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CommonSolve
This holds the common solve
, init
, step!
, and solve!
commands. By using the same definition,
solver libraries from other completely different ecosystems can extend the functions and thus
not clash with SciML if both ecosystems export the solve
command. The rules are that
you must dispatch on one of your own types. That's it. No pirates.
General recommendation
solve
function has the default definition
solve(args...; kwargs...) = solve!(init(args...; kwargs...))
So, we recommend defining
init(::ProblemType, args...; kwargs...)::SolverType
solve!(::SolverType)::SolutionType
where ProblemType
, SolverType
, and SolutionType
are the types defined in
your package.
In many cases, the SolverType
is an object that is iteratively progressed to achieve the solution.
In such cases, the step!
function can be used:
step!(::SolverType, args...; kwargs...)
To avoid method ambiguity, the first argument of solve
, solve!
, step!
, and init
must be dispatched on the type defined in your package. For example, do
not define a method such as
init(::AbstractVector, ::AlgorithmType)