/// <summary>
/// Entry point of the program
/// </summary>
/// <param name="args">The first argument can be the name of the input file</param>
static void Main(string[] args)
{
// Start the timer
Stopwatch stopWatch = new Stopwatch();
stopWatch.Start();
Console.WriteLine("Welcome to our Savings Method implementation");
// The name of the input file
String inputFileName;
// If there are command line arguments, the first one is the file name
if (args.Length != 0)
{
inputFileName = args[0];
}
else
{
inputFileName = "D022-04g.dat";
}
// Create the parser object, and read in all the data from file. This object can read ANY TSPLIB file. Code borrowed from HeuristicLab.
TSPLIBParser myParser = new TSPLIBParser(inputFileName);
myParser.Parse();
// Create the vrp data object, using the parsed data
CVRPData vrpData = new CVRPData(myParser);
// Run the heuristic
CVRPSolution mySolution = SavingsMethodHeuristic(vrpData);
// Check if solution makes sense
int solutionCheck = IsFeasible(mySolution.Solution, vrpData);
switch (IsFeasible(mySolution.Solution, vrpData))
{
case 0:
Console.WriteLine("Solution verified");
break;
case 1:
Console.WriteLine("Not allocating nodes correctly");
break;
case 2:
Console.WriteLine("Using node many times");
break;
case 3:
Console.WriteLine("Not using node");
break;
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//Add by Zihan&Ying
case 4:
Console.WriteLine("Exceeding max distance");
break;
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
}
// Calculate the total time
stopWatch.Stop();
TimeSpan ts = stopWatch.Elapsed;
// Output the solution
mySolution.WriteToFile(inputFileName + ".opt", ts);
Console.WriteLine("Press any key to exit.");
Console.ReadKey();
}
private static CVRPSolution SavingsMethodHeuristic(CVRPData vrpData)
{
Console.WriteLine("Starting the SavingsMethodHeuristic");
//The savings list
List <SavingsCouple> Savings = CalcSavings(vrpData);
Savings = Savings.OrderByDescending(x => x.Saving).ToList();
// Current tour list. Populated in the following loop, and will have tours removed and added as the heuristic progresses.
List <VTour> Tours = new List <VTour>();
// List of nodes that are either at the start of a tour or at the end. These can be merged. Initially all nodes are in the list.
List <int> availNodes = new List <int>();
// Create the inital tours
for (int i = 1; i < vrpData.Dimension; i++)
{
VTour tour = new VTour();
int[] nodes = new int[1];
nodes[0] = i;
tour.NodesArray = nodes;
tour.Demand = vrpData.Demands[i];
Tours.Add(tour);
availNodes.Add(i);
}
//We will iterate through the savings list
for (int i = 0; i < Savings.Count; i++)
{
//flag variable that indicate if both nodes in savings couple are at the extremites of a tour
int flag = 0;
//check if the nodes are in the extremites
for (int j = 0; j < availNodes.Count; j++)
{
if ((availNodes[j] == Savings[i].FirstNode) || (availNodes[j] == Savings[i].SecondNode))
{
flag++;
}
}
//If the nodes are at the extremities, try to merge
if (flag == 2)
{
//we need to find the two tours that contain the nodes
//id of the tours
int indexOfFirstRoute = -1;
int indexOfSecondRoute = -1;
double tourlength = 0; //Add by Will&Ying
for (int j = 0; j < Tours.Count; j++)
{
//We found the tour that finishes with the first node
if (Tours[j].NodesArray[Tours[j].NodesArray.Length - 1] == Savings[i].FirstNode)
{
indexOfFirstRoute = j;
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//Calculate total length
//Add by Will&Ying 10252012
tourlength = vrpData.Distances[0, Tours[j].NodesArray[0]];
