bandit.c

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/**@file   bandit.c
 * @ingroup OTHER_CFILES
 * @brief  internal API of bandit algorithms and bandit virtual function tables
 * @author Gregor Hendel
 */
 
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#include <assert.h>
#include <string.h>
#include "scip/bandit.h"
#include "scip/pub_bandit.h"
#include "scip/struct_bandit.h"
#include "scip/struct_set.h"
#include "scip/set.h"
 
/** creates and resets bandit algorithm */
SCIP_RETCODE SCIPbanditCreate(
   SCIP_BANDIT**         bandit,             /**< pointer to bandit algorithm data structure */
   SCIP_BANDITVTABLE*    banditvtable,       /**< virtual table for this bandit algorithm */
   BMS_BLKMEM*           blkmem,             /**< block memory for parameter settings */
   BMS_BUFMEM*           bufmem,             /**< buffer memory */
   SCIP_Real*            priorities,         /**< nonnegative priorities for each action, or NULL if not needed */
   int                   nactions,           /**< the positive number of actions for this bandit */
   unsigned int          initseed,           /**< initial seed for random number generation */
   SCIP_BANDITDATA*      banditdata          /**< algorithm specific bandit data */
   )
{
   SCIP_BANDIT* banditptr;
   assert(bandit != NULL);
   assert(banditvtable != NULL);
 
   /* the number of actions must be positive */
   if( nactions <= 0 )
   {
      SCIPerrorMessage("Cannot create bandit selector with %d <= 0 actions\n", nactions);
 
      return SCIP_INVALIDDATA;
   }
 
   SCIP_ALLOC( BMSallocBlockMemory(blkmem, bandit) );
   assert(*bandit != NULL);
   banditptr = *bandit;
   banditptr->vtable = banditvtable;
   banditptr->data = banditdata;
   banditptr->nactions = nactions;
 
   SCIP_CALL( SCIPrandomCreate(&banditptr->rng, blkmem, initseed) );
 
   SCIP_CALL( SCIPbanditReset(bufmem, banditptr, priorities, initseed) );
 
   return SCIP_OKAY;
}
 
/** calls destructor and frees memory of bandit algorithm */
SCIP_RETCODE SCIPbanditFree(
   BMS_BLKMEM*           blkmem,             /**< block memory */
   SCIP_BANDIT**         bandit              /**< pointer to bandit algorithm data structure */
   )
{
   SCIP_BANDIT* banditptr;
   SCIP_BANDITVTABLE* vtable;
   assert(bandit != NULL);
   assert(*bandit != NULL);
 
   banditptr = *bandit;
   vtable = banditptr->vtable;
   assert(vtable != NULL);
 
   /* call bandit specific data destructor */
   if( vtable->banditfree != NULL )
   {
      SCIP_CALL( vtable->banditfree(blkmem, banditptr) );
   }
 
   /* free random number generator */
   SCIPrandomFree(&banditptr->rng, blkmem);
 
   BMSfreeBlockMemory(blkmem, bandit);
 
   return SCIP_OKAY;
}
 
/** reset the bandit algorithm */
SCIP_RETCODE SCIPbanditReset(
   BMS_BUFMEM*           bufmem,             /**< buffer memory */
   SCIP_BANDIT*          bandit,             /**< pointer to bandit algorithm data structure */
   SCIP_Real*            priorities,         /**< nonnegative priorities for each action, or NULL if not needed */
   unsigned int          seed                /**< initial seed for random number generation */
   )
{
   SCIP_BANDITVTABLE* vtable;
 
   assert(bandit != NULL);
   assert(bufmem != NULL);
 
   vtable = bandit->vtable;
   assert(vtable != NULL);
   assert(vtable->banditreset != NULL);
 
   /* test if the priorities are nonnegative */
   if( priorities != NULL )
   {
      int i;
 
      assert(SCIPbanditGetNActions(bandit) > 0);
 
      for( i = 0; i < SCIPbanditGetNActions(bandit); ++i )
      {
         if( priorities[i] < 0 )
         {
            SCIPerrorMessage("Negative priority for action %d\n", i);
 
            return SCIP_INVALIDDATA;
         }
      }
   }
 
   /* reset the random seed of the bandit algorithm */
   SCIPrandomSetSeed(bandit->rng, seed);
 
   /* call the reset callback of the bandit algorithm */
   SCIP_CALL( vtable->banditreset(bufmem, bandit, priorities) );
 
   return SCIP_OKAY;
}
 
/** select the next action */
SCIP_RETCODE SCIPbanditSelect(
   SCIP_BANDIT*          bandit,             /**< bandit algorithm data structure */
   int*                  action              /**< pointer to store the selected action */
   )
{
   assert(bandit != NULL);
   assert(action != NULL);
 
   *action = -1;
 
   assert(bandit->vtable->banditselect != NULL);
 
   SCIP_CALL( bandit->vtable->banditselect(bandit, action) );
 
   assert(*action >= 0);
   assert(*action < SCIPbanditGetNActions(bandit));
 
   return SCIP_OKAY;
}
 
/** update the score of the selected action */
SCIP_RETCODE SCIPbanditUpdate(
   SCIP_BANDIT*          bandit,             /**< bandit algorithm data structure */
   int                   action,             /**< index of action for which the score should be updated */
   SCIP_Real             score               /**< observed gain of the i'th action */
   )
{
   assert(bandit != NULL);
   assert(0 <= action && action < SCIPbanditGetNActions(bandit));
   assert(bandit->vtable->banditupdate != NULL);
 
