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/* Charles Audet - Ecole Polytechnique, Montreal */
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/* Sebastien Le Digabel - Ecole Polytechnique, Montreal */
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/**
\file Evaluator.hpp
\brief Evaluation of blackbox functions (headers)
\author Sebastien Le Digabel
\date 2010-04-14
\see Evaluator.cpp
*/
#ifndef __EVALUATOR__
#define __EVALUATOR__
#include
#include "Priority_Eval_Point.hpp"
#include "Stats.hpp"
namespace NOMAD {
// forward declarations:
class Barrier;
class Pareto_Front;
class Evaluator_Control;
/// Evaluation of blackbox functions.
/**
This class allows the evaluation of one trial point.
*/
class Evaluator : private NOMAD::Uncopyable {
protected:
/// Parameters.
const NOMAD::Parameters & _p;
/// Multi-objective flag.
/**
Identifies if a NOMAD::Evaluator object refers to
a NOMAD::Multi_Obj_Evaluator for more than one
objective function.
*/
bool _is_multi_obj;
private:
/// Blackbox executable names.
/**
- Not the same as Parameters::_bb_exe.
- NOMAD::Evaluator::_bb_exe is constructed from
NOMAD::Parameters::_bb_exe.
*/
std::vector _bb_exe;
std::vector _sgte_exe; ///< Surrogate executable names.
/// Number of outputs for each blackbox executable.
std::vector _bb_nbo;
static bool _force_quit; ///< Flag equal to \c true if ctrl-c is pressed.
/// Check the constraints to decide if the evaluations have to be stopped.
/**
\param x Point at which the constraints are checked -- \b IN.
\param h_max Maximal feasibility value \c h_max -- \b IN.
\return A boolean equal to \c true if
the evaluations have to be stopped.
*/
bool interrupt_evaluations ( const NOMAD::Eval_Point & x ,
const NOMAD::Double & h_max ) const;
/// Process a blackbox executable name.
/**
\param bb_exe Executable name -- \b IN/OUT.
*/
void process_bb_exe_name ( std::string & bb_exe ) const;
public:
/// Constructor.
/**
\param p Parameters -- \b IN.
*/
Evaluator ( const NOMAD::Parameters & p );
/// Destructor.
virtual ~Evaluator ( void ) {}
/// Force quit (called by pressing ctrl-c).
static void force_quit ( void ) { NOMAD::Evaluator::_force_quit = true; }
/// Access to the \c force_quit flag.
/**
\return The \c force_quit flag.
*/
static bool get_force_quit ( void ) { return NOMAD::Evaluator::_force_quit; }
/// Access to the multi-objective flag.
/**
\return The multi-objective flag.
*/
bool is_multi_obj ( void ) const { return _is_multi_obj; }
/// User pre-processing of a list of points.
/**
- This virtual method is called before the evaluation of a list
of points.
- It allows the user to pre-process the points to be evaluated.
\param pts The list of points -- \b IN/OUT.
*/
virtual void list_of_points_preprocessing
( std::set & pts ) const {}
/// User updates after a success.
/**
This virtual method is called every time a new (full) success is made.
\param stats Stats -- \b IN.
\param x Last successful point -- \b IN.
*/
virtual void update_success ( const NOMAD::Stats & stats ,
const NOMAD::Eval_Point & x ) {}
/// User updates after an iteration.
/**
This virtual method is called every time a MADS iteration is terminated.
\param success Success of the iteration -- \b IN.
\param stats Stats -- \b IN.
\param ev_control The NOMAD::Evaluator_Control object -- \b IN.
\param true_barrier Barrier for true evaluations -- \b IN.
\param sgte_barrier Barrier for surrogate evaluations -- \b IN.
\param pareto_front Pareto front -- \b IN.
\param stop Allows the user to stop the algorithm -- \b OUT.
*/
virtual void update_iteration ( NOMAD::success_type success ,
const NOMAD::Stats & stats ,
const NOMAD::Evaluator_Control & ev_control ,
const NOMAD::Barrier & true_barrier ,
const NOMAD::Barrier & sgte_barrier ,
const NOMAD::Pareto_Front & pareto_front ,
bool & stop ) {}
/// Evaluate the blackbox functions at a given trial point (#1).
/**
- Const version.
- May be user-defined.
- Surrogate or true evaluation depending on the value of \c x.is_surrogate().
\param x The trial point -- \b IN/OUT.
\param h_max Maximal feasibility value \c h_max -- \b IN.
\param count_eval Flag indicating if the evaluation has to be counted
or not -- \b OUT.
\return A boolean equal to \c false if the evaluation failed.
*/
virtual bool eval_x ( NOMAD::Eval_Point & x ,
const NOMAD::Double & h_max ,
bool & count_eval ) const;
/// Evaluate the blackbox functions at a given trial point (#2).
/**
- Non-const version.
- Calls the const version by default.
- May be user-defined.
- Surrogate or true evaluation depending on the value of \c x.is_surrogate().
\param x The trial point -- \b IN/OUT.
\param h_max Maximal feasibility value \c h_max -- \b IN.
\param count_eval Flag indicating if the evaluation has to be counted
or not -- \b OUT.
\return A boolean equal to \c false if the evaluation failed.
*/
virtual bool eval_x ( NOMAD::Eval_Point & x ,
const NOMAD::Double & h_max ,
bool & count_eval ) {
return static_cast(this)->eval_x ( x , h_max , count_eval );
}
/// Compute the objective value \c f(x) from the blackbox outputs of a point.
/**
\param x The point -- \b IN/OUT.
*/
virtual void compute_f ( NOMAD::Eval_Point & x ) const;
/// Compute the feasibility value \c h(x) from the blackbox outputs of a point.
/**
\param x The point -- \b IN/OUT.
*/
void compute_h ( NOMAD::Eval_Point & x ) const;
};
}
#endif