//===========================================================================
/*!
 * 
 *
 * \brief       Base class for Line Search Optimizer
 * 
 * 
 *
 * \author      O. Krause
 * \date        2013
 *
 *
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 * 
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 */
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#ifndef SHARK_ALGORITHMS_GRADIENTDESCENT_ABSTRACTLINESEARCHOPTIMIZER_H
#define SHARK_ALGORITHMS_GRADIENTDESCENT_ABSTRACTLINESEARCHOPTIMIZER_H

#include <shark/Core/DLLSupport.h>
#include <shark/Algorithms/AbstractSingleObjectiveOptimizer.h>
#include <shark/Algorithms/GradientDescent/LineSearch.h>

namespace shark {

/// \brief Basis class for line search methods.
///
/// Line Search optimizer find an iterative optimum by starting from some point, choosing a search direction and than
/// performing a line search in that direction. To choose the search direction a local model of the function is  often used.
/// This class is a base class for all line search method which implement the general behaviour of line search methods.
/// Derived classes only need to implement initModel() and computeSearchDirection() to initializee and update
/// the model and find a new line search direction. The remaining functionality is implemented by the optimizer.
///
/// Also derived classes should specialise read() and write() methods for serialization if they have additional members
/// as well as choose a name() for the optimizer.
class AbstractLineSearchOptimizer : public AbstractSingleObjectiveOptimizer< RealVector > {
protected:
        /// \brief Initializes the internal model.
        ///
        /// Line Search Methods use a Model to search for the next search direction.
        /// The model is initialized during init()
        virtual void initModel() = 0;

        /// \brief Updates the Model and computes the next search direction
        ///
        /// After a step was performed, this method is called to compute the next 
        /// search direction. This usually involves updating the internal model using the 
        /// new and old step information. Afterwards m_searchDirection should contain
        /// the next search direction.
        virtual void computeSearchDirection() = 0;

public:
        SHARK_EXPORT_SYMBOL AbstractLineSearchOptimizer();

        SHARK_EXPORT_SYMBOL void init(ObjectiveFunctionType& objectiveFunction,  SearchPointType const& startingPoint) ;
        
        using AbstractSingleObjectiveOptimizer< RealVector >::init;

        SHARK_EXPORT_SYMBOL void step(ObjectiveFunctionType const& objectiveFunction);

        //from ISerializable
        ;
        //linesearch handling
        LineSearch const& lineSearch()const {
                return m_linesearch;
        }
        LineSearch &lineSearch() {
                return m_linesearch;
        }


protected: // Instance vars

        LineSearch m_linesearch; ///< used line search method.
        std::size_t m_dimension; ///< number of parameters
        double m_initialStepLength;///< Initial step length to begin with the line search.

        RealVector  m_derivative; ///< gradient of m_best.point
        RealVector  m_searchDirection;///< search direction of next step

        //information from previous step
        RealVector m_lastPoint; ///<  previous point
        RealVector m_lastDerivative; ///< gradient of the previous point
        double m_lastValue;     ///< value of the previous point
};

}
#endif
