GALAHAD DGO package#

purpose#

The dgo package uses a deterministic partition-and-bound trust-region method to find an approximation to the global minimizer of a differentiable objective function \(f(x)\) of n variables \(x\), subject to simple bounds \(x^l <= x <= x^u\) on the variables. Here, any of the components of the vectors of bounds \(x^l\) and \(x^u\) may be infinite. The method offers the choice of direct and iterative solution of the key trust-region subproblems, and is suitable for large problems. First derivatives are required, and if second derivatives can be calculated, they will be exploited - if the product of second derivatives with a vector may be found but not the derivatives themselves, that may also be exploited.

Although there are theoretical guarantees, these may require a large number of evaluations as the dimension and nonconvexity increase. The alternative package bgo may sometimes be preferred.

See Section 4 of $GALAHAD/doc/dgo.pdf for additional details.

method#

Starting with the initial box \(x^l \leq x \leq x^u\), a sequence of boxes is generated by considering the current set, and partitioning a promising candidate into three equally-sized sub-boxes by splitting along one of the box dimensions. Each partition requires only a pair of new function and derivative evaluations, and these values, together with estimates of Lipschitz constants, makes it possible to remove other boxes from further consideration as soon as they cannot contain a global minimizer. Efficient control of the dictionary of vertices of the sub-boxes is handled using a suitable hashing procedure provided by HASH; each sub-box is indexed by the concatenated coordinates of a pair of opposite vertices. At various stages, local minimization in a promising sub-box, using TRB, may be used to improve the best-known upper bound on the global minimizer. If \(n=1\), the specialised univariate global minimization package UGO is called directly.

We reiterate that although there are theoretical guarantees, these may require a large number of evaluations as the dimension and nonconvexity increase. Thus the method should best be viewed as a heuristic to try to find a reasonable approximation of the global minimum.

references#

The global minimization method employed is an extension of that due to

Ya. D. Sergeyev and D. E. Kasov, ``A deterministic global optimization using smooth diagonal auxiliary functions’’, Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation, 21(1-3) (2015) 99-111.

but adapted to use 2nd derivatives, while in the special case when \(n=1\), a simplification based on the ideas in

D. Lera and Ya. D. Sergeyev (2013), ``Acceleration of univariate global optimization algorithms working with Lipschitz functions and Lipschitz first derivatives’’ SIAM J. Optimization 23(1) (2013) 508–529.

is used instead. The generic bound-constrained trust-region method used for local minimization is described in detail in

A. R. Conn, N. I. M. Gould and Ph. L. Toint, Trust-region methods. SIAM/MPS Series on Optimization (2000).

matrix storage#

The symmetric \(n\) by \(n\) matrix \(H = \nabla^2_{xx}f\) may be presented and stored in a variety of formats. But crucially symmetry is exploited by only storing values from the lower triangular part (i.e, those entries that lie on or below the leading diagonal).

Dense storage format: The matrix \(H\) is stored as a compact dense matrix by rows, that is, the values of the entries of each row in turn are stored in order within an appropriate real one-dimensional array. Since \(H\) is symmetric, only the lower triangular part (that is the part \(H_{ij}\) for \(1 \leq j \leq i \leq n\)) need be held. In this case the lower triangle should be stored by rows, that is component \((i-1) * i / 2 + j\) of the storage array H_val will hold the value \(H_{ij}\) (and, by symmetry, \(H_{ji}\)) for \(1 \leq j \leq i \leq n\). The string H_type = ‘dense’ should be specified.

Sparse co-ordinate storage format: Only the nonzero entries of the matrices are stored. For the \(l\)-th entry, \(1 \leq l \leq ne\), of \(H\), its row index i, column index j and value \(H_{ij}\), \(1 \leq j \leq i \leq n\), are stored as the \(l\)-th components of the integer arrays H_row and H_col and real array H_val, respectively, while the number of nonzeros is recorded as H_ne = \(ne\). Note that only the entries in the lower triangle should be stored. The string H_type = ‘coordinate’ should be specified.

Sparse row-wise storage format: Again only the nonzero entries are stored, but this time they are ordered so that those in row i appear directly before those in row i+1. For the i-th row of \(H\) the i-th component of the integer array H_ptr holds the position of the first entry in this row, while H_ptr(n+1) holds the total number of entries plus one. The column indices j, \(1 \leq j \leq i\), and values \(H_{ij}\) of the entries in the i-th row are stored in components l = H_ptr(i), …, H_ptr(i+1)-1 of the integer array H_col, and real array H_val, respectively. Note that as before only the entries in the lower triangle should be stored. For sparse matrices, this scheme almost always requires less storage than its predecessor. The string H_type = ‘sparse_by_rows’ should be specified.

Diagonal storage format: If \(H\) is diagonal (i.e., \(H_{ij} = 0\) for all \(1 \leq i \neq j \leq n\)) only the diagonals entries \(H_{ii}\), \(1 \leq i \leq n\) need be stored, and the first n components of the array H_val may be used for the purpose. The string H_type = ‘diagonal’ should be specified.

introduction to function calls#

To solve a given problem, functions from the dgo package must be called in the following order:

  • dgo_initialize - provide default control parameters and set up initial data structures

  • dgo_read_specfile (optional) - override control values by reading replacement values from a file

  • dgo_import - set up problem data structures and fixed values

  • dgo_reset_control (optional) - possibly change control parameters if a sequence of problems are being solved

  • solve the problem by calling one of

    • dgo_solve_with_mat - solve using function calls to evaluate function, gradient and Hessian values

    • dgo_solve_without_mat - solve using function calls to evaluate function and gradient values and Hessian-vector products

    • dgo_solve_reverse_with_mat - solve returning to the calling program to obtain function, gradient and Hessian values, or

    • dgo_solve_reverse_without_mat - solve returning to the calling prorgram to obtain function and gradient values and Hessian-vector products

  • dgo_information (optional) - recover information about the solution and solution process

  • dgo_terminate - deallocate data structures

See the examples section for illustrations of use.

parametric real type T#

Below, the symbol T refers to a parametric real type that may be Float32 (single precision) or Float64 (double precision).

callable functions#

    function dgo_initialize(T, data, control, status)

Set default control values and initialize private data

Parameters:

data

holds private internal data

control

is a structure containing control information (see dgo_control_type)

status

is a scalar variable of type Int32 that gives the exit status from the package. Possible values are (currently):

  • 0

    The initialization was successful.

    function dgo_read_specfile(T, control, specfile)

Read the content of a specification file, and assign values associated with given keywords to the corresponding control parameters. An in-depth discussion of specification files is available, and a detailed list of keywords with associated default values is provided in $GALAHAD/src/dgo/DGO.template. See also Table 2.1 in the Fortran documentation provided in $GALAHAD/doc/dgo.pdf for a list of how these keywords relate to the components of the control structure.

Parameters:

control

is a structure containing control information (see dgo_control_type)

specfile

is a one-dimensional array of type Vararg{Cchar} that must give the name of the specification file

    function dgo_import(T, control, data, status, n, x_l, x_u,
                        H_type, ne, H_row, H_col, H_ptr)

Import problem data into internal storage prior to solution.

