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Added reference to paper for the VNS implementation (#1425)

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1#region License Information
2/* HeuristicLab
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4 *
5 * This file is part of HeuristicLab.
6 *
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20#endregion
21
22using System;
23using System.Linq;
24using HeuristicLab.Analysis;
25using HeuristicLab.Common;
26using HeuristicLab.Core;
27using HeuristicLab.Data;
28using HeuristicLab.Operators;
29using HeuristicLab.Optimization;
30using HeuristicLab.Optimization.Operators;
31using HeuristicLab.Parameters;
32using HeuristicLab.Persistence.Default.CompositeSerializers.Storable;
33using HeuristicLab.PluginInfrastructure;
34using HeuristicLab.Random;
35
36namespace HeuristicLab.Algorithms.VariableNeighborhoodSearch {
37  [Item("Variable Neighborhood Search", "A variable neighborhood search algorithm based on the description in Mladenovic, N. and Hansen, P. (1997). Variable neighborhood search. Computers & Operations Research Volume 24, Issue 11, pp. 1097-1100.")]
38  [Creatable("Algorithms")]
39  [StorableClass]
40  public sealed class VariableNeighborhoodSearch : HeuristicOptimizationEngineAlgorithm, IStorableContent {
41    public string Filename { get; set; }
42
43    #region Problem Properties
44    public override Type ProblemType {
45      get { return typeof(ISingleObjectiveHeuristicOptimizationProblem); }
46    }
47    public new ISingleObjectiveHeuristicOptimizationProblem Problem {
48      get { return (ISingleObjectiveHeuristicOptimizationProblem)base.Problem; }
49      set { base.Problem = value; }
50    }
51    #endregion
52
53    #region Parameter Properties
54    private FixedValueParameter<IntValue> SeedParameter {
55      get { return (FixedValueParameter<IntValue>)Parameters["Seed"]; }
56    }
57    private FixedValueParameter<BoolValue> SetSeedRandomlyParameter {
58      get { return (FixedValueParameter<BoolValue>)Parameters["SetSeedRandomly"]; }
59    }
60    private ConstrainedValueParameter<ILocalImprovementOperator> LocalImprovementParameter {
61      get { return (ConstrainedValueParameter<ILocalImprovementOperator>)Parameters["LocalImprovement"]; }
62    }
63    private ConstrainedValueParameter<IMultiNeighborhoodShakingOperator> ShakingOperatorParameter {
64      get { return (ConstrainedValueParameter<IMultiNeighborhoodShakingOperator>)Parameters["ShakingOperator"]; }
65    }
66    private FixedValueParameter<IntValue> MaximumIterationsParameter {
67      get { return (FixedValueParameter<IntValue>)Parameters["MaximumIterations"]; }
68    }
69    private ValueParameter<MultiAnalyzer> AnalyzerParameter {
70      get { return (ValueParameter<MultiAnalyzer>)Parameters["Analyzer"]; }
71    }
72    public FixedValueParameter<IntValue> LocalImprovementMaximumIterationsParameter {
73      get { return (FixedValueParameter<IntValue>)Parameters["LocalImprovementMaximumIterations"]; }
74    }
75    #endregion
76
77    #region Properties
78    private RandomCreator RandomCreator {
79      get { return (RandomCreator)OperatorGraph.InitialOperator; }
80    }
81    public MultiAnalyzer Analyzer {
82      get { return AnalyzerParameter.Value; }
83      set { AnalyzerParameter.Value = value; }
84    }
85    private SolutionsCreator SolutionsCreator {
86      get { return (SolutionsCreator)RandomCreator.Successor; }
87    }
88    private VariableNeighborhoodSearchMainLoop MainLoop {
89      get { return FindMainLoop(SolutionsCreator.Successor); }
90    }
91    #endregion
92
93    [Storable]
94    private BestAverageWorstQualityAnalyzer qualityAnalyzer;
95
96    [StorableConstructor]
97    private VariableNeighborhoodSearch(bool deserializing) : base(deserializing) { }
