Adding upstream version 1:7.0.4.upstream/1%7.0.4upstream

Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>

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diff --git a/nlpsolver/src/com/sun/star/comp/Calc/NLPSolver/BaseEvolutionarySolver.java b/nlpsolver/src/com/sun/star/comp/Calc/NLPSolver/BaseEvolutionarySolver.java
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+/*************************************************************************
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+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
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+ * Copyright 2009 by Sun Microsystems, Inc.
+ *
+ * OpenOffice.org - a multi-platform office productivity suite
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+ * This file is part of OpenOffice.org.
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+ * OpenOffice.org is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
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+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
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+
+package com.sun.star.comp.Calc.NLPSolver;
+
+import com.sun.star.comp.Calc.NLPSolver.dialogs.DummyEvolutionarySolverStatusDialog;
+import com.sun.star.comp.Calc.NLPSolver.dialogs.EvolutionarySolverStatusUno;
+import com.sun.star.comp.Calc.NLPSolver.dialogs.IEvolutionarySolverStatusDialog;
+import com.sun.star.sheet.SolverConstraintOperator;
+import com.sun.star.uno.XComponentContext;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import net.adaptivebox.global.BasicBound;
+import net.adaptivebox.goodness.ACRComparator;
+import net.adaptivebox.goodness.BCHComparator;
+import net.adaptivebox.goodness.IGoodnessCompareEngine;
+import net.adaptivebox.knowledge.Library;
+import net.adaptivebox.knowledge.SearchPoint;
+import net.adaptivebox.problem.ProblemEncoder;
+
+public abstract class BaseEvolutionarySolver extends BaseNLPSolver {
+
+    public BaseEvolutionarySolver(XComponentContext xContext, String name) {
+        super(xContext, name);
+
+        registerProperty(m_swarmSize);
+        registerProperty(m_learningCycles);
+        registerProperty(m_guessVariableRange);
+        registerProperty(m_variableRangeThreshold);
+        registerProperty(m_useACRComperator);
+
+        registerProperty(m_useRandomStartingPoint);
+
+        registerProperty(m_required);
+        registerProperty(m_tolerance);
+
+        registerProperty(m_enhancedSolverStatus);
+    }
+
+    private static class Variable {
+        private final CellMap CellMap;
+        private final int OriginalVariable;
+        private double MinValue;
+        private double MaxValue;
+        private double Granularity;
+
+        private Variable(CellMap cellMap, int originalVariable) {
+            this.CellMap = cellMap;
+            this.OriginalVariable = originalVariable;
+            this.MinValue = BasicBound.MINDOUBLE;
+            this.MaxValue = BasicBound.MAXDOUBLE;
+            this.Granularity = 0.0;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private class CalcProblemEncoder extends ProblemEncoder {
+
+        private final ArrayList<Variable> m_variables;
+        private final ArrayList<ExtSolverConstraint> m_constraints;
+
+        private CalcProblemEncoder(ArrayList<Variable> variables,
+                ArrayList<ExtSolverConstraint> constraints) throws Exception {
+            //m_variableCount variables to solve, target function + constraints to match
+            super(variables.size(), 1 + constraints.size());
+
+            m_variables = variables;
+            m_constraints = constraints;
+
+            double objective = m_maximize ? BasicBound.MAXDOUBLE : BasicBound.MINDOUBLE;
+            setDefaultYAt(0, objective, objective);
+
+            for (int i = 0; i < constraints.size(); i++) {
+                ExtSolverConstraint constraint = constraints.get(i);
+
+                switch (constraint.Operator.getValue()) {
+                    case SolverConstraintOperator.EQUAL_value:
+                        setDefaultYAt(i + 1, constraint.Data, constraint.Data);
+                        break;
+                    case SolverConstraintOperator.GREATER_EQUAL_value:
+                        setDefaultYAt(i + 1, constraint.Data, BasicBound.MAXDOUBLE);
+                        break;
+                    case SolverConstraintOperator.LESS_EQUAL_value:
+                        setDefaultYAt(i + 1, BasicBound.MINDOUBLE, constraint.Data);
+                        break;
+                    case SolverConstraintOperator.INTEGER_value:
+                        setDefaultYAt(i + 1, BasicBound.MINDOUBLE, BasicBound.MAXDOUBLE);
+                        break;
