csnlp.nlps.HasObjective#

class csnlp.nlps.HasObjective(sym_type='SX', remove_redundant_x_bounds=True, cache=None, name=None)[source]#

Bases: HasConstraints[SymType]

Class for creating an NLP problem with parameters, variables, constraints and an objective. It builds on top of HasConstraints, which handles parameters, variables and constraints.

Parameters:
sym_type{“SX”, “MX”}, optional

The CasADi symbolic variable type to use in the NLP, by default "SX".

remove_redundant_x_boundsbool, optional

If True, then redundant entries in lbx and ubx are removed when properties h_lbx and h_ubx are called. See these two properties for more details. By default, True.

cachejoblib.Memory, optional

Optional cache to avoid computing the same exact NLP more than once. By default, no caching occurs.

namestr, optional

Name of the NLP scheme. If None, it is automatically assigned.

Notes

Constraints are internally handled in their canonical form, i.e., \(g(x,p) = 0\) and \(h(x,p) \leq 0\). The objective \(f(x,p)\) is always a scalar function to be minimized.

Methods

constraint(*args, **kwargs)

Adds a constraint to the NLP problem, e.g., \(lhs \le rhs\).

init_solver([opts, solver, type])

Initializes the solver for this NLP with the given options.

minimize(objective)

Sets the objective function to be minimized.

parameter(*args, **kwargs)

Adds a parameter to the NLP scheme.

refresh_solver()

Refresh and resets the internal solver function (with the same options, if previously set).

remove_constraints(name[, idx])

Removes one or more (equality or inequality) constraints from the problem.

remove_variable_bounds(name, direction[, idx])

Removes one or more lower and/or upper bounds from the given variable

solve([pars, vals0])

Solves the NLP optimization problem.

variable(*args, **kwargs)

Adds a variable to the NLP problem.

Attributes

constraints

Gets the constraints of the NLP scheme.

discrete

Gets the boolean array indicating which variables are discrete.

dual_variables

Gets the dual variables of the NLP scheme.

f

Gets the objective of the NLP scheme, which is None if not set previously set via the minimize method.

g

Gets the equality constraint expressions of the NLP scheme in vector form.

h

Gets the inequality constraint expressions of the NLP scheme in vector form.

h_lbx

Gets the inequalities cor to lbx, i.e., \(lbx - x\).

h_ubx

Gets the inequalities due to ubx, i.e., \(x - ubx\).

lam

Gets the dual variables of the NLP scheme in vector form.

lam_g

Gets the dual variables of the equality constraints of the NLP scheme in vector form.

lam_h

Gets the dual variables of the inequality constraints of the NLP scheme in vector form.

lam_lbx

Gets the dual variables of the primary variables lower bound constraints of the NLP scheme in vector form.

lam_ubx

Gets the dual variables of the primary variables upper bound constraints of the NLP scheme in vector form.

lbx

Gets the lower bound constraints of primary variables of the NLP scheme in masked vector form.

ng

Number of equality constraints in the NLP scheme.

nh

Number of inequality constraints in the NLP scheme.

nonmasked_lbx_idx

Gets the indices of non-masked entries in lbx (or the full slice).

nonmasked_ubx_idx

Gets the indices of non-masked entries in ubx (or the full slice).

np

Number of parameters in the NLP scheme.

nx

Number of variables in the NLP scheme.

p

Gets the parameters of the NLP scheme.

parameters

Gets the parameters of the NLP scheme.

primal_dual

Gets the collection of primal-dual variables (usually, denoted as y)

solver

Gets the NLP optimization solver.

solver_opts

Gets the NLP optimization solver options.

ubx

Gets the upper bound constraints of primary variables of the NLP scheme in masked vector form.

variables

Gets the primal variables of the NLP scheme.

x

Gets the primary variables of the NLP scheme in vector form.

constraint(*args, **kwargs)[source]#

Adds a constraint to the NLP problem, e.g., \(lhs \le rhs\).

Parameters:
namestr

Name of the new constraint. Must not be already in use.

lhscasadi.SX, MX, DM or numerical

Symbolic expression of the left-hand term of the constraint.

op: {“==”, “>=”, “<=”}

Operator relating the two terms.

rhscasadi.SX, MX, DM or numerical

Symbolic expression of the right-hand term of the constraint.

softbool, optional

If True, then a slack variable with appropriate size is added to the NLP to make the inequality constraint soft, and returned. This slack is automatically lower-bounded by 0, but remember to manually penalize its magnitude in the objective. Slacks are not supported for equality constraints. Defaults to False.

simplifybool, optional

Optionally simplies the constraint expression, but can be disabled.

