Search for K-best solutions

gtsam/discrete/DiscreteSearch.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,246 @@
+/* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+ * GTSAM Copyright 2010, Georgia Tech Research Corporation,
+ * Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0415
+ * All Rights Reserved
+ * Authors: Frank Dellaert, et al. (see THANKS for the full author list)
+
+ * See LICENSE for the license information
+
+ * -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+/*
+ * DiscreteSearch.cpp
+ *
+ * @date January, 2025
+ * @author Frank Dellaert
+ */
+
+#include <gtsam/discrete/DiscreteSearch.h>
+
+namespace gtsam {
+
+using Solution = DiscreteSearch::Solution;
+
+/**
+ * @brief Represents a node in the search tree for discrete search algorithms.
+ *
+ * @details Each SearchNode contains a partial assignment of discrete variables,
+ * the current error, a bound on the final error, and the index of the next
+ * conditional to be assigned.
+ */
+struct SearchNode {
+  DiscreteValues assignment;  ///< Partial assignment of discrete variables.
+  double error;               ///< Current error for the partial assignment.
+  double bound;  ///< Lower bound on the final error for unassigned variables.
+  int nextConditional;  ///< Index of the next conditional to be assigned.
+
+  /**
+   * @brief Construct the root node for the search.
+   */
+  static SearchNode Root(size_t numConditionals, double bound) {
+    return {DiscreteValues(), 0.0, bound,
+            static_cast<int>(numConditionals) - 1};
+  }
+
+  struct Compare {
+    bool operator()(const SearchNode& a, const SearchNode& b) const {
+      return a.bound > b.bound;  // smallest bound -> highest priority
+    }
+  };
+
+  /**
+   * @brief Checks if the node represents a complete assignment.
+   *
+   * @return True if all variables have been assigned, false otherwise.
+   */
+  inline bool isComplete() const { return nextConditional < 0; }
+
+  /**
+   * @brief Expands the node by assigning the next variable.
+   *
+   * @param conditional The discrete conditional representing the next variable
+   * to be assigned.
+   * @param fa The frontal assignment for the next variable.
+   * @return A new SearchNode representing the expanded state.
+   */
+  SearchNode expand(const DiscreteConditional& conditional,
+                    const DiscreteValues& fa) const {
+    // Combine the new frontal assignment with the current partial assignment
+    DiscreteValues newAssignment = assignment;
+    for (auto& [key, value] : fa) {
+      newAssignment[key] = value;
+    }
+
+    return {newAssignment, error + conditional.error(newAssignment), 0.0,
+            nextConditional - 1};
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * @brief Prints the SearchNode to an output stream.
+   *
+   * @param os The output stream.
+   * @param node The SearchNode to be printed.
+   * @return The output stream.
+   */
+  friend std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& os, const SearchNode& node) {
+    os << "SearchNode(error=" << node.error << ", bound=" << node.bound << ")";
+    return os;
+  }
+};
+
+struct CompareSolution {
+  bool operator()(const Solution& a, const Solution& b) const {
+    return a.error < b.error;
+  }
+};
+
+// Define the Solutions class
+class Solutions {
+ private:
+  size_t maxSize_;
+  std::priority_queue<Solution, std::vector<Solution>, CompareSolution> pq_;
+
+ public:
+  Solutions(size_t maxSize) : maxSize_(maxSize) {}
+
+  /// Add a solution to the priority queue, possibly evicting the worst one.
+  /// Return true if we added the solution.
+  bool maybeAdd(double error, const DiscreteValues& assignment) {
+    const bool full = pq_.size() == maxSize_;
+    if (full && error >= pq_.top().error) return false;
+    if (full) pq_.pop();
+    pq_.emplace(error, assignment);
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  /// Check if we have any solutions
+  bool empty() const { return pq_.empty(); }
+
+  // Method to print all solutions
+  friend std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& os, const Solutions& sn) {
+    os << "Solutions (top " << sn.pq_.size() << "):\n";
