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/*  NOMAD - Nonlinear Optimization by Mesh Adaptive Direct search - version 3.6.1        */
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/*  Copyright (C) 2001-2012  Mark Abramson        - the Boeing Company, Seattle        */
/*                           Charles Audet        - Ecole Polytechnique, Montreal      */
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/*                           Sebastien Le Digabel - Ecole Polytechnique, Montreal      */
/*                           Christophe Tribes    - Ecole Polytechnique, Montreal      */
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/*  Author: Sebastien Le Digabel                                                       */
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/**
  \file   Search.hpp
  \brief  Generic class for search strategies (headers)
  \author Sebastien Le Digabel
  \date   2010-04-08
*/
#ifndef __SEARCH__
#define __SEARCH__

#include "Evaluator_Control.hpp"

namespace NOMAD {
  
  // Forward declarations.
  class Mads;

  /// Generic class for search strategies.
  /**
     This is an abstract class (it is not possible to create NOMAD::Search objects).
  */
  class Search {

  protected:

    NOMAD::Parameters  & _p;    ///< Parameters.
    NOMAD::search_type   _type; ///< Search type.

  public:

    /// Constructor.
    /**
      \param p Parameters  -- \b IN.
      \param t Search type -- \b IN.
    */
    Search ( NOMAD::Parameters  & p ,
	     NOMAD::search_type   t   )
      : _p    ( p ) ,
	_type ( t ) {}

    /// Destructor.
    virtual ~Search ( void ) {}

    /// The search.
    /**
      - Has to be implemented by every NOMAD::Search subclass.
      - Pure virtual method.
      \param mads           NOMAD::Mads object invoking this search -- \b IN/OUT.
      \param nb_search_pts  Number of generated search points       -- \b OUT.
      \param stop           Stop flag                               -- \b IN/OUT.
      \param stop_reason    Stop reason                             -- \b OUT.
      \param success        Type of success                         -- \b OUT.
      \param count_search   Count or not the search                 -- \b OUT.
      \param new_feas_inc   New feasible incumbent                  -- \b IN/OUT.
      \param new_infeas_inc New infeasible incumbent                -- \b IN/OUT.
    */
    virtual void search
    ( NOMAD::Mads              & mads           ,
      int                      & nb_search_pts  ,
      bool                     & stop           ,
      NOMAD::stop_type         & stop_reason    ,
      NOMAD::success_type      & success        ,
      bool                     & count_search   ,
      const NOMAD::Eval_Point *& new_feas_inc   ,
      const NOMAD::Eval_Point *& new_infeas_inc   ) = 0;

    /// Reset.
    virtual void reset ( void ) {}

    /// Display.
    /**
       \param out The NOMAD::Display object -- \b IN.
    */
    virtual void display ( const NOMAD::Display & out ) const {}

  };

  /// Display a NOMAD::Search object.
  /**
     \param out The NOMAD::Display object                -- \b IN.
     \param s   The NOMAD::Search object to be displayed -- \b IN.
     \return    The NOMAD::Display object.
  */
  inline const NOMAD::Display & operator << ( const NOMAD::Display & out ,
 					      const NOMAD::Search  & s     ) {
    s.display ( out );
    return out;
  }

}
#endif