My research is about Dynamic Constraint Satisfaction Problem and as part of my research I have started developing a solver called CSharpCream. This solver is based on Java Cream Solver The solver is developed using C# and Visual Studio 2008. The Second part of the solver based on Tempro, an algorithm developed by Dr. Malek Mouhoub Paper can be found here.

CSharpCream is a class library helping C# programmers to develop intelligent programs requiring constraint satisfaction or optimization on finite domains. The followings are features of CSharpCream.

• * 100% Pure C#: Whole programs are written in C#. The original solver is written in Java.
• * Open source: CSharpCream is distributed as free software with source code. Please refer to License Section for more details about licensing issue.
• * Natural description of constraints: Various constraints can be naturally described within C# syntax.
• * Easy enhancements: Programmers can easily enhance/extend constraint descriptions and satisfaction algorithms.
• * Various optimization algorithms: Various optimization algorithms are available, such as Simulated Annealing, Taboo Search, etc.

Solver History

11/24/2008: Version 1.2 Added Teaching Assignment Problem Solver, WebSite HERE

08/05/2008: Version 1.15 Added "Equal" and "NotEqual" Soft Constraints. This will be used in the up-comming task of Teaching Assginment Problem (Professor-Course Assignment Problem)

06/11/2008: Version 1.12 Added "Count" Soft Constraint

02/04/2008: Version 1.1 Added Alen Interval Temporal Constraints. You can see a live example using Allen Interval Temporal Constraints solver HERE

12/27/2007: Version 1.0 just released. Recoded from the original Java Cream Solver.

Solver Downalod

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In order to open and use the solver project you need to use Visual Studio 2008.

If you are a University of Regina Computer Science Department Student or a member of staff, you can dowanload it from here:

MSDNAA Software Download

Or alternatively you can download the express edition of C# for free from Microsoft website:

C# Express

 

If you face any problem(s), please contact us.

Solver License

CSharpCream (Class Library for Constraint Programming in C#)

This solver is based on Java Cream Solver and recoded using C#

Copyright (C) 2007, 2008 by Ali Hmer (hmer200a@uregina.ca)

 

The original solver: Cream (Class Library for Constraint Programming in Java)

Copyright (C) 2003, 2004 by Naoyuki Tamura (tamura@kobe-u.ac.jp)

If you use this solver or the cream solver or any part of them please refer to the appropriate website.

CSharpCream 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 2.1 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, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
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Personal Inforamtion

Name: Ali A. A. HMER
Dept. of Computer Science
University of Regina
Room CK 210
3737 Wascana Parkway
Regina S4S 0A2, SK, Canada
Tel: +1 (306) 337 2568
Fax: +1 (306) 585 4745
Email: hmer200a(at)cs.uregina.ca