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solverforge_solver/heuristic/selector/
sublist_change.rs

1/* Sublist change move selector for segment relocation (Or-opt).
2
3Generates `SubListChangeMove`s that relocate contiguous segments within or
4between list variables. The Or-opt family of moves (segments of size 1, 2, 3, …)
5is among the most effective VRP improvements after basic 2-opt.
6
7# Complexity
8
9For n entities with average route length m and max segment size k:
10- Intra-entity: O(n * m * k) sources × O(m) destinations
11- Inter-entity: O(n * m * k) sources × O(n * m) destinations
12- Total: O(n² * m² * k)
13
14Use a forager that quits early (`FirstAccepted`, `AcceptedCount`) to keep
15iteration practical for large instances.
16
17# Example
18
19```
20use solverforge_solver::heuristic::selector::sublist_change::SubListChangeMoveSelector;
21use solverforge_solver::heuristic::selector::entity::FromSolutionEntitySelector;
22use solverforge_solver::heuristic::selector::MoveSelector;
23use solverforge_core::domain::PlanningSolution;
24use solverforge_core::score::SoftScore;
25
26#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
27struct Vehicle { visits: Vec<i32> }
28
29#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
30struct Solution { vehicles: Vec<Vehicle>, score: Option<SoftScore> }
31
32impl PlanningSolution for Solution {
33type Score = SoftScore;
34fn score(&self) -> Option<Self::Score> { self.score }
35fn set_score(&mut self, score: Option<Self::Score>) { self.score = score; }
36}
37
38fn list_len(s: &Solution, entity_idx: usize) -> usize {
39s.vehicles.get(entity_idx).map_or(0, |v| v.visits.len())
40}
41fn sublist_remove(s: &mut Solution, entity_idx: usize, start: usize, end: usize) -> Vec<i32> {
42s.vehicles.get_mut(entity_idx)
43.map(|v| v.visits.drain(start..end).collect())
44.unwrap_or_default()
45}
46fn sublist_insert(s: &mut Solution, entity_idx: usize, pos: usize, items: Vec<i32>) {
47if let Some(v) = s.vehicles.get_mut(entity_idx) {
48for (i, item) in items.into_iter().enumerate() {
49v.visits.insert(pos + i, item);
50}
51}
52}
53
54// Or-opt: relocate segments of size 1..=3
55let selector = SubListChangeMoveSelector::<Solution, i32, _>::new(
56FromSolutionEntitySelector::new(0),
571, 3,
58list_len,
59sublist_remove,
60sublist_insert,
61"visits",
620,
63);
64```
65*/
66
67use std::fmt::Debug;
68use std::marker::PhantomData;
69
70use solverforge_core::domain::PlanningSolution;
71use solverforge_scoring::Director;
72
73use crate::heuristic::r#move::{ListMoveImpl, SubListChangeMove};
74
75use super::entity::EntitySelector;
76use super::typed_move_selector::MoveSelector;
77
78/// A move selector that generates sublist change (Or-opt) moves.
79///
80/// For each source entity and each valid segment `[start, start+len)`, generates
81/// moves that insert the segment at every valid destination position in every
82/// entity (including the source entity for intra-route relocation).
83///
84/// # Type Parameters
85/// * `S` - The solution type
86/// * `V` - The list element type
87/// * `ES` - The entity selector type
88pub struct SubListChangeMoveSelector<S, V, ES> {
89    entity_selector: ES,
90    // Minimum segment size (inclusive). Usually 1.
91    min_sublist_size: usize,
92    // Maximum segment size (inclusive). Usually 3-5.