Parameters:

control

is a structure whose members provide control parameters for the remaining procedures (see dgo_control_type)

data

holds private internal data

status

is a scalar variable of type Int32 that gives the exit status from the package. Possible values are:

  • 1

    The import was successful, and the package is ready for the solve phase

  • -1

    An allocation error occurred. A message indicating the offending array is written on unit control.error, and the returned allocation status and a string containing the name of the offending array are held in inform.alloc_status and inform.bad_alloc respectively.

  • -2

    A deallocation error occurred. A message indicating the offending array is written on unit control.error and the returned allocation status and a string containing the name of the offending array are held in inform.alloc_status and inform.bad_alloc respectively.

  • -3

    The restriction n > 0 or requirement that type contains its relevant string ‘dense’, ‘coordinate’, ‘sparse_by_rows’, ‘diagonal’ or ‘absent’ has been violated.

n

is a scalar variable of type Int32 that holds the number of variables**

x_l

is a one-dimensional array of size n and type T that holds the values \(x^l\) of the lower bounds on the optimization variables \(x\). The j-th component of x_l, \(j = 1, \ldots, n\), contains \(x^l_j\).

x_u

is a one-dimensional array of size n and type T that holds the values \(x^u\) of the upper bounds on the optimization variables \(x\). The j-th component of x_u, \(j = 1, \ldots, n\), contains \(x^u_j\).

H_type

is a one-dimensional array of type Vararg{Cchar} that specifies the symmetric storage scheme used for the Hessian. It should be one of ‘coordinate’, ‘sparse_by_rows’, ‘dense’, ‘diagonal’ or ‘absent’, the latter if access to the Hessian is via matrix-vector products; lower or upper case variants are allowed.

ne

is a scalar variable of type Int32 that holds the number of entries in the lower triangular part of H in the sparse co-ordinate storage scheme. It need not be set for any of the other three schemes.

H_row

is a one-dimensional array of size ne and type Int32 that holds the row indices of the lower triangular part of H in the sparse co-ordinate storage scheme. It need not be set for any of the other three schemes, and in this case can be C_NULL

H_col

is a one-dimensional array of size ne and type Int32 that holds the column indices of the lower triangular part of H in either the sparse co-ordinate, or the sparse row-wise storage scheme. It need not be set when the dense or diagonal storage schemes are used, and in this case can be C_NULL

H_ptr

is a one-dimensional array of size n+1 and type Int32 that holds the starting position of each row of the lower triangular part of H, as well as the total number of entries, in the sparse row-wise storage scheme. It need not be set when the other schemes are used, and in this case can be C_NULL

    function dgo_reset_control(T, control, data, status)

Reset control parameters after import if required.

Parameters:

control

is a structure whose members provide control parameters for the remaining procedures (see dgo_control_type)

data

holds private internal data

status

is a scalar variable of type Int32 that gives the exit status from the package. Possible values are:

  • 1

    The import was successful, and the package is ready for the solve phase

    function dgo_solve_with_mat(T, data, userdata, status, n, x, g, ne,
                                eval_f, eval_g, eval_h, eval_hprod, eval_prec)

Find an approximation to the global minimizer of a given function subject to simple bounds on the variables using a partition-and-bound trust-region method.

This call is for the case where \(H = \nabla_{xx}f(x)\) is provided specifically, and all function/derivative information is available by function calls.

Parameters:

data

holds private internal data

userdata

is a structure that allows data to be passed into the function and derivative evaluation programs.

status

is a scalar variable of type Int32 that gives the entry and exit status from the package.

On initial entry, status must be set to 1.

Possible exit values are:

  • 0

    The run was successful

  • -1

    An allocation error occurred. A message indicating the offending array is written on unit control.error, and the returned allocation status and a string containing the name of the offending array are held in inform.alloc_status and inform.bad_alloc respectively.

  • -2

    A deallocation error occurred. A message indicating the offending array is written on unit control.error and the returned allocation status and a string containing the name of the offending array are held in inform.alloc_status and inform.bad_alloc respectively.

  • -3

    The restriction n > 0 or requirement that type contains its relevant string ‘dense’, ‘coordinate’, ‘sparse_by_rows’, ‘diagonal’ or ‘absent’ has been violated.

  • -7

    The objective function appears to be unbounded from below

  • -9

    The analysis phase of the factorization failed; the return status from the factorization package is given in the component inform.factor_status

  • -10

    The factorization failed; the return status from the factorization package is given in the component inform.factor_status.

  • -11

    The solution of a set of linear equations using factors from the factorization package failed; the return status from the factorization package is given in the component inform.factor_status.

  • -16

    The problem is so ill-conditioned that further progress is impossible.

  • -19

    The CPU time limit has been reached. This may happen if control.cpu_time_limit is too small, but may also be symptomatic of a badly scaled problem.

  • -82

    The user has forced termination of solver by removing the file named control.alive_file from unit unit control.alive_unit.

  • -91

    The hash table used to store the dictionary of vertices of the sub-boxes is full, and there is no room to increase it further.

  • -99

    The budget limit on function evaluations has been reached. This will happen if the limit control.max_evals is exceeded, and is quite normal for stochastic global-optimization methods. The user may explore increasing control.max_evals to see if that produces a lower value of the objective function, but there are unfortunately no guarantees.

n

is a scalar variable of type Int32 that holds the number of variables

x

is a one-dimensional array of size n and type T that holds the values \(x\) of the optimization variables. The j-th component of x, j = 1, … , n, contains \(x_j\).

g

is a one-dimensional array of size n and type T that holds the gradient \(g = \nabla_xf(x)\) of the objective function. The j-th component of g, j = 1, … , n, contains \(g_j\).

ne

is a scalar variable of type Int32 that holds the number of entries in the lower triangular part of the Hessian matrix \(H\).

eval_f

is a user-supplied function that must have the following signature:

function eval_f(n, x, f, userdata)

The value of the objective function \(f(x)\) evaluated at x=\(x\) must be assigned to f, and the function return value set to 0. If the evaluation is impossible at x, return should be set to a nonzero value. Data may be passed into eval_f via the structure userdata.

eval_g

is a user-supplied function that must have the following signature:

function eval_g(n, x, g, userdata)

The components of the gradient \(g = \nabla_x f(x\)) of the objective function evaluated at x=\(x\) must be assigned to g, and the function return value set to 0. If the evaluation is impossible at x, return should be set to a nonzero value. Data may be passed into eval_g via the structure userdata.

eval_h

is a user-supplied function that must have the following signature:

function eval_h(n, ne, x, h, userdata)

The nonzeros of the Hessian \(H = \nabla_{xx}f(x)\) of the objective function evaluated at x=\(x\) must be assigned to h in the same order as presented to dgo_import, and the function return value set to 0. If the evaluation is impossible at x, return should be set to a nonzero value. Data may be passed into eval_h via the structure userdata.

eval_prec

is an optional user-supplied function that may be C_NULL. If non-NULL, it must have the following signature:

function eval_prec(n, x, u, v, userdata)

The product \(u = P(x) v\) of the user’s preconditioner \(P(x)\) evaluated at \(x\) with the vector v=\(v\), the result \(u\) must be retured in u, and the function return value set to 0. If the evaluation is impossible at x, return should be set to a nonzero value. Data may be passed into eval_prec via the structure userdata.

    function dgo_solve_without_mat(T, data, userdata, status, n, x, g,
                                   eval_f, eval_g, eval_hprod,
                                   eval_shprod, eval_prec)

Find an approximation to the global minimizer of a given function subject to simple bounds on the variables using a partition-and-bound trust-region method.