98    private VariableNeighborhoodSearch(VariableNeighborhoodSearch original, Cloner cloner)
99      : base(original, cloner) {
100      qualityAnalyzer = cloner.Clone(original.qualityAnalyzer);
101      RegisterEventHandlers();
102    }
103    public VariableNeighborhoodSearch()
104      : base() {
105      Parameters.Add(new FixedValueParameter<IntValue>("Seed", "The random seed used to initialize the new pseudo random number generator.", new IntValue(0)));
106      Parameters.Add(new FixedValueParameter<BoolValue>("SetSeedRandomly", "True if the random seed should be set to a random value, otherwise false.", new BoolValue(true)));
107      Parameters.Add(new ConstrainedValueParameter<ILocalImprovementOperator>("LocalImprovement", "The local improvement operation"));
108      Parameters.Add(new ConstrainedValueParameter<IMultiNeighborhoodShakingOperator>("ShakingOperator", "The operator that performs the shaking of solutions."));
109      Parameters.Add(new FixedValueParameter<IntValue>("MaximumIterations", "The maximum number of iterations which should be processed.", new IntValue(50)));
110      Parameters.Add(new FixedValueParameter<IntValue>("LocalImprovementMaximumIterations", "The maximum number of iterations which should be performed in the local improvement phase.", new IntValue(50)));
111      Parameters.Add(new ValueParameter<MultiAnalyzer>("Analyzer", "The operator used to analyze the solution and moves.", new MultiAnalyzer()));
112
113      RandomCreator randomCreator = new RandomCreator();
114      SolutionsCreator solutionsCreator = new SolutionsCreator();
115      VariableCreator variableCreator = new VariableCreator();
116      ResultsCollector resultsCollector = new ResultsCollector();
117      VariableNeighborhoodSearchMainLoop mainLoop = new VariableNeighborhoodSearchMainLoop();
118      OperatorGraph.InitialOperator = randomCreator;
119
120      randomCreator.RandomParameter.ActualName = "Random";
121      randomCreator.SeedParameter.ActualName = SeedParameter.Name;
122      randomCreator.SeedParameter.Value = null;
123      randomCreator.SetSeedRandomlyParameter.ActualName = SetSeedRandomlyParameter.Name;
124      randomCreator.SetSeedRandomlyParameter.Value = null;
125      randomCreator.Successor = solutionsCreator;
126
127      solutionsCreator.NumberOfSolutions = new IntValue(1);
128      solutionsCreator.Successor = variableCreator;
129
130      variableCreator.Name = "Initialize Evaluated Solutions";
131
132      variableCreator.CollectedValues.Add(new ValueParameter<IntValue>("Iterations", new IntValue(0)));
133      variableCreator.CollectedValues.Add(new ValueParameter<IntValue>("EvaluatedSolutions", new IntValue(0)));
134      variableCreator.CollectedValues.Add(new ValueParameter<IntValue>("CurrentNeighborhoodIndex", new IntValue(0)));
135      variableCreator.CollectedValues.Add(new ValueParameter<IntValue>("NeighborhoodCount", new IntValue(0)));
136      variableCreator.Successor = resultsCollector;
137
138      resultsCollector.CollectedValues.Add(new LookupParameter<IntValue>("Evaluated Solutions", null, "EvaluatedSolutions"));
139      resultsCollector.CollectedValues.Add(new LookupParameter<IntValue>("Iterations"));
140      resultsCollector.ResultsParameter.ActualName = "Results";
141      resultsCollector.Successor = mainLoop;
142
143      mainLoop.IterationsParameter.ActualName = "Iterations";
144      mainLoop.CurrentNeighborhoodIndexParameter.ActualName = "CurrentNeighborhoodIndex";
145      mainLoop.NeighborhoodCountParameter.ActualName = "NeighborhoodCount";
146      mainLoop.LocalImprovementParameter.ActualName = LocalImprovementParameter.Name;
147      mainLoop.ShakingOperatorParameter.ActualName = ShakingOperatorParameter.Name;
148      mainLoop.MaximumIterationsParameter.ActualName = MaximumIterationsParameter.Name;
149      mainLoop.RandomParameter.ActualName = RandomCreator.RandomParameter.ActualName;