Returns:
exprcasadi.SX or MX

The constraint expression in canonical form, i.e., \(g(x,p) = 0\) or \(h(x,p) \le 0\).

lamcasadi.SX or MX

The symbol corresponding to the constraint’s multipliers.

slackcasadi.SX or MX, optional

The slack variable in case of soft=True; otherwise, only a 2-tuple is returned.

Raises:
ValueError

Raises if there is already another constraint with the same name; or if the operator is not recognized.

NotImplementedError

Raises if a soft equality constraint is requested.

TypeError

Raises if the constraint is not symbolic.

Return type:

tuple[TypeVar(SymType, SX, MX), ...]

property constraints: dict[str, SymType]#

Gets the constraints of the NLP scheme.

property discrete: ndarray[tuple[Any, ...], dtype[bool]]#

Gets the boolean array indicating which variables are discrete.

property dual_variables: dict[str, SymType]#

Gets the dual variables of the NLP scheme.

property f: SymType | None#

Gets the objective of the NLP scheme, which is None if not set previously set via the minimize method.

property g: SymType#

Gets the equality constraint expressions of the NLP scheme in vector form.

property h: SymType#

Gets the inequality constraint expressions of the NLP scheme in vector form.

property h_lbx: SymType#

Gets the inequalities cor to lbx, i.e., \(lbx - x\).

property h_ubx: SymType#

Gets the inequalities due to ubx, i.e., \(x - ubx\).

init_solver(opts=None, solver='ipopt', type=None)[source]#

Initializes the solver for this NLP with the given options.

Parameters:
optsdict[str, Any], optional

Options to be passed to the CasADi interface to the solver. Must not contain the "discrete" key, which is automatically set based on the variables’ domains. By default, None.

solverstr, optional

Type of solver to instantiate. For example, "ipopt" and "sqpmethod" trigger the instantiation of an NLP problem, while, e.g., "qrqp", "osqp", and "qpoases" of a conic one. However, the solver type can be overruled with the type argument. By default, "ipopt" is selected.

type“nlp”, “conic”, optional

Type of problem to instantiate. If "nlp", then the problem is forced to be instantiated with casadi.nlpsol. If "conic", then casadi.qpsol is forced instead. If None, then the problem type is selected automatically.

Raises:
ValueError

Raises if the given problem type is not recognized, or if the opts dict contains the

RuntimeError

Raises if the type of the problem cannot be inferred automatically (when the solver supports both conic and NLPs), if the specified solver plugin cannot be found, and if the objective has not yet been specified with minimize.

Return type:

None

property lam: SymType#

Gets the dual variables of the NLP scheme in vector form.

Notes

The dual variables are vertically concatenated in the following order: lam_g, lam_h, lam_lbx, lam_ubx.

property lam_g: SymType#

Gets the dual variables of the equality constraints of the NLP scheme in vector form.

property lam_h: SymType#

Gets the dual variables of the inequality constraints of the NLP scheme in vector form.

property lam_lbx: SymType#

Gets the dual variables of the primary variables lower bound constraints of the NLP scheme in vector form.

property lam_ubx: SymType#

Gets the dual variables of the primary variables upper bound constraints of the NLP scheme in vector form.

property lbx: MaskedArray#

Gets the lower bound constraints of primary variables of the NLP scheme in masked vector form.

minimize(objective)[source]#

Sets the objective function to be minimized.

Parameters:
objectivecasadi SX or MX

A Symbolic variable dependent only on the NLP variables and parameters that needs to be minimized.

Raises:
ValueError

Raises if the objective is not scalar.

Return type:

None

property ng: int#

Number of equality constraints in the NLP scheme.

property nh: int#

Number of inequality constraints in the NLP scheme.

property nonmasked_lbx_idx: slice | ndarray[tuple[Any, ...], dtype[int64]]#

Gets the indices of non-masked entries in lbx (or the full slice).

property nonmasked_ubx_idx: slice | ndarray[tuple[Any, ...], dtype[int64]]#

Gets the indices of non-masked entries in ubx (or the full slice).

property np: int#

Number of parameters in the NLP scheme.

property nx: int#

Number of variables in the NLP scheme.

property p: SymType#

Gets the parameters of the NLP scheme.

parameter(*args, **kwargs)[source]#

Adds a parameter to the NLP scheme.

Parameters:
namestr

Name of the new parameter. Must not be already in use.

shapetuple of 2 ints, optional

Shape of the new parameter. By default a scalar, i.e., (1, 1).

