HEAL.HeuristicLib 0.1.80-alpha

.NET 10.0 This package targets .NET 10.0. The package is compatible with this framework or higher.
This is a prerelease version of HEAL.HeuristicLib. 
dotnet add package HEAL.HeuristicLib --version 0.1.80-alpha
                    


                    

                
NuGet\Install-Package HEAL.HeuristicLib -Version 0.1.80-alpha
This command is intended to be used within the Package Manager Console in Visual Studio, as it uses the NuGet module's version of Install-Package. 
<PackageReference Include="HEAL.HeuristicLib" Version="0.1.80-alpha" />
For projects that support PackageReference, copy this XML node into the project file to reference the package. 
<PackageVersion Include="HEAL.HeuristicLib" Version="0.1.80-alpha" />
                    


                            Directory.Packages.props
                        

                    

                
<PackageReference Include="HEAL.HeuristicLib" />
                    


                            Project file
For projects that support Central Package Management (CPM), copy this XML node into the solution Directory.Packages.props file to version the package. 
paket add HEAL.HeuristicLib --version 0.1.80-alpha
                    


                    

                
#r "nuget: HEAL.HeuristicLib, 0.1.80-alpha"
#r directive can be used in F# Interactive and Polyglot Notebooks. Copy this into the interactive tool or source code of the script to reference the package. 
#:package HEAL.HeuristicLib@0.1.80-alpha
#:package directive can be used in C# file-based apps starting in .NET 10 preview 4. Copy this into a .cs file before any lines of code to reference the package. 
#addin nuget:?package=HEAL.HeuristicLib&version=0.1.80-alpha&prerelease
                    


                            Install as a Cake Addin
                        

                    

                
#tool nuget:?package=HEAL.HeuristicLib&version=0.1.80-alpha&prerelease
                    


                            Install as a Cake Tool

HeuristicLib

"A modern, reimagined library for heuristic and evolutionary algorithms"

This is the spiritual successor to HeuristicLab:

  • Library first: Focus on a well-designed API that is intuitive to use.
  • Focused scope: Does less, but does it well.
  • Modern C#: Built with the latest C# features.
  • Open: Be usable from other ecosystems like Python.

HeuristicLib is currently in an early alpha stage. Architecture and public APIs may change when a stronger design is justified.

Steering docs

  • AGENTS.md is the repository-wide contributor contract for humans and AI agents.
  • docs/design-goals.md records the durable design principles and clarifies which current patterns are still provisional.

Noticeable differences to HeuristicLab:

  • No GUI
    • HeuristicLib focuses on being a library first.
  • No operator graph
    • Write algorithms in plain C# code.
  • No serialization
    • Only key datastructures (e.g., algorithm configurations or ISolutions) are serializable.

Development Setup

This project supports multiple development environments:

  • Visual Studio: Full IDE support for .NET development.
  • .NET Dev Container: A containerized environment with .NET SDK, Node.js, npm, ESLint, Git, and common CLI tools pre-installed.

Setting DevContainer

Use the "Dev Containers: Open Folder in Container" command and wait for the container to build and initialize.

Prerequisites:

  • Docker container environment set up
  • Visual Studio Code or compatible IDE
  • C# (.NET) extension installed

Quick Start:

dotnet build
dotnet test
dotnet publish
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