argmin 0.3.0

Mathematical optimization in pure Rust
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//
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//! Important TODO: Find out which line search should be the default choice. Also try to replicate
//! CG_DESCENT.
//!
//! # References:
//!
//! [0] Jorge Nocedal and Stephen J. Wright (2006). Numerical Optimization.
//! Springer. ISBN 0-387-30303-0.

use crate::prelude::*;
use serde::de::DeserializeOwned;
use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
use std::default::Default;

/// The nonlinear conjugate gradient is a generalization of the conjugate gradient method for
/// nonlinear optimization problems.
///
/// [Example](https://github.com/argmin-rs/argmin/blob/master/examples/nonlinear_cg.rs)
///
/// # References:
///
/// [0] Jorge Nocedal and Stephen J. Wright (2006). Numerical Optimization.
/// Springer. ISBN 0-387-30303-0.
#[derive(Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
pub struct NonlinearConjugateGradient<P, L, B, F> {
    /// p
    p: P,
    /// beta
    beta: F,
    /// line search
    linesearch: L,
    /// beta update method
    beta_method: B,
    /// Number of iterations after which a restart is performed
    restart_iter: u64,
    /// Restart based on orthogonality
    restart_orthogonality: Option<F>,
}

impl<P, L, B, F> NonlinearConjugateGradient<P, L, B, F>
where
    P: Default,
    F: ArgminFloat,
{
    /// Constructor (Polak Ribiere Conjugate Gradient (PR-CG))
    pub fn new(linesearch: L, beta_method: B) -> Result<Self, Error> {
        Ok(NonlinearConjugateGradient {
            p: P::default(),
            beta: F::nan(),
            linesearch,
            beta_method,
            restart_iter: std::u64::MAX,
            restart_orthogonality: None,
        })
    }

    /// Specifiy the number of iterations after which a restart should be performed
    /// This allows the algorithm to "forget" previous information which may not be helpful
    /// anymore.
    pub fn restart_iters(mut self, iters: u64) -> Self {
        self.restart_iter = iters;
        self
    }

    /// Set the value for the orthogonality measure.
    /// Setting this parameter leads to a restart of the algorithm (setting beta = 0) after two
    /// consecutive search directions are not orthogonal anymore. In other words, if this condition
    /// is met:
    ///
    /// `|\nabla f_k^T * \nabla f_{k-1}| / | \nabla f_k ||^2 >= v`
    ///
    /// A typical value for `v` is 0.1.
    pub fn restart_orthogonality(mut self, v: F) -> Self {
        self.restart_orthogonality = Some(v);
        self
    }
}

impl<O, P, L, B, F> Solver<O> for NonlinearConjugateGradient<P, L, B, F>
where
    O: ArgminOp<Param = P, Output = F, Float = F>,
    P: Clone
        + Default
        + Serialize
        + DeserializeOwned
        + ArgminSub<O::Param, O::Param>
        + ArgminDot<O::Param, O::Float>
        + ArgminScaledAdd<O::Param, O::Float, O::Param>
        + ArgminAdd<O::Param, O::Param>
        + ArgminMul<F, O::Param>
        + ArgminDot<O::Param, O::Float>
        + ArgminNorm<O::Float>,
    O::Hessian: Default,
    L: Clone + ArgminLineSearch<O::Param, O::Float> + Solver<OpWrapper<O>>,
    B: ArgminNLCGBetaUpdate<O::Param, O::Float>,
    F: ArgminFloat,
{
    const NAME: &'static str = "Nonlinear Conjugate Gradient";

    fn init(
        &mut self,
        op: &mut OpWrapper<O>,
        state: &IterState<O>,
    ) -> Result<Option<ArgminIterData<O>>, Error> {
        let param = state.get_param();
        let cost = op.apply(&param)?;
        let grad = op.gradient(&param)?;
        self.p = grad.mul(&(F::from_f64(-1.0).unwrap()));
        Ok(Some(
            ArgminIterData::new().param(param).cost(cost).grad(grad),
        ))
    }

    fn next_iter(
        &mut self,
        op: &mut OpWrapper<O>,
        state: &IterState<O>,
    ) -> Result<ArgminIterData<O>, Error> {
        let xk = state.get_param();
        let grad = if let Some(grad) = state.get_grad() {
            grad
        } else {
            op.gradient(&xk)?
        };
        let cur_cost = state.get_cost();

        // Linesearch
        self.linesearch.set_search_direction(self.p.clone());

        // Run solver
        let ArgminResult {
            operator: line_op,
            state: line_state,
        } = Executor::new(OpWrapper::new_from_wrapper(op), self.linesearch.clone(), xk)
            .grad(grad.clone())
            .cost(cur_cost)
            .ctrlc(false)
            .run()?;

        // takes care of the counts of function evaluations
        op.consume_op(line_op);

        let xk1 = line_state.get_param();

        // Update of beta
        let new_grad = op.gradient(&xk1)?;

        let restart_orthogonality = match self.restart_orthogonality {
            Some(v) => new_grad.dot(&grad).abs() / new_grad.norm().powi(2) >= v,
            None => false,
        };

        let restart_iter: bool =
            (state.get_iter() % self.restart_iter == 0) && state.get_iter() != 0;

        if restart_iter || restart_orthogonality {
            self.beta = F::from_f64(0.0).unwrap();
        } else {
            self.beta = self.beta_method.update(&grad, &new_grad, &self.p);
        }

        // Update of p
        self.p = new_grad
            .mul(&(F::from_f64(-1.0).unwrap()))
            .add(&self.p.mul(&self.beta));

        // Housekeeping
        let cost = op.apply(&xk1)?;

        Ok(ArgminIterData::new()
            .param(xk1)
            .cost(cost)
            .grad(new_grad)
            .kv(make_kv!("beta" => self.beta;
             "restart_iter" => restart_iter;
             "restart_orthogonality" => restart_orthogonality;
            )))
    }
}

#[cfg(test)]
mod tests {
    use super::*;
    use crate::core::MinimalNoOperator;
    use crate::solver::conjugategradient::beta::PolakRibiere;
    use crate::solver::linesearch::MoreThuenteLineSearch;
    use crate::test_trait_impl;

    test_trait_impl!(
        nonlinear_cg,
        NonlinearConjugateGradient<
            MinimalNoOperator,
            MoreThuenteLineSearch<MinimalNoOperator, f64>,
            PolakRibiere,
            f64
        >
    );
}