lp_parser.h

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// Parses a the model in "CPLEX LP" format using SCIP.
//
// Note that ../../lp_data/lp_parser.h parses ".lp" files in the LPSolve
// version of the LP format, which is different from the (now) more standard
// CPLEX version of the LP format. These formats are not compatible. See
//  https://lpsolve.sourceforge.net/5.5/lp-format.htm
//  https://lpsolve.sourceforge.net/5.5/CPLEX-format.htm
// for a comparison.
#ifndef ORTOOLS_MATH_OPT_IO_LP_PARSER_H_
#define ORTOOLS_MATH_OPT_IO_LP_PARSER_H_
 
#include "absl/status/statusor.h"
#include "absl/strings/string_view.h"
#include "ortools/math_opt/model.pb.h"
 
namespace operations_research::math_opt {
 
// Parses a the model in "CPLEX LP" format.
//
// This function creates and destroys local temporary files and thus is not
// portable.
//
// For large models, this will not work on diskless jobs in prod.
//
// Warnings:
//  * Only a linear objective and linear constraints are supported. When SCIP is
//    used, indicator constraints are also supported.
//  * The names of indicator constraints are not preserved when using SCIP
//  * The variables may be permuted.
//  * Two sided constraints are not in the LP format. If you round trip a Model
//    Proto with lp_converter.h, the two sided constraints are and rewritten as
//    two one sided constraints with new names.
//
// OR-Tools does not have an LP file parser, so we go from LP file to SCIP, then
// export to MPS, parse the MPS to ModelProto. This is not efficient, but
// usually still much faster than solving an LP or MIP. Note the SCIP LP parser
// actually supports SOS and quadratics, but the OR-tools MPS reader does not.
//
// It would be preferable to write an LP Parser from scratch and delete this.
//
// For more information about the different LP file formats:
// http://lpsolve.sourceforge.net/5.5/lp-format.htm
// http://lpsolve.sourceforge.net/5.5/CPLEX-format.htm
// https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/icos/12.8.0.0?topic=cplex-lp-file-format-algebraic-representation
// http://www.gurobi.com/documentation/5.1/reference-manual/node871
absl::StatusOr<ModelProto> ModelProtoFromLp(absl::string_view lp_data);
 
}  // namespace operations_research::math_opt
 
#endif  // ORTOOLS_MATH_OPT_IO_LP_PARSER_H_