Implemented options to hotstart training #499
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Description
This PR implements an option to provide the swarm position, velocity and global best (or any particle) to the optimizer. This was performed by adding the following optional arguments to the optimizer class:
init_velinit_bestThe arguments were added to
GlobalBestPSO,GeneralOptimizerPSOandLocalBestPSOas well as to the abstract base classesSwarmOptimizerandDiscreteSwarmOptimizer.The optimizer can now be called as follows:
Related Issue
Motivation and Context
The current implementation does not allow to properly resume a previous optimization process. This PR makes it possible while maintaining full compatibility with previous versions.
How Has This Been Tested?
This has been tested in a limited manner so far. Only using
GlobalBestPSOon Ubuntu 18.04, python 3.6.Screenshots (if appropriate):
Types of changes
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