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"""The SLSQP optimizer wrapped to be used within Qiskit optimization module."""
from typing import List, cast, Tuple, Any, Union, Optional
import numpy as np
from scipy.optimize import fmin_slsqp
from .multistart_optimizer import MultiStartOptimizer
from .optimization_algorithm import OptimizationResultStatus, OptimizationResult
from ..exceptions import QiskitOptimizationError
from ..problems import Variable
from ..problems.constraint import Constraint
from ..problems.quadratic_program import QuadraticProgram
from ..converters import MaximizeToMinimize
[docs]class SlsqpOptimizationResult(OptimizationResult):
"""
SLSQP optimization result, defines additional properties that may be returned by the optimizer.
"""
def __init__(
self,
x: Union[List[float], np.ndarray],
fval: float,
variables: List[Variable],
status: OptimizationResultStatus,
fx: Optional[np.ndarray] = None,
its: Optional[int] = None,
imode: Optional[int] = None,
smode: Optional[str] = None,
) -> None:
"""
Constructs a result object with properties specific to SLSQP.
Args:
x: The solution of the problem
fval: The value of the objective function of the solution
variables: A list of variables defined in the problem
fx: The value of the objective function being optimized, may be different from ``fval``
its: The number of iterations.
imode: The exit mode from the optimizer
(see the documentation of ``scipy.optimize.fmin_slsqp``).
smode: Message describing the exit mode from the optimizer.
status: the termination status of the optimization algorithm.
"""
super().__init__(x, fval, variables, status, None)
self._fx = fx
self._its = its
self._imode = imode
self._smode = smode
# pylint:disable=invalid-name
@property
def fx(self) -> Optional[np.ndarray]:
"""Returns the final value of the objective function being actually optimized."""
return self._fx
@property
def its(self) -> Optional[int]:
"""Returns the number of iterations"""
return self._its
@property
def imode(self) -> Optional[int]:
"""Returns the exit mode from the optimizer."""
return self._imode
@property
def smode(self) -> Optional[str]:
"""Returns message describing the exit mode from the optimizer."""
return self._smode
[docs]class SlsqpOptimizer(MultiStartOptimizer):
"""The SciPy SLSQP optimizer wrapped as an Qiskit :class:`OptimizationAlgorithm`.
This class provides a wrapper for ``scipy.optimize.fmin_slsqp``
(https://docs.scipy.org/doc/scipy-0.13.0/reference/generated/scipy.optimize.fmin_slsqp.html)
to be used within the optimization module.
The arguments for ``fmin_slsqp`` are passed via the constructor.
Examples:
>>> from qiskit_optimization.problems import QuadraticProgram
>>> from qiskit_optimization.algorithms import SlsqpOptimizer
>>> problem = QuadraticProgram()
>>> # specify problem here
>>> x = problem.continuous_var(name="x")
>>> y = problem.continuous_var(name="y")
>>> problem.maximize(linear=[2, 0], quadratic=[[-1, 2], [0, -2]])
>>> optimizer = SlsqpOptimizer()
>>> result = optimizer.solve(problem)
"""
# pylint: disable=redefined-builtin
def __init__(
self,
iter: int = 100,
acc: float = 1.0e-6,
iprint: int = 0,
trials: int = 1,
clip: float = 100.0,
full_output: bool = False,
) -> None:
"""Initializes the SlsqpOptimizer.
This initializer takes the algorithmic parameters of SLSQP and stores them for later use
of ``fmin_slsqp`` when :meth:`solve` is invoked.
This optimizer can be applied to find a (local) optimum for problems consisting of only
continuous variables.
Args:
iter: The maximum number of iterations.
acc: Requested accuracy.
iprint: The verbosity of fmin_slsqp :
- iprint <= 0 : Silent operation
- iprint == 1 : Print summary upon completion (default)
- iprint >= 2 : Print status of each iterate and summary
trials: The number of trials for multi-start method. The first trial is solved with
the initial guess of zero. If more than one trial is specified then
initial guesses are uniformly drawn from ``[lowerbound, upperbound]``
with potential clipping.
clip: Clipping parameter for the initial guesses in the multi-start method.