This call is for the case where access to \(H = \nabla_{xx}f(x)\) is provided by Hessian-vector products, and all function/derivative information is available by function calls.

Parameters:

data

holds private internal data

userdata

is a structure that allows data to be passed into the function and derivative evaluation programs.

status

is a scalar variable of type Int32 that gives the entry and exit status from the package.

On initial entry, status must be set to 1.

Possible exit values are:

  • 0

    The run was successful

  • -1

    An allocation error occurred. A message indicating the offending array is written on unit control.error, and the returned allocation status and a string containing the name of the offending array are held in inform.alloc_status and inform.bad_alloc respectively.

  • -2

    A deallocation error occurred. A message indicating the offending array is written on unit control.error and the returned allocation status and a string containing the name of the offending array are held in inform.alloc_status and inform.bad_alloc respectively.

  • -3

    The restriction n > 0 or requirement that type contains its relevant string ‘dense’, ‘coordinate’, ‘sparse_by_rows’, ‘diagonal’ or ‘absent’ has been violated.

  • -7

    The objective function appears to be unbounded from below

  • -9

    The analysis phase of the factorization failed; the return status from the factorization package is given in the component inform.factor_status

  • -10

    The factorization failed; the return status from the factorization package is given in the component inform.factor_status.

  • -11

    The solution of a set of linear equations using factors from the factorization package failed; the return status from the factorization package is given in the component inform.factor_status.

  • -16

    The problem is so ill-conditioned that further progress is impossible.

  • -19

    The CPU time limit has been reached. This may happen if control.cpu_time_limit is too small, but may also be symptomatic of a badly scaled problem.

  • -82

    The user has forced termination of solver by removing the file named control.alive_file from unit unit control.alive_unit.

  • -99

    The budget limit on function evaluations has been reached. This will happen if the limit control.max_evals is exceeded, and is quite normal for stochastic global-optimization methods. The user may explore increasing control.max_evals to see if that produces a lower value of the objective function, but there are unfortunately no guarantees.

n

is a scalar variable of type Int32 that holds the number of variables

x

is a one-dimensional array of size n and type T that holds the values \(x\) of the optimization variables. The j-th component of x, j = 1, … , n, contains \(x_j\).

g

is a one-dimensional array of size n and type T that holds the gradient \(g = \nabla_xf(x)\) of the objective function. The j-th component of g, j = 1, … , n, contains \(g_j\).

eval_f

is a user-supplied function that must have the following signature:

function eval_f(n, x, f, userdata)

The value of the objective function \(f(x)\) evaluated at x=\(x\) must be assigned to f, and the function return value set to 0. If the evaluation is impossible at x, return should be set to a nonzero value. Data may be passed into eval_f via the structure userdata.

eval_g

is a user-supplied function that must have the following signature:

function eval_g(n, x, g, userdata)

The components of the gradient \(g = \nabla_x f(x\)) of the objective function evaluated at x=\(x\) must be assigned to g, and the function return value set to 0. If the evaluation is impossible at x, return should be set to a nonzero value. Data may be passed into eval_g via the structure userdata.

eval_hprod

is a user-supplied function that must have the following signature:

function eval_hprod(n, x, u, v, got_h, userdata)

The sum \(u + \nabla_{xx}f(x) v\) of the product of the Hessian \(\nabla_{xx}f(x)\) of the objective function evaluated at x=\(x\) with the vector v=\(v\) and the vector $ \(u\) must be returned in u, and the function return value set to 0. If the evaluation is impossible at x, return should be set to a nonzero value. The Hessian has already been evaluated or used at x if got_h is true. Data may be passed into eval_hprod via the structure userdata.

eval_shprod

is a user-supplied function that must have the following signature:

function eval_shprod(n, x, nnz_v, index_nz_v, v, nnz_u,
                     index_nz_u, u, got_h, userdata)

The product \(u = \nabla_{xx}f(x) v\) of the Hessian \(\nabla_{xx}f(x)\) of the objective function evaluated at \(x\) with the sparse vector v=\(v\) must be returned in u, and the function return value set to 0. Only the components index_nz_v[0:nnz_v-1] of v are nonzero, and the remaining components may not have been be set. On exit, the user must indicate the nnz_u indices of u that are nonzero in index_nz_u[0:nnz_u-1], and only these components of u need be set. If the evaluation is impossible at x, return should be set to a nonzero value. The Hessian has already been evaluated or used at x if got_h is true. Data may be passed into eval_prec via the structure userdata.

eval_prec

is an optional user-supplied function that may be C_NULL. If non-NULL, it must have the following signature:

function eval_prec(n, x, u, v, userdata)

The product \(u = P(x) v\) of the user’s preconditioner \(P(x)\) evaluated at \(x\) with the vector v=\(v\), the result \(u\) must be retured in u, and the function return value set to 0. If the evaluation is impossible at x, return should be set to a nonzero value. Data may be passed into eval_prec via the structure userdata.

    function dgo_solve_reverse_with_mat(T, data, status, eval_status,
                                        n, x, f, g, ne, H_val, u, v)

Find an approximation to the global minimizer of a given function subject to simple bounds on the variables using a partition-and-bound trust-region method.

This call is for the case where \(H = \nabla_{xx}f(x)\) is provided specifically, but function/derivative information is only available by returning to the calling procedure

Parameters:

data

holds private internal data

status

is a scalar variable of type Int32 that gives the entry and exit status from the package.

On initial entry, status must be set to 1.

Possible exit values are:

  • 0

    The run was successful

  • -1

    An allocation error occurred. A message indicating the offending array is written on unit control.error, and the returned allocation status and a string containing the name of the offending array are held in inform.alloc_status and inform.bad_alloc respectively.

  • -2

    A deallocation error occurred. A message indicating the offending array is written on unit control.error and the returned allocation status and a string containing the name of the offending array are held in inform.alloc_status and inform.bad_alloc respectively.

  • -3

    The restriction n > 0 or requirement that type contains its relevant string ‘dense’, ‘coordinate’, ‘sparse_by_rows’, ‘diagonal’ or ‘absent’ has been violated.

  • -7

    The objective function appears to be unbounded from below

  • -9

    The analysis phase of the factorization failed; the return status from the factorization package is given in the component inform.factor_status

  • -10

    The factorization failed; the return status from the factorization package is given in the component inform.factor_status.

  • -11

    The solution of a set of linear equations using factors from the factorization package failed; the return status from the factorization package is given in the component inform.factor_status.

  • -16

    The problem is so ill-conditioned that further progress is impossible.

  • -19

    The CPU time limit has been reached. This may happen if control.cpu_time_limit is too small, but may also be symptomatic of a badly scaled problem.

  • -82

    The user has forced termination of solver by removing the file named control.alive_file from unit unit control.alive_unit.

  • -99

    The budget limit on function evaluations has been reached. This will happen if the limit control.max_evals is exceeded, and is quite normal for stochastic global-optimization methods. The user may explore increasing control.max_evals to see if that produces a lower value of the objective function, but there are unfortunately no guarantees.

