Opus5
Interface Solver

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractSolver

public interface Solver

A solver is an abstract machine that solves a problem by exploring its solution space.

Version:

$Id: Solver.java,v 3.2 1998/07/28 14:07:26 brpreiss Exp $

Author:

Bruno R. Preiss, P.Eng.

See Also:

Solution

Field Summary

static java.lang.String

copyright

Method Summary

Solution

solve(Solution initial) Returns an optimal solution to a given problem by searching its solution space.

Field Detail

copyright

public static final java.lang.String copyright

Method Detail

solve

public Solution solve(Solution initial)

Returns an optimal solution to a given problem by searching its solution space. The optimal solution is a complete solution that is feasible and for which the objective function is minimized

Parameters:

initial - The initial node in the solution space from which to begin the search

Returns:

The optimal solution.

See Also:

Solution.isComplete(), Solution.isFeasible(), Solution.getObjective()