+    auto pq = sn.pq_;
+    while (!pq.empty()) {
+      os << pq.top() << "\n";
+      pq.pop();
+    }
+    return os;
+  }
+
+  /// Check if (partial) solution with given bound can be pruned. If we have
+  /// room, we never prune. Otherwise, prune if lower bound on error is worse
+  /// than our current worst error.
+  bool prune(double bound) const {
+    if (pq_.size() < maxSize_) return false;
+    return bound >= pq_.top().error;
+  }
+
+  // Method to extract solutions in ascending order of error
+  std::vector<Solution> extractSolutions() {
+    std::vector<Solution> result;
+    while (!pq_.empty()) {
+      result.push_back(pq_.top());
+      pq_.pop();
+    }
+    std::sort(
+        result.begin(), result.end(),
+        [](const Solution& a, const Solution& b) { return a.error < b.error; });
+    return result;
+  }
+};
+
+DiscreteSearch::DiscreteSearch(const DiscreteBayesNet& bayesNet) {
+  std::vector<DiscreteConditional::shared_ptr> conditionals;
+  for (auto& factor : bayesNet) conditionals_.push_back(factor);
+  costToGo_ = computeCostToGo(conditionals_);
+}
+
+DiscreteSearch::DiscreteSearch(const DiscreteBayesTree& bayesTree) {
+  std::function<void(const DiscreteBayesTree::sharedClique&)>
+      collectConditionals = [&](const auto& clique) {
+        if (!clique) return;
+        for (const auto& child : clique->children) collectConditionals(child);
+        conditionals_.push_back(clique->conditional());
+      };
+  for (const auto& root : bayesTree.roots()) collectConditionals(root);
+  costToGo_ = computeCostToGo(conditionals_);
+}
+
+struct SearchNodeQueue
+    : public std::priority_queue<SearchNode, std::vector<SearchNode>,
+                                 SearchNode::Compare> {
+  void expandNextNode(
+      const std::vector<DiscreteConditional::shared_ptr>& conditionals,
+      const std::vector<double>& costToGo, Solutions* solutions) {
+    // Pop the partial assignment with the smallest bound
+    SearchNode current = top();
+    pop();
+
+    // If we already have K solutions, prune if we cannot beat the worst one.
+    if (solutions->prune(current.bound)) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    // Check if we have a complete assignment
+    if (current.isComplete()) {
+      solutions->maybeAdd(current.error, current.assignment);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    // Expand on the next factor
+    const auto& conditional = conditionals[current.nextConditional];
+
+    for (auto& fa : conditional->frontalAssignments()) {
+      auto childNode = current.expand(*conditional, fa);
+      if (childNode.nextConditional >= 0)
+        childNode.bound = childNode.error + costToGo[childNode.nextConditional];
+
+      // Again, prune if we cannot beat the worst solution
+      if (!solutions->prune(childNode.bound)) {
+        emplace(childNode);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+};
+
+std::vector<Solution> DiscreteSearch::run(size_t K) const {
+  Solutions solutions(K);
+  SearchNodeQueue expansions;
+  expansions.push(SearchNode::Root(conditionals_.size(),
+                                   costToGo_.empty() ? 0.0 : costToGo_.back()));
+
+#ifdef DISCRETE_SEARCH_DEBUG
+  size_t numExpansions = 0;
+#endif
+
+  // Perform the search
+  while (!expansions.empty()) {
+    expansions.expandNextNode(conditionals_, costToGo_, &solutions);
+#ifdef DISCRETE_SEARCH_DEBUG
+    ++numExpansions;
+#endif
+  }
+
+#ifdef DISCRETE_SEARCH_DEBUG
+  std::cout << "Number of expansions: " << numExpansions << std::endl;
+#endif
+
+  // Extract solutions from bestSolutions in ascending order of error
+  return solutions.extractSolutions();
+}
+
+std::vector<double> DiscreteSearch::computeCostToGo(
+    const std::vector<DiscreteConditional::shared_ptr>& conditionals) {
+  std::vector<double> costToGo;
+  double error = 0.0;
+  for (const auto& conditional : conditionals) {
+    Ordering ordering(conditional->begin(), conditional->end());
+    auto maxx = conditional->max(ordering);
+    error -= std::log(maxx->evaluate({}));
+    costToGo.push_back(error);
+  }
+  return costToGo;
+}
+
+}  // namespace gtsam

