Source code for qiskit_optimization.applications.stable_set
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"""An application class for the stable set."""
from __future__ import annotations
import networkx as nx
import numpy as np
from docplex.mp.model import Model
from qiskit_optimization.algorithms import OptimizationResult
from qiskit_optimization.problems.quadratic_program import QuadraticProgram
from qiskit_optimization.translators import from_docplex_mp
from .graph_optimization_application import GraphOptimizationApplication
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class StableSet(GraphOptimizationApplication):
    """Optimization application for the "stable set" [1] problem based on a NetworkX graph.
    References:
        [1]: "Independent set (graph theory)",
        `https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independent_set_(graph_theory)
        <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independent_set_(graph_theory)>`_
    """
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    def to_quadratic_program(self) -> QuadraticProgram:
        """Convert a stable set instance into a
        :class:`~qiskit_optimization.problems.QuadraticProgram`
        Returns:
            The :class:`~qiskit_optimization.problems.QuadraticProgram` created
            from the stable set instance.
        """
        mdl = Model(name="Stable set")
        n = self._graph.number_of_nodes()
        x = {i: mdl.binary_var(name=f"x_{i}") for i in range(n)}
        for w, v in self._graph.edges:
            self._graph.edges[w, v].setdefault("weight", 1)
        objective = mdl.sum(x[i] for i in x)
        for w, v in self._graph.edges:
            mdl.add_constraint(x[w] + x[v] <= 1)
        mdl.maximize(objective)
        op = from_docplex_mp(mdl)
        return op
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    def interpret(self, result: OptimizationResult | np.ndarray) -> list[int]:
        """Interpret a result as a list of node indices
        Args:
            result : The calculated result of the problem
        Returns:
            A list of node indices whose corresponding variable is 1
        """
        x = self._result_to_x(result)
        stable_set = []
        for i, value in enumerate(x):
            if value:
                stable_set.append(i)
        return stable_set
    def _draw_result(
        self,
        result: OptimizationResult | np.ndarray,
        pos: dict[int, np.ndarray] | None = None,
    ) -> None:
        """Draw the result with colors
        Args:
            result : The calculated result for the problem
            pos: The positions of nodes
        """
        x = self._result_to_x(result)
        nx.draw(self._graph, node_color=self._node_colors(x), pos=pos, with_labels=True)
    def _node_colors(self, x: np.ndarray):
        # Return a list of strings for draw.
        # Color a node with red when the corresponding variable is 1.
        # Otherwise color it with dark gray.
        return ["r" if x[node] == 1 else "darkgrey" for node in self._graph.nodes]