Optaplanner 6.1.0 cr1 - optaplanner

I am trying to implement a Value Range for an entities planning variable. The variable is defined as
#PlanningVariable(valueRangeProviderRefs = {"xPosRange"})
public BigDecimal getXCenter()
{
return xCenter;
}
The ValueRangeProvider is specified as
#ValueRangeProvider(id = "xPosRange")
public CountableValueRange<BigDecimal> getXPositions()
{
return ValueRangeFactory.createBigDecimalValueRange(new BigDecimal(0.0,
MathContext.DECIMAL64), new BigDecimal(maxLength, MathContext.DECIMAL64));
}
Ideally I would like to have this within the Planning Entity. However, the values are never changed when the solution is being solved. The same is true when the "ValueRangeProvider" is added to the solution.
Do the "CountableValueRange" collections need to be added to the problem facts?
If so how, adding
facts.addAll(getXPositions());
raises an argument mismatch error.
I have tried to add the following to the xml config file
<changeMoveSelector>
<valueSelector>
<variableName>xCenter</variableName>
</valueSelector>
</changeMoveSelector>
However, this raises a runtime error stating the xCenter has no "getter" within the entity.
The selectorConfig (ValueSelectorConfig(xCenter)) has a variableName (xCenter) for
entityClass (packetName.Part) that does not have that as a getter.
Check the spelling of the variableName (xCenter)
Please can anyone point me in the correct direction. Thank you.

"Do the CountableValueRange collections need to be added to the problem facts?" No. That would require enumerating them, which is unrealistic for large value ranges (all possible longs for example).
"However, this raises a runtime error stating the xCenter has no getter within the entity." I suspect that your issue has nothing to do with the use of the CountableValueRange<BigDecimal>, but has everything to do with the variable property name xCenter. Motivation for this theory:
The error message speaks about not finding the planning variable (= step 2), not about not finding the value range (= step 3). It did find the planning entity successfully (= step 1).
The JavaBeans specification related to the getters of getXCenter() and getAFoo() and getHTTPSomething() are strange/illogical, if I recall correctly. I suspect getXCenter() leads to a property name of XCenter instead of xCenter (and yes, the JavaBeans spec suck in that regard, but OptaPlanner has to adhere to the JavaBeans spec).

I've improved the error message for 6.1.0.CR2, so you 'd get something like this:
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: The selectorConfig (ValueSelectorConfig(pEriod)) has a variableName (pEriod) which is not a valid planning variable on entityClass (class org.optaplanner.examples.curriculumcourse.domain.Lecture).
The variableName (pEriod) for entityClass (class org.optaplanner.examples.curriculumcourse.domain.Lecture) does not exists as a property (getter/setter) on that class.
Check the spelling of the variableName (pEriod). It probably needs to be correctedVariableName (PEriod) instead because the JavaBeans spec states the first letter should be a upper case if the second is upper case.
at org.optaplanner.core.config.heuristic.selector.SelectorConfig.deduceVariableDescriptor(SelectorConfig.java:100)
at org.optaplanner.core.config.heuristic.selector.value.ValueSelectorConfig.buildValueSelector(ValueSelectorConfig.java:198)
at org.optaplanner.core.config.heuristic.selector.move.generic.ChangeMoveSelectorConfig.buildBaseMoveSelector(ChangeMoveSelectorConfig.java:68)
at org.optaplanner.core.config.heuristic.selector.move.MoveSelectorConfig.buildMoveSelector(MoveSelectorConfig.java:187)

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How to make a class that inherits the same methods as IO::Path?

