A DCOP solver using AFB. More...

Inheritance diagram for frodo2.algorithms.afb.AFBsolver< V extends Addable< V >, U extends Addable >:

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Public Member Functions
	AFBsolver (String filename)
	Constructor.
	AFBsolver (String filename, boolean useTCP)
	Constructor.
	AFBsolver (String filename, boolean useTCP, int shift)
	Constructor from a specific agent configuration file.
	AFBsolver (String agentDescFile, Class< V > domClass, Class< U > utilClass)
	Constructor.
	AFBsolver (String agentDescFile, Class< V > domClass, Class< U > utilClass, boolean useTCP)
	Constructor.
	AFBsolver ()
	Default constructor.
	AFBsolver (Class< V > domClass, Class< U > utilClass)
	Constructor.
	AFBsolver (Document agentDesc)
	Constructor.
	AFBsolver (Document agentDesc, boolean useTCP)
	Constructor.
ArrayList< StatsReporter >	getSolGatherers ()
SolutionWithConvergence< V, U >	buildSolution ()
Public Member Functions inherited from frodo2.algorithms.AbstractDCOPsolver< V extends Addable< V >, U extends Addable< U >, S extends Solution< V, U >
	AbstractDCOPsolver (String agentDesc, boolean measureTime, boolean useTCP, boolean measureMsgs, Class<? extends XCSPparser< V, U > > parserClass, Class< V > domClass, Class< U > valuationClass)
	Constructor.
S	solve (Document problem, int nbrElectionRounds, boolean measureMsgs, Long timeout, boolean cleanAfterwards)
S	solve (DCOPProblemInterface< V, U > problem, int nbrElectionRounds, boolean measureMsgs, Long timeout, boolean cleanAfterwards)
S	solve (Document problem)
S	solve (DCOPProblemInterface< V, U > problem)
S	solve (Document problem, Long timeout)
S	solve (DCOPProblemInterface< V, U > problem, Long timeout)
S	solve (Document problem, boolean cleanAfterwards)
S	solve (DCOPProblemInterface< V, U > problem, boolean cleanAfterwards)
S	solve (Document problem, int nbrElectionRounds)
S	solve (DCOPProblemInterface< V, U > problem, int nbrElectionRounds)
S	solve (Document problem, int nbrElectionRounds, boolean measureMsgs)
S	solve (DCOPProblemInterface< V, U > problem, int nbrElectionRounds, boolean measureMsgs)
S	solve (Document problem, int nbrElectionRounds, boolean measureMsgs, Long timeout)
S	solve (DCOPProblemInterface< V, U > problem, int nbrElectionRounds, boolean measureMsgs, Long timeout)
S	solve (Document problem, int nbrElectionRounds, Long timeout)
S	solve (DCOPProblemInterface< V, U > problem, int nbrElectionRounds, Long timeout)
S	solve (Document problem, boolean cleanAfterwards, Long timeout)
S	solve (DCOPProblemInterface< V, U > problem, boolean cleanAfterwards, Long timeout) throws OutOfMemoryError
Public Member Functions inherited from frodo2.algorithms.AbstractSolver< DCOPProblemInterface< V, U >, V, U, S >
void	setProblem (P problem)
	Sets the problem.
void	setFactory (AgentFactory< V, U > factory)
	Sets the agent factory.
void	setDomClass (Class< V > domClass)
	Sets the class for variable values.
void	setUtilClass (Class< U > utilClass)
	Sets the class for utility values.
Document	getAgentDesc ()
abstract List<? extends StatsReporter >	getSolGatherers ()
abstract S	buildSolution ()
S	solve (Document problem)
	Solves the input problem.
String	plotStats (Solution< V, U > sol)
	Puts the statistics in a format that can easily be processed after the experiments.
String	plotDummyStats (boolean maximize)
	Used when the solver was not able to solve the problem.

