001package net.sf.cpsolver.ifs.heuristics; 002 003import net.sf.cpsolver.ifs.model.Value; 004import net.sf.cpsolver.ifs.model.Variable; 005import net.sf.cpsolver.ifs.solution.Solution; 006import net.sf.cpsolver.ifs.solver.Solver; 007 008/** 009 * Value selection criterion. <br> 010 * <br> 011 * After a variable is selected, we need to find a value to be assigned to the 012 * variable. This problem is usually called "value selection" in constraint 013 * programming. Typically, the most useful advice is to select the best-fit 014 * value. So, we are looking for a value which is the most preferred for the 015 * variable and which causes the least trouble as well. This means that we need 016 * to find a value with the minimal potential for future conflicts with other 017 * variables. For example, a value which violates the smallest number of soft 018 * constraints can be selected among those with the smallest number of hard 019 * conflicts. <br> 020 * <br> 021 * The task of this criterion is to select a value of the given variable which 022 * will be assigned to this variable. 023 * 024 * @see Solver 025 * 026 * @version IFS 1.2 (Iterative Forward Search)<br> 027 * Copyright (C) 2006 - 2010 Tomáš Müller<br> 028 * <a href="mailto:muller@unitime.org">muller@unitime.org</a><br> 029 * <a href="http://muller.unitime.org">http://muller.unitime.org</a><br> 030 * <br> 031 * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify 032 * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as 033 * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the 034 * License, or (at your option) any later version. <br> 035 * <br> 036 * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but 037 * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of 038 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU 039 * Lesser General Public License for more details. <br> 040 * <br> 041 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public 042 * License along with this library; if not see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. 043 **/ 044public interface ValueSelection<V extends Variable<V, T>, T extends Value<V, T>> { 045 /** Initialization */ 046 public void init(Solver<V, T> solver); 047 048 /** 049 * Value selection 050 * 051 * @param solution 052 * current solution 053 * @param selectedVariable 054 * selected variable 055 */ 056 public T selectValue(Solution<V, T> solution, V selectedVariable); 057}