Returns:
casadi.SX or MX

The symbol for the new parameter.

Raises:
ValueError

Raises if there is already another parameter with the same name name.

Return type:

TypeVar(SymType, SX, MX)

property parameters: dict[str, SymType]#

Gets the parameters of the NLP scheme.

property primal_dual: SymType#

Gets the collection of primal-dual variables (usually, denoted as y)

\[\begin{split}y = \begin{bmatrix} x \\ \lambda \end{bmatrix},\end{split}\]

where \(x\) are the primal variables, and \(\lambda\) the dual variables (see x and lam, respectively).

refresh_solver()[source]#

Refresh and resets the internal solver function (with the same options, if previously set).

Return type:

None

remove_constraints(name, idx=None)#

Removes one or more (equality or inequality) constraints from the problem.

Parameters:
namestr

Name of the constraint to be removed. The name will be used to identify if the constraint is an inequality or an equality constraint.

idxtuple of 2 ints or a list of, optional

A 2D index, or a list of 2D indices, of the constraint entries that must be removed. If not provided, then the constraint is removed entirely.

Return type:

None

Notes

This is a somewhat costly operation, so it is preferable to avoid creating in the first place constraints that will need to be eliminated. Moreover, this operation may compromise the results already obtained in, e.g., sensitivity analysis, because it changes the underlying NLP problem and there is no way to invalidate any user-arbitrary result obtained previously.

remove_variable_bounds(name, direction, idx=None)#

Removes one or more lower and/or upper bounds from the given variable

Parameters:
namestr

Name of the variable whose bounds must be modified

direction{“lb”, “ub”, “both”}

Which bound to modify.

idxtuple[int, int] or a list of, optional

A 2D index, or a list of 2D indices, of the variable entries whose corresponding lower/upper bounds must be removed, i.e., set to -/+ inf. If not provided, then all the bounds for that variable are removed.

Return type:

None

Notes

This is a somewhat costly operation, so it is preferable to avoid creating in the first place constraints that will need to be eliminated. Moreover, this operation may compromise the results already obtained in, e.g., sensitivity analysis, because it changes the underlying NLP problem and there is no way to invalidate any user-arbitrary result obtained previously.

solve(pars=None, vals0=None)[source]#

Solves the NLP optimization problem.

Parameters:
parsdict[str, array_like], optional

Dictionary or structure containing, for each parameter in the NLP scheme, the corresponding numerical value. Can be None if no parameters are present.

vals0dict[str, array_like], optional

Dictionary or structure containing, for each variable in the NLP scheme, the corresponding initial guess. By default, initial guesses are not passed to the solver.

Returns:
solSolution

A solution object containing all the information.

Raises:
RuntimeError

Raises if the solver is un-initialized (see init_solver); or if not all the parameters are not provided with a numerical value.

Return type:

Solution[TypeVar(SymType, SX, MX)]

property solver: Function | None#

Gets the NLP optimization solver. Can be None, if the solver is not set with method init_solver.

property solver_opts: dict[str, Any]#

Gets the NLP optimization solver options. The dict is empty, if the solver options are not set with method init_solver.

property ubx: MaskedArray#

Gets the upper bound constraints of primary variables of the NLP scheme in masked vector form.

variable(*args, **kwargs)[source]#

Adds a variable to the NLP problem.

Parameters:
namestr

Name of the new variable. Must not be already in use.

shapetuple of 2 ints, optional

Shape of the new variable. By default, a scalar.

discretebool, optional

Flag indicating if the variable is discrete. Defaults to False.

lb, ub: array_like, optional

Lower and upper bounds of the new variable. By default, unbounded. If provided, their dimension must be broadcastable.

Returns:
varcasadi.SX or MX

The symbol of the new variable.

lam_lbcasadi.SX or MX

The symbol corresponding to the new variable lower bound constraint’s multipliers. The shape of the multiplier is equal to the number of relevant lower bounds (i.e., \(\neq \pm \infty\)), so it may differ from the shape of the variable itself. This behaviour can be disabled by setting remove_redundant_x_bounds=False.

lam_ubcasadi.SX or MX

Same as above, for upper bound.

Raises:
ValueError

Raises if there is already another variable with the same name; or if any element of the lower bound is larger than the corresponding lower bound element.

Return type:

tuple[TypeVar(SymType, SX, MX), TypeVar(SymType, SX, MX), TypeVar(SymType, SX, MX)]

property variables: dict[str, SymType]#

Gets the primal variables of the NLP scheme.

property x: SymType#

Gets the primary variables of the NLP scheme in vector form.

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