linear_solver_natural_api.py

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"""Patch to the python wrapper of ../linear_solver.h providing an algebraic API.
 
This is directly imported, and use exclusively in ./linear_solver.i. See that
file.
For examples leveraging the code defined here, see ./pywraplp_test.py and
../../../python/linear_programming.py.
"""
 
import collections
import numbers
 
# The classes below allow linear expressions to be expressed naturally with the
# usual arithmetic operators +-*/ and with constant numbers, which makes the
# python API very intuitive. See the top-level comment for examples.
 
 
inf = float("inf")
 
 
class _FakeMPVariableRepresentingTheConstantOffset:
    """A dummy class for a singleton instance used to represent the constant.
 
    To represent linear expressions, we store a dictionary
    MPVariable->coefficient. To represent the constant offset of the expression,
    we use this class as a substitute: its coefficient will be the offset. To
    properly be evaluated, its solution_value() needs to be 1.
    """
 
    def solution_value(self):  # pylint: disable=invalid-name
        return 1
 
    def __repr__(self):
        return "OFFSET_KEY"
 
 
OFFSET_KEY = _FakeMPVariableRepresentingTheConstantOffset()
 
 
def CastToLinExp(v):
    if isinstance(v, numbers.Number):
        return Constant(v)
    else:
        return v
 
 
class LinearExpr:
    """Holds linear expressions.
 
    A linear expression is essentially an offset (floating-point value), and a
    dictionary mapping MPVariable objects to their coefficient (which is also a
    floating-point value).
    """
 
    OVERRIDDEN_OPERATOR_METHODS = [
        "__%s__" % opname
        for opname in [
            "add",
            "radd",
            "sub",
            "rsub",
            "mul",
            "rmul",
            "div",
            "truediv",
            "neg",
            "eq",
            "ge",
            "le",
            "gt",
            "lt",
            "ne",
        ]
    ]
 
    def solution_value(self):  # pylint: disable=invalid-name
        """Value of this linear expr, using the solution_value of its vars."""
        coeffs = self.GetCoeffs()
        return sum(var.solution_value() * coeff for var, coeff in coeffs.items())
 
    def AddSelfToCoeffMapOrStack(self, coeffs, multiplier, stack):
        """Private function used by GetCoeffs() to delegate processing.
 
        Implementation must either update coeffs or push to the stack a
        sub-expression and the accumulated multiplier that applies to it.
 
        Args:
          coeffs: A dictionary of variables' coefficients. It is a defaultdict that
              initializes the new values to 0 by default.
          multiplier: The current accumulated multiplier to apply to this
              expression.
          stack: A list to append to if the current expression is composed of
              sub-expressions. The elements of the stack are pair tuples
              (multiplier, linear_expression).
        """
        raise NotImplementedError
 
    def GetCoeffs(self):
        coeffs = collections.defaultdict(float)
        stack = [(1.0, self)]
        while stack:
            current_multiplier, current_expression = stack.pop()
            current_expression.AddSelfToCoeffMapOrStack(
                coeffs, current_multiplier, stack
            )
        return coeffs
 
    def __add__(self, expr):
        return Sum(self, expr)
 
    def __radd__(self, cst):
        return Sum(self, cst)
 
    def __sub__(self, expr):
        return Sum(self, -expr)
 
    def __rsub__(self, cst):
        return Sum(-self, cst)
 
    def __mul__(self, cst):
        return ProductCst(self, cst)
 
    def __rmul__(self, cst):
        return ProductCst(self, cst)
 
    def __div__(self, cst):
        return ProductCst(self, 1.0 / cst)
 
    def __truediv__(self, cst):
        return ProductCst(self, 1.0 / cst)
 
    def __neg__(self):
        return ProductCst(self, -1)
 
    def __eq__(self, arg):
        if isinstance(arg, numbers.Number):
            return LinearConstraint(self, arg, arg)
        else:
            return LinearConstraint(self - arg, 0.0, 0.0)
 
    def __ge__(self, arg):
        if isinstance(arg, numbers.Number):
            return LinearConstraint(self, arg, inf)
        else:
            return LinearConstraint(self - arg, 0.0, inf)
 
    def __le__(self, arg):
        if isinstance(arg, numbers.Number):
            return LinearConstraint(self, -inf, arg)
        else:
            return LinearConstraint(self - arg, -inf, 0.0)
 
    def __lt__(self, arg):
        raise ValueError('Operators "<" and ">" not supported with the linear solver')
 
    def __gt__(self, arg):
        raise ValueError('Operators "<" and ">" not supported with the linear solver')
 
    def __ne__(self, arg):
        raise ValueError('Operator "!=" not supported with the linear solver')
 
 
class VariableExpr(LinearExpr):
    """Represents a LinearExpr containing only a single variable."""
 
