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This PR extends the solver interface for the configuration file in two major ways:

  • Any solver implemented in pyomo is now available by default, no need to change TEMOA code for additional solvers
  • solver options/parameters can be specified in the configuration file, instead of hard-coded defaults (which still get applied if you don't provide any specific options)

These changes do not break current workflows as solver_name (which is replaced by solver) still works and uses the existing defaults. The code changes touch several files, but with minor adjustments in each case.

As suggested by coderabbit, secrets passed through the options are redacted before they go into the logs

Summary of changes

The config now accepts a solver key, which can be a solver name or a table with a name and an options table. Any solver available through Pyomo's SolverFactory is supported. Solvers without Temoa defaults simply receive whatever options you pass. Options are merged in layers, where later layers win: Temoa defaults, then [solver.options], then extension-specific options (the MGA, MC and Morris TOMLs and the stochastic config). The existing gurobi and cplex defaults moved out of solve_instance into DEFAULT_SOLVER_OPTIONS in temoa/core/solver_spec.py, and their values are unchanged.

Every solve path now respects [solver.options]: the main solve, myopic, SV-MGA, Morris, the MGA base solve and workers, the MC workers, and stochastic. Morris's options TOML is now actually applied; it was previously loaded but never used. Existing configs behave the same. Paths that never used Temoa defaults (the MGA base solve and stochastic) still don't, and the bundled MGA and MC option files now state values explicitly so that worker options come out the same as before.

solver_name is deprecated but still accepted. It logs a warning when used in a TOML file and raises a DeprecationWarning when passed to TemoaConfig(...). Setting both solver and solver_name is an error. config.solver_name still works as a shorthand for config.solver.name.

Examples

1. Solver name only. Same as the old solver_name = "gurobi", using Temoa's defaults:

solver = "gurobi"

2. Name plus options. These are merged over the defaults for every solve:

solver = { name = "gurobi", options = { BarConvTol = 1e-5, Threads = 8 } }

# or, at the end of the file (a table header captures every key after it):
[solver]
name = "gurobi"
[solver.options]
BarConvTol = 1e-5
Threads = 8

3. How the layers combine in an MGA run (with the config from example 2):

# MGA_solver_options.toml  (extension layer, wins over everything else)
[gurobi]
BarConvTol = 0.01
Threads = 20
Solve Options that reach Gurobi
MGA base solve BarConvTol=1e-5, Threads=8 (only [solver.options], no defaults)
MGA workers the defaults Method=2, Crossover=0, FeasibilityTol=1e-4, BarOrder=-1, plus BarConvTol=0.01, Threads=20 from the MGA file, plus any other keys from MGA_solver_options.toml

The same layering applies to the Monte Carlo workers, Morris, and the stochastic solver_options. The stochastic path doesn't include Temoa's defaults.

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • New Features
    • Configure a solver by name or provide solver-specific options. Options can combine Temoa defaults, configuration settings, and extension-specific settings, with extension settings taking precedence.
    • Solver options are applied consistently across standard runs and supported analysis workflows. Sensitive option values are masked in logs.
  • Documentation
    • Updated configuration examples to use solver and show how to specify options. The older solver_name setting remains supported but is deprecated.

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Walkthrough

Temoa now accepts structured solver configuration with default and extension-specific options. Core and extension solve paths resolve and pass solver options to optimizers. Configuration examples use solver instead of solver_name; the legacy name remains supported with a deprecation warning.

Changes

Solver configuration and option handling

Layer / File(s) Summary
Solver specification and configuration
temoa/core/solver_spec.py, temoa/core/config.py, README.md, temoa/tutorial_assets/config_sample.toml
Adds solver specification parsing and option precedence. TemoaConfig accepts solver and retains deprecated solver_name support. Examples use the new field.
Core solve option handling
temoa/_internal/run_actions.py, temoa/_internal/temoa_sequencer.py, temoa/extensions/myopic/myopic_sequencer.py, temoa/extensions/single_vector_mga/sv_mga_sequencer.py
solve_instance accepts solver options and applies them to the optimizer. These solve paths pass options resolved from the configured solver.
Extension worker option resolution
temoa/extensions/method_of_morris/*, temoa/extensions/monte_carlo/*, temoa/extensions/modeling_to_generate_alternatives/*, temoa/extensions/stochastics/stochastic_sequencer.py
Extension solve paths resolve configured and extension-specific options. The MGA and Monte Carlo option files add Gurobi and CPLEX settings.

Priority: ⬇️ Low

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes

Change: Feature

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant MyopicSequencer
  participant resolve_solver_options
  participant solve_instance
  participant Optimizer
  MyopicSequencer->>resolve_solver_options: pass self.config.solver
  resolve_solver_options-->>MyopicSequencer: return resolved options
  MyopicSequencer->>solve_instance: pass solver_options
  solve_instance->>Optimizer: apply solver options
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Solver options are now configurable and are redacted before they are displayed. However, an option named passphrase would still be printed or logged in plain text. This is a narrow exposure with a simple fix; add the marker before or shortly after merging.

Security Architecture Review

Security architecture risk: 🟠 High · up to ac5fe

A newly configurable solver option can contain a credential. The shared masking rule does not recognize “passphrase,” so that value can appear when configuration or resolved options are displayed or logged. The change warrants security review even though some other credential names are masked.

Retained concerns

  • High · security · observed: The new structured option flow can carry a passphrase-valued option into configuration representation and extension option logs without masking its value.
Security review details

Security Blast Radius

  • inferred — The shared masking control affects configuration display and option logging in multiple extension paths. The independently exposed scope is bounded by runs whose configurations or logs contain such options; access to those logs is not established.

Security Findings and Attack Paths

  • observed — A passphrase-named configured option survives the redaction helper and can be rendered by TemoaConfig.repr. The retained finding verifies this exposure; it does not establish that every run prints the configuration.

Trust Boundaries and Controls

  • observed — Configuration parsing checks the solver-table shape and solver availability, while solver execution receives raw merged options. Masking applies at Temoa-owned display and logging boundaries, not at the solver sink.

Hardening Proposals

  • proposed — Make credential masking explicit for passphrase-like option names, and verify the common display and extension-log paths with representative secret options without altering the raw options required by the solver.
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DEFAULT_SOLVER_OPTIONS: dict[str, dict[str, Any]] = {
'cplex': {
'lpmethod': 4, # barrier
'solutiontype': 2, # non basic solution, ie no crossover
'barrier convergetol': 1.0e-3,
'feasopt tolerance': 1.0e-4,
},
'gurobi': {
'Method': 2, # barrier
'Crossover': 0, # non basic solution, ie no crossover
'BarConvTol': 1.0e-3,
'FeasibilityTol': 1.0e-4,
'BarOrder': -1, # auto ordering; 2-4x faster than AMD on large models
},
}

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Just highlighting that here are the default options, which are the same as the current code

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