150      mainLoop.ResultsParameter.ActualName = "Results";
151      mainLoop.AnalyzerParameter.ActualName = AnalyzerParameter.Name;
152      mainLoop.EvaluatedSolutionsParameter.ActualName = "EvaluatedSolutions";
153
154      InitializeLocalImprovementOperators();
155      qualityAnalyzer = new BestAverageWorstQualityAnalyzer();
156      ParameterizeAnalyzers();
157      UpdateAnalyzers();
158
159      RegisterEventHandlers();
160    }
161
162    public override IDeepCloneable Clone(Cloner cloner) {
163      return new VariableNeighborhoodSearch(this, cloner);
164    }
165
166    [StorableHook(HookType.AfterDeserialization)]
167    private void AfterDeserialization() {
168      RegisterEventHandlers();
169    }
170
171    public override void Prepare() {
172      if (Problem != null) base.Prepare();
173    }
174
175    private void RegisterEventHandlers() {
176      LocalImprovementParameter.ValueChanged += new EventHandler(LocalImprovementParameter_ValueChanged);
177      if (Problem != null) {
178        Problem.Evaluator.QualityParameter.ActualNameChanged += new EventHandler(Evaluator_QualityParameter_ActualNameChanged);
179      }
180    }
181
182    #region Events
183    protected override void OnProblemChanged() {
184      InitializeLocalImprovementOperators();
185      UpdateShakingOperators();
186      UpdateAnalyzers();
187
188      ParameterizeStochasticOperator(Problem.SolutionCreator);
189      ParameterizeStochasticOperator(Problem.Evaluator);
190      foreach (IOperator op in Problem.Operators) ParameterizeStochasticOperator(op);
191      ParameterizeSolutionsCreator();
192      ParameterizeMainLoop();
193      ParameterizeAnalyzers();
194      ParameterizeIterationBasedOperators();
195      ParameterizeLocalImprovementOperators();
196      Problem.Evaluator.QualityParameter.ActualNameChanged += new EventHandler(Evaluator_QualityParameter_ActualNameChanged);
197      base.OnProblemChanged();
198    }
199    protected override void Problem_SolutionCreatorChanged(object sender, EventArgs e) {
200      ParameterizeStochasticOperator(Problem.SolutionCreator);
201      ParameterizeSolutionsCreator();
202      base.Problem_SolutionCreatorChanged(sender, e);
203    }
204    protected override void Problem_EvaluatorChanged(object sender, EventArgs e) {
205      ParameterizeStochasticOperator(Problem.Evaluator);
206      ParameterizeSolutionsCreator();
207      ParameterizeMainLoop();
208      ParameterizeAnalyzers();
209      Problem.Evaluator.QualityParameter.ActualNameChanged += new EventHandler(Evaluator_QualityParameter_ActualNameChanged);
210      base.Problem_EvaluatorChanged(sender, e);
211    }
212    protected override void Problem_OperatorsChanged(object sender, EventArgs e) {
213      UpdateShakingOperators();
214      UpdateAnalyzers();
215      foreach (IOperator op in Problem.Operators) ParameterizeStochasticOperator(op);
216      ParameterizeIterationBasedOperators();
217      base.Problem_OperatorsChanged(sender, e);
218    }
219    private void Evaluator_QualityParameter_ActualNameChanged(object sender, EventArgs e) {
220      ParameterizeMainLoop();
221      ParameterizeAnalyzers();
222    }
223    private void LocalImprovementParameter_ValueChanged(object sender, EventArgs e) {
224      ParameterizeLocalImprovementOperators();
225    }
226    #endregion
227
228    #region Helpers
229    private void ParameterizeSolutionsCreator() {
230      SolutionsCreator.EvaluatorParameter.ActualName = Problem.EvaluatorParameter.Name;
231      SolutionsCreator.SolutionCreatorParameter.ActualName = Problem.SolutionCreatorParameter.Name;
232    }
233    private void ParameterizeStochasticOperator(IOperator op) {
234      if (op is IStochasticOperator)
235        ((IStochasticOperator)op).RandomParameter.ActualName = RandomCreator.RandomParameter.ActualName;