  • 2

    The user should compute the objective function value \(f(x)\) at the point \(x\) indicated in x and then re-enter the function. The required value should be set in f, and eval_status should be set to 0. If the user is unable to evaluate \(f(x)\) for instance, if the function is undefined at \(x\) the user need not set f, but should then set eval_status to a non-zero value.

  • 3

    The user should compute the gradient of the objective function \(\nabla_x f(x)\) at the point \(x\) indicated in x and then re-enter the function. The value of the i-th component of the gradient should be set in g[i], for i = 1, …, n and eval_status should be set to 0. If the user is unable to evaluate a component of \(\nabla_x f(x)\) for instance if a component of the gradient is undefined at \(x\) -the user need not set g, but should then set eval_status to a non-zero value.

  • 4

    The user should compute the Hessian of the objective function \(\nabla_{xx}f(x)\) at the point x indicated in \(x\) and then re-enter the function. The value l-th component of the Hessian stored according to the scheme input in the remainder of \(H\) should be set in H_val[l], for l = 0, …, ne-1 and eval_status should be set to 0. If the user is unable to evaluate a component of \(\nabla_{xx}f(x)\) for instance, if a component of the Hessian is undefined at \(x\) the user need not set H_val, but should then set eval_status to a non-zero value.

  • 5

    The user should compute the product \(\nabla_{xx}f(x)v\) of the Hessian of the objective function \(\nabla_{xx}f(x)\) at the point \(x\) indicated in x with the vector \(v\), add the result to the vector \(u\) and then re-enter the function. The vectors \(u\) and \(v\) are given in u and v respectively, the resulting vector \(u + \nabla_{xx}f(x)v\) should be set in u and eval_status should be set to 0. If the user is unable to evaluate the product for instance, if a component of the Hessian is undefined at \(x\) the user need not alter u, but should then set eval_status to a non-zero value.

  • 6

    The user should compute the product \(u = P(x)v\) of their preconditioner \(P(x)\) at the point x indicated in \(x\) with the vector \(v\) and then re-enter the function. The vector \(v\) is given in v, the resulting vector \(u = P(x)v\) should be set in u and eval_status should be set to 0. If the user is unable to evaluate the product for instance, if a component of the preconditioner is undefined at \(x\) the user need not set u, but should then set eval_status to a non-zero value.

  • 23

    The user should follow the instructions for 2 and 3 above before returning.

  • 25

    The user should follow the instructions for 2 and 5 above before returning.

  • 35

    The user should follow the instructions for 3 and 5 above before returning.

  • 235

    The user should follow the instructions for 2, 3 and 5 above before returning.

eval_status

is a scalar variable of type Int32 that is used to indicate if objective function/gradient/Hessian values can be provided (see above)

n

is a scalar variable of type Int32 that holds the number of variables

x

is a one-dimensional array of size n and type T that holds the values \(x\) of the optimization variables. The j-th component of x, j = 1, … , n, contains \(x_j\).

f

is a scalar variable pointer of type T that holds the value of the objective function.

g

is a one-dimensional array of size n and type T that holds the gradient \(g = \nabla_xf(x)\) of the objective function. The j-th component of g, j = 1, … , n, contains \(g_j\).

ne

is a scalar variable of type Int32 that holds the number of entries in the lower triangular part of the Hessian matrix \(H\).

H_val

is a one-dimensional array of size ne and type T that holds the values of the entries of the lower triangular part of the Hessian matrix \(H\) in any of the available storage schemes.

u

is a one-dimensional array of size n and type T that is used for reverse communication (see above for details)

v

is a one-dimensional array of size n and type T that is used for reverse communication (see above for details)

    function dgo_solve_reverse_without_mat(T, data, status, eval_status,
                                            n, x, f, g, u, v, index_nz_v,
                                            nnz_v, index_nz_u, nnz_u)

Find an approximation to the global minimizer of a given function subject to simple bounds on the variables using a partition-and-bound trust-region method.

This call is for the case where access to \(H = \nabla_{xx}f(x)\) is provided by Hessian-vector products, but function/derivative information is only available by returning to the calling procedure.

Parameters:

data

holds private internal data

status

is a scalar variable of type Int32 that gives the entry and exit status from the package.

On initial entry, status must be set to 1.

Possible exit values are:

  • 0

    The run was successful

  • -1

    An allocation error occurred. A message indicating the offending array is written on unit control.error, and the returned allocation status and a string containing the name of the offending array are held in inform.alloc_status and inform.bad_alloc respectively.

  • -2

    A deallocation error occurred. A message indicating the offending array is written on unit control.error and the returned allocation status and a string containing the name of the offending array are held in inform.alloc_status and inform.bad_alloc respectively.

  • -3

    The restriction n > 0 or requirement that type contains its relevant string ‘dense’, ‘coordinate’, ‘sparse_by_rows’, ‘diagonal’ or ‘absent’ has been violated.

  • -7

    The objective function appears to be unbounded from below

  • -9

    The analysis phase of the factorization failed; the return status from the factorization package is given in the component inform.factor_status

  • -10

    The factorization failed; the return status from the factorization package is given in the component inform.factor_status.

  • -11

    The solution of a set of linear equations using factors from the factorization package failed; the return status from the factorization package is given in the component inform.factor_status.

  • -16

    The problem is so ill-conditioned that further progress is impossible.

  • -19

    The CPU time limit has been reached. This may happen if control.cpu_time_limit is too small, but may also be symptomatic of a badly scaled problem.

  • -82

    The user has forced termination of solver by removing the file named control.alive_file from unit unit control.alive_unit.

  • -99

    The budget limit on function evaluations has been reached. This will happen if the limit control.max_evals is exceeded, and is quite normal for stochastic global-optimization methods. The user may explore increasing control.max_evals to see if that produces a lower value of the objective function, but there are unfortunately no guarantees.

  • 2

    The user should compute the objective function value \(f(x)\) at the point \(x\) indicated in x and then re-enter the function. The required value should be set in f, and eval_status should be set to 0. If the user is unable to evaluate \(f(x)\) for instance, if the function is undefined at \(x\) the user need not set f, but should then set eval_status to a non-zero value.

  • 3

    The user should compute the gradient of the objective function \(\nabla_x f(x)\) at the point \(x\) indicated in x and then re-enter the function. The value of the i-th component of the gradient should be set in g[i], for i = 1, …, n and eval_status should be set to 0. If the user is unable to evaluate a component of \(\nabla_x f(x)\) for instance if a component of the gradient is undefined at \(x\) -the user need not set g, but should then set eval_status to a non-zero value.

  • 5

    The user should compute the product \(\nabla_{xx}f(x)v\) of the Hessian of the objective function \(\nabla_{xx}f(x)\) at the point \(x\) indicated in x with the vector \(v\), add the result to the vector \(u\) and then re-enter the function. The vectors \(u\) and \(v\) are given in u and v respectively, the resulting vector \(u + \nabla_{xx}f(x)v\) should be set in u and eval_status should be set to 0. If the user is unable to evaluate the product for instance, if a component of the Hessian is undefined at \(x\) the user need not alter u, but should then set eval_status to a non-zero value.

