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package org.apache.commons.math.analysis.solvers;

import org.apache.commons.math.ConvergenceException;
import org.apache.commons.math.FunctionEvaluationException;
import org.apache.commons.math.MathRuntimeException;
import org.apache.commons.math.analysis.UnivariateRealFunction;
import org.apache.commons.math.exception.util.LocalizedFormats;
import org.apache.commons.math.exception.NullArgumentException;
import org.apache.commons.math.util.FastMath;

/**
 * Utility routines for {@link UnivariateRealSolver} objects.
 *
 * @version $Revision: 1070725 $ $Date: 2011-02-15 02:31:12 +0100 (mar. 15 fvr. 2011) $
 */
public class UnivariateRealSolverUtils {

    /**
     * Default constructor.
     */
    private UnivariateRealSolverUtils() {
        super();
    }

    /**
     * Convenience method to find a zero of a univariate real function.  A default
     * solver is used.
     *
     * @param f the function.
     * @param x0 the lower bound for the interval.
     * @param x1 the upper bound for the interval.
     * @return a value where the function is zero.
     * @throws ConvergenceException if the iteration count was exceeded
     * @throws FunctionEvaluationException if an error occurs evaluating the function
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if f is null or the endpoints do not
     * specify a valid interval
     */
    public static double solve(UnivariateRealFunction f, double x0, double x1)
    throws ConvergenceException, FunctionEvaluationException {
        setup(f);
        return LazyHolder.FACTORY.newDefaultSolver().solve(f, x0, x1);
    }

    /**
     * Convenience method to find a zero of a univariate real function.  A default
     * solver is used.
     *
     * @param f the function
     * @param x0 the lower bound for the interval
     * @param x1 the upper bound for the interval
     * @param absoluteAccuracy the accuracy to be used by the solver
     * @return a value where the function is zero
     * @throws ConvergenceException if the iteration count is exceeded
     * @throws FunctionEvaluationException if an error occurs evaluating the function
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if f is null, the endpoints do not
     * specify a valid interval, or the absoluteAccuracy is not valid for the
     * default solver
     */
    public static double solve(UnivariateRealFunction f, double x0, double x1,
            double absoluteAccuracy) throws ConvergenceException,
            FunctionEvaluationException {

        setup(f);
        UnivariateRealSolver solver = LazyHolder.FACTORY.newDefaultSolver();
        solver.setAbsoluteAccuracy(absoluteAccuracy);
        return solver.solve(f, x0, x1);
    }

    /**
     * This method attempts to find two values a and b satisfying <ul>
    * <li> <code> lowerBound <= a < initial < b <= upperBound</code> </li>
     * <li> <code> f(a) * f(b) < 0 </code></li>
     * </ul>
     * If f is continuous on <code>[a,b],</code> this means that <code>a</code>
     * and <code>b</code> bracket a root of f.
     * <p>
     * The algorithm starts by setting
     * <code>a := initial -1; b := initial +1,</code> examines the value of the
     * function at <code>a</code> and <code>b</code> and keeps moving
     * the endpoints out by one unit each time through a loop that terminates
     * when one of the following happens: <ul>
     * <li> <code> f(a) * f(b) < 0 </code> --  success!</li>
     * <li> <code> a = lower </code> and <code> b = upper</code>
     * -- ConvergenceException </li>
     * <li> <code> Integer.MAX_VALUE</code> iterations elapse
     * -- ConvergenceException </li>
     * </ul></p>
     * <p>
     * <strong>Note: </strong> this method can take
     * <code>Integer.MAX_VALUE</code> iterations to throw a
     * <code>ConvergenceException.</code>  Unless you are confident that there
     * is a root between <code>lowerBound</code> and <code>upperBound</code>
     * near <code>initial,</code> it is better to use
     * {@link #bracket(UnivariateRealFunction, double, double, double, int)},
     * explicitly specifying the maximum number of iterations.</p>
     *
     * @param function the function
     * @param initial initial midpoint of interval being expanded to
     * bracket a root
     * @param lowerBound lower bound (a is never lower than this value)
     * @param upperBound upper bound (b never is greater than this
     * value)
     * @return a two element array holding {a, b}
     * @throws ConvergenceException if a root can not be bracketted
     * @throws FunctionEvaluationException if an error occurs evaluating the function
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if function is null, maximumIterations
     * is not positive, or initial is not between lowerBound and upperBound
     */
    public static double[] bracket(UnivariateRealFunction function,
            double initial, double lowerBound, double upperBound)
    throws ConvergenceException, FunctionEvaluationException {
        return bracket( function, initial, lowerBound, upperBound,
            Integer.MAX_VALUE ) ;
    }