+                    case SolverConstraintOperator.BINARY_value:
+                        setDefaultYAt(i + 1, 0, 1);
+                        break;
+                }
+            }
+
+            for (int i = 0; i < m_variables.size(); i++) {
+                Variable variable = m_variables.get(i);
+                setDefaultXAt(i, variable.MinValue, variable.MaxValue, variable.Granularity);
+            }
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        protected double calcTargetAt(int index, double[] VX) {
+            if (index == 0) {
+                //calcTargetAt is called in a loop over all functions, so it's
+                //enough to set the variables in the first step only
+                for (int i = 0; i < m_variables.size(); i++) {
+                    CellMap variableMap = m_variables.get(i).CellMap;
+                    m_variableData[variableMap.Range][variableMap.Row][variableMap.Col] = VX[i];
+                }
+                for (int i = 0; i < m_cellRangeCount; i++)
+                    m_cellRangeData[i].setData(m_variableData[i]);
+
+                //errors are punished
+                if (m_objectiveCell.getError() != 0)
+                    return m_maximize ? BasicBound.MINDOUBLE : BasicBound.MAXDOUBLE;
+
+                double result = m_objectiveCell.getValue();
+
+                if (result >= m_toleratedMin && result <= m_toleratedMax && checkConstraints())
+                    m_toleratedCount++;
+
+                return result;
+            } else
+                return m_constraints.get(index - 1).getLeftValue();
+        }
+
+    }
+
+    protected CalcProblemEncoder m_problemEncoder;
+    protected Library m_library;
+    protected IGoodnessCompareEngine m_envCompareEngine;
+    protected IGoodnessCompareEngine m_specCompareEngine;
+    protected SearchPoint m_totalBestPoint;
+
+    protected int m_toleratedCount;
+    protected double m_toleratedMin;
+    protected double m_toleratedMax;
+
+    private final ArrayList<Variable> m_variables = new ArrayList<Variable>();
+
+    //properties
+    protected PropertyInfo<Integer> m_swarmSize = new PropertyInfo<Integer>("SwarmSize", 70, "Size of Swam");
+    protected PropertyInfo<Integer> m_librarySize = new PropertyInfo<Integer>("LibrarySize", 210, "Size of Library");
+    protected PropertyInfo<Integer> m_learningCycles = new PropertyInfo<Integer>("LearningCycles", 2000, "Learning Cycles");
+    private final PropertyInfo<Boolean> m_guessVariableRange = new PropertyInfo<Boolean>("GuessVariableRange", true, "Variable Bounds Guessing");
+    private final PropertyInfo<Double> m_variableRangeThreshold = new PropertyInfo<Double>("VariableRangeThreshold", 3.0, "Variable Bounds Threshold (when guessing)"); //to approximate the variable bounds
+    private final PropertyInfo<Boolean> m_useACRComperator = new PropertyInfo<Boolean>("UseACRComparator", false, "Use ACR Comparator (instead of BCH)");
+    private final PropertyInfo<Boolean> m_useRandomStartingPoint = new PropertyInfo<Boolean>("UseRandomStartingPoint", false, "Use Random starting point");
+    protected PropertyInfo<Integer> m_required = new PropertyInfo<Integer>("StagnationLimit", 70, "Stagnation Limit");
+    protected PropertyInfo<Double> m_tolerance = new PropertyInfo<Double>("Tolerance", 1e-6, "Stagnation Tolerance");
+    private final PropertyInfo<Boolean> m_enhancedSolverStatus = new PropertyInfo<Boolean>("EnhancedSolverStatus", true, "Show enhanced solver status");
+
+    protected IEvolutionarySolverStatusDialog m_solverStatusDialog;
+
+    private void prepareVariables(double[][] variableBounds) {
+        m_variables.clear();
+        for (int i = 0; i < m_variableCount; i++) {
+            Variable var = new Variable(m_variableMap[i], i);
+            var.MinValue = variableBounds[i][0];
+            var.MaxValue = variableBounds[i][1];
+            var.Granularity = variableBounds[i][2];
+            m_variables.add(var);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void initializeSolve() {
+        super.initializeSolve();
+
+        if (m_variableCount == 0)
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+        if (m_enhancedSolverStatus.getValue())
+            m_solverStatusDialog = new EvolutionarySolverStatusUno(m_xContext);
+        else
+            m_solverStatusDialog = new DummyEvolutionarySolverStatusDialog();
+
+        //Init:
+        double[][] variableBounds = new double[m_variableCount][3];
+        //approximate variable bounds
+        for (int i = 0; i < m_variableCount; i++) {
+            if (m_guessVariableRange.getValue()) {
+                double value = m_variableCells[i].getValue();
+
+                //0 is a bad starting point, so just pick some other.
