org.optaplanner.core.impl.localsearch.decider.forager
Interface Forager

All Superinterfaces:

EventListener, LocalSearchPhaseLifecycleListener, SolverLifecycleListener

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractForager, AcceptedForager

public interface Forager
extends LocalSearchPhaseLifecycleListener

A Forager collects the accepted moves and picks the next step from those for the Decider.

See Also:

AbstractForager

Method Summary

void	addMove(LocalSearchMoveScope moveScope)
boolean	isQuitEarly()
LocalSearchMoveScope	pickMove(LocalSearchStepScope stepScope)
boolean	supportsNeverEndingMoveSelector()

Methods inherited from interface org.optaplanner.core.impl.localsearch.event.LocalSearchPhaseLifecycleListener

phaseEnded, phaseStarted, stepEnded, stepStarted

Methods inherited from interface org.optaplanner.core.impl.solver.event.SolverLifecycleListener

solvingEnded, solvingStarted

Method Detail

supportsNeverEndingMoveSelector

boolean supportsNeverEndingMoveSelector()

Returns:

true if it can be combined with a Selector.isNeverEnding() that returns true.

addMove

void addMove(LocalSearchMoveScope moveScope)

Parameters:

moveScope - never null

isQuitEarly

boolean isQuitEarly()

Returns:

true if no further moves should be selected (and evaluated) for this step.

pickMove

LocalSearchMoveScope pickMove(LocalSearchStepScope stepScope)

Parameters:

stepScope - never null

Returns:

sometimes null, for example if no move is selected