Protected Member Functions
void	clear ()
Protected Member Functions inherited from frodo2.algorithms.AbstractDCOPsolver< V extends Addable< V >, U extends Addable< U >, S extends Solution< V, U >
String	getFileHeader (Document problemFile)
	Returns the header for the output CSV file.
String	getParamsHeader ()
String	getParamsToLine ()
String	getProbStats (Document problemFile, String probFilename)
	Parses the statistics about the problem instance.
String	getTimeoutLine (String algoName, Document problemFile, String probFilename)
	Returns a timeout line for the output CSV file.
	AbstractDCOPsolver ()
	Dummy constructor.
	AbstractDCOPsolver (String agentDescFile)
	Constructor from an agent configuration file.
	AbstractDCOPsolver (String agentDescFile, boolean useTCP)
	Constructor from an agent configuration file.
	AbstractDCOPsolver (String agentDescFile, boolean useTCP, int shift)
	Constructor from an agent configuration file.
	AbstractDCOPsolver (Document agentDesc)
	Constructor.
void	parseParams (String[] params)
	Parses solver parameters.
	AbstractDCOPsolver (Document agentDesc, boolean useTCP)
	Constructor.
	AbstractDCOPsolver (Document agentDesc, Class< ? extends XCSPparser< V, U > > parserClass)
	Constructor.
	AbstractDCOPsolver (Document agentDesc, Class< ? extends XCSPparser< V, U > > parserClass, boolean useTCP)
	Constructor.
void	setNbrElectionRounds (int nbrElectionRounds)
	Sets the number of rounds of VariableElection.
void	setProblemRescalerShift (int shift)
	Sets the shift parameter of the ProblemRescaler module (if used).
void	overrideMsgTypes ()
	Overrides message types if necessary.
Protected Member Functions inherited from frodo2.algorithms.AbstractSolver< DCOPProblemInterface< V, U >, V, U, S >
	AbstractSolver ()
	Dummy constructor.
void	clear ()
	Clears the parser.

Protected Attributes
AFB< V, U >	module
	The AFB module.
Protected Attributes inherited from frodo2.algorithms.AbstractSolver< DCOPProblemInterface< V, U >, V, U, S >
Document	agentDesc
	Description of the agent to be used.
AgentFactory< V, U >	factory
	The agent factory.
Class< ? extends XCSPparser< V, U > >	parserClass
	The class of the parser to be used.
List<? extends StatsReporter >	solGatherers
	The list of modules that record statistics about problem solving.
P	problem
	The problem.
final boolean	useTCP
	Whether to use TCP pipes or shared memory pipes.

Private Attributes
SolutionCollector< V, U >	solCollector
	The solution collector module.

Additional Inherited Members
Static Public Member Functions inherited from frodo2.algorithms.AbstractDCOPsolver< V extends Addable< V >, U extends Addable< U >, S extends Solution< V, U >
static void	main (String[] args) throws Exception
	Solves a problem and writes statistics to a file.

Detailed Description

A DCOP solver using AFB.

Parameters

<V>	type used for variable values
<U>	type used for utility values

Author: Alexandra Olteanu, Thomas Leaute

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

◆ AFBsolver() [1/9]

frodo2.algorithms.afb.AFBsolver< V extends Addable< V >, U extends Addable >.AFBsolver ( String filename )

Constructor.

Parameters

filename the name of the file containing the description of the algorithm

◆ AFBsolver() [2/9]

frodo2.algorithms.afb.AFBsolver< V extends Addable< V >, U extends Addable< U > >.AFBsolver	(	String	filename,
		boolean	useTCP )

Constructor.

Parameters

filename	the name of the file containing the description of the algorithm
useTCP	whether to use TCP pipes or shared memory pipes

Warning: Using TCP pipes automatically disables simulated time.

References frodo2.algorithms.AbstractSolver< DCOPProblemInterface< V, U >, V, U, S >.useTCP.

◆ AFBsolver() [3/9]

frodo2.algorithms.afb.AFBsolver< V extends Addable< V >, U extends Addable< U > >.AFBsolver	(	String	filename,
		boolean	useTCP,
		int	shift )

Constructor from a specific agent configuration file.

Parameters

filename	the agent configuration file
useTCP	Whether to use TCP pipes or shared memory pipes
shift	The shift parameter for the ProblemRescaler (if used)

Warning: Using TCP pipes automatically disables simulated time.

References frodo2.algorithms.AbstractSolver< DCOPProblemInterface< V, U >, V, U, S >.useTCP.

◆ AFBsolver() [4/9]

frodo2.algorithms.afb.AFBsolver< V extends Addable< V >, U extends Addable< U > >.AFBsolver	(	String	agentDescFile,
		Class< V >	domClass,
		Class< U >	utilClass )

Constructor.

Parameters

agentDescFile	description of the agent to be used
domClass	the class to be used for variable values
utilClass	the class to be used for utility values

References frodo2.algorithms.AbstractSolver< DCOPProblemInterface< V, U >, V, U, S >.setDomClass(), and frodo2.algorithms.AbstractSolver< DCOPProblemInterface< V, U >, V, U, S >.setUtilClass().

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◆ AFBsolver() [5/9]

frodo2.algorithms.afb.AFBsolver< V extends Addable< V >, U extends Addable< U > >.AFBsolver	(	String	agentDescFile,
		Class< V >	domClass,
		Class< U >	utilClass,
		boolean	useTCP )

Constructor.

Parameters

agentDescFile	description of the agent to be used
domClass	the class to be used for variable values
utilClass	the class to be used for utility values
useTCP	Whether to use TCP pipes or shared memory pipes