AffineUtilityFunction
=====================

.. currentmodule:: negmas.preferences

.. autoclass:: AffineUtilityFunction
   :show-inheritance:

   .. rubric:: Attributes Summary

   .. autosummary::

      ~AffineUtilityFunction.base_type
      ~AffineUtilityFunction.bias
      ~AffineUtilityFunction.id
      ~AffineUtilityFunction.name
      ~AffineUtilityFunction.reserved_distribution
      ~AffineUtilityFunction.short_type_name
      ~AffineUtilityFunction.type
      ~AffineUtilityFunction.type_name
      ~AffineUtilityFunction.uuid
      ~AffineUtilityFunction.values
      ~AffineUtilityFunction.weights

   .. rubric:: Methods Summary

   .. autosummary::

      ~AffineUtilityFunction.__call__
      ~AffineUtilityFunction.argrank
      ~AffineUtilityFunction.argrank_with_weights
      ~AffineUtilityFunction.best
      ~AffineUtilityFunction.changes
      ~AffineUtilityFunction.checkpoint
      ~AffineUtilityFunction.checkpoint_info
      ~AffineUtilityFunction.create
      ~AffineUtilityFunction.difference
      ~AffineUtilityFunction.difference_prob
      ~AffineUtilityFunction.eu
      ~AffineUtilityFunction.eval
      ~AffineUtilityFunction.eval_normalized
      ~AffineUtilityFunction.extreme_outcomes
      ~AffineUtilityFunction.forget_inverter
      ~AffineUtilityFunction.from_checkpoint
      ~AffineUtilityFunction.from_dict
      ~AffineUtilityFunction.from_genius
      ~AffineUtilityFunction.from_geniusweb
      ~AffineUtilityFunction.from_geniusweb_json_str
      ~AffineUtilityFunction.from_xml_str
      ~AffineUtilityFunction.generate_bilateral
      ~AffineUtilityFunction.generate_random
      ~AffineUtilityFunction.generate_random_bilateral
      ~AffineUtilityFunction.invert
      ~AffineUtilityFunction.is_better
      ~AffineUtilityFunction.is_equivalent
      ~AffineUtilityFunction.is_not_better
      ~AffineUtilityFunction.is_not_worse
      ~AffineUtilityFunction.is_session_dependent
      ~AffineUtilityFunction.is_state_dependent
      ~AffineUtilityFunction.is_stationary
      ~AffineUtilityFunction.is_volatile
      ~AffineUtilityFunction.is_worse
      ~AffineUtilityFunction.max
      ~AffineUtilityFunction.min
      ~AffineUtilityFunction.minmax
      ~AffineUtilityFunction.normalize
      ~AffineUtilityFunction.normalize_for
      ~AffineUtilityFunction.random
      ~AffineUtilityFunction.rank
      ~AffineUtilityFunction.rank_with_weights
      ~AffineUtilityFunction.reset_changes
      ~AffineUtilityFunction.sample_outcome_with_utility
      ~AffineUtilityFunction.scale_by
      ~AffineUtilityFunction.scale_max
      ~AffineUtilityFunction.scale_max_for
      ~AffineUtilityFunction.scale_min
      ~AffineUtilityFunction.scale_min_for
      ~AffineUtilityFunction.set_id
      ~AffineUtilityFunction.shift_by
      ~AffineUtilityFunction.shift_max_for
      ~AffineUtilityFunction.shift_min_for
      ~AffineUtilityFunction.spawn
      ~AffineUtilityFunction.spawn_object
      ~AffineUtilityFunction.to_crisp
      ~AffineUtilityFunction.to_dict
      ~AffineUtilityFunction.to_genius
      ~AffineUtilityFunction.to_prob
      ~AffineUtilityFunction.to_stationary
      ~AffineUtilityFunction.to_xml_str
      ~AffineUtilityFunction.worst
      ~AffineUtilityFunction.xml

   .. rubric:: Attributes Documentation

   .. autoattribute:: base_type
   .. autoattribute:: bias
   .. autoattribute:: id
   .. autoattribute:: name
   .. autoattribute:: reserved_distribution
   .. autoattribute:: short_type_name
   .. autoattribute:: type
   .. autoattribute:: type_name
   .. autoattribute:: uuid
   .. autoattribute:: values
   .. autoattribute:: weights

   .. rubric:: Methods Documentation

   .. automethod:: __call__
   .. automethod:: argrank
   .. automethod:: argrank_with_weights
   .. automethod:: best
   .. automethod:: changes
   .. automethod:: checkpoint
   .. automethod:: checkpoint_info
   .. automethod:: create
   .. automethod:: difference
   .. automethod:: difference_prob
   .. automethod:: eu
   .. automethod:: eval
   .. automethod:: eval_normalized
   .. automethod:: extreme_outcomes
   .. automethod:: forget_inverter
   .. automethod:: from_checkpoint
   .. automethod:: from_dict
   .. automethod:: from_genius
   .. automethod:: from_geniusweb
   .. automethod:: from_geniusweb_json_str
   .. automethod:: from_xml_str
   .. automethod:: generate_bilateral
   .. automethod:: generate_random
   .. automethod:: generate_random_bilateral
   .. automethod:: invert
   .. automethod:: is_better
   .. automethod:: is_equivalent
   .. automethod:: is_not_better
   .. automethod:: is_not_worse
   .. automethod:: is_session_dependent
   .. automethod:: is_state_dependent
   .. automethod:: is_stationary
   .. automethod:: is_volatile
   .. automethod:: is_worse
   .. automethod:: max
   .. automethod:: min
   .. automethod:: minmax
   .. automethod:: normalize
   .. automethod:: normalize_for
   .. automethod:: random
   .. automethod:: rank
   .. automethod:: rank_with_weights
   .. automethod:: reset_changes
   .. automethod:: sample_outcome_with_utility
   .. automethod:: scale_by
   .. automethod:: scale_max
   .. automethod:: scale_max_for
   .. automethod:: scale_min
   .. automethod:: scale_min_for
   .. automethod:: set_id
   .. automethod:: shift_by
   .. automethod:: shift_max_for
   .. automethod:: shift_min_for
   .. automethod:: spawn
   .. automethod:: spawn_object
   .. automethod:: to_crisp
   .. automethod:: to_dict
   .. automethod:: to_genius
   .. automethod:: to_prob
   .. automethod:: to_stationary
   .. automethod:: to_xml_str
   .. automethod:: worst
   .. automethod:: xml