  • 6

    The user should compute the product \(u = P(x)v\) of their preconditioner \(P(x)\) at the point x indicated in \(x\) with the vector \(v\) and then re-enter the function. The vector \(v\) is given in v, the resulting vector \(u = P(x)v\) should be set in u and eval_status should be set to 0. If the user is unable to evaluate the product for instance, if a component of the preconditioner is undefined at \(x\) the user need not set u, but should then set eval_status to a non-zero value.

  • 7

    The user should compute the product \(u = \nabla_{xx}f(x)v\) of the Hessian of the objective function \(\nabla_{xx}f(x)\) at the point \(x\) indicated in x with the sparse vector v=\(v\) and then re-enter the function. The nonzeros of \(v\) are stored in v[index_nz_v[0:nnz_v-1]] while the nonzeros of \(u\) should be returned in u[index_nz_u[0:nnz_u-1]]; the user must set nnz_u and index_nz_u accordingly, and set eval_status to 0. If the user is unable to evaluate the product for instance, if a component of the Hessian is undefined at \(x\) the user need not alter u, but should then set eval_status to a non-zero value.

  • 23

    The user should follow the instructions for 2 and 3 above before returning.

  • 25

    The user should follow the instructions for 2 and 5 above before returning.

  • 35

    The user should follow the instructions for 3 and 5 above before returning.

  • 235

    The user should follow the instructions for 2, 3 and 5 above before returning.

eval_status

is a scalar variable of type Int32 that is used to indicate if objective function/gradient/Hessian values can be provided (see above)

n

is a scalar variable of type Int32 that holds the number of variables

x

is a one-dimensional array of size n and type T that holds the values \(x\) of the optimization variables. The j-th component of x, j = 1, … , n, contains \(x_j\).

f

is a scalar variable pointer of type T that holds the value of the objective function.

g

is a one-dimensional array of size n and type T that holds the gradient \(g = \nabla_xf(x)\) of the objective function. The j-th component of g, j = 1, … , n, contains \(g_j\).

u

is a one-dimensional array of size n and type T that is used for reverse communication (see status=5,6,7 above for details)

v

is a one-dimensional array of size n and type T that is used for reverse communication (see status=5,6,7 above for details)

index_nz_v

is a one-dimensional array of size n and type Int32 that is used for reverse communication (see status=7 above for details)

nnz_v

is a scalar variable of type Int32 that is used for reverse communication (see status=7 above for details)

index_nz_u

is a one-dimensional array of size n and type Int32 that is used for reverse communication (see status=7 above for details)

nnz_u

is a scalar variable of type Int32 that is used for reverse communication (see status=7 above for details). On initial (status=1) entry, nnz_u should be set to an (arbitrary) nonzero value, and nnz_u=0 is recommended

    function dgo_information(T, data, inform, status)

Provides output information

Parameters:

data

holds private internal data

inform

is a structure containing output information (see dgo_inform_type)

status

is a scalar variable of type Int32 that gives the exit status from the package. Possible values are (currently):

  • 0

    The values were recorded successfully

    function dgo_terminate(T, data, control, inform)

Deallocate all internal private storage

Parameters:

data

holds private internal data

control

is a structure containing control information (see dgo_control_type)

inform

is a structure containing output information (see dgo_inform_type)

available structures#

dgo_control_type structure#

    struct dgo_control_type{T}
      f_indexing::Bool
      error::Int32
      out::Int32
      print_level::Int32
      start_print::Int32
      stop_print::Int32
      print_gap::Int32
      maxit::Int32
      max_evals::Int32
      dictionary_size::Int32
      alive_unit::Int32
      alive_file::NTuple{31,Cchar}
      infinity::T
      lipschitz_lower_bound::T
      lipschitz_reliability::T
      lipschitz_control::T
      stop_length::T
      stop_f::T
      obj_unbounded::T
      cpu_time_limit::T
      clock_time_limit::T
      hessian_available::Bool
      prune::Bool
      perform_local_optimization::Bool
      space_critical::Bool
      deallocate_error_fatal::Bool
      prefix::NTuple{31,Cchar}
      hash_control::hash_control_type
      ugo_control::ugo_control_type{T}
      trb_control::trb_control_type{T}

detailed documentation#

control derived type as a Julia structure

components#

Bool f_indexing

use C or Fortran sparse matrix indexing

Int32 error

error and warning diagnostics occur on stream error

Int32 out

general output occurs on stream out

Int32 print_level

the level of output required. Possible values are:

  • \(\leq\) 0 no output,

  • 1 a one-line summary for every improvement

  • 2 a summary of each iteration

  • \(\geq\) 3 increasingly verbose (debugging) output

Int32 start_print

any printing will start on this iteration

Int32 stop_print

any printing will stop on this iteration

Int32 print_gap

the number of iterations between printing

Int32 maxit

the maximum number of iterations performed

Int32 max_evals

the maximum number of function evaluations made

Int32 dictionary_size

the size of the initial hash dictionary

Int32 alive_unit

removal of the file alive_file from unit alive_unit terminates execution

char alive_file[31]

see alive_unit

T infinity

any bound larger than infinity in modulus will be regarded as infinite

T lipschitz_lower_bound

a small positive constant (<= 1e-6) that ensure that the estimted gradient Lipschitz constant is not too small

T lipschitz_reliability

the Lipschitz reliability parameter, the Lipschiz constant used will be a factor lipschitz_reliability times the largest value observed

T lipschitz_control

the reliablity control parameter, the actual reliability parameter used will be .lipschitz_reliability

  • MAX( 1, n - 1 ) * .lipschitz_control / iteration

T stop_length

the iteration will stop if the length, delta, of the diagonal in the box with the smallest-found objective function is smaller than .stop_length times that of the original bound box, delta_0

T stop_f

the iteration will stop if the gap between the best objective value found and the smallest lower bound is smaller than .stop_f

T obj_unbounded

the smallest value the objective function may take before the problem is marked as unbounded

T cpu_time_limit

the maximum CPU time allowed (-ve means infinite)

T clock_time_limit

the maximum elapsed clock time allowed (-ve means infinite)

Bool hessian_available

is the Hessian matrix of second derivatives available or is access only via matrix-vector products?

Bool prune

should boxes that cannot contain the global minimizer be pruned (i.e., removed from further consideration)?

Bool perform_local_optimization

should approximate minimizers be impoved by judicious local minimization?

