Source code for cvxpy.reductions.solvers.solving_chain

import warnings
from typing import Any, List

from cvxpy.atoms import EXP_ATOMS, NONPOS_ATOMS, PSD_ATOMS, SOC_ATOMS
from cvxpy.constraints import (
    PSD,
    SOC,
    Equality,
    ExpCone,
    Inequality,
    NonNeg,
    NonPos,
    PowCone3D,
    Zero,
)
from cvxpy.error import DCPError, DGPError, DPPError, SolverError
from cvxpy.problems.objective import Maximize
from cvxpy.reductions.chain import Chain
from cvxpy.reductions.complex2real import complex2real
from cvxpy.reductions.cone2cone.exotic2common import (
    EXOTIC_CONES,
    Exotic2Common,
)
from cvxpy.reductions.cvx_attr2constr import CvxAttr2Constr
from cvxpy.reductions.dcp2cone.cone_matrix_stuffing import ConeMatrixStuffing
from cvxpy.reductions.dcp2cone.dcp2cone import Dcp2Cone
from cvxpy.reductions.dgp2dcp.dgp2dcp import Dgp2Dcp
from cvxpy.reductions.eval_params import EvalParams
from cvxpy.reductions.flip_objective import FlipObjective
from cvxpy.reductions.qp2quad_form import qp2symbolic_qp
from cvxpy.reductions.qp2quad_form.qp_matrix_stuffing import QpMatrixStuffing
from cvxpy.reductions.solvers import defines as slv_def
from cvxpy.reductions.solvers.constant_solver import ConstantSolver
from cvxpy.reductions.solvers.solver import Solver
from cvxpy.utilities.debug_tools import build_non_disciplined_error_msg


def _is_lp(self):
    """Is problem a linear program?
    """
    for c in self.constraints:
        if not (isinstance(c, (Equality, Zero)) or c.args[0].is_pwl()):
            return False
    for var in self.variables():
        if var.is_psd() or var.is_nsd():
            return False
    return (self.is_dcp() and self.objective.args[0].is_pwl())


def _solve_as_qp(problem, candidates):
    if _is_lp(problem) and \
            [s for s in candidates['conic_solvers'] if s not in candidates['qp_solvers']]:
        # OSQP can take many iterations for LPs; use a conic solver instead
        # GUROBI and CPLEX QP/LP interfaces are more efficient
        #   -> Use them instead of conic if applicable.
        return False
    return candidates['qp_solvers'] and qp2symbolic_qp.accepts(problem)


def _reductions_for_problem_class(problem, candidates, gp: bool = False) -> List[Any]:
    """
    Builds a chain that rewrites a problem into an intermediate
    representation suitable for numeric reductions.

    Parameters
    ----------
    problem : Problem
        The problem for which to build a chain.
    candidates : dict
        Dictionary of candidate solvers divided in qp_solvers
        and conic_solvers.
    gp : bool
        If True, the problem is parsed as a Disciplined Geometric Program
        instead of as a Disciplined Convex Program.
    Returns
    -------
    list of Reduction objects
        A list of reductions that can be used to convert the problem to an
        intermediate form.
    Raises
    ------
    DCPError
        Raised if the problem is not DCP and `gp` is False.
    DGPError
        Raised if the problem is not DGP and `gp` is True.
    """
    reductions = []
    # TODO Handle boolean constraints.
    if complex2real.accepts(problem):
        reductions += [complex2real.Complex2Real()]
    if gp:
        reductions += [Dgp2Dcp()]

    if not gp and not problem.is_dcp():
        append = build_non_disciplined_error_msg(problem, 'DCP')
        if problem.is_dgp():
            append += ("\nHowever, the problem does follow DGP rules. "
                       "Consider calling solve() with `gp=True`.")
        elif problem.is_dqcp():
            append += ("\nHowever, the problem does follow DQCP rules. "
                       "Consider calling solve() with `qcp=True`.")
        raise DCPError(
            "Problem does not follow DCP rules. Specifically:\n" + append)
    elif gp and not problem.is_dgp():
        append = build_non_disciplined_error_msg(problem, 'DGP')
        if problem.is_dcp():
            append += ("\nHowever, the problem does follow DCP rules. "
                       "Consider calling solve() with `gp=False`.")
        elif problem.is_dqcp():
            append += ("\nHowever, the problem does follow DQCP rules. "
                       "Consider calling solve() with `qcp=True`.")
        raise DGPError("Problem does not follow DGP rules." + append)

