Example #1
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/** execution method of primal heuristic */
static
SCIP_DECL_HEUREXEC(heurExecZeroobj)
{  /*lint --e{715}*/

   SCIP_HEURDATA* heurdata;                  /* heuristic's data                    */
   SCIP_Longint nnodes;                 /* number of stalling nodes for the subproblem */

   assert( heur != NULL );
   assert( scip != NULL );
   assert( result != NULL );

   /* get heuristic data */
   heurdata = SCIPheurGetData(heur);
   assert( heurdata != NULL );

   /* calculate the maximal number of branching nodes until heuristic is aborted */
   nnodes = (SCIP_Longint)(heurdata->nodesquot * SCIPgetNNodes(scip));

   /* reward zeroobj if it succeeded often */
   nnodes = (SCIP_Longint)(nnodes * 3.0 * (SCIPheurGetNBestSolsFound(heur)+1.0)/(SCIPheurGetNCalls(heur) + 1.0));
   nnodes -= 100 * SCIPheurGetNCalls(heur);  /* count the setup costs for the sub-SCIP as 100 nodes */
   nnodes += heurdata->nodesofs;

   /* determine the node limit for the current process */
   nnodes -= heurdata->usednodes;
   nnodes = MIN(nnodes, heurdata->maxnodes);

   /* check whether we have enough nodes left to call subproblem solving */
   if( nnodes < heurdata->minnodes )
   {
      SCIPdebugMessage("skipping zeroobj: nnodes=%"SCIP_LONGINT_FORMAT", minnodes=%"SCIP_LONGINT_FORMAT"\n", nnodes, heurdata->minnodes);
      return SCIP_OKAY;
   }

   /* do not run zeroobj, if the problem does not have an objective function anyway */
   if( SCIPgetNObjVars(scip) == 0 )
   {
      SCIPdebugMessage("skipping zeroobj: pure feasibility problem anyway\n");
      return SCIP_OKAY;
   }

   if( SCIPisStopped(scip) )
      return SCIP_OKAY;

   SCIP_CALL( SCIPapplyZeroobj(scip, heur, result, heurdata->minimprove, nnodes) );

   return SCIP_OKAY;
}
Example #2
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/** main procedure of the zeroobj heuristic, creates and solves a sub-SCIP */
SCIP_RETCODE SCIPapplyZeroobj(
   SCIP*                 scip,               /**< original SCIP data structure                                        */
   SCIP_HEUR*            heur,               /**< heuristic data structure                                            */
   SCIP_RESULT*          result,             /**< result data structure                                               */
   SCIP_Real             minimprove,         /**< factor by which zeroobj should at least improve the incumbent      */
   SCIP_Longint          nnodes              /**< node limit for the subproblem                                       */
   )
{
   SCIP*                 subscip;            /* the subproblem created by zeroobj              */
   SCIP_HASHMAP*         varmapfw;           /* mapping of SCIP variables to sub-SCIP variables */
   SCIP_VAR**            vars;               /* original problem's variables                    */
   SCIP_VAR**            subvars;            /* subproblem's variables                          */
   SCIP_HEURDATA*        heurdata;           /* heuristic's private data structure              */
   SCIP_EVENTHDLR*       eventhdlr;          /* event handler for LP events                     */

   SCIP_Real cutoff;                         /* objective cutoff for the subproblem             */
   SCIP_Real timelimit;                      /* time limit for zeroobj subproblem              */
   SCIP_Real memorylimit;                    /* memory limit for zeroobj subproblem            */
   SCIP_Real large;

   int nvars;                                /* number of original problem's variables          */
   int i;

   SCIP_Bool success;
   SCIP_Bool valid;
   SCIP_RETCODE retcode;
   SCIP_SOL** subsols;
   int nsubsols;

   assert(scip != NULL);
   assert(heur != NULL);
   assert(result != NULL);

   assert(nnodes >= 0);
   assert(0.0 <= minimprove && minimprove <= 1.0);

   *result = SCIP_DIDNOTRUN;

   /* only call heuristic once at the root */
   if( SCIPgetDepth(scip) <= 0 && SCIPheurGetNCalls(heur) > 0 )
      return SCIP_OKAY;

   /* get heuristic data */
   heurdata = SCIPheurGetData(heur);
   assert(heurdata != NULL);