Bool space_critical

if .space_critical true, every effort will be made to use as little space as possible. This may result in longer computation time

Bool deallocate_error_fatal

if .deallocate_error_fatal is true, any array/pointer deallocation error will terminate execution. Otherwise, computation will continue

NTuple{31,Cchar} prefix

all output lines will be prefixed by prefix(2:LEN(TRIM(prefix))-1) where prefix contains the required string enclosed in quotes, e.g. “string” or ‘string’

struct hash_control_type hash_control

control parameters for HASH

struct ugo_control_type ugo_control

control parameters for UGO

struct trb_control_type trb_control

control parameters for TRB

dgo_time_type structure#

    struct dgo_time_type{T}
      total::Float32
      univariate_global::Float32
      multivariate_local::Float32
      clock_total::T
      clock_univariate_global::T
      clock_multivariate_local::T

detailed documentation#

time derived type as a Julia structure

components#

Float32 total

the total CPU time spent in the package

Float32 univariate_global

the CPU time spent performing univariate global optimization

Float32 multivariate_local

the CPU time spent performing multivariate local optimization

T clock_total

the total clock time spent in the package

T clock_univariate_global

the clock time spent performing univariate global optimization

T clock_multivariate_local

the clock time spent performing multivariate local optimization

dgo_inform_type structure#

    struct dgo_inform_type{T}
      status::Int32
      alloc_status::Int32
      bad_alloc::NTuple{81,Cchar}
      iter::Int32
      f_eval::Int32
      g_eval::Int32
      h_eval::Int32
      obj::T
      norm_pg::T
      length_ratio::T
      f_gap::T
      why_stop::NTuple{2,Cchar}
      time::dgo_time_type{T}
      hash_inform::hash_inform_type
      ugo_inform::ugo_inform_type{T}
      trb_inform::trb_inform_type{T}

detailed documentation#

inform derived type as a Julia structure

components#

Int32 status

return status. See DGO_solve for details

Int32 alloc_status

the status of the last attempted allocation/deallocation

NTuple{81,Cchar} bad_alloc

the name of the array for which an allocation/deallocation error occurred

Int32 iter

the total number of iterations performed

Int32 f_eval

the total number of evaluations of the objective function

Int32 g_eval

the total number of evaluations of the gradient of the objective function

Int32 h_eval

the total number of evaluations of the Hessian of the objective function

T obj

the value of the objective function at the best estimate of the solution determined by DGO_solve

T norm_pg

the norm of the projected gradient of the objective function at the best estimate of the solution determined by DGO_solve

T length_ratio

the ratio of the final to the initial box lengths

T f_gap

the gap between the best objective value found and the lowest bound

char why_stop[2]

why did the iteration stop? This wil be ‘D’ if the box length is small enough, ‘F’ if the objective gap is small enough, and ‘ ‘ otherwise

struct dgo_time_type time

timings (see above)

struct hash_inform_type hash_inform

inform parameters for HASH

struct ugo_inform_type ugo_inform

inform parameters for UGO

struct trb_inform_type trb_inform

inform parameters for TRB

example calls#

This is an example of how to use the package to minimize a multi-dimensional objective; the code is available in $GALAHAD/src/dgo/Julia/test_dgo.jl . A variety of supported Hessian and constraint matrix storage formats are shown.

# test_dgo.jl
# Simple code to test the Julia interface to DGO

using GALAHAD
using Test
using Printf
using Accessors

# Custom userdata struct
struct userdata_dgo{T}
  p::T
  freq::T
  mag::T
end

function test_dgo(::Type{T}) where T

  # Objective function
  function fun(n::Int, x::Vector{T}, f::Ref{T}, userdata::userdata_dgo)
    p = userdata.p
    freq = userdata.freq
    mag = userdata.mag
    f[] = (x[1] + x[3] + p)^2 + (x[2] + x[3])^2 + mag * cos(freq * x[1]) + x[1] + x[2] + x[3]
    return 0
  end

  # Gradient of the objective
  function grad(n::Int, x::Vector{T}, g::Vector{T}, userdata::userdata_dgo)
    p = userdata.p
    freq = userdata.freq
    mag = userdata.mag
    g[1] = 2.0 * (x[1] + x[3] + p) - mag * freq * sin(freq * x[1]) + 1.0
    g[2] = 2.0 * (x[2] + x[3]) + 1.0
    g[3] = 2.0 * (x[1] + x[3] + p) + 2.0 * (x[2] + x[3]) + 1.0
    return 0
  end

  # Hessian of the objective
  function hess(n::Int, ne::Int, x::Vector{T}, hval::Vector{T},
                userdata::userdata_dgo)
    p = userdata.p
    freq = userdata.freq
    mag = userdata.mag
    hval[1] = 2.0 - mag * freq^2 * cos(freq * x[1])
    hval[2] = 2.0
    hval[3] = 2.0
    hval[4] = 4.0
    return 0
  end

  # Dense Hessian
  function hess_dense(n::Int, ne::Int, x::Vector{T}, hval::Vector{T},
                      userdata::userdata_dgo)
    p = userdata.p
    freq = userdata.freq
    mag = userdata.mag
    hval[1] = 2.0 - mag * freq^2 * cos(freq * x[1])
    hval[2] = 0.0
    hval[3] = 2.0
    hval[4] = 2.0
    hval[5] = 4.0
    return 0
  end

  # Hessian-vector product
  function hessprod(n::Int, x::Vector{T}, u::Vector{T}, v::Vector{T},
                    got_h::Bool, userdata::userdata_dgo)
    p = userdata.p
    freq = userdata.freq
    mag = userdata.mag
    u[1] = u[1] + 2.0 * (v[1] + v[3]) - mag * freq^2 * cos(freq * x[1]) * v[1]
    u[2] = u[2] + 2.0 * (v[2] + v[3])
    u[3] = u[3] + 2.0 * (v[1] + v[2] + 2.0 * v[3])
    return 0
  end

  # Sparse Hessian-vector product
  function shessprod(n::Int, x::Vector{T}, nnz_v::Cint, index_nz_v::Vector{Cint},
                     v::Vector{T}, nnz_u::Ref{Cint}, index_nz_u::Vector{Cint},
                     u::Vector{T}, got_h::Bool, userdata::userdata_dgo)
    p = userdata.p
    freq = userdata.freq
    mag = userdata.mag
    p = zeros(T, 3)
    used = falses(3)
    for i in 1:nnz_v
      j = index_nz_v[i]
      if j == 1
        p[1] = p[1] + 2.0 * v[1] - mag * freq^2 * cos(freq * x[1]) * v[1]
        used[1] = true
        p[3] = p[3] + 2.0 * v[1]
        used[3] = true
      elseif j == 2
        p[2] = p[2] + 2.0 * v[2]
        used[2] = true
        p[3] = p[3] + 2.0 * v[2]
        used[3] = true
      elseif j == 3
        p[1] = p[1] + 2.0 * v[3]
        used[1] = true
        p[2] = p[2] + 2.0 * v[3]
        used[2] = true
        p[3] = p[3] + 4.0 * v[3]
        used[3] = true
      end
    end

    nnz_u[] = 0
    for j in 1:3
      if used[j]
        u[j] = p[j]
        nnz_u[] += 1
        index_nz_u[nnz_u[]] = j
      end
    end
    return 0
  end

  # Apply preconditioner
  function prec(n::Int, x::Vector{T}, u::Vector{T}, v::Vector{T},
                userdata::userdata_dgo)
    u[1] = 0.5 * v[1]
    u[2] = 0.5 * v[2]
    u[3] = 0.25 * v[3]
    return 0
  end

  # Objective function
  function fun_diag(n::Int, x::Vector{T}, f::Ref{T}, userdata)
    p = userdata.p
    freq = userdata.freq
    mag = userdata.mag

    f[] = (x[3] + p)^2 + x[2]^2 + mag * cos(freq * x[1]) + sum(x)
    return 0
  end

  # Gradient of the objective
  function grad_diag(n::Int, x::Vector{T}, g::Vector{T}, userdata)
    p = userdata.p
    freq = userdata.freq
    mag = userdata.mag

    g[1] = -mag * freq * sin(freq * x[1]) + 1
    g[2] = 2.0 * x[2] + 1
    g[3] = 2.0 * (x[3] + p) + 1
    return 0
  end