     /**
     * This method attempts to find two values a and b satisfying <ul>
     * <li> <code> lowerBound <= a < initial < b <= upperBound</code> </li>
     * <li> <code> f(a) * f(b) <= 0 </code> </li>
     * </ul>
     * If f is continuous on <code>[a,b],</code> this means that <code>a</code>
     * and <code>b</code> bracket a root of f.
     * <p>
     * The algorithm starts by setting
     * <code>a := initial -1; b := initial +1,</code> examines the value of the
     * function at <code>a</code> and <code>b</code> and keeps moving
     * the endpoints out by one unit each time through a loop that terminates
     * when one of the following happens: <ul>
     * <li> <code> f(a) * f(b) <= 0 </code> --  success!</li>
     * <li> <code> a = lower </code> and <code> b = upper</code>
     * -- ConvergenceException </li>
     * <li> <code> maximumIterations</code> iterations elapse
     * -- ConvergenceException </li></ul></p>
     *
     * @param function the function
     * @param initial initial midpoint of interval being expanded to
     * bracket a root
     * @param lowerBound lower bound (a is never lower than this value)
     * @param upperBound upper bound (b never is greater than this
     * value)
     * @param maximumIterations maximum number of iterations to perform
     * @return a two element array holding {a, b}.
     * @throws ConvergenceException if the algorithm fails to find a and b
     * satisfying the desired conditions
     * @throws FunctionEvaluationException if an error occurs evaluating the function
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if function is null, maximumIterations
     * is not positive, or initial is not between lowerBound and upperBound
     */
    public static double[] bracket(UnivariateRealFunction function,
            double initial, double lowerBound, double upperBound,
            int maximumIterations) throws ConvergenceException,
            FunctionEvaluationException {

        if (function == null) {
            throw new NullArgumentException(LocalizedFormats.FUNCTION);
        }
        if (maximumIterations <= 0)  {
            throw MathRuntimeException.createIllegalArgumentException(
                  LocalizedFormats.INVALID_MAX_ITERATIONS, maximumIterations);
        }
        if (initial < lowerBound || initial > upperBound || lowerBound >= upperBound) {
            throw MathRuntimeException.createIllegalArgumentException(
                  LocalizedFormats.INVALID_BRACKETING_PARAMETERS,
                  lowerBound, initial, upperBound);
        }
        double a = initial;
        double b = initial;
        double fa;
        double fb;
        int numIterations = 0 ;

        do {
            a = FastMath.max(a - 1.0, lowerBound);
            b = FastMath.min(b + 1.0, upperBound);
            fa = function.value(a);

            fb = function.value(b);
            numIterations++ ;
        } while ((fa * fb > 0.0) && (numIterations < maximumIterations) &&
                ((a > lowerBound) || (b < upperBound)));

        if (fa * fb > 0.0 ) {
            throw new ConvergenceException(
                      LocalizedFormats.FAILED_BRACKETING,
                      numIterations, maximumIterations, initial,
                      lowerBound, upperBound, a, b, fa, fb);
        }

        return new double[]{a, b};
    }

    /**
     * Compute the midpoint of two values.
     *
     * @param a first value.
     * @param b second value.
     * @return the midpoint.
     */
    public static double midpoint(double a, double b) {
        return (a + b) * .5;
    }

    /**
     * Checks to see if f is null, throwing IllegalArgumentException if so.
     * @param f  input function
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if f is null
     */
    private static void setup(UnivariateRealFunction f) {
        if (f == null) {
            throw new NullArgumentException(LocalizedFormats.FUNCTION);
        }
    }

    // CHECKSTYLE: stop HideUtilityClassConstructor
    /** Holder for the factory.
     * <p>We use here the Initialization On Demand Holder Idiom.</p>
     */
    private static class LazyHolder {
        /** Cached solver factory */
        private static final UnivariateRealSolverFactory FACTORY = UnivariateRealSolverFactory.newInstance();
    }
    // CHECKSTYLE: resume HideUtilityClassConstructor

}