   SCIP_CALL( bandit->vtable->banditupdate(bandit, action, score) );
 
   return SCIP_OKAY;
}
 
/** get data of this bandit algorithm */
SCIP_BANDITDATA* SCIPbanditGetData(
   SCIP_BANDIT*          bandit              /**< bandit algorithm data structure */
   )
{
   assert(bandit != NULL);
 
   return bandit->data;
}
 
/** set the data of this bandit algorithm */
void SCIPbanditSetData(
   SCIP_BANDIT*          bandit,             /**< bandit algorithm data structure */
   SCIP_BANDITDATA*      banditdata          /**< bandit algorihm specific data, or NULL */
   )
{
   assert(bandit != NULL);
 
   bandit->data = banditdata;
}
 
/** internal method to create a bandit VTable */
static
SCIP_RETCODE doBanditvtableCreate(
   SCIP_BANDITVTABLE**   banditvtable,       /**< pointer to virtual table for bandit algorithm */
   const char*           name,               /**< a name for the algorithm represented by this vtable */
   SCIP_DECL_BANDITFREE  ((*banditfree)),    /**< callback to free bandit specific data structures */
   SCIP_DECL_BANDITSELECT((*banditselect)),  /**< selection callback for bandit selector */
   SCIP_DECL_BANDITUPDATE((*banditupdate)),  /**< update callback for bandit algorithms */
   SCIP_DECL_BANDITRESET ((*banditreset))    /**< update callback for bandit algorithms */
   )
{
   SCIP_BANDITVTABLE* banditvtableptr;
 
   assert(banditvtable != NULL);
   assert(name != NULL);
   assert(banditfree != NULL);
   assert(banditselect != NULL);
   assert(banditupdate != NULL);
   assert(banditreset != NULL);
 
   /* allocate memory for this virtual function table */
   SCIP_ALLOC( BMSallocMemory(banditvtable) );
   BMSclearMemory(*banditvtable);
 
   SCIP_ALLOC( BMSduplicateMemoryArray(&(*banditvtable)->name, name, strlen(name)+1) );
   banditvtableptr = *banditvtable;
   banditvtableptr->banditfree = banditfree;
   banditvtableptr->banditselect = banditselect;
   banditvtableptr->banditupdate = banditupdate;
   banditvtableptr->banditreset = banditreset;
 
   return SCIP_OKAY;
}
 
/** create a bandit VTable for bandit algorithm callback functions */
SCIP_RETCODE SCIPbanditvtableCreate(
   SCIP_BANDITVTABLE**   banditvtable,       /**< pointer to virtual table for bandit algorithm */
   const char*           name,               /**< a name for the algorithm represented by this vtable */
   SCIP_DECL_BANDITFREE  ((*banditfree)),    /**< callback to free bandit specific data structures */
   SCIP_DECL_BANDITSELECT((*banditselect)),  /**< selection callback for bandit selector */
   SCIP_DECL_BANDITUPDATE((*banditupdate)),  /**< update callback for bandit algorithms */
   SCIP_DECL_BANDITRESET ((*banditreset))    /**< update callback for bandit algorithms */
   )
{
   assert(banditvtable != NULL);
   assert(name != NULL);
   assert(banditfree != NULL);
   assert(banditselect != NULL);
   assert(banditupdate != NULL);
   assert(banditreset != NULL);
 
   SCIP_CALL_FINALLY( doBanditvtableCreate(banditvtable, name, banditfree, banditselect, banditupdate, banditreset),
      SCIPbanditvtableFree(banditvtable) );
 
   return SCIP_OKAY;
}
 
 
/** free a bandit virtual table for bandit algorithm callback functions */
void SCIPbanditvtableFree(
   SCIP_BANDITVTABLE**   banditvtable        /**< pointer to virtual table for bandit algorithm */
   )
{
   assert(banditvtable != NULL);
   if( *banditvtable == NULL )
      return;
 
   BMSfreeMemoryArrayNull(&(*banditvtable)->name);
   BMSfreeMemory(banditvtable);
}
 
/** return the name of this bandit virtual function table */
const char* SCIPbanditvtableGetName(
   SCIP_BANDITVTABLE*    banditvtable        /**< virtual table for bandit algorithm */
   )
{
   assert(banditvtable != NULL);
 
   return banditvtable->name;
}
 
 
/** return the random number generator of a bandit algorithm */
SCIP_RANDNUMGEN* SCIPbanditGetRandnumgen(
   SCIP_BANDIT*          bandit              /**< bandit algorithm data structure */
   )
{
   assert(bandit != NULL);
 
   return bandit->rng;
}
 
/** return number of actions of this bandit algorithm */
int SCIPbanditGetNActions(
   SCIP_BANDIT*          bandit              /**< bandit algorithm data structure */
   )
{
   assert(bandit != NULL);
 
   return bandit->nactions;
}