    # Dcp2Cone and Qp2SymbolicQp require problems to minimize their objectives.
    if type(problem.objective) == Maximize:
        reductions += [FlipObjective()]

    if _solve_as_qp(problem, candidates):
        reductions += [CvxAttr2Constr(), qp2symbolic_qp.Qp2SymbolicQp()]
    else:
        # Canonicalize it to conic problem.
        if not candidates['conic_solvers']:
            raise SolverError("Problem could not be reduced to a QP, and no "
                              "conic solvers exist among candidate solvers "
                              "(%s)." % candidates)
        else:
            reductions += [Dcp2Cone(), CvxAttr2Constr()]
    return reductions


def construct_solving_chain(problem, candidates,
                            gp: bool = False,
                            enforce_dpp: bool = False) -> "SolvingChain":
    """Build a reduction chain from a problem to an installed solver.

    Note that if the supplied problem has 0 variables, then the solver
    parameter will be ignored.

    Parameters
    ----------
    problem : Problem
        The problem for which to build a chain.
    candidates : dict
        Dictionary of candidate solvers divided in qp_solvers
        and conic_solvers.
    gp : bool
        If True, the problem is parsed as a Disciplined Geometric Program
        instead of as a Disciplined Convex Program.
    enforce_dpp : bool, optional
        When True, a DPPError will be thrown when trying to parse a non-DPP
        problem (instead of just a warning). Defaults to False.

    Returns
    -------
    SolvingChain
        A SolvingChain that can be used to solve the problem.

    Raises
    ------
    SolverError
        Raised if no suitable solver exists among the installed solvers, or
        if the target solver is not installed.
    """
    if len(problem.variables()) == 0:
        return SolvingChain(reductions=[ConstantSolver()])
    reductions = _reductions_for_problem_class(problem, candidates, gp)

    dpp_context = 'dcp' if not gp else 'dgp'
    dpp_error_msg = (
            "You are solving a parameterized problem that is not DPP. "
            "Because the problem is not DPP, subsequent solves will not be "
            "faster than the first one. For more information, see the "
            "documentation on Discplined Parametrized Programming, at\n"
            "\thttps://www.cvxpy.org/tutorial/advanced/index.html#"
            "disciplined-parametrized-programming")
    if not problem.is_dpp(dpp_context):
        if not enforce_dpp:
            warnings.warn(dpp_error_msg)
            reductions = [EvalParams()] + reductions
        else:
            raise DPPError(dpp_error_msg)
    elif any(param.is_complex() for param in problem.parameters()):
        reductions = [EvalParams()] + reductions

    # Conclude with matrix stuffing; choose one of the following paths:
    #   (1) QpMatrixStuffing --> [a QpSolver],
    #   (2) ConeMatrixStuffing --> [a ConicSolver]
    if _solve_as_qp(problem, candidates):
        # Canonicalize as a QP
        solver = candidates['qp_solvers'][0]
        solver_instance = slv_def.SOLVER_MAP_QP[solver]
        reductions += [QpMatrixStuffing(),
                       solver_instance]
        return SolvingChain(reductions=reductions)

    # Canonicalize as a cone program
    if not candidates['conic_solvers']:
        raise SolverError("Problem could not be reduced to a QP, and no "
                          "conic solvers exist among candidate solvers "
                          "(%s)." % candidates)

