RE : RE : [rules-users] Re: [drools-solver] help for defining my droolsmodel/ moves

Laurent Michenaud lmichenaud at adeuza.com
Tue Jun 30 03:49:48 EDT 2009


Hi,

The jira web site doesnot work the moment. I will have a look later.

I have tried your wordround but it raises the exception :

java.lang.IllegalStateException: There are errors in the scoreDrl's:[63,0]: [ERR 101] Line 63:0 no viable alternative at input ''[63,1]: [ERR 101] Line 63:1 no viable alternative at input ''[63,2]: [ERR 101] Line 63:2 no viable alternative at input ''[63,3]: [ERR 101] Line 63:3 no viable alternative at input ''
	at org.drools.solver.config.localsearch.LocalSearchSolverConfig.buildRuleBase(LocalSearchSolverConfig.java:170)
	at org.drools.solver.config.localsearch.LocalSearchSolverConfig.buildSolver(LocalSearchSolverConfig.java:138)
	at org.drools.solver.config.XmlSolverConfigurer.buildSolver(XmlSolverConfigurer.java:73)

rule "mySoftConstraint"
when
    $appointmentSlot: AppointmentSlot()
    not IntConstraintOccurrence(ruleId == "mySoftConstraint",
		constraintType == ConstraintType.NEGATIVE_SOFT,
		causes contains $appointmentSlot,
		eval(weight != ($appointmentSlot.getCurrentDistance() + ($appointmentSlot.getNbShifts() * 1000 )))
    );
then
   insertLogical(new IntConstraintOccurrence("mySoftConstraint",
    			ConstraintType.NEGATIVE_SOFT,
    			$appointmentSlot.getCurrentDistance() + ( $appointmentSlot.getNbShifts() * 1000 ),
                $appointmentSlot)); 
end

Best regards
Michenux

-------- Message d'origine--------
De: rules-users-bounces at lists.jboss.org de la part de Geoffrey De Smet
Date: lun. 29/06/2009 21:25
À: rules-users at lists.jboss.org
Objet : Re: RE : [rules-users] Re: [drools-solver] help for defining my droolsmodel/ moves
 

 > rule "mySoftConstraint"
 > when
 > 	$appointmentSlot: AppointmentSlot()
 > then
 >    insertLogical(new IntConstraintOccurrence("mySoftConstraint",
 >     	ConstraintType.NEGATIVE_SOFT,
 >     	$appointmentSlot.getCurrentDistance() + ( 
$appointmentSlot.getNbShifts() * 1000 ),
 >         $appointmentSlot));
 > end

This rule probably runs into
   https://jira.jboss.org/jira/browse/JBRULES-1804
   Logical insertion lingers after the rule that inserted it no longer 
supports it

Vote for the issue so Mark & Edson know it's annoying for us :) An 
alternative drools-core configuration option will probably fix this 
wierd issue for us, but it's unproven that it will have no negative side 
effects...

A workaround (that will cost you performance) is to do something like this
   when
  	$appointmentSlot: AppointmentSlot()
         not IntConstraintOccurrence(
             ruleId == "mySoftConstraint",
             constraintType == ConstraintType.NEGATIVE_SOFT,
             causes contains $appointmentSlot,
             eval(weight != ($appointmentSlot.getCurrentDistance() + ( 
$appointmentSlot.getNbShifts() * 1000 )))
         );
   then
     ...

