Solver (OptaPlanner core 6.3.0.CR1 API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultSolver
```
public interface Solver
```
A Solver solves a planning problem. Clients usually call solve(Solution) and then getBestSolution().
These methods are not thread-safe and should be called from the same thread, except for the methods that are explicitly marked as thread-safe. Note that despite that solve(Solution) is not thread-safe for clients of this class, that method is free to do multi-threading inside itself.
Build by a SolverFactory.

Method Summary

Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`void`	`addEventListener(SolverEventListener eventListener)`
`boolean`	`addProblemFactChange(ProblemFactChange problemFactChange)` Schedules a `ProblemFactChange` to be processed.
`Solution`	`getBestSolution()`
`ScoreDirectorFactory`	`getScoreDirectorFactory()` Useful to reuse the `Score` calculation in a UI (or even to explain the `Score` in a UI).
`long`	`getTimeMillisSpent()`
`boolean`	`isEveryProblemFactChangeProcessed()` Checks if all scheduled `ProblemFactChange`s have been processed.
`boolean`	`isSolving()` This method is thread-safe.
`boolean`	`isTerminateEarly()` This method is thread-safe.
`void`	`removeEventListener(SolverEventListener eventListener)`
`void`	`solve(Solution planningProblem)` Solves the planning problem.
`boolean`	`terminateEarly()` Notifies the solver that it should stop at its earliest convenience.

- Method Detail
  - getBestSolution
```
Solution getBestSolution()
```
    Returns:
    never null, but it can return the original, uninitialized Solution with a Score null.
  - getTimeMillisSpent
```
long getTimeMillisSpent()
```
    Returns:
    the amount of millis spent between when this solver started (or last restarted) and ended
  - solve
```
void solve(Solution planningProblem)
```
    Solves the planning problem. It can take minutes, even hours or days before this method returns, depending on the termination configuration. To terminate a Solver early, call terminateEarly().
    
    Parameters:
    planningProblem - never null, usually its planning variables are uninitialized
    See Also:
    terminateEarly()
  - isSolving
```
boolean isSolving()
```
    This method is thread-safe.
    
    Returns:
    true if the solve(Solution) method is still running.
  - terminateEarly
```
boolean terminateEarly()
```
    Notifies the solver that it should stop at its earliest convenience. This method returns immediately, but it takes an undetermined time for the solve(Solution) to actually return.
    This method is thread-safe.
    
    Returns:
    true if successful
    See Also:
    isTerminateEarly(), Future.cancel(boolean)
  - isTerminateEarly
```
boolean isTerminateEarly()
```
    This method is thread-safe.
    
    Returns:
    true if terminateEarly has been called since the Solver started.
    See Also:
    Future.isCancelled()
  - addProblemFactChange
```
boolean addProblemFactChange(ProblemFactChange problemFactChange)
```
    Schedules a ProblemFactChange to be processed.
    As a side-effect, this restarts the Solver, effectively resetting all Terminations, but not terminateEarly().
    This method is thread-safe. Follows specifications of BlockingQueue.add(Object) with by default a capacity of Integer.MAX_VALUE.
    
    Parameters:
    problemFactChange - never null
    
    Returns:
    true (as specified by Collection.add(E))
  - isEveryProblemFactChangeProcessed
```
boolean isEveryProblemFactChangeProcessed()
```
    Checks if all scheduled ProblemFactChanges have been processed.
    This method is thread-safe.
    
    Returns:
    true if there are no ProblemFactChanges left to do
  - addEventListener
```
void addEventListener(SolverEventListener eventListener)
```
    Parameters:
    eventListener - never null
  - removeEventListener
```
void removeEventListener(SolverEventListener eventListener)
```
    Parameters:
    eventListener - never null
  - getScoreDirectorFactory
```
ScoreDirectorFactory getScoreDirectorFactory()
```
    Useful to reuse the Score calculation in a UI (or even to explain the Score in a UI).
    
    Returns:
    never null

Interface Solver

Method Summary

Method Detail

getBestSolution

getTimeMillisSpent

solve

isSolving

terminateEarly

isTerminateEarly

addProblemFactChange

isEveryProblemFactChangeProcessed

addEventListener

removeEventListener

getScoreDirectorFactory