    def __init__(self, mpvar):
        self.__var = mpvar
 
    def __str__(self):
        return str(self.__var)
 
    def AddSelfToCoeffMapOrStack(self, coeffs, multiplier, stack):
        coeffs[self.__var] += multiplier
 
 
class ProductCst(LinearExpr):
    """Represents the product of a LinearExpr by a constant."""
 
    def __init__(self, expr, coef):
        self.__expr = CastToLinExp(expr)
        if isinstance(coef, numbers.Number):
            self.__coef = coef
        else:
            raise TypeError
 
    def __str__(self):
        if self.__coef == -1:
            return "-" + str(self.__expr)
        else:
            return "(" + str(self.__coef) + " * " + str(self.__expr) + ")"
 
    def AddSelfToCoeffMapOrStack(self, coeffs, multiplier, stack):
        current_multiplier = multiplier * self.__coef
        if current_multiplier:
            stack.append((current_multiplier, self.__expr))
 
 
class Constant(LinearExpr):
 
    def __init__(self, val):
        self.__val = val
 
    def __str__(self):
        return str(self.__val)
 
    def AddSelfToCoeffMapOrStack(self, coeffs, multiplier, stack):
        coeffs[OFFSET_KEY] += self.__val * multiplier
 
 
class SumArray(LinearExpr):
    """Represents the sum of a list of LinearExpr."""
 
    def __init__(self, array):
        self.__array = [CastToLinExp(elem) for elem in array]
 
    def __str__(self):
        parts = []
        for term in map(str, self.__array):
            if not parts:
                parts.append(term)
                continue
            if term[0] == "-":
                parts.append(" - " + term[1:])
            else:
                parts.append(" + " + term)
        return f'({"".join(parts)})'
 
    def AddSelfToCoeffMapOrStack(self, coeffs, multiplier, stack):
        # Append elements in reversed order so that the first popped from the stack
        # in the next iteration of the evaluation loop will be the first item of the
        # array. This keeps the end result of the floating point computation
        # predictable from user perspective.
        for arg in reversed(self.__array):
            stack.append((multiplier, arg))
 
 
def Sum(*args):
    return SumArray(args)
 
 
SumCst = Sum  # pylint: disable=invalid-name
 
 
class LinearConstraint:
    """Represents a linear constraint: LowerBound <= LinearExpr <= UpperBound."""
 
    def __init__(self, expr, lb, ub):
        self.__expr = expr
        self.__lb = lb
        self.__ub = ub
 
    def __str__(self):
        if self.__lb > -inf and self.__ub < inf:
            if self.__lb == self.__ub:
                return str(self.__expr) + " == " + str(self.__lb)
            else:
                return (
                    str(self.__lb) + " <= " + str(self.__expr) + " <= " + str(self.__ub)
                )
        elif self.__lb > -inf:
            return str(self.__expr) + " >= " + str(self.__lb)
        elif self.__ub < inf:
            return str(self.__expr) + " <= " + str(self.__ub)
        else:
            return "Trivial inequality (always true)"
 
    def Extract(self, solver, name=""):
        """Performs the actual creation of the constraint object."""
        coeffs = self.__expr.GetCoeffs()
        constant = coeffs.pop(OFFSET_KEY, 0.0)
        lb = -solver.infinity()
        ub = solver.infinity()
        if self.__lb > -inf:
            lb = self.__lb - constant
        if self.__ub < inf:
            ub = self.__ub - constant
 
        constraint = solver.RowConstraint(lb, ub, name)
        for (
            v,
            c,
        ) in coeffs.items():
            constraint.SetCoefficient(v, float(c))
        return constraint