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+/* -*- mode: C++; indent-tabs-mode: nil; -*-
+ *
+ * This file is a part of LEMON, a generic C++ optimization library.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2003-2009
+ * Egervary Jeno Kombinatorikus Optimalizalasi Kutatocsoport
+ * (Egervary Research Group on Combinatorial Optimization, EGRES).
+ *
+ * Permission to use, modify and distribute this software is granted
+ * provided that this copyright notice appears in all copies. For
+ * precise terms see the accompanying LICENSE file.
+ *
+ * This software is provided "AS IS" with no warranty of any kind,
+ * express or implied, and with no claim as to its suitability for any
+ * purpose.
+ *
+ */
+
+#include "test_tools.h"
+
+#include <lemon/config.h>
+
+#ifdef LEMON_HAVE_CPLEX
+#include <lemon/cplex.h>
+#endif
+
+#ifdef LEMON_HAVE_GLPK
+#include <lemon/glpk.h>
+#endif
+
+#ifdef LEMON_HAVE_CBC
+#include <lemon/cbc.h>
+#endif
+
+
+using namespace lemon;
+
+void solveAndCheck(MipSolver& mip, MipSolver::ProblemType stat,
+                   double exp_opt) {
+  using std::string;
+
+  mip.solve();
+  //int decimal,sign;
+  std::ostringstream buf;
+  buf << "Type should be: " << int(stat)<<" and it is "<<int(mip.type());
+
+
+  //  itoa(stat,buf1, 10);
+  check(mip.type()==stat, buf.str());
+
+  if (stat ==  MipSolver::OPTIMAL) {
+    std::ostringstream sbuf;
+    buf << "Wrong optimal value: the right optimum is " << exp_opt;
+    check(std::abs(mip.solValue()-exp_opt) < 1e-3, sbuf.str());
+    //+ecvt(exp_opt,2)
+  }
+}
+
+void aTest(MipSolver& mip)
+{
+  //The following example is very simple
+
+
+  typedef MipSolver::Row Row;
+  typedef MipSolver::Col Col;
+
+
+  Col x1 = mip.addCol();
+  Col x2 = mip.addCol();
+
+
+  //Objective function
+  mip.obj(x1);
+
+  mip.max();
+
+  //Unconstrained optimization
+  mip.solve();
+  //Check it out!
+
+  //Constraints
+  mip.addRow(2 * x1 + x2 <= 2);
+  Row y2 = mip.addRow(x1 - 2 * x2 <= 0);
+
+  //Nonnegativity of the variable x1
+  mip.colLowerBound(x1, 0);
+
+
+  //Maximization of x1
+  //over the triangle with vertices (0,0),(4/5,2/5),(0,2)
+  double expected_opt=4.0/5.0;
+  solveAndCheck(mip, MipSolver::OPTIMAL, expected_opt);
+
+
+  //Restrict x2 to integer
+  mip.colType(x2,MipSolver::INTEGER);
+  expected_opt=1.0/2.0;
+  solveAndCheck(mip, MipSolver::OPTIMAL, expected_opt);
+
+
+  //Restrict both to integer
+  mip.colType(x1,MipSolver::INTEGER);
+  expected_opt=0;
+  solveAndCheck(mip, MipSolver::OPTIMAL, expected_opt);
+
+  //Erase a variable
+  mip.erase(x2);
+  mip.rowUpperBound(y2, 8);
+  expected_opt=1;
+  solveAndCheck(mip, MipSolver::OPTIMAL, expected_opt);
+
+}
+
+
+template<class MIP>
+void cloneTest()
+{
+
+  MIP* mip = new MIP();
+  MIP* mipnew = mip->newSolver();
+  MIP* mipclone = mip->cloneSolver();
+  delete mip;
+  delete mipnew;
+  delete mipclone;
+}
+
+int main()
+{
+
+#ifdef LEMON_HAVE_GLPK
+  {
+    GlpkMip mip1;
+    aTest(mip1);
+    cloneTest<GlpkMip>();
+  }
+#endif
+
+#ifdef LEMON_HAVE_CPLEX
+  try {
+    CplexMip mip2;
+    aTest(mip2);
+    cloneTest<CplexMip>();
+  } catch (CplexEnv::LicenseError& error) {
+    check(false, error.what());
+  }
+#endif
+
+#ifdef LEMON_HAVE_CBC
+  {
+    CbcMip mip1;
+    aTest(mip1);
+    cloneTest<CbcMip>();
+  }
+#endif
+
+  return 0;
+
+}