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package org.apache.commons.math3.optim.nonlinear.scalar;

import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Comparator;
import org.apache.commons.math3.exception.NotStrictlyPositiveException;
import org.apache.commons.math3.exception.NullArgumentException;
import org.apache.commons.math3.random.RandomVectorGenerator;
import org.apache.commons.math3.optim.BaseMultiStartMultivariateOptimizer;
import org.apache.commons.math3.optim.PointValuePair;

Multi-start optimizer. This class wraps an optimizer in order to use it several times in turn with different starting points (trying to avoid being trapped in a local extremum when looking for a global one).
Since:3.0
/** * Multi-start optimizer. * * This class wraps an optimizer in order to use it several times in * turn with different starting points (trying to avoid being trapped * in a local extremum when looking for a global one). * * @since 3.0 */
public class MultiStartMultivariateOptimizer extends BaseMultiStartMultivariateOptimizer<PointValuePair> {
Underlying optimizer.
/** Underlying optimizer. */
private final MultivariateOptimizer optimizer;
Found optima.
/** Found optima. */
private final List<PointValuePair> optima = new ArrayList<PointValuePair>();
Create a multi-start optimizer from a single-start optimizer.
Params:
  • optimizer – Single-start optimizer to wrap.
  • starts – Number of starts to perform. If starts == 1, the result will be same as if optimizer is called directly.
  • generator – Random vector generator to use for restarts.
Throws:
/** * Create a multi-start optimizer from a single-start optimizer. * * @param optimizer Single-start optimizer to wrap. * @param starts Number of starts to perform. * If {@code starts == 1}, the result will be same as if {@code optimizer} * is called directly. * @param generator Random vector generator to use for restarts. * @throws NullArgumentException if {@code optimizer} or {@code generator} * is {@code null}. * @throws NotStrictlyPositiveException if {@code starts < 1}. */
public MultiStartMultivariateOptimizer(final MultivariateOptimizer optimizer, final int starts, final RandomVectorGenerator generator) throws NullArgumentException, NotStrictlyPositiveException { super(optimizer, starts, generator); this.optimizer = optimizer; }
{@inheritDoc}
/** * {@inheritDoc} */
@Override public PointValuePair[] getOptima() { Collections.sort(optima, getPairComparator()); return optima.toArray(new PointValuePair[0]); }
{@inheritDoc}
/** * {@inheritDoc} */
@Override protected void store(PointValuePair optimum) { optima.add(optimum); }
{@inheritDoc}
/** * {@inheritDoc} */
@Override protected void clear() { optima.clear(); }
Returns:a comparator for sorting the optima.
/** * @return a comparator for sorting the optima. */
private Comparator<PointValuePair> getPairComparator() { return new Comparator<PointValuePair>() {
{@inheritDoc}
/** {@inheritDoc} */
public int compare(final PointValuePair o1, final PointValuePair o2) { if (o1 == null) { return (o2 == null) ? 0 : 1; } else if (o2 == null) { return -1; } final double v1 = o1.getValue(); final double v2 = o2.getValue(); return (optimizer.getGoalType() == GoalType.MINIMIZE) ? Double.compare(v1, v2) : Double.compare(v2, v1); } }; } }