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## Copyright (C) 2011-2016 Olaf Till <i7tiol@t-online.de>
##
## This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
## it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
## the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
## (at your option) any later version.
##
## This program 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 General Public License for more details.
##
## You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
## along with this program; If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.

## Internal function, called by residmin_stat --- see there --- and
## others. Calling __residmin_stat__ indirectly hides the argument
## "hook", usable by wrappers, from users. Currently, hook can contain
## the field "observations". Since much uf the interface code is taken
## from __nonlin_residmin__, it may be that not everything is ideal for
## the present case; but I think it's allright to leave it so.
##
## Some general considerations while making this function:
##
## Different Functions for optimization statistics should be made for
## mere objective function optimization (to be made yet) and
## residual-derived minimization (this function), since there are
## different computing aspects. Don't put the contained functionality
## (statistics) into the respective optimization functions (or
## backends), since different optimization algorithms can share a way to
## compute statistics (e.g. even stochastic optimizers can mimize
## (weighted) squares of residuals). Also, don't use the same frontend
## for optimization and statistics, since the differences in the
## interface for both uses may be confusing otherwise, also the optimset
## options only partially overlap.

function ret = __residmin_stat__ (f, pfin, settings, hook)

  ## scalar defaults
  cstep_default = 1e-20;

  if (nargin == 1 && ischar (f) && strcmp (f, "defaults"))
    ret = optimset ("param_config", [], ...
		    "param_order", [], ...
		    "param_dims", [], ...
		    "f_pstruct", false, ...
		    "df_pstruct", false, ...
		    "dfdp", [], ...
		    "diffp", [], ...
		    "diff_onesided", [], ...
                    "FinDiffRelStep", [], ...
                    "FinDiffType", [], ...
                    "TypicalX", [], ...
		    "complex_step_derivative_f", false, ...
		    "cstep", cstep_default, ...
		    "fixed", [], ...
		    "weights", [], ...
		    "residuals", [], ...
		    "covd", [], ...
		    "objf_type", [], ... # no default, e.g. "wls"
		    "ret_dfdp", false, ...
		    "ret_covd", false, ...
		    "ret_covp", false, ...
		    "ret_corp", false, ...
                    "parallel_local", false, ... # Matlabs UseParallel
                                                 # works differently
                    "parallel_net", []);
    return;
  endif

  assign = @ assign; # Is this faster in repeated calls?

  if (nargin != 4)
    error ("incorrect number of arguments");
  endif

  if (ischar (f))
    f = str2func (f);
  endif

  if (! (p_struct = isstruct (pfin)))
    if (! isempty (pfin) && (! isvector (pfin) || columns (pfin) > 1))
      error ("parameters must be either a structure or a column vector");
    endif
  endif

  #### processing of settings and consistency checks

  pconf = optimget (settings, "param_config");
  pord = optimget (settings, "param_order");
  pdims = optimget (settings, "param_dims");
  f_pstruct = optimget (settings, "f_pstruct", false);
  dfdp_pstruct = optimget (settings, "df_pstruct", f_pstruct);
  dfdp = optimget (settings, "dfdp");
  if (ischar (dfdp)) dfdp = str2func (dfdp); endif
  if (isstruct (dfdp)) dfdp_pstruct = true; endif
  diffp = optimget (settings, "diffp");
  diff_onesided = optimget (settings, "diff_onesided");
  FinDiffRelStep = optimget (settings, "FinDiffRelStep");
  FinDiffType = optimget (settings, "FinDiffType");
  if (isempty (FinDiffType))
    FinDiffType_onesided = [];
  else
    if (strcmpi (FinDiffType, "forward"))
      FinDiffType_onesided = true;
    elseif (strcmpi (FinDiffType, "central"))
      FinDiffType_onesided = false;
    else
      error ("invalid value of 'FinDiffType'");
    endif
  endif
  TypicalX = optimget (settings, "TypicalX");
  fixed = optimget (settings, "fixed");
  residuals = optimget (settings, "residuals");
  do_cstep = optimget (settings, "complex_step_derivative_f", false);
  cstep = optimget (settings, "cstep", cstep_default);
  if (do_cstep && ! isempty (dfdp))
    error ("both 'complex_step_derivative_f' and 'dfdp' are set");
  endif

  any_vector_conf = ! (isempty (diffp) && isempty (diff_onesided) && ...
                       isempty (TypicalX) && ...
                       isempty (FinDiffRelStep) && ...
		       isempty (fixed));