I want to build a class in Raku. Here's what I have so far:
unit class Vimwiki::File;
has Str:D $.path is required where *.IO.e;
method size {
return $.file.IO.s;
}
I'd like to get rid of the size method by simply making my class inherit the methods from IO::Path but I'm at a bit of a loss for how to accomplish this. Trying is IO::Path throws errors when I try to create a new object:
$vwf = Vimwiki::File.new(path => 't/test_file.md');
Must specify a non-empty string as a path
in block <unit> at t/01-basic.rakutest line 24
Must specify a non-empty string as a path
I always try a person's code when looking at someone's SO. Yours didn't work. (No declaration of $vwf.) That instantly alerts me that someone hasn't applied Minimal Reproducible Example principles.
So I did and less than 60 seconds later:
IO::Path.new
Yields the same error.
Why?
The doc for IO::Path.new shows its signature:
multi method new(Str:D $path, ...
So, IO::Path's new method expects a positional argument that's a Str. You (and my MRE) haven't passed a positional argument that's a Str. Thus the error message.
Of course, you've declared your own attribute $path, and have passed a named argument to set it, and that's unfortunately confused you because of the coincidence with the name path, but that's the fun of programming.
What next, take #1
Having a path attribute that duplicates IO::Path's strikes me as likely to lead to unnecessary complexity and/or bugs. So I think I'd nix that.
If all you're trying to do is wrap an additional check around the filename, then you could just write:
unit class Vimwiki::File is IO::Path;
method new ($path, |) { $path.IO.e ?? (callsame) !! die 'nope' }
callsame redispatches the ongoing routine call (the new method call), with the exact same arguments, to the next best fitting candidate(s) that would have been chosen if your new one containing the callsame hadn't been called. In this case, the next candidate(s) will be the existing new method(s) of IO::Path.
That seems fine to get started. Then you can add other attributes and methods as you see fit...
What next, take #2
...except for the IO::Path bug you filed, which means you can't initialize attributes in the normal way because IO::Path breaks the standard object construction protocol! :(
Liz shows one way to workaround this bug.
In an earlier version of this answer, I had not only showed but recommended another approach, namely delegation via handles instead of ordinary inheritance. I have since concluded that that was over-complicating things, and so removed it from this answer. And then I read your issue!
So I guess the delegation approach might still be appropriate as a workaround for a bug. So if later readers want to see it in action, follow #sdondley's link to their code. But I'm leaving it out of this (hopefully final! famous last words...) version of this answer in the hope that by the time you (later reader) read this, you just need to do something really simple like take #1.

I cannot understand how Dart Editor analyze source code

Dart Editor version 1.2.0.release (STABLE). Dart SDK version 1.2.0.
This source code produces runtime exception.
void main() {
test(new Base());
}
void test(Child child) {
}
class Base {
}
class Child extends Base {
}
I assumed that the analyzer generates something like this.
The argument type 'Base' cannot be assigned to the parameter type 'Child'
But I can only detect this error at runtime when occurred this exception (post factum).
Unhandled exception:
type 'Base' is not a subtype of type 'Child' of 'child'.
The analyzer is following the language specification here.
It only warns if a the static type of the argument expression is not assignable to the type of function the parameter.
In Dart, expressions of one type is assignable to variables of another type if either type is a subtype of the other.
That is not a safe type check. It does not find all possible errors. On the other hand, it also does not disallow some correct uses like:
Base foo = new Child();
void action(Child c) { ... }
action(foo); // Perfectly correct code at runtime.
Other languages have safe assignment checks, but they also prevent some correct programs. You then have to add (unsafe/runtime checked) cast operators to tell the compiler that you know the program is safe. It's a trade-off where Dart has chosen to be permissive and avoid most casts.
Let's try to be polite and answer the question without any prejudice.
I think I understand what you expected and here my angle on what the error means:
You are invoking the method with the argument of type Base
The method is expecting an argument of type Child
The Child is not equal to the Base, neither is a subtype of it (as a fact it is the Child that is a subtype of the Base)
It is working as expected as it makes only sense to provide object of the expected type (or it's subtypes - specialisations).
Update:
After reading again your question I realised that you are pointing out that editor is not finding the type problem. I assume this is due to the point that Dart programs are dynamic and hence certain checks are not done before the runtime.
Hope it helps ;-)

How can I print a servlet context attribute in EL?

Is there a way I can get a attribute set in ServletContext in EL so that it ends up as a JavaScript variable?
I am setting it as
context.setAttribute("testing.port", "9000");
I tried retrieving it like
alert("port" +'${testing.port}');
I am just getting a blank.
The problem is the period (.) in the key name. EL interprets the period as a call to an accessor method named getPort1 on whatever object testing references. Fetch the value from the appropriate implicit object:
${applicationScope['testing.port']}
or just use a different key:
${testingPort}
1Yes, this is a simplification of what really happens. It may also look for a predicate getter named isPort, or try Map#get("port").

