dppoint.h

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/**********************************************************************
 * File:        dppoint.h
 * Description: Simple generic dynamic programming class.
 * Author:      Ray Smith
 * Created:     Wed Mar 25 18:57:01 PDT 2009
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#ifndef TESSERACT_CCSTRUCT_DPPOINT_H__
#define TESSERACT_CCSTRUCT_DPPOINT_H__

#include "host.h"

namespace tesseract {

// A simple class to provide a dynamic programming solution to a class of
// 1st-order problems in which the cost is dependent only on the current
// step and the best cost to that step, with a possible special case
// of using the variance of the steps, and only the top choice is required.
// Useful for problems such as finding the optimal cut points in a fixed-pitch
// (vertical or horizontal) situation.
// Skeletal Example:
// DPPoint* array = new DPPoint[width];
// for (int i = 0; i < width; i++) {
//   array[i].AddLocalCost(cost_at_i)
// }
// DPPoint* best_end = DPPoint::Solve(..., array);
// while (best_end != NULL) {
//   int cut_index = best_end - array;
//   best_end = best_end->best_prev();
// }
// delete [] array;
class DPPoint {
 public:
  // The cost function evaluates the total cost at this (excluding this's
  // local_cost) and if it beats this's total_cost, then
  // replace the appropriate values in this.
  typedef inT64 (DPPoint::*CostFunc)(const DPPoint* prev);

  DPPoint()
    : local_cost_(0), total_cost_(MAX_INT32), total_steps_(1), best_prev_(NULL),
      n_(0), sig_x_(0), sig_xsq_(0) {
  }

  // Solve the dynamic programming problem for the given array of points, with
  // the given size and cost function.
  // Steps backwards are limited to being between min_step and max_step
  // inclusive.
  // The return value is the tail of the best path.
  static DPPoint* Solve(int min_step, int max_step, bool debug,
                        CostFunc cost_func, int size, DPPoint* points);

  // A CostFunc that takes the variance of step into account in the cost.
  inT64 CostWithVariance(const DPPoint* prev);

  // Accessors.
  int total_cost() const {
    return total_cost_;
  }
  int Pathlength() const {
    return total_steps_;
  }
  const DPPoint* best_prev() const {
    return best_prev_;
  }
  void AddLocalCost(int new_cost) {
    local_cost_ += new_cost;
  }

 private:
  // Code common to different cost functions.

  // Update the other members if the cost is lower.
  void UpdateIfBetter(inT64 cost, inT32 steps, const DPPoint* prev,
                      inT32 n, inT32 sig_x, inT64 sig_xsq);

  inT32 local_cost_;    // Cost of this point on its own.
  inT32 total_cost_;    // Sum of all costs in best path to here.
                        // During cost calculations local_cost is excluded.
  inT32 total_steps_;   // Number of steps in best path to here.
  const DPPoint* best_prev_;  // Pointer to prev point in best path from here.
  // Information for computing the variance part of the cost.
  inT32 n_;             // Number of steps in best path to here for variance.
  inT32 sig_x_;         // Sum of step sizes for computing variance.
  inT64 sig_xsq_;       // Sum of squares of steps for computing variance.
};

}  // namespace tesseract.

#endif  // TESSERACT_CCSTRUCT_DPPOINT_H__