  ## correct "_pstruct" settings if functions are not supplied
  if (isempty (dfdp)) dfdp_pstruct = false; endif
  if (isempty (f)) f_pstruct = false; endif

  ## some settings require a parameter order
  if (p_struct || ! isempty (pconf) || f_pstruct || dfdp_pstruct)
    if (isempty (pord))
      if (p_struct)
	if (any_vector_conf || ...
	    ! ((f_pstruct || isempty (f)) && ...
	       (dfdp_pstruct || isempty (dfdp))))
	  error ("no parameter order specified and constructing a parameter order from the structure of parameters can not be done since not all configuration or given functions are structure based");
	else
	  pord = fieldnames (pfin);
	endif
      else
	error ("given settings require specification of parameter order or parameters in the form of a structure");
      endif
    endif
    pord = pord(:);
    if (p_struct && ! all (isfield (pfin, pord)))
      error ("some parameters lacking");
    endif
    if ((nnames = rows (unique (pord))) < rows (pord))
      error ("duplicate parameter names in 'param_order'");
    endif
    if (isempty (pdims))
      if (p_struct)
	pdims = cellfun ...
	    (@ size, fields2cell (pfin, pord), "UniformOutput", false);
      else
	pdims = num2cell (ones (nnames, 2), 2);
      endif
    else
      pdims = pdims(:);
      if (p_struct && ...
	  ! all (cellfun (@ (x, y) prod (size (x)) == prod (y), ...
			  struct2cell (pfin), pdims)))
	error ("given param_dims and dimensions of parameters do not match");
      endif
    endif
    if (nnames != rows (pdims))
      error ("lengths of 'param_order' and 'param_dims' not equal");
    endif
    pnel = cellfun (@ prod, pdims);
    ppartidx = pnel;
    if (any (pnel > 1))
      pnonscalar = true;
      cpnel = num2cell (pnel);
      prepidx = cat (1, cellfun ...
		     (@ (x, n) x(ones (1, n), 1), ...
		      num2cell ((1:nnames).'), cpnel, ...
		      "UniformOutput", false){:});
      epord = pord(prepidx, 1);
      psubidx = cat (1, cellfun ...
		     (@ (n) (1:n).', cpnel, ...
		      "UniformOutput", false){:});
    else
      pnonscalar = false; # some less expensive interfaces later
      prepidx = (1:nnames).';
      epord = pord;
      psubidx = ones (nnames, 1);
    endif
  else
    pord = []; # spares checks for given but not needed
  endif

  if (p_struct)
    np = sum (pnel);
  else
    np = length (pfin);
    if (! isempty (pord) && np != sum (pnel))
      error ("number of initial parameters not correct");
    endif
  endif
  if (isnumeric (dfdp) && ! isempty (dfdp) && np == 0)
    np = columns (dfdp);
  endif

  plabels = num2cell (num2cell ((1:np).'));
  if (! isempty (pord))
    plabels = cat (2, plabels, num2cell (epord), ...
		   num2cell (num2cell (psubidx)));
  endif

  ## some useful vectors
  zerosvec = zeros (np, 1);
  NAvec = NA (np, 1);
  falsevec = false (np, 1);
  sizevec = [np, 1];

  ## necessary for checks during mapping of equivalent options
  diff_onesided_specified = false;

  ## collect parameter-related configuration
  if (! isempty (pconf))
    ## use supplied configuration structure

    ## parameter-related configuration is either allowed by a structure
    ## or by vectors
    if (any_vector_conf)
      error ("if param_config is given, its potential items must not \
	  be configured in another way");
    endif

    ## supplement parameter names lacking in param_config
    nidx = ! isfield (pconf, pord);
    pconf = cell2fields ({struct()}(ones (1, sum (nidx))), ...
			 pord(nidx), 2, pconf);

    pconf = structcat (1, fields2cell (pconf, pord){:});