If a variable is unbounded then the lower bound and/or upper bound are replaced
with the ``-clip`` or ``clip`` values correspondingly for the initial guesses.
full_output: If ``False``, return only the minimizer of func (default).
Otherwise, output final objective function and summary information.
"""
super().__init__(trials, clip)
self._iter = iter
self._acc = acc
self._iprint = iprint
self._trials = trials
self._clip = clip
self._full_output = full_output
[docs] def get_compatibility_msg(self, problem: QuadraticProgram) -> str:
"""Checks whether a given problem can be solved with this optimizer.
Checks whether the given problem is compatible, i.e., whether the problem contains only
continuous variables, and otherwise, returns a message explaining the incompatibility.
Args:
problem: The optimization problem to check compatibility.
Returns:
Returns a string describing the incompatibility.
"""
# check whether there are variables of type other than continuous
if len(problem.variables) > problem.get_num_continuous_vars():
return "The SLSQP optimizer supports only continuous variables"
return ""
[docs] def solve(self, problem: QuadraticProgram) -> OptimizationResult:
"""Tries to solves the given problem using the optimizer.
Runs the optimizer to try to solve the optimization problem.
Args:
problem: The problem to be solved.
Returns:
The result of the optimizer applied to the problem.
Raises:
QiskitOptimizationError: If the problem is incompatible with the optimizer.
"""
self._verify_compatibility(problem)
# we deal with minimization in the optimizer, so turn the problem to minimization
max2min = MaximizeToMinimize()
original_problem = problem
problem = self._convert(problem, max2min)
# initialize constraints and bounds
slsqp_bounds = []
slsqp_eq_constraints = []
slsqp_ineq_constraints = []
# add lower/upper bound constraints
for variable in problem.variables:
lowerbound = variable.lowerbound
upperbound = variable.upperbound
slsqp_bounds.append((lowerbound, upperbound))
# pylint: disable=no-member
# add linear and quadratic constraints
for constraint in cast(List[Constraint], problem.linear_constraints) + cast(
List[Constraint], problem.quadratic_constraints
):
rhs = constraint.rhs
sense = constraint.sense
if sense == Constraint.Sense.EQ:
slsqp_eq_constraints += [lambda x, rhs=rhs, c=constraint: rhs - c.evaluate(x)]
elif sense == Constraint.Sense.LE:
slsqp_ineq_constraints += [lambda x, rhs=rhs, c=constraint: rhs - c.evaluate(x)]
elif sense == Constraint.Sense.GE:
slsqp_ineq_constraints += [lambda x, rhs=rhs, c=constraint: c.evaluate(x) - rhs]
else:
raise QiskitOptimizationError("Unsupported constraint type!")
# actual minimization function to be called by multi_start_solve
def _minimize(x_0: np.ndarray) -> Tuple[np.ndarray, Any]:
output = fmin_slsqp(
problem.objective.evaluate,
x_0,
eqcons=slsqp_eq_constraints,
ieqcons=slsqp_ineq_constraints,
bounds=slsqp_bounds,
fprime=problem.objective.evaluate_gradient,
iter=self._iter,
acc=self._acc,
iprint=self._iprint,
full_output=self._full_output,
)
if self._full_output:
x, *rest = output
else:
x, rest = output, None
return np.asarray(x), rest
# actual optimization goes here
result = self.multi_start_solve(_minimize, problem)
# eventually convert back minimization to maximization
result = self._interpret(
x=result.x, problem=original_problem, converters=max2min, raw_results=result.raw_results
)
if self._full_output:
return SlsqpOptimizationResult(
x=result.x,
fval=result.fval,
variables=result.variables,
status=self._get_feasibility_status(problem, result.x),
fx=result.raw_results[0],
its=result.raw_results[1],
imode=result.raw_results[2],
smode=result.raw_results[3],
)
else:
return SlsqpOptimizationResult(
x=result.x,
fval=result.fval,
variables=result.variables,
status=self._get_feasibility_status(problem, result.x),
)