() {
324      foreach (IDiscreteDoubleValueModifier updater in InertiaUpdaterParameter.ValidValues) {
[5311]325        updater.EndIndexParameter.ActualName = MaxIterationsParameter.Name;
[5935]326        updater.EndIndexParameter.Hidden = true;
[5311]327        updater.StartIndexParameter.Value = new IntValue(0);
[5893]328        updater.StartIndexParameter.Hidden = true;
[5935]329        updater.IndexParameter.ActualName = "Iterations";
[5645]330        updater.ValueParameter.ActualName = "CurrentInertia";
[15091]331        updater.StartValueParameter.ActualName = InertiaParameter.Name;
332        updater.EndValueParameter.Value = new DoubleValue(0.70);
[5311]333      }
334    }
335
[5560]336    private void UpdateInertiaUpdater() {
337      IDiscreteDoubleValueModifier oldInertiaUpdater = InertiaUpdater;
338      InertiaUpdaterParameter.ValidValues.Clear();
[5311]339      foreach (IDiscreteDoubleValueModifier updater in ApplicationManager.Manager.GetInstances<IDiscreteDoubleValueModifier>().OrderBy(x => x.Name)) {
[5560]340        InertiaUpdaterParameter.ValidValues.Add(updater);
[5311]341      }
[5560]342      if (oldInertiaUpdater != null) {
343        IDiscreteDoubleValueModifier updater = InertiaUpdaterParameter.ValidValues.FirstOrDefault(x => x.GetType() == oldInertiaUpdater.GetType());
344        if (updater != null) InertiaUpdaterParameter.Value = updater;
[5311]345      }
346    }
347
[5410]348    private void UpdateTopologyInitializer() {
[15091]349      var oldTopologyInitializer = TopologyInitializer;
[5410]350      TopologyInitializerParameter.ValidValues.Clear();
351      foreach (ITopologyInitializer topologyInitializer in ApplicationManager.Manager.GetInstances<ITopologyInitializer>().OrderBy(x => x.Name)) {
352        TopologyInitializerParameter.ValidValues.Add(topologyInitializer);
[3348]353      }
[15091]354
[5410]355      if (oldTopologyInitializer != null && TopologyInitializerParameter.ValidValues.Any(x => x.GetType() == oldTopologyInitializer.GetType()))
356        TopologyInitializer = TopologyInitializerParameter.ValidValues.FirstOrDefault(x => x.GetType() == oldTopologyInitializer.GetType());
357      UpdateTopologyParameters();
[3348]358    }
[3415]359
[6476]360    private void ParameterizeTopologyUpdaters() {
[15091]361      foreach (var updater in TopologyUpdaterParameter.ValidValues.OfType<MultiPSOTopologyUpdater>()) {
362        updater.CurrentIterationParameter.ActualName = "Iterations";
[6476]363      }
364    }
365
[15091]366    private void UpdateParticleUpdaterParameter() {
367      var oldParticleUpdater = ParticleUpdater;
368      ParticleUpdaterParameter.ValidValues.Clear();
[5560]369      if (Problem != null) {
[15091]370        var defaultParticleUpdater = Problem.Operators.OfType<IParticleUpdater>().FirstOrDefault();
371
372        foreach (var particleUpdater in Problem.Operators.OfType<IParticleUpdater>().OrderBy(x => x.Name))
373          ParticleUpdaterParameter.ValidValues.Add(particleUpdater);
374
[5560]375        if (oldParticleUpdater != null) {
[15091]376          var newParticleUpdater = ParticleUpdaterParameter.ValidValues.FirstOrDefault(x => x.GetType() == oldParticleUpdater.GetType());
[5560]377          if (newParticleUpdater != null) ParticleUpdater = newParticleUpdater;
[7512]378          else oldParticleUpdater = null;
[5560]379        }
[7512]380        if (oldParticleUpdater == null && defaultParticleUpdater != null)
381          ParticleUpdater = defaultParticleUpdater;
[3682]382      }
383    }
384
[15091]385    private void UpdateTopologyParameters() {
386      ITopologyUpdater oldTopologyUpdater = TopologyUpdater;
[5410]387      TopologyUpdaterParameter.ValidValues.Clear();
[15091]388      if (Problem != null) {
389        if (TopologyInitializerParameter.Value != null) {
390          foreach (ITopologyUpdater topologyUpdater in ApplicationManager.Manager.GetInstances<ITopologyUpdater>())
391            TopologyUpdaterParameter.ValidValues.Add(topologyUpdater);
392
393          if (oldTopologyUpdater != null) {
394            ITopologyUpdater newTopologyUpdater = TopologyUpdaterParameter.ValidValues.FirstOrDefault(x => x.GetType() == oldTopologyUpdater.GetType());
395            if (newTopologyUpdater != null) TopologyUpdater = newTopologyUpdater;
396          }
397          ParameterizeTopologyUpdaters();
398        }
399      }
[5410]400    }
[5560]401
402    private void ParameterizeSolutionsCreator() {
403      if (Problem != null) {
404        solutionsCreator.EvaluatorParameter.ActualName = Problem.EvaluatorParameter.Name;
[7781]405        if (ParticleCreatorParameter.Value != null)
406          solutionsCreator.SolutionCreatorParameter.ActualName = ParticleCreatorParameter.Name;
407        else
408          solutionsCreator.SolutionCreatorParameter.ActualName = Problem.SolutionCreatorParameter.Name;
[5560]409      }
410    }
411
412    private void ParameterizeMainLoop() {
[5568]413      if (Problem != null) {
[5561]414        mainLoop.EvaluatorParameter.ActualName = Problem.EvaluatorParameter.Name;
415      }
[5560]416    }
[5561]417
418    private void InitializeSwarmUpdater() {
419      if (Problem != null) {
420        ISwarmUpdater updater = Problem.Operators.OfType<ISwarmUpdater>().FirstOrDefault();
[5568]421        SwarmUpdaterParameter.ValidValues.Clear();
[5868]422        if (updater != null) {
423          SwarmUpdaterParameter.ValidValues.Add(updater);
424          SwarmUpdaterParameter.Value = updater;
425        }
[5561]426      }
427    }
[3348]428    #endregion
[5410]429
[3348]430  }
431}
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