for (int m = 0; m < Tours[j].NodesArray.Length - 1; m++)
{
tourlength = tourlength + vrpData.Distances[Tours[j].NodesArray[m], Tours[j].NodesArray[m + 1]];
}
tourlength = tourlength + vrpData.Distances[Tours[j].NodesArray[Tours[j].NodesArray.Length - 1], 0];
}
//We found the tour that starts with the second node
if (Tours[j].NodesArray[0] == Savings[i].SecondNode)
{
indexOfSecondRoute = j;
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//Calculate total length
//Add by Will&Ying 10252012
tourlength = tourlength + vrpData.Distances[0, Tours[j].NodesArray[0]];
for (int m = 0; m < Tours[j].NodesArray.Length - 1; m++)
{
tourlength = tourlength + vrpData.Distances[Tours[j].NodesArray[m], Tours[j].NodesArray[m + 1]];
}
tourlength = tourlength + vrpData.Distances[Tours[j].NodesArray[Tours[j].NodesArray.Length - 1], 0];
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
}
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//Add by Zihan&Ying
tourlength = tourlength - Savings[i].Saving;
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
}
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Merge routes if:
// 1. pair from savings finishes one route and starts another
// 2. its not the same route
// 3. capacity not violated by merging
// 4. Total tour length is not larger than Max.Length //Add by Will&Ying 10252012
if (indexOfSecondRoute >= 0 && indexOfFirstRoute >= 0 && indexOfSecondRoute != indexOfFirstRoute && Tours[indexOfFirstRoute].Demand + Tours[indexOfSecondRoute].Demand <= vrpData.Capacity &&
tourlength <= vrpData.MaxLength)
{
int newlength = Tours[indexOfFirstRoute].NodesArray.Length + Tours[indexOfSecondRoute].NodesArray.Length;
// Create a new sequence of nodes which corresponds to the merged route. It will include nodes from both routes
int[] tour = new int[newlength];
for (int j = 0; j < newlength; j++)
{
if (j < Tours[indexOfFirstRoute].NodesArray.Length)
{
tour[j] = Tours[indexOfFirstRoute].NodesArray[j];
}
else
{
//subtract the length of tour A
int normIndex = j - Tours[indexOfFirstRoute].NodesArray.Length;
tour[j] = Tours[indexOfSecondRoute].NodesArray[normIndex];
}
}
VTour Tour = new VTour();
Tour.Demand = Tours[indexOfFirstRoute].Demand + Tours[indexOfSecondRoute].Demand;
//add the combined tour and remove the old ones
Tour.NodesArray = tour;
Tours.Add(Tour);
// If the any of the tours merged are of length greater than 2, their corresponding extreme (starting or ending) node cannot
// be merged anymore. It can be removed from the savings list.
if (Tours[indexOfFirstRoute].NodesArray.Length > 1)
{
availNodes.Remove(Tours[indexOfFirstRoute].NodesArray.Last());
}
if (Tours[indexOfSecondRoute].NodesArray.Length > 1)
{
availNodes.Remove(Tours[indexOfSecondRoute].NodesArray.First());
}
// Remove the merged routes from the route list.
Tours.RemoveAt(indexOfFirstRoute);
if (indexOfFirstRoute > indexOfSecondRoute)
{
Tours.RemoveAt(indexOfSecondRoute);
}
else
{
Tours.RemoveAt(indexOfSecondRoute - 1);
}
}
}
}
//Tours now contain the solution
CVRPSolution sol = new CVRPSolution();
sol.Solution = new int[Tours.Count][];
for (int i = 0; i < Tours.Count; i++)
{
sol.Solution[i] = Tours[i].NodesArray;
sol.TotalCost = sol.TotalCost + vrpData.Distances[0, sol.Solution[i][0]] + vrpData.Distances[sol.Solution[i].Last(), 0];
for (int j = 0; j < sol.Solution[i].Length - 1; j++)
{
sol.TotalCost = sol.TotalCost + vrpData.Distances[sol.Solution[i][j], sol.Solution[i][j + 1]];
}
}
Console.WriteLine("Heuristic done.\nTotalcost : " + sol.TotalCost);
return(sol);
}