LinearUtilityFunction
=====================

.. currentmodule:: negmas.preferences

.. autoclass:: LinearUtilityFunction
   :show-inheritance:

   .. rubric:: Attributes Summary

   .. autosummary::

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

   .. rubric:: Methods Summary

   .. autosummary::

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