93    max_sublist_size: usize,
94    list_len: fn(&S, usize) -> usize,
95    sublist_remove: fn(&mut S, usize, usize, usize) -> Vec<V>,
96    sublist_insert: fn(&mut S, usize, usize, Vec<V>),
97    variable_name: &'static str,
98    descriptor_index: usize,
99    _phantom: PhantomData<(fn() -> S, fn() -> V)>,
100}
101
102impl<S, V: Debug, ES: Debug> Debug for SubListChangeMoveSelector<S, V, ES> {
103    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
104        f.debug_struct("SubListChangeMoveSelector")
105            .field("entity_selector", &self.entity_selector)
106            .field("min_sublist_size", &self.min_sublist_size)
107            .field("max_sublist_size", &self.max_sublist_size)
108            .field("variable_name", &self.variable_name)
109            .field("descriptor_index", &self.descriptor_index)
110            .finish()
111    }
112}
113
114impl<S, V, ES> SubListChangeMoveSelector<S, V, ES> {
115    /* Creates a new sublist change move selector.
116
117    # Arguments
118    * `entity_selector` - Selects entities to generate moves for
119    * `min_sublist_size` - Minimum segment length (must be ≥ 1)
120    * `max_sublist_size` - Maximum segment length
121    * `list_len` - Function to get list length
122    * `sublist_remove` - Function to drain a range `[start, end)`, returning removed elements
123    * `sublist_insert` - Function to insert a slice at a position
124    * `variable_name` - Name of the list variable
125    * `descriptor_index` - Entity descriptor index
126
127    # Panics
128    Panics if `min_sublist_size == 0` or `max_sublist_size < min_sublist_size`.
129    */
130    #[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
131    pub fn new(
132        entity_selector: ES,
133        min_sublist_size: usize,
134        max_sublist_size: usize,
135        list_len: fn(&S, usize) -> usize,
136        sublist_remove: fn(&mut S, usize, usize, usize) -> Vec<V>,
137        sublist_insert: fn(&mut S, usize, usize, Vec<V>),
138        variable_name: &'static str,
139        descriptor_index: usize,
140    ) -> Self {
141        assert!(min_sublist_size >= 1, "min_sublist_size must be at least 1");
142        assert!(
143            max_sublist_size >= min_sublist_size,
144            "max_sublist_size must be >= min_sublist_size"
145        );
146        Self {
147            entity_selector,
148            min_sublist_size,
149            max_sublist_size,
150            list_len,
151            sublist_remove,
152            sublist_insert,
153            variable_name,
154            descriptor_index,
155            _phantom: PhantomData,
156        }
157    }
158}
159
160impl<S, V, ES> MoveSelector<S, SubListChangeMove<S, V>> for SubListChangeMoveSelector<S, V, ES>
161where
162    S: PlanningSolution,
163    V: Clone + PartialEq + Send + Sync + Debug + 'static,
164    ES: EntitySelector<S>,
165{
166    fn iter_moves<'a, D: Director<S>>(
167        &'a self,
168        score_director: &'a D,
169    ) -> impl Iterator<Item = SubListChangeMove<S, V>> + 'a {
170        let solution = score_director.working_solution();
171        let list_len = self.list_len;
172        let sublist_remove = self.sublist_remove;
173        let sublist_insert = self.sublist_insert;
174        let variable_name = self.variable_name;
175        let descriptor_index = self.descriptor_index;
176        let min_seg = self.min_sublist_size;
177        let max_seg = self.max_sublist_size;
178
179        let entities: Vec<usize> = self
180            .entity_selector
181            .iter(score_director)
182            .map(|r| r.entity_index)
183            .collect();
184
185        let route_lens: Vec<usize> = entities.iter().map(|&e| list_len(solution, e)).collect();
186
187        let mut moves = Vec::new();
188
189        for (src_idx, &src_entity) in entities.iter().enumerate() {
190            let src_len = route_lens[src_idx];
191
192            // Enumerate all valid source segments [start, end)
193            for seg_start in 0..src_len {
194                for seg_size in min_seg..=max_seg {
195                    let seg_end = seg_start + seg_size;
196                    if seg_end > src_len {
197                        break; // No larger segments fit at this start
198                    }
199
200                    /* Intra-entity destinations: insert at positions in the post-removal list
201                    Post-removal list has src_len - seg_size elements.
202                    Valid insertion points: 0..=(src_len - seg_size)
203                    */
204                    let post_removal_len = src_len - seg_size;
205                    for dst_pos in 0..=post_removal_len {
206                        /* Skip no-ops: inserting at the same logical position
207                        After removal, seg_start..seg_end are gone.
208                        dst_pos == seg_start means insert right where we removed (no-op).
