MultiAgentDecisionProcess
BGIP_SolverAlternatingMaximization< JP > Class Template Reference

BGIP_SolverAlternatingMaximization implements an approximate solver for identical payoff Bayesian games, based on alternating maximization. More...

#include <BGIP_SolverAlternatingMaximization.h>

Inheritance diagram for BGIP_SolverAlternatingMaximization< JP >:
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Public Member Functions

 BGIP_SolverAlternatingMaximization (const boost::shared_ptr< const BayesianGameIdenticalPayoffInterface > &bg, unsigned int nrRestarts=10, int verbose=0, size_t nrSolutions=1)
 (default) Constructor More...
 
bool GetNextJointPolicyAndValueSpecific (boost::shared_ptr< JointPolicyDiscretePure > &jpol, double &value)
 The specific implementation that should be implemented by the derived class: More...
 
bool IsExactSolver () const
 Methods should indicated whether they compute exact (optimal) solutions or not. More...
 
void SetCBGlowerBound (double lb)
 
void SetCBGupperBound (double upperbound)
 
double Solve ()
 The methods that performs the planning. More...
 
 ~BGIP_SolverAlternatingMaximization ()
 Destructor. More...
 
- Public Member Functions inherited from BGIP_IncrementalSolverInterface_T< JP >
 BGIP_IncrementalSolverInterface_T (const boost::shared_ptr< const BayesianGameIdenticalPayoffInterface > &bg, size_t nrDesiredSolutions=INT_MAX)
 
virtual boost::shared_ptr
< JointPolicyDiscretePure
GetNewJpol () const
 this gives a implementation of GetNewJpol (specified in BayesianGameIdenticalPayoffSolver) More...
 
- Public Member Functions inherited from BGIP_IncrementalSolverInterface
bool AllSolutionsHaveBeenReturned () const
 
 BGIP_IncrementalSolverInterface (const boost::shared_ptr< const BayesianGameIdenticalPayoffInterface > &bg, size_t nrDesiredSolutions=INT_MAX)
 
bool GetNextJointPolicyAndValue (boost::shared_ptr< JointPolicyDiscretePure > &jpol, double &value)
 Gets the next solution from the Incremental CBG solver. More...
 
virtual ~BGIP_IncrementalSolverInterface ()
 
- Public Member Functions inherited from BayesianGameIdenticalPayoffSolver
void AddSolution (const JointPolicyPureVector &jp, double value)
 
void AddSolution (const JointPolicyPureVectorForClusteredBG &jp, double value)
 
void AddSolution (LIndex jpolIndex, double value)
 
 BayesianGameIdenticalPayoffSolver (const boost::shared_ptr< const BayesianGameIdenticalPayoffInterface > &bg, size_t nrDesiredSolutions=1)
 (default) Constructor More...
 
double Evaluate (const JointPolicyPureVector &jpolBG) const
 
double Evaluate (const JointPolicyPureVectorForClusteredBG &jpolBG) const
 
boost::shared_ptr< const
BayesianGameIdenticalPayoffInterface
GetBGIPI () const
 
double GetExpectedReward () const
 
const boost::shared_ptr
< JointPolicy
GetJointPolicy () const
 
const JointPolicyPureVectorGetJointPolicyPureVector () const
 
boost::shared_ptr< JPPVValuePairGetNextSolutionJPPV () const
 
boost::shared_ptr
< PartialJPDPValuePair
GetNextSolutionPJPDP () const
 
size_t GetNrDesiredSolutions () const
 
size_t GetNrFoundSolutions () const
 Gets the found number of solutions. More...
 
double GetPayoff () const
 
std::ofstream * GetResultsOFStream () const
 
std::ofstream * GetTimingsOFStream () const
 
bool GetWriteAnyTimeResults () const
 
bool IsEmptyJPPV () const
 
bool IsEmptyPJPDP () const
 
void PopNextSolutionJPPV ()
 
void PopNextSolutionPJPDP ()
 
void SaveSolution (const std::string &filename) const
 
void SetAnyTimeResults (bool turn_on, std::ofstream *results, std::ofstream *timings)
 Turns Anytime results on and of. More...
 
virtual void SetDeadline (double deadlineInSeconds)
 To limit the amount of time the solver uses. More...
 
void SetNrDesiredSolutions (size_t n)
 Gets the desired number of solutions to be returned. More...
 
std::string SoftPrintSolution () const
 
virtual ~BayesianGameIdenticalPayoffSolver ()
 Destructor. More...
 

Private Member Functions

double ComputeBestResponse (JP &jpolBG, Index optimizingAgentI)
 

Private Attributes

double _m_deadlineInSeconds
 
unsigned int _m_nrRestarts
 
bool _m_solved
 
int _m_verbose
 

Additional Inherited Members

- Protected Member Functions inherited from BayesianGameIdenticalPayoffSolver
virtual void CheckDeadline (const std::string &errorMessage) const
 Checks whether the deadline has expired. Throws EDeadline. More...
 
virtual void InitDeadline ()
 Should be called at the beginning of Solve(). More...
 
- Protected Attributes inherited from BGIP_IncrementalSolverInterface
size_t _m_nrSolutionsReturned
 The number of solutions we already returned (not computed) More...
 

Detailed Description

template<class JP>
class BGIP_SolverAlternatingMaximization< JP >

BGIP_SolverAlternatingMaximization implements an approximate solver for identical payoff Bayesian games, based on alternating maximization.

The template argument JP represents the joint policy class the solver should return.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

template<class JP>
BGIP_SolverAlternatingMaximization< JP >::BGIP_SolverAlternatingMaximization ( const boost::shared_ptr< const BayesianGameIdenticalPayoffInterface > &  bg,
unsigned int  nrRestarts = 10,
int  verbose = 0,
size_t  nrSolutions = 1 
)
inline

(default) Constructor

Destructor.

Member Function Documentation

template<class JP>
bool BGIP_SolverAlternatingMaximization< JP >::GetNextJointPolicyAndValueSpecific ( boost::shared_ptr< JointPolicyDiscretePure > &  jpol,
double &  value 
)
inlinevirtual
template<class JP>
bool BGIP_SolverAlternatingMaximization< JP >::IsExactSolver ( ) const
inlinevirtual

Methods should indicated whether they compute exact (optimal) solutions or not.

Implements BayesianGameIdenticalPayoffSolver.

template<class JP>
void BGIP_SolverAlternatingMaximization< JP >::SetCBGlowerBound ( double  lb)
inlinevirtual
template<class JP>
void BGIP_SolverAlternatingMaximization< JP >::SetCBGupperBound ( double  upperbound)
inlinevirtual

Member Data Documentation

template<class JP>
double BGIP_SolverAlternatingMaximization< JP >::_m_deadlineInSeconds
private
template<class JP>
unsigned int BGIP_SolverAlternatingMaximization< JP >::_m_nrRestarts
private
template<class JP>
bool BGIP_SolverAlternatingMaximization< JP >::_m_solved
private
template<class JP>
int BGIP_SolverAlternatingMaximization< JP >::_m_verbose
private