    constr_types = set()
    # ^ We use constr_types to infer an incomplete list of cones that
    # the solver will need after canonicalization.
    for c in problem.constraints:
        constr_types.add(type(c))
    ex_cos = [ct for ct in constr_types if ct in EXOTIC_CONES]
    # ^ The way we populate "ex_cos" will need to change if and when
    # we have atoms that require exotic cones.
    for co in ex_cos:
        sim_cos = EXOTIC_CONES[co]  # get the set of required simple cones
        constr_types.update(sim_cos)
        constr_types.remove(co)
    # We now go over individual elementary cones support by CVXPY (
    # SOC, ExpCone, NonNeg, Zero, PSD, PowCone3D) and check if
    # they've appeared in constr_types or if the problem has an atom
    # requiring that cone.
    cones = []
    atoms = problem.atoms()
    if SOC in constr_types or any(atom in SOC_ATOMS for atom in atoms):
        cones.append(SOC)
    if ExpCone in constr_types or any(atom in EXP_ATOMS for atom in atoms):
        cones.append(ExpCone)
    if any(t in constr_types for t in [Inequality, NonPos, NonNeg]) \
            or any(atom in NONPOS_ATOMS for atom in atoms):
        cones.append(NonNeg)
    if Equality in constr_types or Zero in constr_types:
        cones.append(Zero)
    if PSD in constr_types \
            or any(atom in PSD_ATOMS for atom in atoms) \
            or any(v.is_psd() or v.is_nsd() for v in problem.variables()):
        cones.append(PSD)
    if PowCone3D in constr_types:
        # if we add in atoms that specifically use the 3D power cone
        # (rather than the ND power cone), then we'll need to check
        # for those atoms here as well.
        cones.append(PowCone3D)

    # Here, we make use of the observation that canonicalization only
    # increases the number of constraints in our problem.
    has_constr = len(cones) > 0 or len(problem.constraints) > 0

    for solver in candidates['conic_solvers']:
        solver_instance = slv_def.SOLVER_MAP_CONIC[solver]
        if (all(c in solver_instance.SUPPORTED_CONSTRAINTS for c in cones)
                and (has_constr or not solver_instance.REQUIRES_CONSTR)):
            if ex_cos:
                reductions.append(Exotic2Common())
            reductions += [ConeMatrixStuffing(), solver_instance]
            return SolvingChain(reductions=reductions)

    raise SolverError("Either candidate conic solvers (%s) do not support the "
                      "cones output by the problem (%s), or there are not "
                      "enough constraints in the problem." % (
                          candidates['conic_solvers'],
                          ", ".join([cone.__name__ for cone in cones])))


[docs]class SolvingChain(Chain): """A reduction chain that ends with a solver. Parameters ---------- reductions : list[Reduction] A list of reductions. The last reduction in the list must be a solver instance. Attributes ---------- reductions : list[Reduction] A list of reductions. solver : Solver The solver, i.e., reductions[-1]. """ def __init__(self, problem=None, reductions=None) -> None: super(SolvingChain, self).__init__(problem=problem, reductions=reductions) if not isinstance(self.reductions[-1], Solver): raise ValueError("Solving chains must terminate with a Solver.") self.solver = self.reductions[-1]
[docs] def prepend(self, chain) -> "SolvingChain": """ Create and return a new SolvingChain by concatenating chain with this instance. """ return SolvingChain(reductions=chain.reductions + self.reductions)
[docs] def solve(self, problem, warm_start: bool, verbose: bool, solver_opts): """Solves the problem by applying the chain. Applies each reduction in the chain to the problem, solves it, and then inverts the chain to return a solution of the supplied problem. Parameters ---------- problem : Problem The problem to solve. warm_start : bool Whether to warm start the solver. verbose : bool Whether to enable solver verbosity. solver_opts : dict Solver specific options. Returns ------- solution : Solution A solution to the problem. """ data, inverse_data = self.apply(problem) solution = self.solver.solve_via_data(data, warm_start, verbose, solver_opts) return self.invert(solution, inverse_data)
[docs] def solve_via_data(self, problem, data, warm_start: bool = False, verbose: bool = False, solver_opts={}): """Solves the problem using the data output by the an apply invocation. The semantics are: .. code :: python data, inverse_data = solving_chain.apply(problem) solution = solving_chain.invert(solver_chain.solve_via_data(data, ...)) which is equivalent to writing .. code :: python solution = solving_chain.solve(problem, ...) Parameters ---------- problem : Problem The problem to solve. data : map Data for the solver. warm_start : bool Whether to warm start the solver. verbose : bool Whether to enable solver verbosity. solver_opts : dict Solver specific options. Returns ------- raw solver solution The information returned by the solver; this is not necessarily a Solution object. """ return self.solver.solve_via_data(data, warm_start, verbose, solver_opts, problem._solver_cache)