OptimizationAlgorithm
class OptimizationAlgorithm
An abstract class for optimization algorithms in Qiskit’s optimization module.
Methods
get_compatibility_msg
abstract OptimizationAlgorithm.get_compatibility_msg(problem)
Checks whether a given problem can be solved with the optimizer implementing this method.
Parameters
problem (QuadraticProgram) – The optimization problem to check compatibility.
Return type
str
Returns
Returns the incompatibility message. If the message is empty no issues were found.
is_compatible
OptimizationAlgorithm.is_compatible(problem)
Checks whether a given problem can be solved with the optimizer implementing this method.
Parameters
problem (QuadraticProgram) – The optimization problem to check compatibility.
Return type
bool
Returns
Returns True if the problem is compatible, False otherwise.
solve
abstract OptimizationAlgorithm.solve(problem)
Tries to solves the given problem using the optimizer.
Runs the optimizer to try to solve the optimization problem.
Parameters
problem (QuadraticProgram) – The problem to be solved.
Return type
OptimizationResult
Returns
The result of the optimizer applied to the problem.
Raises
QiskitOptimizationError – If the problem is incompatible with the optimizer.