236    }
237    private void ParameterizeMainLoop() {
238      MainLoop.EvaluatorParameter.ActualName = Problem.EvaluatorParameter.Name;
239      MainLoop.MaximizationParameter.ActualName = Problem.MaximizationParameter.Name;
240      MainLoop.QualityParameter.ActualName = Problem.Evaluator.QualityParameter.ActualName;
241    }
242    private void ParameterizeAnalyzers() {
243      qualityAnalyzer.ResultsParameter.ActualName = "Results";
244      if (Problem != null) {
245        qualityAnalyzer.MaximizationParameter.ActualName = Problem.MaximizationParameter.Name;
246        qualityAnalyzer.QualityParameter.ActualName = Problem.Evaluator.QualityParameter.ActualName;
247        qualityAnalyzer.QualityParameter.Depth = 1;
248        qualityAnalyzer.BestKnownQualityParameter.ActualName = Problem.BestKnownQualityParameter.Name;
249      }
250    }
251    private void ParameterizeIterationBasedOperators() {
252      if (Problem != null) {
253        foreach (IIterationBasedOperator op in Problem.Operators.OfType<IIterationBasedOperator>()) {
254          op.IterationsParameter.ActualName = "Iterations";
255          op.MaximumIterationsParameter.ActualName = MaximumIterationsParameter.Name;
256        }
257      }
258    }
259    private void ParameterizeLocalImprovementOperators() {
260      foreach (ILocalImprovementOperator op in LocalImprovementParameter.ValidValues) {
261        if (op != LocalImprovementParameter.Value) op.Problem = null;
262        op.MaximumIterationsParameter.Value = null;
263        op.MaximumIterationsParameter.ActualName = LocalImprovementMaximumIterationsParameter.Name;
264      }
265      if (LocalImprovementParameter.Value != null)
266        LocalImprovementParameter.Value.Problem = Problem;
267    }
268    private void InitializeLocalImprovementOperators() {
269      if (Problem == null) {
270        LocalImprovementParameter.ValidValues.Clear();
271      } else {
272        LocalImprovementParameter.ValidValues.RemoveWhere(x => !x.ProblemType.IsAssignableFrom(Problem.GetType()));
273        foreach (ILocalImprovementOperator op in ApplicationManager.Manager.GetInstances<ILocalImprovementOperator>().Where(x => x.ProblemType.IsAssignableFrom(Problem.GetType()))) {
274          if (!LocalImprovementParameter.ValidValues.Any(x => x.GetType() == op.GetType()))
275            LocalImprovementParameter.ValidValues.Add(op);
276        }
277      }
278    }
279    private void UpdateShakingOperators() {
280      ShakingOperatorParameter.ValidValues.Clear();
281      foreach (IMultiNeighborhoodShakingOperator op in Problem.Operators.OfType<IMultiNeighborhoodShakingOperator>()) {
282        ShakingOperatorParameter.ValidValues.Add(op);
283        op.CurrentNeighborhoodIndexParameter.ActualName = "CurrentNeighborhoodIndex";
284        op.NeighborhoodCountParameter.ActualName = "NeighborhoodCount";
285      }
286    }
287    private void UpdateAnalyzers() {
288      Analyzer.Operators.Clear();
289      if (Problem != null) {
290        foreach (IAnalyzer analyzer in Problem.Operators.OfType<IAnalyzer>()) {
291          foreach (IScopeTreeLookupParameter param in analyzer.Parameters.OfType<IScopeTreeLookupParameter>())
292            param.Depth = 1;
293          Analyzer.Operators.Add(analyzer);
294        }
295      }
296      Analyzer.Operators.Add(qualityAnalyzer);
297    }
298    private VariableNeighborhoodSearchMainLoop FindMainLoop(IOperator start) {
299      IOperator mainLoop = start;
300      while (mainLoop != null && !(mainLoop is VariableNeighborhoodSearchMainLoop))
301        mainLoop = ((SingleSuccessorOperator)mainLoop).Successor;
302      if (mainLoop == null) return null;
303      else return (VariableNeighborhoodSearchMainLoop)mainLoop;
304    }
305    #endregion
306  }
307}
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