    ## in the following, use reshape with explicit dimensions (instead
    ## of x(:)) so that errors are thrown if a configuration item has
    ## incorrect number of elements

    diffp = NAvec;
    if (isfield (pconf, "diffp"))
      idx = ! fieldempty (pconf, "diffp");
      if (pnonscalar)
	diffp(idx(prepidx)) = ...
	    cat (1, cellfun (@ (x, n) reshape (x, n, 1), ...
			     {pconf(idx).diffp}.', cpnel(idx), ...
			     "UniformOutput", false){:});
      else
	diffp(idx) = [pconf.diffp];
      endif
    endif

    TypicalX = NAvec;
    if (isfield (pconf, "TypicalX"))
      idx = ! fieldempty (pconf, "TypicalX");
      if (pnonscalar)
	TypicalX(idx(prepidx)) = ...
	    cat (1, cellfun (@ (x, n) reshape (x, n, 1), ...
			     {pconf(idx).TypicalX}.', cpnel(idx), ...
			     "UniformOutput", false){:});
      else
	TypicalX(idx) = [pconf.TypicalX];
      endif
    endif

    ## will be mapped, and not be used if empty
    FinDiffRelStep = NAvec;
    if (isfield (pconf, "FinDiffRelStep"))
      idx = ! fieldempty (pconf, "FinDiffRelStep");
      if (pnonscalar)
	FinDiffRelStep(idx(prepidx)) = ...
	    cat (1, cellfun (@ (x, n) reshape (x, n, 1), ...
			     {pconf(idx).FinDiffRelStep}.', cpnel(idx), ...
			     "UniformOutput", false){:});
      else
	FinDiffRelStep(idx) = [pconf.FinDiffRelStep];
      endif
    endif
    if (all (isna (FinDiffRelStep)))
      FinDiffRelStep = [];
    endif

    diff_onesided = fixed = falsevec;

    if (isfield (pconf, "diff_onesided"))
      idx = ! fieldempty (pconf, "diff_onesided");
      if (any (idx))
        diff_onesided_specified = true;
      endif
      if (pnonscalar)
	diff_onesided(idx(prepidx)) = ...
	    logical ...
	    (cat (1, cellfun (@ (x, n) reshape (x, n, 1), ...
			      {pconf(idx).diff_onesided}.', cpnel(idx), ...
			     "UniformOutput", false){:}));
      else
	diff_onesided(idx) = logical ([pconf.diff_onesided]);
      endif
    endif

    if (isfield (pconf, "fixed"))
      idx = ! fieldempty (pconf, "fixed");
      if (pnonscalar)
	fixed(idx(prepidx)) = ...
	    logical ...
	    (cat (1, cellfun (@ (x, n) reshape (x, n, 1), ...
			      {pconf(idx).fixed}.', cpnel(idx), ...
			     "UniformOutput", false){:}));
      else
	fixed(idx) = logical ([pconf.fixed]);
      endif
    endif
  else
    ## use supplied configuration vectors

    if (isempty (diffp))
      diffp = NAvec;
    else
      if (any (size (diffp) != sizevec))
        if (isscalar (diffp))
          tp = zerosvec;
          tp(:) = diffp;
          diffp = tp;
        else
	  error ("diffp: wrong dimensions");
        endif
      endif
    endif

    if (isempty (TypicalX))
      TypicalX = NAvec;
    else
      if (any (size (TypicalX) != sizevec))
        if (isscalar (TypicalX))
          tp = zerosvec;
          tp(:) = TypicalX;
          TypicalX = tp;
        else
	  error ("TypicalX: wrong dimensions");
        endif
      endif
    endif

