The FileFormats submodule

The FileFormats module provides functions for reading and writing MOI models using write_to_file and read_from_file.

Supported file types

You must read and write files to a FileFormats.Model object. Specific the file-type by passing a FileFormats.FileFormat enum. For example:

The Conic Benchmark Format

julia> model = MOI.FileFormats.Model(format = MOI.FileFormats.FORMAT_CBF)
A Conic Benchmark Format (CBF) model

The LP file format

julia> model = MOI.FileFormats.Model(format = MOI.FileFormats.FORMAT_LP)
A .LP-file model

The MathOptFormat file format

julia> model = MOI.FileFormats.Model(format = MOI.FileFormats.FORMAT_MOF)
A MathOptFormat Model

The MPS file format

julia> model = MOI.FileFormats.Model(format = MOI.FileFormats.FORMAT_MPS)
A Mathematical Programming System (MPS) model

The NL file format

julia> model = MOI.FileFormats.Model(format = MOI.FileFormats.FORMAT_NL)
An AMPL (.nl) model

The REW file format

julia> model = MOI.FileFormats.Model(format = MOI.FileFormats.FORMAT_REW)
A Mathematical Programming System (MPS) model

Note that the REW format is identical to the MPS file format, except that all names are replaced with generic identifiers.

The SDPA file format

julia> model = MOI.FileFormats.Model(format = MOI.FileFormats.FORMAT_SDPA)
A SemiDefinite Programming Algorithm Format (SDPA) model

Write to file

To write a model src to a MathOptFormat file, use:

julia> src = MOI.Utilities.Model{Float64}()
MOIU.Model{Float64}

julia> MOI.add_variable(src)
MOI.VariableIndex(1)

julia> dest = MOI.FileFormats.Model(format = MOI.FileFormats.FORMAT_MOF)
A MathOptFormat Model

julia> MOI.copy_to(dest, src)
MathOptInterface.Utilities.IndexMap with 1 entry:
  MOI.VariableIndex(1) => MOI.VariableIndex(1)

julia> MOI.write_to_file(dest, "file.mof.json")

julia> print(read("file.mof.json", String))
{
  "name": "MathOptFormat Model",
  "version": {
    "major": 1,
    "minor": 4
  },
  "variables": [
    {
      "name": "x1"
    }
  ],
  "objective": {
    "sense": "feasibility"
  },
  "constraints": []
}

Read from file

To read a MathOptFormat file, use:

julia> dest = MOI.FileFormats.Model(format = MOI.FileFormats.FORMAT_MOF)
A MathOptFormat Model

julia> MOI.read_from_file(dest, "file.mof.json")

julia> MOI.get(dest, MOI.ListOfVariableIndices())
1-element Vector{MathOptInterface.VariableIndex}:
 MOI.VariableIndex(1)

julia> rm("file.mof.json")  # Clean up after ourselves.

Detecting the file-type automatically

Instead of the format keyword, you can also use the filename keyword argument to FileFormats.Model. This will attempt to automatically guess the format from the file extension. For example:

julia> src = MOI.Utilities.Model{Float64}()
MOIU.Model{Float64}

julia> dest = MOI.FileFormats.Model(filename = "file.cbf.gz")
A Conic Benchmark Format (CBF) model

julia> MOI.copy_to(dest, src)
MathOptInterface.Utilities.IndexMap()

julia> MOI.write_to_file(dest, "file.cbf.gz")

julia> src_2 = MOI.FileFormats.Model(filename = "file.cbf.gz")
A Conic Benchmark Format (CBF) model

julia> src = MOI.Utilities.Model{Float64}()
MOIU.Model{Float64}

julia> dest = MOI.FileFormats.Model(filename = "file.cbf.gz")
A Conic Benchmark Format (CBF) model

julia> MOI.copy_to(dest, src)
MathOptInterface.Utilities.IndexMap()

julia> MOI.write_to_file(dest, "file.cbf.gz")

julia> src_2 = MOI.FileFormats.Model(filename = "file.cbf.gz")
A Conic Benchmark Format (CBF) model

julia> MOI.read_from_file(src_2, "file.cbf.gz")

julia> rm("file.cbf.gz")  # Clean up after ourselves.

Note how the compression format (GZip) is also automatically detected from the filename.

Unsupported constraints

In some cases src may contain constraints that are not supported by the file format (for example, the CBF format supports integer variables but not binary). If so, copy src to a bridged model using Bridges.full_bridge_optimizer:

src = MOI.Utilities.Model{Float64}()
x = MOI.add_variable(model)
MOI.add_constraint(model, x, MOI.ZeroOne())
dest = MOI.FileFormats.Model(format = MOI.FileFormats.FORMAT_CBF)
bridged = MOI.Bridges.full_bridge_optimizer(dest, Float64)
MOI.copy_to(bridged, src)
MOI.write_to_file(dest, "my_model.cbf")

Read and write to io

In addition to write_to_file and read_from_file, you can read and write directly from IO streams using Base.write and Base.read!:

julia> src = MOI.Utilities.Model{Float64}()
MOIU.Model{Float64}

julia> dest = MOI.FileFormats.Model(format = MOI.FileFormats.FORMAT_MPS)
A Mathematical Programming System (MPS) model

julia> MOI.copy_to(dest, src)
MathOptInterface.Utilities.IndexMap()

julia> io = IOBuffer();

julia> write(io, dest)

julia> seekstart(io);

julia> src_2 = MOI.FileFormats.Model(format = MOI.FileFormats.FORMAT_MPS)
A Mathematical Programming System (MPS) model

julia> read!(io, src_2);

Validating MOF files

MathOptFormat files are governed by a schema. Use JSONSchema.jl to check if a .mof.json file satisfies the schema.

First, construct the schema object as follows:

julia> import JSON, JSONSchema

julia> schema = JSONSchema.Schema(JSON.parsefile(MOI.FileFormats.MOF.SCHEMA_PATH))
A JSONSchema

Then, check if a model file is valid using isvalid:

julia> good_model = JSON.parse("""
       {
         "version": {
           "major": 1,
           "minor": 4
         },
         "variables": [{"name": "x"}],
         "objective": {"sense": "feasibility"},
         "constraints": []
       }
       """);

julia> isvalid(schema, good_model)
true

If we construct an invalid file, for example by mis-typing name as NaMe, the validation fails:

julia> bad_model = JSON.parse("""
       {
         "version": {
           "major": 1,
           "minor": 4
         },
         "variables": [{"NaMe": "x"}],
         "objective": {"sense": "feasibility"},
         "constraints": []
       }
       """);

julia> isvalid(schema, bad_model)
false

Use JSONSchema.validate to obtain more insight into why the validation failed:

julia> JSONSchema.validate(schema, bad_model)
Validation failed:
path:         [variables][1]
instance:     Dict{String, Any}("NaMe" => "x")
schema key:   required
schema value: Any["name"]