209                        */
210                        if dst_pos == seg_start {
211                            continue;
212                        }
213                        moves.push(SubListChangeMove::new(
214                            src_entity,
215                            seg_start,
216                            seg_end,
217                            src_entity,
218                            dst_pos,
219                            list_len,
220                            sublist_remove,
221                            sublist_insert,
222                            variable_name,
223                            descriptor_index,
224                        ));
225                    }
226
227                    // Inter-entity destinations
228                    for (dst_idx, &dst_entity) in entities.iter().enumerate() {
229                        if dst_idx == src_idx {
230                            continue;
231                        }
232                        let dst_len = route_lens[dst_idx];
233                        // Can insert at positions 0..=dst_len
234                        for dst_pos in 0..=dst_len {
235                            moves.push(SubListChangeMove::new(
236                                src_entity,
237                                seg_start,
238                                seg_end,
239                                dst_entity,
240                                dst_pos,
241                                list_len,
242                                sublist_remove,
243                                sublist_insert,
244                                variable_name,
245                                descriptor_index,
246                            ));
247                        }
248                    }
249                }
250            }
251        }
252
253        moves.into_iter()
254    }
255
256    fn size<D: Director<S>>(&self, score_director: &D) -> usize {
257        let solution = score_director.working_solution();
258        let list_len = self.list_len;
259
260        let entities: Vec<usize> = self
261            .entity_selector
262            .iter(score_director)
263            .map(|r| r.entity_index)
264            .collect();
265
266        let route_lens: Vec<usize> = entities.iter().map(|&e| list_len(solution, e)).collect();
267        let n = entities.len();
268        if n == 0 {
269            return 0;
270        }
271
272        let k_range = self.max_sublist_size - self.min_sublist_size + 1;
273        let total_elements: usize = route_lens.iter().sum();
274        let avg_len = total_elements / n;
275        // Rough estimate: n * avg_len * k_range * (avg_len + (n-1) * avg_len)
276        n * avg_len * k_range * avg_len.max(1) * n
277    }
278}
279
280/// Wraps a `SubListChangeMoveSelector` to yield `ListMoveImpl::SubListChange`.
281pub struct ListMoveSubListChangeSelector<S, V, ES> {
282    inner: SubListChangeMoveSelector<S, V, ES>,
283}
284
285impl<S, V: Debug, ES: Debug> Debug for ListMoveSubListChangeSelector<S, V, ES> {
286    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
287        f.debug_struct("ListMoveSubListChangeSelector")
288            .field("inner", &self.inner)
289            .finish()
290    }
291}
292
293impl<S, V, ES> ListMoveSubListChangeSelector<S, V, ES> {
294    /// Wraps an existing [`SubListChangeMoveSelector`].
295    pub fn new(inner: SubListChangeMoveSelector<S, V, ES>) -> Self {
296        Self { inner }
297    }
298}
299
300impl<S, V, ES> MoveSelector<S, ListMoveImpl<S, V>> for ListMoveSubListChangeSelector<S, V, ES>
301where
302    S: PlanningSolution,
303    V: Clone + PartialEq + Send + Sync + Debug + 'static,
304    ES: EntitySelector<S>,
305{
306    fn iter_moves<'a, D: Director<S>>(
307        &'a self,
308        score_director: &'a D,
309    ) -> impl Iterator<Item = ListMoveImpl<S, V>> + 'a {
310        self.inner
311            .iter_moves(score_director)
312            .map(ListMoveImpl::SubListChange)
313    }
314
315    fn size<D: Director<S>>(&self, score_director: &D) -> usize {
316        self.inner.size(score_director)
317    }
318}