/****   , [ qsolver.hh ], 
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#ifndef __QECODE_QSOLVER_OPT__
#define __QECODE_QSOLVER_OPT__

#include "QCOPPlus.hh"
#include <iostream>
#include <cstdlib>
#include "gecode/minimodel.hh"
#include "gecode/search.hh"
#include "Strategy.hh"
#include "qecode.hh"

using namespace Gecode;
/** General QCSP+ / QCOP+ Solver.
  * This class is the search engine for Qcop objects. 
*/
class QECODE_VTABLE_EXPORT QCOP_solver {
    
private:
    int n;
    Qcop* sp;
    int* nbRanges;
    Strategy rSolve(Qcop* qs,int scope,vector<int> assignments,unsigned long int& nodes);
public:
        /** Public constructor.
        @param sp The problem to solve
        */
    QECODE_EXPORT QCOP_solver(Qcop* sp); 
    
    /** Solves the problem and returns a corresponding winning strategy. 
        @param nodes A reference that is increased by the number of nodes encountered in the search tree.
        */
    QECODE_EXPORT Strategy solve(unsigned long int& nodes);
};

#endif