    ## will be mapped, and not be used if empty
    if (! isempty (FinDiffRelStep))
      if (any (size (FinDiffRelStep) != sizevec))
        if (isscalar (FinDiffRelStep))
          tp = zerosvec;
          tp(:) = FinDiffRelStep;
          FinDiffRelStep = tp;
        else
	  error ("FinDiffRelStep: wrong dimensions");
        endif
      endif
    endif

    if (isempty (diff_onesided))
      diff_onesided = falsevec;
    else
      diff_onesided_specified = true;
      if (any (size (diff_onesided) != sizevec))
        if (isscalar (diff_onesided))
          tp = falsevec;
          tp(:) = logical (diff_onesided);
          diff_onesided = tp;
        else
	  error ("diff_onesided: wrong dimensions")
        endif
      endif
      diff_onesided(isna (diff_onesided)) = false;
      diff_onesided = logical (diff_onesided);
    endif

    if (isempty (fixed))
      fixed = falsevec;
    else
      if (any (size (fixed) != sizevec))
	error ("fixed: wrong dimensions");
      endif
      fixed(isna (fixed)) = false;
      fixed = logical (fixed);
    endif
  endif

  ## check TypicalX
  if (! all (TypicalX))
    error ("TypicalX must not be zero.");
  endif

  ## map FinDiffRelStep and FinDiffType, if necessary
  if (! isempty (FinDiffType_onesided))
    if (diff_onesided_specified && ...
        any (diff_onesided != FinDiffType_onesided))
      warning ("option 'FinDiffType' overrides option 'diff_onesided'");
    endif
    diff_onesided(:) = FinDiffType_onesided;
  endif
  if (! isempty (FinDiffRelStep))
    if (! all (isna (diffp)))
      warning ("option 'FinDiffRelStep' overrides option 'diffp'");
    endif
    diffp(diff_onesided) = FinDiffRelStep(diff_onesided);
    diffp(! diff_onesided) = FinDiffRelStep(! diff_onesided) / 2;
  endif

  #### consider whether parameters and functions are based on parameter
  #### structures or parameter vectors; wrappers for call to default
  #### function for jacobians

  ## parameters
  if (p_struct)
    if (pnonscalar)
      pfin = cat (1, cellfun (@ (x, n) reshape (x, n, 1), ...
			      fields2cell (pfin, pord), cpnel, ...
			      "UniformOutput", false){:});
    else
      pfin = cat (1, fields2cell (pfin, pord){:});
    endif
  endif

  ## model function
  if (f_pstruct)
    if (pnonscalar)
      f = @ (p, varargin) ...
	  f (cell2struct ...
	     (cellfun (@ reshape, mat2cell (p, ppartidx), ...
		       pdims, "UniformOutput", false), ...
	      pord, 1), varargin{:});
    else
      f = @ (p, varargin) ...
	  f (cell2struct (num2cell (p), pord, 1), varargin{:});
    endif
  endif
  if (isempty (residuals))
    if (isempty (f))
      error ("neither model function nor residuals given");
    endif
    residuals = f (pfin);
  endif
  if (isfield (hook, "observations"))
    if (any (size (residuals) != size (obs = hook.observations)))
      error ("dimensions of observations and values of model function must match");
    endif
    f = @ (varargin) f (varargin{:}) - obs;
    residuals -= obs;
  endif

  ## jacobian of model function
  if (isempty (dfdp))
    if (! isempty (f))
      if (do_cstep)
	dfdp = @ (p, hook) jacobs (p, f, hook);
      else
	dfdp = @ (p, hook) __dfdp__ (p, f, hook);
      endif
    endif
  elseif (! isa (dfdp, "function_handle"))
    if (isnumeric (dfdp))
      if (numel (size_dfdp = size (dfdp)) > 2 || ...
          any (size_dfdp != [prod(size(residuals)), np]))
	error ("jacobian has wrong size");
      endif
    elseif (! dfdp_pstruct)
      error ("jacobian has wrong type");
    endif
    dfdp = @ (varargin) dfdp; # simply make a function returning it
  endif
  if (dfdp_pstruct)
    if (pnonscalar)
      dfdp = @ (p, hook) ...
	  cat (2, ...
	       fields2cell ...
	       (dfdp (cell2struct ...
		      (cellfun (@ reshape, mat2cell (p, ppartidx), ...
				pdims, "UniformOutput", false), ...
		       pord, 1), hook), ...
		pord){:});
    else
      dfdp = @ (p, hook) ...
	  cat (2, ...
	       fields2cell ...
	       (dfdp (cell2struct (num2cell (p), pord, 1), hook), ...
		pord){:});
    endif
  endif