gtsam/discrete/DiscreteSearch.h

@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+/* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+ * GTSAM Copyright 2010, Georgia Tech Research Corporation,
+ * Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0415
+ * All Rights Reserved
+ * Authors: Frank Dellaert, et al. (see THANKS for the full author list)
+
+ * See LICENSE for the license information
+
+ * -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+/*
+ * DiscreteSearch.cpp
+ *
+ * @date January, 2025
+ * @author Frank Dellaert
+ */
+
+#include <gtsam/discrete/DiscreteBayesNet.h>
+#include <gtsam/discrete/DiscreteBayesTree.h>
+
+#include <queue>
+
+namespace gtsam {
+
+/**
+ * DiscreteSearch: Search for the K best solutions.
+ */
+class GTSAM_EXPORT DiscreteSearch {
+ public:
+  /**
+   * @brief A solution to a discrete search problem.
+   */
+  struct Solution {
+    double error;
+    DiscreteValues assignment;
+    Solution(double err, const DiscreteValues& assign)
+        : error(err), assignment(assign) {}
+    friend std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& os, const Solution& sn) {
+      os << "[ error=" << sn.error << " assignment={" << sn.assignment << "}]";
+      return os;
+    }
+  };
+
+  /**
+   * Construct from a DiscreteBayesNet and K.
+   */
+  DiscreteSearch(const DiscreteBayesNet& bayesNet);
+
+  /**
+   * Construct from a DiscreteBayesTree and K.
+   */
+  DiscreteSearch(const DiscreteBayesTree& bayesTree);
+
+  /**
+   * @brief Search for the K best solutions.
+   *
+   * This method performs a search to find the K best solutions for the given
+   * DiscreteBayesNet. It uses a priority queue to manage the search nodes,
+   * expanding nodes with the smallest bound first. The search continues until
+   * all possible nodes have been expanded or pruned.
+   *
+   * @return A vector of the K best solutions found during the search.
+   */
+  std::vector<Solution> run(size_t K = 1) const;
+
+ private:
+  /// Compute the cumulative cost-to-go for each conditional slot.
+  static std::vector<double> computeCostToGo(
+      const std::vector<DiscreteConditional::shared_ptr>& conditionals);
+
+  /// Expand the next node in the search tree.
+  void expandNextNode() const;
+
+  std::vector<DiscreteConditional::shared_ptr> conditionals_;
+  std::vector<double> costToGo_;
+};
+}  // namespace gtsam

gtsam/discrete/DiscreteValues.cpp

@@ -26,12 +26,24 @@ using std::stringstream;
 
 namespace gtsam {
 
+/* ************************************************************************ */
+static void stream(std::ostream& os, const DiscreteValues& x,
+                   const KeyFormatter& keyFormatter) {
+  for (const auto& kv : x)
+    os << "(" << keyFormatter(kv.first) << ", " << kv.second << ")";
+}
+
+/* ************************************************************************ */
+std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& os, const DiscreteValues& x) {
+  stream(os, x, DefaultKeyFormatter);
+  return os;
+}
+
 /* ************************************************************************ */
 void DiscreteValues::print(const string& s,
                            const KeyFormatter& keyFormatter) const {
   cout << s << ": ";
-  for (auto&& kv : *this)
-    cout << "(" << keyFormatter(kv.first) << ", " << kv.second << ")";
+  stream(cout, *this, keyFormatter);
   cout << endl;
 }
 

gtsam/discrete/DiscreteValues.h

@@ -64,6 +64,9 @@ class GTSAM_EXPORT DiscreteValues : public Assignment<Key> {
   /// @name Standard Interface
   /// @{
 
+  /// ostream operator:
+  friend std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& os, const DiscreteValues& x);
+
   // insert in base class;
   std::pair<iterator, bool> insert( const value_type& value ){
     return Base::insert(value);