LA_library/optimize.h

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    LA: linear algebra C++ interface library
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//various optimization methods

#ifndef _OPTIMIZE_H_
#define _OPTIMIZE_H_

#include <stdint.h>
#include <cstdarg>
#include "vec.h"
#include "mat.h"
#include "smat.h"


namespace LA {

//base classes with purely virtual functions for multiple inheritance use

//optimization problem - provides function and optional gradient, in multiply inherited classess will store auxiliary data for the function
template<typename T>
class OptProblem {
public:
virtual T funcgrad(const NRVec<T> &x, NRVec<T> *grad) const =0; //evaluate function and optionally also gradient at point x (if grad!=NULL)
virtual ~OptProblem() {};
};

//test case
template<typename T>
class testproblem : public OptProblem<T> {
public:
virtual T funcgrad(const NRVec<T> &x, NRVec<T> *grad) const;
virtual ~testproblem() {};
};


//base classes for optimization methods

template<typename T> class optstate;


//this is a collection of parameters, which can be augmented by method-specific additions, to be used as a base class
//methods take their specific parameters via setfrom(), those not provided by the caller keep the defaults from the constructor
//each derived class has to override setfrom(), converged() and setreached() if it adds parameters relevant for them
template<typename T>
class hyperparameters {
public:
int my_maxstep; //maximum number of iterations
int my_maxfunc; //maximum number of function evaluations, <=0 means unlimited
T my_f_thr; //threshhold on function change in a single step
T my_x_thr; //threshold on x norm change in a single step
int my_saddle_order; //0=minimum, k=saddle point with k negative Hessian eigenvalues (only for methods supporting it)
int my_verbose; //0=silent, 1=per-iteration info, 2=more detailed info
hyperparameters() : my_maxstep(200), my_maxfunc(0), my_f_thr(0), my_x_thr(0), my_saddle_order(0), my_verbose(1) {};
virtual void setfrom(const hyperparameters &p) {*this=p;} //copy those parameters from p which exist in both classes
virtual bool converged(const optstate<T> &s) const {return s.stepdone && s.df<my_f_thr && s.dx<my_x_thr;}
virtual void setreached(const optstate<T> &s) {my_maxstep=s.iter; my_maxfunc=s.e.nfunc; my_f_thr=s.df; my_x_thr=s.dx;} //store the values reached in the minimization
virtual ~hyperparameters(){};
};

//parameters common to methods using the gradient
template<typename T>
class gradient_hyperparameters : public hyperparameters<T> {
public:
T my_g_thr; //gradient norm convergence threshold
gradient_hyperparameters() : my_g_thr(1e-6) {};
virtual void setfrom(const hyperparameters<T> &p) {const gradient_hyperparameters *q=dynamic_cast<const gradient_hyperparameters *>(&p); if(q) *this= *q; else hyperparameters<T>::setfrom(p);}
virtual bool converged(const optstate<T> &s) const {return (s.gnorm>=0 && s.gnorm<my_g_thr) || hyperparameters<T>::converged(s);}
virtual void setreached(const optstate<T> &s) {hyperparameters<T>::setreached(s); my_g_thr=s.gnorm;}
};

//parameters of gradient methods using line search
template<typename T>
class linesearch_hyperparameters : public gradient_hyperparameters<T> {
public:
T my_c1; //sufficient decrease (Armijo) parameter of Wolfe conditions, 0<c1<c2<1
T my_c2; //curvature parameter of Wolfe conditions
int my_maxlinesearch; //max. number of function evaluations in one line search
T my_maxsteplength; //max. norm of a single step in x
linesearch_hyperparameters() : my_c1(1e-4), my_c2(0.9), my_maxlinesearch(30), my_maxsteplength(1e10) {};
virtual void setfrom(const hyperparameters<T> &p) {const linesearch_hyperparameters *q=dynamic_cast<const linesearch_hyperparameters *>(&p); if(q) *this= *q; else gradient_hyperparameters<T>::setfrom(p);}
};


//result of the minimization, converts implicitly to the function value
template<typename T>
class optresult {
public:
T f; //final function value
bool converged;
optresult(const T ff, const bool c) : f(ff), converged(c) {};
operator T() const {return f;}
};