  ## parameter-related configuration for jacobian function
  if (dfdp_pstruct)
    if(pnonscalar)
      s_diffp = cell2struct ...
	  (cellfun (@ reshape, mat2cell (diffp, ppartidx), ...
		    pdims, "UniformOutput", false), pord, 1);
      s_TypicalX = cell2struct ...
	  (cellfun (@ reshape, mat2cell (TypicalX, ppartidx), ...
		    pdims, "UniformOutput", false), pord, 1);
      s_diff_onesided = cell2struct ...
	  (cellfun (@ reshape, mat2cell (diff_onesided, ppartidx), ...
		    pdims, "UniformOutput", false), pord, 1);
      s_plabels = cell2struct ...
	  (num2cell ...
	   (cat (2, cellfun ...
		 (@ (x) cellfun ...
		  (@ reshape, mat2cell (cat (1, x{:}), ppartidx), ...
		   pdims, "UniformOutput", false), ...
		  num2cell (plabels, 1), "UniformOutput", false){:}), ...
	    2), ...
	   pord, 1);
      s_orig_fixed = cell2struct ...
	  (cellfun (@ reshape, mat2cell (fixed, ppartidx), ...
		    pdims, "UniformOutput", false), pord, 1);
    else
      s_diffp = cell2struct (num2cell (diffp), pord, 1);
      s_TypicalX = cell2struct (num2cell (TypicalX), pord, 1);
      s_diff_onesided = cell2struct (num2cell (diff_onesided), pord, 1);
      s_plabels = cell2struct (num2cell (plabels, 2), pord, 1);
      s_fixed = cell2struct (num2cell (fixed), pord, 1);
    endif
  endif

  #### further values and checks

  ## check weights dimensions
  weights = optimget (settings, "weights", ones (size (residuals)));
  if (any (size (weights) != size (residuals)))
    error ("dimension of weights and residuals must match");
  endif

  if (any (diffp <= 0))
    error ("some elements of 'diffp' non-positive");
  endif

  if (cstep <= 0)
    error ("'cstep' non-positive");
  endif


  #### collect remaining settings
  parallel_local = hook.parallel_local = ...
      __optimget_parallel_local__ (settings, false);
  parallel_net = hook.parallel_net = ...
      __optimget_parallel_net__ (settings, []);
  need_dfdp = false;
  covd = optimget (settings, "covd");
  need_objf_label = false;
  if ((ret_dfdp = optimget (settings, "ret_dfdp", false)))
    need_dfdp = true;
  endif
  if ((ret_covd = optimget (settings, "ret_covd", false)))
    need_objf_label = true;
    if (np == 0)
      error ("number of parameters must be known for 'covd', specify either parameters or a jacobian matrix");
    endif
  endif
  if ((ret_covp = optimget (settings, "ret_covp", false)))
    need_objf_label = true;
    need_dfdp = true;
  endif
  if ((ret_corp = optimget (settings, "ret_corp", false)))
    need_objf_label = true;
    need_dfdp = true;
  endif
  if (need_objf_label)
    if (isempty (objf = optimget (settings, "objf_type")))
      error ("label of objective function must be specified");
    else
      funs = map_objf (objf);
    endif
  else
    funs = struct ();
  endif
  if (isempty (dfdp) && need_dfdp)
    error ("jacobian required and default function for jacobian requires a model function");
  endif

  ####

  ## Everything which is computed is stored in a hook structure which is
  ## passed to and returned by every backend function. This hook is not
  ## identical to the returned structure, since some more results could
  ## be computed by the way.