   /* only call the heuristic if we do not have an incumbent  */
   if( SCIPgetNSolsFound(scip) > 0 && heurdata->onlywithoutsol )
      return SCIP_OKAY;

   /* check whether there is enough time and memory left */
   timelimit = 0.0;
   memorylimit = 0.0;
   SCIP_CALL( SCIPgetRealParam(scip, "limits/time", &timelimit) );
   if( !SCIPisInfinity(scip, timelimit) )
      timelimit -= SCIPgetSolvingTime(scip);
   SCIP_CALL( SCIPgetRealParam(scip, "limits/memory", &memorylimit) );

   /* substract the memory already used by the main SCIP and the estimated memory usage of external software */
   if( !SCIPisInfinity(scip, memorylimit) )
   {
      memorylimit -= SCIPgetMemUsed(scip)/1048576.0;
      memorylimit -= SCIPgetMemExternEstim(scip)/1048576.0;
   }

   /* abort if no time is left or not enough memory to create a copy of SCIP, including external memory usage */
   if( timelimit <= 0.0 || memorylimit <= 2.0*SCIPgetMemExternEstim(scip)/1048576.0 )
      return SCIP_OKAY;

   *result = SCIP_DIDNOTFIND;

   /* get variable data */
   SCIP_CALL( SCIPgetVarsData(scip, &vars, &nvars, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL) );

   /* initialize the subproblem */
   SCIP_CALL( SCIPcreate(&subscip) );

   /* create the variable mapping hash map */
   SCIP_CALL( SCIPhashmapCreate(&varmapfw, SCIPblkmem(subscip), SCIPcalcHashtableSize(5 * nvars)) );
   SCIP_CALL( SCIPallocBufferArray(scip, &subvars, nvars) );

   /* different methods to create sub-problem: either copy LP relaxation or the CIP with all constraints */
   valid = FALSE;

   /* copy complete SCIP instance */
   SCIP_CALL( SCIPcopy(scip, subscip, varmapfw, NULL, "zeroobj", TRUE, FALSE, TRUE, &valid) );
   SCIPdebugMessage("Copying the SCIP instance was %s complete.\n", valid ? "" : "not ");

   /* create event handler for LP events */
   eventhdlr = NULL;
   SCIP_CALL( SCIPincludeEventhdlrBasic(subscip, &eventhdlr, EVENTHDLR_NAME, EVENTHDLR_DESC, eventExecZeroobj, NULL) );
   if( eventhdlr == NULL )
   {
      SCIPerrorMessage("event handler for "HEUR_NAME" heuristic not found.\n");
      return SCIP_PLUGINNOTFOUND;
   }

   /* determine large value to set variables to */
   large = SCIPinfinity(scip);
   if( !SCIPisInfinity(scip, 0.1 / SCIPfeastol(scip)) )
      large = 0.1 / SCIPfeastol(scip);

   /* get variable image and change to 0.0 in sub-SCIP */
   for( i = 0; i < nvars; i++ )
   {
      SCIP_Real adjustedbound;
      SCIP_Real lb;
      SCIP_Real ub;
      SCIP_Real inf;
      
      subvars[i] = (SCIP_VAR*) SCIPhashmapGetImage(varmapfw, vars[i]);
      SCIP_CALL( SCIPchgVarObj(subscip, subvars[i], 0.0) );

      lb = SCIPvarGetLbGlobal(subvars[i]);
      ub = SCIPvarGetUbGlobal(subvars[i]);
      inf = SCIPinfinity(subscip);

      /* adjust infinite bounds in order to avoid that variables with non-zero objective 
       * get fixed to infinite value in zeroobj subproblem
       */
      if( SCIPisInfinity(subscip, ub ) )
      {
         adjustedbound = MAX(large, lb+large);
         adjustedbound = MIN(adjustedbound, inf);
         SCIP_CALL( SCIPchgVarUbGlobal(subscip, subvars[i], adjustedbound) );
      }
      if( SCIPisInfinity(subscip, -lb ) )
      {
         adjustedbound = MIN(-large, ub-large);
         adjustedbound = MAX(adjustedbound, -inf);
         SCIP_CALL( SCIPchgVarLbGlobal(subscip, subvars[i], adjustedbound) );
      }
   }

   /* free hash map */
   SCIPhashmapFree(&varmapfw);

   /* do not abort subproblem on CTRL-C */
   SCIP_CALL( SCIPsetBoolParam(subscip, "misc/catchctrlc", FALSE) );