With kind regards,
Geoffrey De Smet


Laurent Michenaud schreef:
> Hi,
> 
> Thanks for your answer. I will study it next.
> 
> I have changed a little my solution and the solver
> seems to do more things and finds more solutions :
> - The move list are generated at each loop.
> - The init solution has no customer availability and 
> the only possible move is to choose one.
> - When a customer availability is chosen, i initialize
> the resource shifts list of the solution myself.
> - Then, the only possible moves are to replace a resource shift
> by another one, or add one if the number of needed persons is not reached.
> 
> My soft rules are the following:
> - sum of all distances between the resources and the appointment.
> - the number of resource shifts * 1000 ( less resource shifts is considered a better solution ).
> 
> I have configured a solution recaller to keep the n best solutions.
> 
> Please look at the log of the solutions below because i think i
> have a problem :
> 
>     Solution 1 : 
>          score : 0hard/-102030soft
>          CustomerAvailability : [start=2009-05-11 10:00:00.0,end=2009-05-11 12:00:00.0,duration=120]
>          persons count : 3
>          distance : 100030
>          ResourceShift[id=1,period=[start=2009-05-11 08:00:00.0,end=2009-05-11 12:00:00.0,duration=240],resourceId=1,distance=100000]
>          ResourceShift[id=3,period=[start=2009-05-11 09:00:00.0,end=2009-05-11 11:00:00.0,duration=120],resourceId=2,distance=30]
>     /
>     Solution 2 : 
>          score : 0hard/-104070soft
>          CustomerAvailability : [start=2009-05-11 10:00:00.0,end=2009-05-11 12:00:00.0,duration=120]
>          persons count : 3
>          distance : 40
>          ResourceShift[id=4,period=[start=2009-05-11 08:00:00.0,end=2009-05-11 12:00:00.0,duration=240],resourceId=3,distance=10]
>          ResourceShift[id=3,period=[start=2009-05-11 09:00:00.0,end=2009-05-11 11:00:00.0,duration=120],resourceId=2,distance=30]
>     /
> 
> I understand the score of the solution 1 ( distance(10000 + 30) + (2 resourceShifts * 1000) = 102030
> but i don't understand the score of the solution 2, it is like if it has added the score of
> solution 1 + ( distance(10+30) + 2 resourceShifts * 1000) = 104070
> It should be 2040.
> 
> My soft rule constraints are :
> 
> rule "mySoftConstraint"
> when
> 	$appointmentSlot: AppointmentSlot()
> then
>    insertLogical(new IntConstraintOccurrence("mySoftConstraint",
>     	ConstraintType.NEGATIVE_SOFT,
>     	$appointmentSlot.getCurrentDistance() + ( $appointmentSlot.getNbShifts() * 1000 ),
>         $appointmentSlot)); 
> end
> 
> It is quite hard to debug that part of the framework and your help would
> be welcomed.
> 
> Best regards
> Michenux.
> 
> 
> -------- Message d'origine--------
> De: rules-users-bounces at lists.jboss.org de la part de Geoffrey De Smet
> Date: lun. 29/06/2009 19:00
> À: rules-users at lists.jboss.org
> Objet : [rules-users] Re: [drools-solver] help for defining my drools model/ moves
>  
> I call this problem a "score trap".
> 
> The problem is that your moves are to fine grained relatively to the 
> rewarding aspect of the score function.
> 
> Here are some options:
> 
> 1) You could introduce an extra bigger move (with a seperate movefactory 
> so you can configure relativeSelections independently of your currrent 
> movefactories and evaluate the union of those generated moves) which 
> creates a new availability and immediatly fills in appointments and 
> resources too.
> 
> In the examination problem for example, you 'll see 3 moves:
> RoomChangeMove & PeriodChangeMove (fine grained)
> ExamSwitchMove (course grained as it moves 2 exams, both in room and period)
> 
> 2) You could also change the rewarding aspect of your score function to 
> avoid score traps. Like a chosen availability with less then 5 resources 
> doesn't trigger the constraint.
> 
> In the manners2009 problem for example, you 'll see the extra score rule 
> atLeastOneJobTypePerTableScoreGuider:
> - twoSameJobTypePerTable: punish all tables without 2 of a profession
> - atLeastOneJobTypePerTableScoreGuider: punish all tables with 1 of a 
> profession even harder
> The SeatDesignationSwitchMove can only move 1 profession at a time at a 
> table, so without atLeastOneJobTypePerTableScoreGuider it would have no 
> insentive to move 1 profession to a table with 0 of that profession.
> 
> 3) On trunk you can plug in a custom deciderScoreComparatorFactory and a 
> custom ScoreDefinition. Keep the annoying constraint separately in the 
> Score and make your deciderScoreComparatorFactory ignore it every 50 
> steps for a duration of 10 steps.
> 
> With kind regards,
> Geoffrey De Smet
> 
> 
> Laurent Michenaud schreef:
>> Hi,
>>
>> Here is my test :
>> I have an appointment to schedule on a customer availability.
>> I have a list of customer availabilities.
>> A customer availability is a period.
>> An appointment needs an exact number of persons.
>> A resource is composed of persons ( between 1 and n ) and has availabilities too.
>>
>> The problem is to schedule the appointment : it has to choose the
>> right resource availabilities that matches one of the customer availabilities and 
>> the total number of persons inside chosen resources must match exactly the 
>> needed number of persons of the appointment.
>>
>> My moves are for the moment :
>> - Change the customer availability.
>> - Add a resource to the list of chosen resources.
>>
>> My init is :
>> - One of the customer availability is taken
>> - 0 resource taken.
>>
>> First, i don't know if my model and my init are ok.
>> Secondly, the solver does the following :
>>
>> - At the beginning, the score is bad because there is no resource.
>> So, it begins adding resource and the score is getting better
>> but when it changes the availability, the score gets very bad either because
>> the chosen resources don't match the new availability or it has no resource
>> inside. The solver doesnot seem to interest in the new chosen availibity with no
>> resource, but i wish it does.
>>
>> Thanks for your remarks/help
>>
>> Best regards
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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