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#ifndef __GECODE_SEARCH_PARALLEL_BAB_HH__
#define __GECODE_SEARCH_PARALLEL_BAB_HH__

#include <gecode/search/parallel/engine.hh>

namespace Gecode { namespace Search { namespace Parallel {

  class BAB : public Engine {
  protected:
    class Worker : public Engine::Worker {
    protected:
      int mark;
      Space* best;
    public:
      Worker(Space* s, size_t sz, BAB& e);
      BAB& engine(void) const;
      virtual void run(void);
      void better(Space* b);
      void find(void);
      virtual ~Worker(void);
    };
    Worker** _worker;
    Space* best;
  public:
    Worker* worker(unsigned int i) const;



    void solution(Space* s);



    BAB(Space* s, size_t sz, const Options& o);
    virtual Statistics statistics(void) const;
    virtual ~BAB(void);
  };



  /*
   * Engine: basic access routines
   */
  forceinline BAB&
  BAB::Worker::engine(void) const {
    return static_cast<BAB&>(_engine);
  }
  forceinline BAB::Worker*
  BAB::worker(unsigned int i) const {
    return _worker[i];
  }


  /*
   * Engine: initialization
   */
  forceinline
  BAB::Worker::Worker(Space* s, size_t sz, BAB& e)
    : Engine::Worker(s,sz,e), mark(0), best(NULL) {}

  forceinline
  BAB::BAB(Space* s, size_t sz, const Options& o)
    : Engine(o), best(NULL) {
    // Create workers
    _worker = static_cast<Worker**>
      (heap.ralloc(workers() * sizeof(Worker*)));
    // The first worker gets the entire search tree
    _worker[0] = new Worker(s,sz,*this);
    // All other workers start with no work
    for (unsigned int i=1; i<workers(); i++)
      _worker[i] = new Worker(NULL,sz,*this);
    // Block all workers
    block();
    // Create and start threads
    for (unsigned int i=0; i<workers(); i++) {
      Support::Thread t(_worker[i]);
    }
  }


  /*
   * Engine: search control
   */
  forceinline void
  BAB::Worker::better(Space* b) {
    m.acquire();
    delete best;
    best = b->clone(false);
    mark = path.entries();
    if (cur != NULL)
      cur->constrain(*best);
    m.release();
  }
  forceinline void 
  BAB::solution(Space* s) {
    m_search.acquire();
    if (best != NULL) {
      s->constrain(*best);
      if (s->status() == SS_FAILED) {
        delete s;
        m_search.release();
        return;
      } else {
        delete best;
        best = s->clone();
      }
    } else {
      best = s->clone();
    }
    // Announce better solutions
    for (unsigned int i=0; i<workers(); i++)
      worker(i)->better(best);
    bool bs = signal();
    solutions.push(s);
    if (bs)
      e_search.signal();
    m_search.release();
  }
  

  /*
   * Worker: finding and stealing working
   */
  forceinline void
  BAB::Worker::find(void) {
    // Try to find new work (even if there is none)
    for (unsigned int i=0; i<engine().workers(); i++) {
      unsigned long int r_d;
      if (Space* s = engine().worker(i)->steal(r_d)) {
        // Reset this guy
        m.acquire();
        idle = false;
        d = 0;
        cur = s;
        mark = 0;
        if (best != NULL)
          cur->constrain(*best);
        Search::Worker::reset(cur,r_d);
        m.release();
        return;
      }
    }
  }

}}}

#endif

// STATISTICS: search-parallel