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+/*******************************************************************************
+ * Copyright (C) 2013  Stefan Schroeder
+ * 
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either 
+ * version 3.0 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ * 
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ * 
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public 
+ * License along with this library.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ ******************************************************************************/
+package jsprit.core.reporting;
+
+import jsprit.core.problem.VehicleRoutingProblem;
+import jsprit.core.problem.job.Job;
+import jsprit.core.problem.job.Service;
+import jsprit.core.problem.job.Shipment;
+import jsprit.core.problem.solution.VehicleRoutingProblemSolution;
+import jsprit.core.problem.solution.route.VehicleRoute;
+import jsprit.core.problem.solution.route.activity.TourActivity;
+import jsprit.core.problem.solution.route.activity.TourActivity.JobActivity;
+
+/**
+ * Printer to print the details of a vehicle-routing-problem solution.
+ * 
+ * @author stefan schroeder
+ *
+ */
+public class SolutionPrinter {
+	
+	/**
+	 * Enum to indicate verbose-level.
+	 * 
+	 * <p> Print.CONCISE and Print.VERBOSE are available.
+	 * 
+	 * @author stefan schroeder
+	 *
+	 */
+	public enum Print {
+		
+		CONCISE,VERBOSE 
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Prints costs and #vehicles to stdout (System.out.println).
+	 * 
+	 * @param solution
+	 */
+	public static void print(VehicleRoutingProblemSolution solution){
+		System.out.println("[costs="+solution.getCost() + "]");
+		System.out.println("[#vehicles="+solution.getRoutes().size() + "]");
+		
+	}
+	
+	private static class Jobs {
+		int nServices;
+		int nShipments;
+		public Jobs(int nServices, int nShipments) {
+			super();
+			this.nServices = nServices;
+			this.nShipments = nShipments;
+		}
+	}
+	
+	public static void print(VehicleRoutingProblem problem, VehicleRoutingProblemSolution solution, Print print){
+		String leftAlign = "| %-13s | %-8s | %n";
+		
+		System.out.format("+--------------------------+%n");
+		System.out.printf("| problem                  |%n");
+		System.out.format("+---------------+----------+%n");
+		System.out.printf("| indicator     | value    |%n");
+		System.out.format("+---------------+----------+%n");
+		
+		System.out.format(leftAlign, "nJobs", problem.getJobs().values().size());
+		Jobs jobs = getNuOfJobs(problem);
+		System.out.format(leftAlign, "nServices",jobs.nServices);
+		System.out.format(leftAlign, "nShipments",jobs.nShipments);
+		System.out.format(leftAlign, "fleetsize",problem.getFleetSize().toString());
+		System.out.format("+--------------------------+%n");
+		
+		
+		String leftAlignSolution = "| %-13s | %-40s | %n";
+		System.out.format("+----------------------------------------------------------+%n");
+		System.out.printf("| solution                                                 |%n");
+		System.out.format("+---------------+------------------------------------------+%n");
+		System.out.printf("| indicator     | value                                    |%n");
+		System.out.format("+---------------+------------------------------------------+%n");
+		System.out.format(leftAlignSolution, "costs",solution.getCost());
+		System.out.format(leftAlignSolution, "nVehicles",solution.getRoutes().size());
+		System.out.format("+----------------------------------------------------------+%n");
+		
+		if(print.equals(Print.VERBOSE)){
+			printVerbose(problem,solution);
+		}
+	}
+
+	private static void printVerbose(VehicleRoutingProblem problem, VehicleRoutingProblemSolution solution) {
+		String leftAlgin = "| %-7s | %-20s | %-21s | %-15s | %-15s | %-15s | %-15s |%n";
+		System.out.format("+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+%n");