  #### handle fixing of parameters

  orig_p = pfin;

  if (all (fixed) && ! isempty (fixed))
    error ("no free parameters");
  endif

  ## The policy should be that everything which is computed is left as
  ## it is up to the end --- since other computations might need it in
  ## this form --- and supplemented with values corresponding to fixed
  ## parameters (mostly NA, probably) not until then.
  ##
  ## The jacobian backend is the only backend which has the whole
  ## parameter vector available (including fixed elements), possibly
  ## handling fixing internally (e.g. by omitting computation).

  nonfixed = ! fixed;

  np_after_fixing = sum (nonfixed);

  if (any (fixed))

    if (! isempty (pfin))
      pfin = pfin(nonfixed);
    endif

    ## model function
    f = @ (p, varargin) f (assign (pfin, nonfixed, p), varargin{:});

    ## jacobian of model function
    if (! isempty (dfdp))
      dfdp = @ (p, hook) ...
	  dfdp (assign (orig_p, nonfixed, p), hook)(:, nonfixed);
    endif
    
  endif

  #### supplement constants to jacobian function
  if (dfdp_pstruct)
    dfdp = @ (p, hook) ...
	dfdp (p, cell2fields ...
	      ({s_diffp, s_TypicalX, s_diff_onesided, s_plabels, ...
                s_fixed, cstep, parallel_local, parallel_net, true},
	       {"diffp", "TypicalX", "diff_onesided", "plabels", ...
                "fixed", "h", "parallel_local", "parallel_net", ...
                "__check_first_call__"},
	       2, hook));
  else
    if (! isempty (dfdp))
      dfdp = @ (p, hook) ...
	  dfdp (p, cell2fields ...
		({diffp, TypicalX, diff_onesided, plabels, ...
                  fixed, cstep, parallel_local, parallel_net, true},
		 {"diffp", "TypicalX", "diff_onesided", "plabels", ...
                  "fixed", "h", "parallel_local", "parallel_net", ...
                  "__check_first_call__"},
		 2, hook));
    endif
  endif

  #### prepare interface hook

  ## passed final parameters of an optimization
  hook.pfin = pfin;

  ## passed function for derivative of model function
  hook.dfdp = dfdp;

  ## passed function for complementary pivoting
  ## hook.cpiv = cpiv; # set before

  ## passed value of residual function for initial parameters
  hook.residuals = residuals;

  ## passed weights
  hook.weights = weights;

  ## passed dimensions
  hook.np = np_after_fixing;
  hook.nm = prod (size (residuals));

  ## passed statistics functions
  hook.funs = funs;

  ## passed covariance matrix of data (if given by user)
  if (! isempty (covd))
    covd_dims = size (covd);
    if (length (covd_dims) != 2 || any (covd_dims != hook.nm))
      error ("wrong dimensions of covariance matrix of data");
    endif
    hook.covd = covd;
  endif

  ## for simplicity, unconditionally reset __dfdp__
  __dfdp__ ("reset");

  #### do the actual work

  if (ret_dfdp)
    hook.jac = hook.dfdp (hook.pfin, hook);
  endif

  if (ret_covd)
    hook = funs.covd (hook);
  endif

  if (ret_covp || ret_corp)
    hook = funs.covp_corp (hook);
  endif

  #### convert (consider fixing ...) and return results

  ret = struct ();

  if (ret_dfdp)
    ret.dfdp = zeros (hook.nm, np);
    ret.dfdp(:, nonfixed) = hook.jac;
  endif

  if (ret_covd)
    ret.covd = hook.covd;
  endif

  if (ret_covp)
    if (any (fixed))
      ret.covp = NA (np);
      ret.covp(nonfixed, nonfixed) = hook.covp;
    else
      ret.covp = hook.covp;
    endif
  endif

  if (ret_corp)
    if (any (fixed))
      ret.corp = NA (np);
      ret.corp(nonfixed, nonfixed) = hook.corp;
    else
      ret.corp = hook.corp;
    endif
  endif

endfunction

function funs = map_objf (objf)

  switch (objf)
    case "wls" # weighted least squares
      funs.covd = str2func ("__covd_wls__");
      funs.covp_corp = str2func ("__covp_corp_wls__");
    otherwise
      error ("no statistics implemented for objective function '%s'", ...
	     objf);
  endswitch

endfunction

function lval = assign (lval, lidx, rval)

  lval(lidx) = rval;

endfunction