JaCoP.constraints.netflow
Class NetworkFlow

java.lang.Object
  JaCoP.constraints.DecomposedConstraint
      JaCoP.constraints.Constraint
          JaCoP.constraints.netflow.NetworkFlow

public class NetworkFlow
extends Constraint

The network flow constraint. Use the NetworkBuilder to create a network and instantiate the network.

Version:

3.1

Author:

Robin Steiger and Radoslaw Szymanek

Field Summary

IntVar	costVariable The cost variable
boolean	disableQueueVariable Disables the queue variable function during consistency
java.util.Map<IntVar,VarHandler>	map The variables and their handlers
Pruning	network The network
int	previousLevel
java.util.Set<IntVar>	queue The set of queued variables

Fields inherited from class JaCoP.constraints.Constraint

atomicExecution, consistencyPruningEvents, earlyTerminationOK, id, increaseWeight, numberArgs, numberId

Fields inherited from class JaCoP.constraints.DecomposedConstraint

queueIndex

Constructor Summary

NetworkFlow(NetworkBuilder builder)

Method Summary

java.util.ArrayList<Var>	arguments() It returns the variables in a scope of the constraint.
void	consistency(Store store) It is a (most probably incomplete) consistency function which removes the values from variables domains.
int	getConsistencyPruningEvent(Var var) It retrieves the pruning event which causes reevaluation of the constraint.
java.lang.String	id() Identifiers
void	impose(Store store) It imposes the constraint in a given store.
void	increaseWeight() It increases the weight of the variables in the constraint scope.
void	queueVariable(int level, Var variable) Search & Backtracking
void	removeConstraint() Cleanup
void	removeLevel(int level) This function is called in case of the backtrack, so a constraint can clear the queue of changed variables which is no longer valid.
void	removeLevelLate(int level) This function is called in case of the backtrack.
boolean	satisfied() It checks if the constraint is satisfied.
java.lang.String	toString() It produces a string representation of a constraint state.

Methods inherited from class JaCoP.constraints.Constraint

cleanAfterFailure, decompose, getGuideConstraint, getGuideValue, getGuideVariable, impose, imposeDecomposition, numberArgs, requiresMonotonicity, setConsistencyPruningEvent, supplyGuideFeedback

Methods inherited from class JaCoP.constraints.DecomposedConstraint

auxiliaryVariables, imposeDecomposition

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

network

public final Pruning network

The network

costVariable

public IntVar costVariable

The cost variable

map

public final java.util.Map<IntVar,VarHandler> map

The variables and their handlers

queue

public final java.util.Set<IntVar> queue

The set of queued variables

disableQueueVariable

public boolean disableQueueVariable

Disables the queue variable function during consistency

previousLevel

public int previousLevel

Constructor Detail

NetworkFlow

public NetworkFlow(NetworkBuilder builder)

Method Detail

arguments

public java.util.ArrayList<Var> arguments()

Description copied from class: Constraint

It returns the variables in a scope of the constraint.

Specified by:

arguments in class Constraint

Returns:

variables in a scope of the constraint.

getConsistencyPruningEvent

public int getConsistencyPruningEvent(Var var)

Description copied from class: Constraint

It retrieves the pruning event which causes reevaluation of the constraint.

Specified by:

getConsistencyPruningEvent in class Constraint

Parameters:

var - variable for which pruning event is retrieved

Returns:

it returns the int code of the pruning event (GROUND, BOUND, ANY, NONE)

impose

public void impose(Store store)

Description copied from class: Constraint

It imposes the constraint in a given store.

Specified by:

impose in class Constraint

Parameters:

store - the constraint store to which the constraint is imposed to.

queueVariable

public void queueVariable(int level,
                          Var variable)

Search & Backtracking

Overrides:

queueVariable in class Constraint

Parameters:

level - the level of the store at which the change has occurred.

variable - variable which has changed.

consistency

public void consistency(Store store)

Description copied from class: Constraint

It is a (most probably incomplete) consistency function which removes the values from variables domains. Only values which do not have any support in a solution space are removed.

Specified by:

consistency in class Constraint

Parameters:

store - constraint store within which the constraint consistency is being checked.

removeLevel

public void removeLevel(int level)

Description copied from class: Constraint

This function is called in case of the backtrack, so a constraint can clear the queue of changed variables which is no longer valid. This function is called *before* all timestamps, variables, mutablevariables have reverted to their previous value.

Overrides:

removeLevel in class Constraint

Parameters:

level - the level which is being removed.

removeLevelLate

public void removeLevelLate(int level)

Description copied from class: Constraint

This function is called in case of the backtrack. It is called after all timestamps, variables, mutablevariables have reverted to their values *after* removing the level.

Overrides:

removeLevelLate in class Constraint

Parameters:

level - the level which is being removed.

satisfied

public boolean satisfied()

Description copied from class: Constraint

It checks if the constraint is satisfied. If this function is incorrectly implemented a constraint may not be satisfied in a solution.

Specified by:

satisfied in class Constraint

Returns:

true if the constraint is for certain satisfied, false otherwise.

removeConstraint

public void removeConstraint()

Cleanup

Specified by:

removeConstraint in class Constraint

increaseWeight

public void increaseWeight()

Description copied from class: Constraint

It increases the weight of the variables in the constraint scope.

Specified by:

increaseWeight in class Constraint

id

public java.lang.String id()

Identifiers

Specified by:

id in class Constraint

Returns:

string id of the constraint.

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Description copied from class: Constraint

It produces a string representation of a constraint state.

Specified by:

toString in class Constraint