Why does resolveBinding() return null even though I setResolveBindings(true) on my ASTParser?

I am writing an Eclipse plug-in that uses JDT AST's ASTParser to parse a method. I am looking within that method for the creation of a particular type of object.
When I find a ClassInstanceCreation, I call getType() on it to see what type is being instantiated. I want to be sure that the fully-resolved type being dealt with there is the one I think it is, so I tell the resultant Type object to resolveBinding(). I get null back even though there are no compilation errors and even though I called setResolveBindings(true) on my ASTParser. I gave my ASTParser (via setSource()) the ICompilationUnit that contains my method, so the parser has access to the entire workspace context.
final IMethod method = ...;
final ASTParser parser = ASTParser.newParser(AST.JLS3);
parser.setResolveBindings(true);
parser.setSource(method.getCompilationUnit());
parser.setSourceRange(method.getSourceRange().getOffset(), method.getSourceRange().getLength());
parser.setKind(ASTParser.K_CLASS_BODY_DECLARATIONS);
final TypeDeclaration astRoot = (TypeDeclaration) parser.createAST(null);
final ClassInstanceCreation classInstanceCreation = walkAstAndFindMyExpression(astRoot);
final Type instantiatedType = classInstanceCreation.getType();
System.out.println("BINDING: " + instantiatedType.resolveBinding());
Why does resolveBinding() return null? How can I get the binding information?
Tucked away at the bottom of the overview of ASTParser.setKind(), carefully hidden from people troubleshooting resolveBinding() and setResolveBindings(), is the statement
Binding information is only computed when kind is K_COMPILATION_UNIT.
(from the online Javadoc)
I don't understand offhand why this would be the case, but it does seem to point pretty clearly at what needs to be different!

How to I pass a checkbox value by reference with CLI?

I have a GUI app written in C++/CLI which has a load of configurable options. I have some overloaded functions which grab values from my data source and I'd like to connect my options to those values.
So here's a couple of data retrievers:
bool GetConfigSingle(long paramToGet, String^% str, char* debug, long debugLength);
bool GetConfigSingle(long paramToGet, bool^% v_value, char* debug, long debugLength);
I was hoping to pass in the checkbox's Checked getter/setter as follows:
result = m_dataSource->GetConfigSingle(CONFIG_OPTION1, this->myOption->Checked, debug, debugLen);
...but for some reason I get an odd compiler error which suggests the Checked value isn't being passed as I'd expect:
1>.\DataInterface.cpp(825) : error C2664: 'bool DataInterface::GetConfigSingle(long,System::String ^%, char*, long)' : cannot convert parameter 2 from 'bool' to 'System::String ^%'
Previously this code passed the checkbox in and modified the values itself, but I'm keen to break the dependency our data collection currently has on windows forms.
So what am I missing here?
[Edit] I've filled out the function definitions as they originally were to avoid confusion - my attempt to reduce the irrelevent information failed.
I'm fairly certain that the CheckBox getter / setter returns a bool.
Figured I'd clarify my comments from above and make it a "real" answer...
When you call Checked, what you're getting back as a return value is a bool that represents the current state of the CheckBox. It is not, however, a reference to the actual data member that holds the CheckBox's state. In fact, a properly encapsulated class shouldn't give access to it. Furthermore, since Checked returns a bool by value, that bool is a temporary object that doesn't necessarily exist by the time GetCongigSingle is called.
This leaves you with several options. Either pass the bools by value, and later set the CheckBox's state, or pass the CheckBox itself by reference and "check" it wherever you want.
The two overload of the method GetConfigSingleFile that you have mentioned both take two arguments whereas you are passing 4 arguments to the method. Are there any default arguments? If yes, can you please reproduce the original method declarations?
Most probably, the 4 argument overload of this method is expecting a String^% as the 2nd argument. This is what the compiler is suggesting anyway. But if we can have a look at the method declarations that could help diagnosing the problem.
This isn't an answer to my question, but worth being aware of - apparently there's a quirk in passing properties by reference.