src/main/java/org/apache/commons/math/optimization/SimpleScalarValueChecker.java

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package org.apache.commons.math.optimization;

import org.apache.commons.math.util.FastMath;
import org.apache.commons.math.util.MathUtils;

/**
 * Simple implementation of the {@link RealConvergenceChecker} interface using
 * only objective function values.
 * <p>
 * Convergence is considered to have been reached if either the relative
 * difference between the objective function values is smaller than a
 * threshold or if either the absolute difference between the objective
 * function values is smaller than another threshold.
 * </p>
 * @version $Revision: 990655 $ $Date: 2010-08-29 23:49:40 +0200 (dim. 29 août 2010) $
 * @since 2.0
 */
public class SimpleScalarValueChecker implements RealConvergenceChecker {

    /** Default relative threshold. */
    private static final double DEFAULT_RELATIVE_THRESHOLD = 100 * MathUtils.EPSILON;

    /** Default absolute threshold. */
    private static final double DEFAULT_ABSOLUTE_THRESHOLD = 100 * MathUtils.SAFE_MIN;

    /** Relative tolerance threshold. */
    private final double relativeThreshold;

    /** Absolute tolerance threshold. */
    private final double absoluteThreshold;

   /** Build an instance with default threshold.
     */
    public SimpleScalarValueChecker() {
        this.relativeThreshold = DEFAULT_RELATIVE_THRESHOLD;
        this.absoluteThreshold = DEFAULT_ABSOLUTE_THRESHOLD;
    }

    /** Build an instance with a specified threshold.
     * <p>
     * In order to perform only relative checks, the absolute tolerance
     * must be set to a negative value. In order to perform only absolute
     * checks, the relative tolerance must be set to a negative value.
     * </p>
     * @param relativeThreshold relative tolerance threshold
     * @param absoluteThreshold absolute tolerance threshold
     */
    public SimpleScalarValueChecker(final double relativeThreshold,
                                    final double absoluteThreshold) {
        this.relativeThreshold = relativeThreshold;
        this.absoluteThreshold = absoluteThreshold;
    }

    /** {@inheritDoc} */
    public boolean converged(final int iteration,
                             final RealPointValuePair previous,
                             final RealPointValuePair current) {
        final double p          = previous.getValue();
        final double c          = current.getValue();
        final double difference = FastMath.abs(p - c);
        final double size       = FastMath.max(FastMath.abs(p), FastMath.abs(c));
        return (difference <= (size * relativeThreshold)) || (difference <= absoluteThreshold);
    }
}