//evaluation of the optimized function, counts the evaluations and keeps the best point found
template<typename T>
class optevaluator {
public:
const OptProblem<T> *o;
int maxfunc; //<=0 means unlimited
int nfunc; //no. of evaluations done
T fbest; //lowest function value found
NRVec<T> xbest; //and its point
optevaluator(const OptProblem<T> *oo, const int maxf=0) : o(oo), maxfunc(maxf), nfunc(0), fbest(0) {};
T operator()(const NRVec<T> &x, NRVec<T> *grad=NULL)
	{
	T f=o->funcgrad(x,grad);
	if(nfunc++ ==0 || f<fbest) {fbest=f; xbest=x;}
	return f;
	}
bool exhausted() const {return maxfunc>0 && nfunc>=maxfunc;}
int remaining() const {return maxfunc>0 ? maxfunc-nfunc : std::numeric_limits<int>::max();}
};


//bookkeeping of the iterations common to all methods: convergence and limit tests, verbose output, results
template<typename T>
class optstate {
public:
const char *name; //of the method for verbose output
const hyperparameters<T> &hp; //parameters used
const optevaluator<T> &e;
int iter; //no. of iterations done
T f; //current function value
T gnorm; //current gradient norm, negative if not available
T df; //|f change| in the last step
T dx; //|x change| in the last step
bool stepdone; //df and dx are valid
bool converged;
optstate(const char *nm, const hyperparameters<T> &h, const optevaluator<T> &ee) : name(nm), hp(h), e(ee), iter(0), f(0), gnorm(-1), df(0), dx(0), stepdone(false), converged(false) {};
bool stop(const T ff, const T gn= -1); //to be called at the beginning of each iteration, returns true if the iterations should finish
void step(const T dff, const T dxx) {df=std::abs(dff); dx=dxx; stepdone=true;} //record a step done
optresult<T> finish(hyperparameters<T> *achieved) const; //final report, fills achieved if not NULL
};


//base class for optimization methods, virtual functions to allow a pointer to derived class
template<typename T>
class Optimizer {
public:
//par==NULL means default parameters
//if achieved!=NULL, the values actually reached are returned there: my_maxstep = no. of iterations done, my_maxfunc = no. of function evaluations done, thresholds = last values of the convergence criteria
//(|f change| and |x change| in the last step, 0 if no step was done; |gradient| for gradient methods), the other parameters as they were used
virtual optresult<T> minimize(const OptProblem<T> *o, NRVec<T> &x, const hyperparameters<T> *par=NULL, hyperparameters<T> *achieved=NULL) = 0;
virtual ~Optimizer() {}; 
};


//auxiliary routines

//line search along direction p satisfying strong Wolfe conditions (cf. Nocedal & Wright, Numerical Optimization, 2nd ed., alg. 3.5 and 3.6)
//on input x,f,g at the starting point, on successful output x,f,g at the new point; returns step length or 0 on failure (x,f,g then unchanged)
//alpha1 = initial trial step length
template<typename T>
T linesearch_wolfe(optevaluator<T> &e, NRVec<T> &x, T &f, NRVec<T> &g, const NRVec<T> &p, const T alpha1, const linesearch_hyperparameters<T> &lp);


//specific methods

template<typename T>
class BFGS_hyperparameters : public linesearch_hyperparameters<T> {
public:
T my_sy_thr; //skip the update if s.y <= sy_thr*|s|*|y| (curvature condition violated numerically)
BFGS_hyperparameters() : my_sy_thr(1e-12) {};
virtual void setfrom(const hyperparameters<T> &p) {const BFGS_hyperparameters *q=dynamic_cast<const BFGS_hyperparameters *>(&p); if(q) *this= *q; else linesearch_hyperparameters<T>::setfrom(p);}
};

template<typename T>
class BFGS_Optimizer : public Optimizer<T> {
public:
virtual optresult<T> minimize(const OptProblem<T> *o, NRVec<T> &x, const hyperparameters<T> *par=NULL, hyperparameters<T> *achieved=NULL);
virtual ~BFGS_Optimizer() {};
};



}//namespace
#endif /* _OPTIMIZE_H_ */