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128 changes: 70 additions & 58 deletions cpp/src/cuts/cuts.cpp
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#include <utilities/logger.hpp>
#include <utilities/macros.cuh>

#include <algorithm>
#include <array>
#include <cstdint>
#include <cstdio>
#include <cstdlib>
#include <limits>
#include <stdexcept>
#include <tuple>
#include <unordered_map>
#include <unordered_set>

#include <linear_algebra/dense_matrix.hpp>
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template <typename i_t, typename f_t>
void cut_pool_t<i_t, f_t>::check_for_duplicate_cuts()
{
// Algorithm from Finding Duplicate Rows in a Linear Programming Model

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This was a tricky algorithm to implement. I'm worried about making changes to it.

Can you give me a high-level summary of what the changes are? And why they are correct?

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I've run a checker methods against the 2 methods to validate we remove all duplicates and if not the same that the cuts with hashing are stronger. The original method was keeping more cuts than necessary.
I'll add some tests to the PR.

// by J. A. Tomlin and J.S. Welch
// Operations Research Letters Volume 5, Number 1, June 1986
std::vector<f_t> divisors(cut_storage_.m, 0.0);
std::vector<i_t> sets(cut_storage_.m, 0);
const i_t m = cut_storage_.m;

constexpr f_t duplicate_tolerance = 1e-10;
std::vector<f_t> divisors(m, 0.0);
std::vector<i_t> sets(m, 0);
csc_matrix_t<i_t, f_t> cut_storage_csc(0, 0, 1);
cut_storage_.to_compressed_col(cut_storage_csc);
i_t n = cut_storage_csc.n;
i_t m = cut_storage_csc.m;

const i_t n = cut_storage_csc.n;
const i_t sentinel = std::numeric_limits<i_t>::max();

// Algorithm from Finding Duplicate Rows in a Linear Programming Model
// by J. A. Tomlin and J.S. Welch
// Operations Research Letters Volume 5, Number 1, June 1986.
//
// Preserve the legacy partition refinement and row-ordered deletion semantics, but index
// entries by their current set. This avoids scanning unrelated later entries without changing
// the first matching partner or the resulting removal mask.
i_t new_set = 1;
i_t remaining_potential_duplicates = cut_storage_.m;
i_t remaining_potential_duplicates = m;
for (i_t j = 0; j < n; j++) {
i_t r0 = -1;
i_t new_rows = 0;
i_t new_set_0 = new_set;
new_set++;
const i_t col_start = cut_storage_csc.col_start[j];
const i_t col_end = cut_storage_csc.col_start[j + 1];

std::unordered_map<i_t, std::vector<i_t>> positions_by_set;
positions_by_set.reserve(col_end - col_start);
for (i_t p = col_start; p < col_end; p++) {
const i_t set = sets[cut_storage_csc.i[p]];
if (set > 0 && set < new_set_0) { positions_by_set[set].push_back(p); }
}

for (i_t p = col_start; p < col_end; p++) {
const i_t r = cut_storage_csc.i[p];
const f_t a_rj = cut_storage_csc.x[p];
const f_t f_r = divisors[r];
if (sets[r] == 0) {
r0 = r; // To enable use to find this new set later
r0 = r;
sets[r] = new_set_0;
divisors[r] = a_rj;
new_rows++;
} else if (sets[r] < new_set_0) {
// Look over indices a_ij with i > r
for (i_t q = p + 1; q < col_end; q++) {
const i_t i = cut_storage_csc.i[q];
const f_t a_ij = cut_storage_csc.x[q];
if (sets[i] == sets[r]) {
// These two rows are currently in the same set
// Check to see if the coefficients still match
const f_t f_i = divisors[i];
const f_t val = (a_rj / f_r) * (f_i / a_ij);
const f_t epsilon = 1e-10;
if ((val >= 1.0 - epsilon && val <= 1.0 + epsilon)) {
const i_t old_set = sets[r];
bool matched = false;
const auto set_positions = positions_by_set.find(old_set);
if (set_positions != positions_by_set.end()) {
auto q_position = std::upper_bound(
set_positions->second.begin(), set_positions->second.end(), p);
for (; q_position != set_positions->second.end(); ++q_position) {
const i_t q = *q_position;
const i_t i = cut_storage_csc.i[q];
const f_t a_ij = cut_storage_csc.x[q];
if (sets[i] != old_set) { continue; }
const f_t f_i = divisors[i];
const f_t val = (a_rj / f_r) * (f_i / a_ij);
if (val >= 1.0 - duplicate_tolerance &&
val <= 1.0 + duplicate_tolerance) {
sets[r] = new_set;
sets[i] = new_set;
matched = true;
break;
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Do not stop after the first matching row.

For three proportional rows in one partition set, the first row matches the second row and then exits this loop. The third row remains in old_set, becomes sentinel, and is not considered by rows_by_set.

Continue the scan so all later rows with old_set join new_set. Add a regression test with three proportional cuts and different normalized RHS values. Verify that one call retains only the strongest cut.