  # Hessian of the objective
  function hess_diag(n::Int, ne::Int, x::Vector{T}, hval::Vector{T}, userdata)
    freq = userdata.freq
    mag = userdata.mag

    hval[1] = -mag * freq^2 * cos(freq * x[1])
    hval[2] = 2.0
    hval[3] = 2.0
    return 0
  end

  # Hessian-vector product
  function hessprod_diag(n::Int, x::Vector{T}, u::Vector{T}, v::Vector{T},
                         got_h::Bool, userdata)
    freq = userdata.freq
    mag = userdata.mag

    u[1] += -mag * freq^2 * cos(freq * x[1]) * v[1]
    u[2] += 2.0 * v[2]
    u[3] += 2.0 * v[3]
    return 0
  end

  # Sparse Hessian-vector product
  function shessprod_diag(n::Int, x::Vector{T}, nnz_v::Cint, index_nz_v::Vector{Cint},
                          v::Vector{T}, nnz_u::Ref{Cint}, index_nz_u::Vector{Cint},
                          u::Vector{T}, got_h::Bool, userdata)
    freq = userdata.freq
    mag = userdata.mag

    p = zeros(3)
    used = falses(3)
    for i in 1:nnz_v
      j = index_nz_v[i]
      if j == 1
        p[1] -= mag * freq^2 * cos(freq * x[1]) * v[1]
        used[1] = true
      elseif j == 2
        p[2] += 2.0 * v[2]
        used[2] = true
      elseif j == 3
        p[3] += 2.0 * v[3]
        used[3] = true
      end
    end
    nnz_u[] = 0
    for j in 1:3
      if used[j]
        u[j] = p[j]
        nnz_u[] += 1
        index_nz_u[nnz_u[]] = j
      end
    end
    return 0
  end

  # Derived types
  data = Ref{Ptr{Cvoid}}()
  control = Ref{dgo_control_type{T}}()
  inform = Ref{dgo_inform_type{T}}()

  # Set user data
  userdata = userdata_dgo(4.0, 10.0, 1000.0)

  # Set problem data
  n = 3 # dimension
  ne = 5 # Hesssian elements
  x_l = T[-10, -10, -10]
  x_u = T[0.5, 0.5, 0.5]
  H_row = Cint[1, 2, 3, 3, 3]  # Hessian H
  H_col = Cint[1, 2, 1, 2, 3]  # NB lower triangle
  H_ptr = Cint[1, 2, 3, 6]  # row pointers

  # Set storage
  g = zeros(T, n) # gradient
  st = ' '
  status = Ref{Cint}()

  @printf(" Fortran sparse matrix indexing\n\n")
  @printf(" tests reverse-communication options\n\n")

  # reverse-communication input/output
  eval_status = Ref{Cint}()
  nnz_u = Ref{Cint}()
  nnz_v = Ref{Cint}()
  f = Ref{T}(0.0)
  u = zeros(T, n)
  v = zeros(T, n)
  index_nz_u = zeros(Cint, n)
  index_nz_v = zeros(Cint, n)
  H_val = zeros(T, ne)
  H_dense = zeros(T, div(n * (n + 1), 2))
  H_diag = zeros(T, n)

  for d in 1:5
    # Initialize DGO
    dgo_initialize(T, data, control, status)

    # Set user-defined control options
    @reset control[].f_indexing = true # Fortran sparse matrix indexing
    @reset control[].maxit = Cint(2500)
    # @reset control[].trb_control[].maxit = Cint(100)
    # @reset control[].print_level = Cint(1)

    # Start from 0
    x = T[0.0, 0.0, 0.0]

    # sparse co-ordinate storage
    if d == 1
      st = 'C'
      dgo_import(T, control, data, status, n, x_l, x_u, "coordinate", ne, H_row, H_col, C_NULL)

      terminated = false
      while !terminated # reverse-communication loop
        dgo_solve_reverse_with_mat(T, data, status, eval_status, n, x, f[], g, ne, H_val, u, v)
        if status[] == 0 # successful termination
          terminated = true
        elseif status[] < 0 # error exit
          terminated = true
        elseif status[] == 2 # evaluate f
          eval_status[] = fun(n, x, f, userdata)
        elseif status[] == 3 # evaluate g
          eval_status[] = grad(n, x, g, userdata)
        elseif status[] == 4 # evaluate H
          eval_status[] = hess(n, ne, x, H_val, userdata)
        elseif status[] == 5 # evaluate Hv product
          eval_status[] = hessprod(n, x, u, v, false, userdata)
        elseif status[] == 6 # evaluate the product with P
          eval_status[] = prec(n, x, u, v, userdata)
        elseif status[] == 23 # evaluate f and g
          eval_status[] = fun(n, x, f, userdata)
          eval_status[] = grad(n, x, g, userdata)
        elseif status[] == 25 # evaluate f and Hv product
          eval_status[] = fun(n, x, f, userdata)
          eval_status[] = hessprod(n, x, u, v, false, userdata)
        elseif status[] == 35 # evaluate g and Hv product
          eval_status[] = grad(n, x, g, userdata)
          eval_status[] = hessprod(n, x, u, v, false, userdata)
        elseif status[] == 235 # evaluate f, g and Hv product
          eval_status[] = fun(n, x, f, userdata)
          eval_status[] = grad(n, x, g, userdata)
          eval_status[] = hessprod(n, x, u, v, false, userdata)
        else
          @printf(" the value %1i of status should not occur\n", status)
        end
      end
    end

    # sparse by rows
    if d == 2
      st = 'R'
      dgo_import(T, control, data, status, n, x_l, x_u,
                 "sparse_by_rows", ne, C_NULL, H_col, H_ptr)

      terminated = false
      while !terminated # reverse-communication loop
        dgo_solve_reverse_with_mat(T, data, status, eval_status,
                                   n, x, f[], g, ne, H_val, u, v)
        if status[] == 0 # successful termination
          terminated = true
        elseif status[] < 0 # error exit
          terminated = true
        elseif status[] == 2 # evaluate f
          eval_status[] = fun(n, x, f, userdata)
        elseif status[] == 3 # evaluate g
          eval_status[] = grad(n, x, g, userdata)
        elseif status[] == 4 # evaluate H
          eval_status[] = hess(n, ne, x, H_val, userdata)
        elseif status[] == 5 # evaluate Hv product
          eval_status[] = hessprod(n, x, u, v, false, userdata)
        elseif status[] == 6 # evaluate the product with P
          eval_status[] = prec(n, x, u, v, userdata)
        elseif status[] == 23 # evaluate f and g
          eval_status[] = fun(n, x, f, userdata)
          eval_status[] = grad(n, x, g, userdata)
        elseif status[] == 25 # evaluate f and Hv product
          eval_status[] = fun(n, x, f, userdata)
          eval_status[] = hessprod(n, x, u, v, false, userdata)
        elseif status[] == 35 # evaluate g and Hv product
          eval_status[] = grad(n, x, g, userdata)
          eval_status[] = hessprod(n, x, u, v, false, userdata)
        elseif status[] == 235 # evaluate f, g and Hv product
          eval_status[] = fun(n, x, f, userdata)
          eval_status[] = grad(n, x, g, userdata)
          eval_status[] = hessprod(n, x, u, v, false, userdata)
        else
          @printf(" the value %1i of status should not occur\n", status)
        end
      end
    end

