#!/usr/bin/env python3 # Copyright 2010-2025 Google LLC # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. # You may obtain a copy of the License at # # http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 # # Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software # distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, # WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and # limitations under the License. """This is the Golomb ruler problem. This model aims at maximizing radar interferences in a minimum space. It is known as the Golomb Ruler problem. The idea is to put marks on a rule such that all differences between all marks are all different. The objective is to minimize the length of the rule. see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golomb_ruler """ from typing import Sequence from absl import app from absl import flags from ortools.sat.python import cp_model _ORDER = flags.DEFINE_integer("order", 8, "Order of the ruler.") _PARAMS = flags.DEFINE_string( "params", "num_search_workers:16,log_search_progress:true,max_time_in_seconds:45", "Sat solver parameters.", ) def solve_golomb_ruler(order: int, params: str) -> None: """Solve the Golomb ruler problem.""" # Create the model. model = cp_model.CpModel() var_max = order * order all_vars = list(range(0, order)) marks = [model.new_int_var(0, var_max, f"marks_{i}") for i in all_vars] model.add(marks[0] == 0) for i in range(order - 2): model.add(marks[i + 1] > marks[i]) diffs = [] for i in range(order - 1): for j in range(i + 1, order): diff = model.new_int_var(0, var_max, f"diff [{j},{i}]") model.add(diff == marks[j] - marks[i]) diffs.append(diff) model.add_all_different(diffs) # symmetry breaking if order > 2: model.add(marks[order - 1] - marks[order - 2] > marks[1] - marks[0]) # Objective model.minimize(marks[order - 1]) # Solve the model. solver = cp_model.CpSolver() if params: solver.parameters.parse_text_format(params) solution_printer = cp_model.ObjectiveSolutionPrinter() print(f"Golomb ruler(order={order})") status = solver.solve(model, solution_printer) # Print solution. if status in (cp_model.OPTIMAL, cp_model.FEASIBLE): for idx, var in enumerate(marks): print(f"mark[{idx}]: {solver.value(var)}") intervals = [solver.value(diff) for diff in diffs] intervals.sort() print(f"intervals: {intervals}") print(solver.response_stats()) def main(argv: Sequence[str]) -> None: if len(argv) > 1: raise app.UsageError("Too many command-line arguments.") solve_golomb_ruler(_ORDER.value, _PARAMS.value) if __name__ == "__main__": app.run(main)