   /* disable output to console */
   SCIP_CALL( SCIPsetIntParam(subscip, "display/verblevel", 0) );

   /* set limits for the subproblem */
   SCIP_CALL( SCIPsetLongintParam(subscip, "limits/nodes", nnodes) );
   SCIP_CALL( SCIPsetRealParam(subscip, "limits/time", timelimit) );
   SCIP_CALL( SCIPsetRealParam(subscip, "limits/memory", memorylimit) );
   SCIP_CALL( SCIPsetIntParam(subscip, "limits/solutions", 1) );

   /* forbid recursive call of heuristics and separators solving sub-SCIPs */
   SCIP_CALL( SCIPsetSubscipsOff(subscip, TRUE) );

   /* disable expensive techniques that merely work on the dual bound */

   /* disable cutting plane separation */
   SCIP_CALL( SCIPsetSeparating(subscip, SCIP_PARAMSETTING_OFF, TRUE) );

   /* disable expensive presolving */
   SCIP_CALL( SCIPsetPresolving(subscip, SCIP_PARAMSETTING_FAST, TRUE) );
   if( !SCIPisParamFixed(subscip, "presolving/maxrounds") )
   {
      SCIP_CALL( SCIPsetIntParam(subscip, "presolving/maxrounds", 50) );
   }

   /* use best dfs node selection */
   if( SCIPfindNodesel(subscip, "dfs") != NULL && !SCIPisParamFixed(subscip, "nodeselection/dfs/stdpriority") )
   {
      SCIP_CALL( SCIPsetIntParam(subscip, "nodeselection/dfs/stdpriority", INT_MAX/4) );
   }

   /* use inference branching */
   if( SCIPfindBranchrule(subscip, "inference") != NULL && !SCIPisParamFixed(subscip, "branching/inference/priority") )
   {
      SCIP_CALL( SCIPsetIntParam(subscip, "branching/leastinf/priority", INT_MAX/4) );
   }

   /* employ a limit on the number of enforcement rounds in the quadratic constraint handler; this fixes the issue that
    * sometimes the quadratic constraint handler needs hundreds or thousands of enforcement rounds to determine the
    * feasibility status of a single node without fractional branching candidates by separation (namely for uflquad
    * instances); however, the solution status of the sub-SCIP might get corrupted by this; hence no deductions shall be
    * made for the original SCIP
    */
   if( SCIPfindConshdlr(subscip, "quadratic") != NULL && !SCIPisParamFixed(subscip, "constraints/quadratic/enfolplimit") )
   {
      SCIP_CALL( SCIPsetIntParam(subscip, "constraints/quadratic/enfolplimit", 10) );
   }

   /* disable feaspump and fracdiving */
   if( !SCIPisParamFixed(subscip, "heuristics/feaspump/freq") )
   {
      SCIP_CALL( SCIPsetIntParam(subscip, "heuristics/feaspump/freq", -1) );
   }
   if( !SCIPisParamFixed(subscip, "heuristics/fracdiving/freq") )
   {
      SCIP_CALL( SCIPsetIntParam(subscip, "heuristics/fracdiving/freq", -1) );
   }

   /* restrict LP iterations */
   SCIP_CALL( SCIPsetLongintParam(subscip, "lp/iterlim", 2*heurdata->maxlpiters / MAX(1,nnodes)) );
   SCIP_CALL( SCIPsetLongintParam(subscip, "lp/rootiterlim", heurdata->maxlpiters) );

#ifdef SCIP_DEBUG
   /* for debugging zeroobj, enable MIP output */
   SCIP_CALL( SCIPsetIntParam(subscip, "display/verblevel", 5) );
   SCIP_CALL( SCIPsetIntParam(subscip, "display/freq", 100000000) );
#endif