    # dense
    if d == 3
      st = 'D'
      dgo_import(T, control, data, status, n, x_l, x_u,
                 "dense", ne, C_NULL, C_NULL, C_NULL)

      terminated = false
      while !terminated # reverse-communication loop
        dgo_solve_reverse_with_mat(T, data, status, eval_status,
                                   n, x, f[], g, div(n * (n + 1), 2),
                                   H_dense, u, v)
        if status[] == 0 # successful termination
          terminated = true
        elseif status[] < 0 # error exit
          terminated = true
        elseif status[] == 2 # evaluate f
          eval_status[] = fun(n, x, f, userdata)
        elseif status[] == 3 # evaluate g
          eval_status[] = grad(n, x, g, userdata)
        elseif status[] == 4 # evaluate H
          eval_status[] = hess_dense(n, div(n * (n + 1), 2), x, H_dense, userdata)
        elseif status[] == 5 # evaluate Hv product
          eval_status[] = hessprod(n, x, u, v, false, userdata)
        elseif status[] == 6 # evaluate the product with P
          eval_status[] = prec(n, x, u, v, userdata)
        elseif status[] == 23 # evaluate f and g
          eval_status[] = fun(n, x, f, userdata)
          eval_status[] = grad(n, x, g, userdata)
        elseif status[] == 25 # evaluate f and Hv product
          eval_status[] = fun(n, x, f, userdata)
          eval_status[] = hessprod(n, x, u, v, false, userdata)
        elseif status[] == 35 # evaluate g and Hv product
          eval_status[] = grad(n, x, g, userdata)
          eval_status[] = hessprod(n, x, u, v, false, userdata)
        elseif status[] == 235 # evaluate f, g and Hv product
          eval_status[] = fun(n, x, f, userdata)
          eval_status[] = grad(n, x, g, userdata)
          eval_status[] = hessprod(n, x, u, v, false, userdata)
        else
          @printf(" the value %1i of status should not occur\n", status)
        end
      end
    end

    # diagonal
    if d == 4
      st = 'I'
      dgo_import(T, control, data, status, n, x_l, x_u,
                 "diagonal", ne, C_NULL, C_NULL, C_NULL)

      terminated = false
      while !terminated # reverse-communication loop
        dgo_solve_reverse_with_mat(T, data, status, eval_status,
                                   n, x, f[], g, n, H_diag, u, v)
        if status[] == 0 # successful termination
          terminated = true
        elseif status[] < 0 # error exit
          terminated = true
        elseif status[] == 2 # evaluate f
          eval_status[] = fun_diag(n, x, f, userdata)
        elseif status[] == 3 # evaluate g
          eval_status[] = grad_diag(n, x, g, userdata)
        elseif status[] == 4 # evaluate H
          eval_status[] = hess_diag(n, n, x, H_diag, userdata)
        elseif status[] == 5 # evaluate Hv product
          eval_status[] = hessprod_diag(n, x, u, v, false,
                                        userdata)
        elseif status[] == 6 # evaluate the product with P
          eval_status[] = prec(n, x, u, v, userdata)
        elseif status[] == 23 # evaluate f and g
          eval_status[] = fun_diag(n, x, f, userdata)
          eval_status[] = grad_diag(n, x, g, userdata)
        elseif status[] == 25 # evaluate f and Hv product
          eval_status[] = fun_diag(n, x, f, userdata)
          eval_status[] = hessprod_diag(n, x, u, v, false,
                                        userdata)
        elseif status[] == 35 # evaluate g and Hv product
          eval_status[] = grad_diag(n, x, g, userdata)
          eval_status[] = hessprod_diag(n, x, u, v, false,
                                        userdata)
        elseif status[] == 235 # evaluate f, g and Hv product
          eval_status[] = fun_diag(n, x, f, userdata)
          eval_status[] = grad_diag(n, x, g, userdata)
          eval_status[] = hessprod_diag(n, x, u, v, false,
                                        userdata)
        else
          @printf(" the value %1i of status should not occur\n", status)
        end
      end
    end

    # access by products
    if d == 5
      st = 'P'
      dgo_import(T, control, data, status, n, x_l, x_u,
                 "absent", ne, C_NULL, C_NULL, C_NULL)

      nnz_u = Ref{Cint}(0)
      terminated = false
      while !terminated # reverse-communication loop
        dgo_solve_reverse_without_mat(T, data, status, eval_status,
                                      n, x, f[], g, u, v, index_nz_v,
                                      nnz_v, index_nz_u, nnz_u[])
        if status[] == 0 # successful termination
          terminated = true
        elseif status[] < 0 # error exit
          terminated = true
        elseif status[] == 2 # evaluate f
          eval_status[] = fun(n, x, f, userdata)
        elseif status[] == 3 # evaluate g
          eval_status[] = grad(n, x, g, userdata)
        elseif status[] == 5 # evaluate Hv product
          eval_status[] = hessprod(n, x, u, v, false, userdata)
        elseif status[] == 6 # evaluate the product with P
          eval_status[] = prec(n, x, u, v, userdata)
        elseif status[] == 7 # evaluate sparse Hess-vect product
          eval_status[] = shessprod(n, x, nnz_v[], index_nz_v, v,
                                    nnz_u, index_nz_u, u,
                                    false, userdata)
        elseif status[] == 23 # evaluate f and g
          eval_status[] = fun(n, x, f, userdata)
          eval_status[] = grad(n, x, g, userdata)
        elseif status[] == 25 # evaluate f and Hv product
          eval_status[] = fun(n, x, f, userdata)
          eval_status[] = hessprod(n, x, u, v, false, userdata)
        elseif status[] == 35 # evaluate g and Hv product
          eval_status[] = grad(n, x, g, userdata)
          eval_status[] = hessprod(n, x, u, v, false, userdata)
        elseif status[] == 235 # evaluate f, g and Hv product
          eval_status[] = fun(n, x, f, userdata)
          eval_status[] = grad(n, x, g, userdata)
          eval_status[] = hessprod(n, x, u, v, false, userdata)
        else
          @printf(" the value %1i of status should not occur\n", status)
        end
      end
    end

    # Record solution information
    dgo_information(T, data, inform, status)

    if inform[].status[] == 0
      @printf("%c:%6i evaluations. Optimal objective value = %5.2f status = %1i\n", st,
              inform[].f_eval, inform[].obj, inform[].status)
    elseif inform[].status[] == -18
      @printf("%c:%6i evaluations. Best objective value = %5.2f status = %1i\n", st,
              inform[].f_eval, inform[].obj, inform[].status)
    else
      @printf("%c: DGO_solve exit status = %1i\n", st, inform[].status)
    end

    # @printf("x: ")
    # for i in 1:n
    #   @printf("%f ", x[i])
    # end
    # @printf("\n")
    # @printf("gradient: ")
    # for i in 1:n
    #   @printf("%f ", g[i])
    # end
    # @printf("\n")

    # Delete internal workspace
    dgo_terminate(T, data, control, inform)
  end
  return 0
end

@testset "DGO" begin
  @test test_dgo(Float32) == 0
  @test test_dgo(Float64) == 0
end