Proposed fix
             if (val >= 1.0 - duplicate_tolerance &&
                 val <= 1.0 + duplicate_tolerance) {
               sets[r] = new_set;
               sets[i] = new_set;
               matched = true;
-              break;
             }

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const f_t val = (a_rj / f_r) * (f_i / a_ij);
if (val >= 1.0 - duplicate_tolerance &&
val <= 1.0 + duplicate_tolerance) {
sets[r] = new_set;
sets[i] = new_set;
matched = true;
break;
const f_t val = (a_rj / f_r) * (f_i / a_ij);
if (val >= 1.0 - duplicate_tolerance &&
val <= 1.0 + duplicate_tolerance) {
sets[r] = new_set;
sets[i] = new_set;
matched = true;
}
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In `@cpp/src/cuts/cuts.cpp` around lines 1288 - 1294, Remove the early loop exit
after a proportional-row match in the sets reassignment logic so every later row
still belonging to old_set is moved to new_set. Add a regression test covering
three proportional cuts with different normalized RHS values, and verify that a
single call retains only the strongest cut.

Source: Coding guidelines

}
}
}
if (sets[r] >= new_set_0) { // This is only true if a match was found inside the above loop
if (matched) {
new_set++;
} else {
sets[r] = sentinel;
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}
}

// The cuts are stored in the form: sum_j d_ij x_j >= rhs_i
// We now look for cuts that are duplicates of each other and remove them
std::unordered_map<i_t, std::vector<i_t>> rows_by_set;
rows_by_set.reserve(m);
for (i_t r = 0; r < m; r++) {
if (sets[r] > 0 && sets[r] < sentinel) { rows_by_set[sets[r]].push_back(r); }
}

std::vector<i_t> cuts_to_remove(m, 0);
i_t num_cuts_to_remove = 0;
for (i_t r = 0; r < m; r++) {
const i_t set_r = sets[r];
if (set_r > 0 && set_r < sentinel && cuts_to_remove[r] == 0) {
// This cut has a duplicate
for (i_t i = r + 1; i < m; i++) {
if (sets[i] == set_r) {
const f_t f_r = divisors[r];
const f_t f_i = divisors[i];
const f_t theta_r = rhs_storage_[r] / f_r;
const f_t theta_i = rhs_storage_[i] / f_i;
if (f_r > 0 && f_i > 0) {
// We have sum_j d_rj / f_r x_j >= rhs_r / f_r = theta_r

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Here and below. These comments are crucial for a human to understand what the algorithm is doing. AI loves to delete them. Please ask the agent to add the comments back to the code.

// and sum_j d_ij / f_i x_j >= rhs_i / f_i = theta_i
if (theta_r <= theta_i) {
// Cut i is either the same or stronger than cut r
if (cuts_to_remove[r] == 0) { num_cuts_to_remove++; }
cuts_to_remove[r] = 1; // Remove row r
} else {
// theta_r > theta_i, so cut r is stricly stronger than cut i
if (cuts_to_remove[i] == 0) { num_cuts_to_remove++; }
cuts_to_remove[i] = 1; // Remove row i
}
} else if (f_r < 0 && f_i < 0) {
// We have sum_j d_rj / f_r x_j <= rhs_r / f_r = theta_r
// and sum_j d_ij / f_i x_j <= rhs_i / f_i = theta_i
if (theta_r >= theta_i) {
// Cut i is either the same or stronger than cut r
if (cuts_to_remove[r] == 0) { num_cuts_to_remove++; }
cuts_to_remove[r] = 1; // Remove row r
} else {
// theta_r < theta_i, so cut r is strictly stronger than cut i
if (cuts_to_remove[i] == 0) { num_cuts_to_remove++; }
cuts_to_remove[i] = 1; // Remove row i
}
}
if (set_r <= 0 || set_r >= sentinel || cuts_to_remove[r] != 0) { continue; }
const auto& members = rows_by_set.at(set_r);
auto member = std::upper_bound(members.begin(), members.end(), r);
for (; member != members.end(); ++member) {
const i_t i = *member;
const f_t f_r = divisors[r];
const f_t f_i = divisors[i];
const f_t theta_r = rhs_storage_[r] / f_r;
const f_t theta_i = rhs_storage_[i] / f_i;
if (f_r > 0.0 && f_i > 0.0) {
if (theta_r <= theta_i) {
cuts_to_remove[r] = 1;
} else {
cuts_to_remove[i] = 1;
}
} else if (f_r < 0.0 && f_i < 0.0) {
if (theta_r >= theta_i) {
cuts_to_remove[r] = 1;
} else {
cuts_to_remove[i] = 1;
}
}
}
}

const i_t num_cuts_to_remove =
std::accumulate(cuts_to_remove.begin(), cuts_to_remove.end(), i_t{0});
if (num_cuts_to_remove > 0) {
settings_.log.debug("Removing %d duplicate cuts\n", num_cuts_to_remove);
csr_matrix_t<i_t, f_t> new_cut_storage(0, 0, 0);
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