   /* if there is already a solution, add an objective cutoff */
   if( SCIPgetNSols(scip) > 0 )
   {
      SCIP_Real upperbound;
      SCIP_CONS* origobjcons;
#ifndef NDEBUG
      int nobjvars;
      nobjvars = 0;
#endif

      cutoff = SCIPinfinity(scip);
      assert( !SCIPisInfinity(scip,SCIPgetUpperbound(scip)) );

      upperbound = SCIPgetUpperbound(scip) - SCIPsumepsilon(scip);

      if( !SCIPisInfinity(scip,-1.0*SCIPgetLowerbound(scip)) )
      {
         cutoff = (1-minimprove)*SCIPgetUpperbound(scip) + minimprove*SCIPgetLowerbound(scip);
      }
      else
      {
         if( SCIPgetUpperbound(scip) >= 0 )
            cutoff = ( 1 - minimprove ) * SCIPgetUpperbound ( scip );
         else
            cutoff = ( 1 + minimprove ) * SCIPgetUpperbound ( scip );
      }
      cutoff = MIN(upperbound, cutoff);

      SCIP_CALL( SCIPcreateConsLinear(subscip, &origobjcons, "objbound_of_origscip", 0, NULL, NULL, -SCIPinfinity(subscip), cutoff,
            TRUE, TRUE, TRUE, TRUE, TRUE, FALSE, FALSE, FALSE, FALSE, FALSE) );
      for( i = 0; i < nvars; ++i)
      {
         if( !SCIPisFeasZero(subscip, SCIPvarGetObj(vars[i])) )
         {
            SCIP_CALL( SCIPaddCoefLinear(subscip, origobjcons, subvars[i], SCIPvarGetObj(vars[i])) );
#ifndef NDEBUG
            nobjvars++;
#endif
         }
      }
      SCIP_CALL( SCIPaddCons(subscip, origobjcons) );
      SCIP_CALL( SCIPreleaseCons(subscip, &origobjcons) );
      assert(nobjvars == SCIPgetNObjVars(scip));
   }

   /* catch LP events of sub-SCIP */
   SCIP_CALL( SCIPtransformProb(subscip) );
   SCIP_CALL( SCIPcatchEvent(subscip, SCIP_EVENTTYPE_NODESOLVED, eventhdlr, (SCIP_EVENTDATA*) heurdata, NULL) );

   SCIPdebugMessage("solving subproblem: nnodes=%"SCIP_LONGINT_FORMAT"\n", nnodes);
   retcode = SCIPsolve(subscip);

   /* drop LP events of sub-SCIP */
   SCIP_CALL( SCIPdropEvent(subscip, SCIP_EVENTTYPE_NODESOLVED, eventhdlr, (SCIP_EVENTDATA*) heurdata, -1) );

   /* errors in solving the subproblem should not kill the overall solving process;
    * hence, the return code is caught and a warning is printed, only in debug mode, SCIP will stop.
    */
   if( retcode != SCIP_OKAY )
   {
#ifndef NDEBUG
      SCIP_CALL( retcode );
#endif
      SCIPwarningMessage(scip, "Error while solving subproblem in zeroobj heuristic; sub-SCIP terminated with code <%d>\n",retcode);
   }

   /* check, whether a solution was found;
    * due to numerics, it might happen that not all solutions are feasible -> try all solutions until one was accepted
    */
   nsubsols = SCIPgetNSols(subscip);
   subsols = SCIPgetSols(subscip);
   success = FALSE;
   for( i = 0; i < nsubsols && (!success || heurdata->addallsols); ++i )
   {
      SCIP_CALL( createNewSol(scip, subscip, subvars, heur, subsols[i], &success) );
      if( success )
         *result = SCIP_FOUNDSOL;
   }

#ifdef SCIP_DEBUG
   SCIP_CALL( SCIPprintStatistics(subscip, NULL) );
#endif

   /* free subproblem */
   SCIPfreeBufferArray(scip, &subvars);
   SCIP_CALL( SCIPfree(&subscip) );

   return SCIP_OKAY;
}
/** reduced cost propagation method for an LP solution */
static
SCIP_DECL_PROPEXEC(propExecRedcost)
{  /*lint --e{715}*/
   SCIP_PROPDATA* propdata;
   SCIP_COL** cols;
   SCIP_Real requiredredcost;
   SCIP_Real cutoffbound;
   SCIP_Real lpobjval;
   SCIP_Bool propbinvars;
   SCIP_Bool cutoff;
   int nchgbds;
   int ncols;
   int c;

   *result = SCIP_DIDNOTRUN;

   /* in case we have a zero objective function, we skip the reduced cost propagator */
   if( SCIPgetNObjVars(scip) == 0 )
      return SCIP_OKAY;

   /* propagator can only be applied during solving stage */
   if( SCIPgetStage(scip) < SCIP_STAGE_SOLVING )
      return SCIP_OKAY;