+		System.out.printf("| detailed solution                                                                                                              |%n");
+		System.out.format("+---------+----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+%n");
+		System.out.printf("| route   | vehicle              | activity              | job             | arrTime         | endTime         | costs           |%n");
+		int routeNu = 1;
+		for(VehicleRoute route : solution.getRoutes()){
+			System.out.format("+---------+----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+%n");
+			double costs = 0;
+			System.out.format(leftAlgin, routeNu, route.getVehicle().getId(), route.getStart().getName(), "-", "undef", Math.round(route.getStart().getEndTime()),Math.round(costs));
+			TourActivity prevAct = route.getStart();
+			for(TourActivity act : route.getActivities()){
+				String jobId;
+				if(act instanceof JobActivity) jobId = ((JobActivity)act).getJob().getId();
+				else jobId = "-";
+				double c = problem.getTransportCosts().getTransportCost(prevAct.getLocationId(), act.getLocationId(), prevAct.getEndTime(), route.getDriver(), route.getVehicle());
+				c+= problem.getActivityCosts().getActivityCost(act, act.getArrTime(), route.getDriver(), route.getVehicle());
+				costs+=c;
+				System.out.format(leftAlgin, routeNu, route.getVehicle().getId(), act.getName(), jobId, Math.round(act.getArrTime()), Math.round(act.getEndTime()),Math.round(costs));
+				prevAct=act;
+			}
+			double c = problem.getTransportCosts().getTransportCost(prevAct.getLocationId(), route.getEnd().getLocationId(), prevAct.getEndTime(), route.getDriver(), route.getVehicle());
+			c+= problem.getActivityCosts().getActivityCost(route.getEnd(), route.getEnd().getArrTime(), route.getDriver(), route.getVehicle());
+			costs+=c;
+			System.out.format(leftAlgin, routeNu, route.getVehicle().getId(), route.getEnd().getName(), "-", Math.round(route.getEnd().getArrTime()), "undef", Math.round(costs));
+			routeNu++;
+		}
+		System.out.format("+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+%n");
+	}
+
+	private static Jobs getNuOfJobs(VehicleRoutingProblem problem) {
+		int nShipments = 0;
+		int nServices = 0;
+		for(Job j : problem.getJobs().values()){
+			if(j instanceof Shipment) nShipments++;
+			if(j instanceof Service) nServices++;
+		}
+		return new Jobs(nServices,nShipments);
+	}
+	
+//	/**
+//	 * Prints the details of the solution according to a print-level, i.e. Print.CONCISE or PRINT.VERBOSE.
+//	 * 
+//	 * <p>CONCISE prints total-costs and #vehicles.
+//	 * <p>VERBOSE prints the route-details additionally. If the DefaultVehicleRouteCostCalculator (which is the standard-calculator) 
+//	 * is used in VehicleRoute, then route-costs are differentiated further between transport, activity, vehicle, driver and other-costs.
+//	 * 
+//	 * @param solution
+//	 * @param level
+//	 * 
+//	 * @deprecated is not going to work anymore
+//	 */
+//	@Deprecated
+//	public static void print(VehicleRoutingProblemSolution solution, Print level){
+//		if(level.equals(Print.CONCISE)){
+//			print(solution);
+//		}
+//		else{
+//			print(solution);
+//			System.out.println("routes");
+//			int routeCount = 1;
+//			for(VehicleRoute route : solution.getRoutes()){
+//				System.out.println("[route="+routeCount+"][departureTime="+route.getStart().getEndTime()+"[total=" + route.getCost() +  "]");
+//				if(route.getVehicleRouteCostCalculator() instanceof DefaultVehicleRouteCostCalculator){
+//					DefaultVehicleRouteCostCalculator defaultCalc = (DefaultVehicleRouteCostCalculator) route.getVehicleRouteCostCalculator();
+//					System.out.println("[transport=" + defaultCalc.getTpCosts() + "][activity=" + defaultCalc.getActCosts() + 
+//							"][vehicle=" + defaultCalc.getVehicleCosts() + "][driver=" + defaultCalc.getDriverCosts() + "][other=" + defaultCalc.getOther() + "]");
+//				}
+//				routeCount++;
+//			}
+//		}
+//		
+//		
+//	}
+	
+}