source: branches/GeneralizedQAP/HeuristicLab.Problems.Instances/3.3/Instances/IQAPInstance.cs @ 7489

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namespace HeuristicLab.Problems.Instances {
  /// <summary>
  /// Describes instances of the Quadratic Assignment Problem (QAP).
  /// </summary>
  public interface IQAPInstance {
    /// <summary>
    /// The name of the instance
    /// </summary>
    string Name { get; }
    /// <summary>
    /// Optional! The description of the instance
    /// </summary>
    string Description { get; }

    /// <summary>
    /// The number of facilities (and also the number of locations)
    /// </summary>
    int Dimension { get; }
    /// <summary>
    /// An NxN Matrix with N = |Faciliies|
    /// </summary>
    double[,] Distances { get; }
    /// <summary>
    /// An NxN Matrix with N = |Faciliies|
    /// </summary>
    double[,] Weights { get; }

    /// <summary>
    /// Optional! An array of length N with N = |Facilities|
    /// </summary>
    int[] BestKnownAssignment { get; }
    /// <summary>
    /// Optional! The quality value of the <see cref="BestKnownAssignment"/>
    /// </summary>
    double? BestKnownQuality { get; }
  }
}