   /* we cannot apply reduced cost fixing, if we want to solve exactly */
   /**@todo implement reduced cost fixing with interval arithmetics */
   if( SCIPisExactSolve(scip) )
      return SCIP_OKAY;

   /* only call propagator, if the current node has an LP */
   if( !SCIPhasCurrentNodeLP(scip) )
      return SCIP_OKAY;

   /* only call propagator, if an optimal LP solution is at hand */
   if( SCIPgetLPSolstat(scip) != SCIP_LPSOLSTAT_OPTIMAL )
      return SCIP_OKAY;

   /* only call propagator, if the current LP is a valid relaxation */
   if( !SCIPisLPRelax(scip) )
      return SCIP_OKAY;

   /* we cannot apply reduced cost strengthening, if no simplex basis is available */
   if( !SCIPisLPSolBasic(scip) )
      return SCIP_OKAY;

   /* get current cutoff bound */
   cutoffbound = SCIPgetCutoffbound(scip);

   /* reduced cost strengthening can only be applied, if we have a finite cutoff */
   if( SCIPisInfinity(scip, cutoffbound) )
      return SCIP_OKAY;

   /* get LP columns */
   cols = SCIPgetLPCols(scip);
   ncols = SCIPgetNLPCols(scip);

   /* do nothing if the LP has no columns (is empty) */
   if( ncols == 0 )
      return SCIP_OKAY;

   /* get propagator data */
   propdata = SCIPpropGetData(prop);
   assert(propdata != NULL);

   /* chack if all integral variables are fixed and the continuous variables should not be propagated */
   if( !propdata->continuous && SCIPgetNPseudoBranchCands(scip) == 0 )
      return SCIP_OKAY;

   /* get LP objective value */
   lpobjval = SCIPgetLPObjval(scip);

   /* check if binary variables should be propagated */
   propbinvars = (SCIPgetDepth(scip) == 0) || (cutoffbound - lpobjval < 5 * propdata->maxredcost);

   /* skip the propagator if the problem has only binary variables and those should not be propagated */
   if( !propbinvars && SCIPgetNVars(scip) == SCIPgetNBinVars(scip) )
      return SCIP_OKAY;

   *result = SCIP_DIDNOTFIND;
   cutoff = FALSE;
   nchgbds = 0;

   /* compute the required reduced cost which are needed for a binary variable to be fixed */
   requiredredcost = cutoffbound - lpobjval;

   SCIPdebugMessage("lpobjval <%g>, cutoffbound <%g>, max reduced <%g>, propgate binary %u, use implics %u\n",
      lpobjval, cutoffbound, propdata->maxredcost, propbinvars, propdata->usefullimplics);

   /* check reduced costs for non-basic columns */
   for( c = 0; c < ncols && !cutoff; ++c )
   {
      SCIP_VAR* var;

      var = SCIPcolGetVar(cols[c]);

      /* skip continuous variables in case the corresponding parameter is set */
      if( !propdata->continuous && !SCIPvarIsIntegral(var) )
         continue;

      if( SCIPvarIsBinary(var) )
      {
         if( propbinvars )
         {
            if( SCIPgetDepth(scip) == 0 )
            {
               SCIP_CALL( propagateRootRedcostBinvar(scip, propdata, var, cols[c], cutoffbound, &nchgbds) );
            }
            else
            {
               SCIP_CALL( propagateRedcostBinvar(scip, propdata, var, cols[c], requiredredcost, &nchgbds, &cutoff) );
            }
         }
      }
      else
      {
         SCIP_CALL( propagateRedcostVar(scip, var, cols[c], lpobjval, cutoffbound, &nchgbds) );
      }
   }

   if( cutoff )
   {
      *result = SCIP_CUTOFF;

      SCIPdebugMessage("node %"SCIP_LONGINT_FORMAT": detected cutoff\n",
         SCIPnodeGetNumber(SCIPgetCurrentNode(scip)));
   }
   else if( nchgbds > 0 )
   {
      *result = SCIP_REDUCEDDOM;

      SCIPdebugMessage("node %"SCIP_LONGINT_FORMAT": %d bound changes (max redcost <%g>)\n",
         SCIPnodeGetNumber(SCIPgetCurrentNode(scip)) , nchgbds, propdata->maxredcost);
   }

   return SCIP_OKAY;
}