+                //That is certainly not optimal but the user should specify
+                //bounds or at least a good starting point anyway.
+                if (value == 0.0)
+                    value = 1000;
+
+                double b1;
+                double b2;
+
+                if (m_assumeNonNegative.getValue()) {
+                    b1 = 0;
+                    b2 = value + value * 2 * m_variableRangeThreshold.getValue();
+                } else {
+                    b1 = value + value * m_variableRangeThreshold.getValue();
+                    b2 = value - value * m_variableRangeThreshold.getValue();
+                }
+
+                variableBounds[i][0] = Math.min(b1, b2);
+                variableBounds[i][1] = Math.max(b1, b2);
+            } else {
+                //that almost always leads to bad or no solutions at all
+                if (m_assumeNonNegative.getValue())
+                    variableBounds[i][0] = 0.0;
+                else
+                    variableBounds[i][0] = BasicBound.MINDOUBLE;
+                variableBounds[i][1] = BasicBound.MAXDOUBLE;
+            }
+            variableBounds[i][2] = 0.0;
+        }
+
+        //prepare constraints and parse them for variable bounds
+        ArrayList<ExtSolverConstraint> constraints = new ArrayList<ExtSolverConstraint>();
+        for (int i = 0; i < m_constraintCount; i++) {
+            Double doubleValue;
+
+            if (m_extConstraints[i].Right != null)
+                doubleValue = null;
+            else
+                doubleValue = m_extConstraints[i].Data;
+
+            boolean isVariableBound = false;
+            //If it refers to a cell, it has to be treated as constraint, not as
+            //bound.
+            if (m_extConstraints[i].Right == null) {
+                for (int j = 0; j < m_variableCount && !isVariableBound; j++) {
+                    if (m_constraints[i].Left.Sheet == super.m_variables[j].Sheet &&
+                            m_constraints[i].Left.Column == super.m_variables[j].Column &&
+                            m_constraints[i].Left.Row == super.m_variables[j].Row) {
+                        isVariableBound = true;
+
+                        //Therefore we try to use it as bounds for this variable.
+
+                        switch (m_extConstraints[i].Operator.getValue()) {
+                            case SolverConstraintOperator.EQUAL_value:
+                                if (doubleValue == null)
+                                    continue;
+                                variableBounds[j][0] = doubleValue;
+                                variableBounds[j][1] = doubleValue;
+                                break;
+                            case SolverConstraintOperator.GREATER_EQUAL_value:
+                                if (doubleValue == null)
+                                    continue;
+                                variableBounds[j][0] = doubleValue;
+                                break;
+                            case SolverConstraintOperator.LESS_EQUAL_value:
+                                if (doubleValue == null)
+                                    continue;
+                                variableBounds[j][1] = doubleValue;
+                                break;
+                            case SolverConstraintOperator.INTEGER_value:
+                                variableBounds[j][2] = 1.0;
+                                break;
+                            case SolverConstraintOperator.BINARY_value:
+                                variableBounds[j][0] = 0.0;
+                                variableBounds[j][1] = 1.0;
+                                variableBounds[j][2] = 1.0;
+                                break;
+                            default:
+                                //If it is neither <=, nor =, nor >=, we treat
+                                //it as normal constraint.
+                                isVariableBound = false;
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            if (!isVariableBound) {
+                constraints.add(m_extConstraints[i]);
+            }
+        }
+
+        prepareVariables(variableBounds);
+
+        try {
+            m_problemEncoder = new CalcProblemEncoder(m_variables, constraints);
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            m_problemEncoder = null;
+            return;
+        }
+
+        m_library = new Library(m_librarySize.getValue(), m_problemEncoder);
+
+        if (m_useRandomStartingPoint.getValue()) {
+            m_totalBestPoint = m_problemEncoder.getEncodedSearchPoint();
+        } else {
+            m_totalBestPoint = m_problemEncoder.getFreshSearchPoint();
+            double[] currentValues = new double[m_variables.size()];
+            for (int i = 0; i < m_variables.size(); i++)
+                currentValues[i] = m_currentParameters[m_variables.get(i).OriginalVariable];
+            m_totalBestPoint.importLocation(currentValues);
+            m_problemEncoder.evaluate(m_totalBestPoint);
+        }
+        //input the chosen point into the library as reference for the individuals
+        m_library.getSelectedPoint(0).importPoint(m_totalBestPoint);
+
+        m_solverStatusDialog.setBestSolution(m_totalBestPoint.getObjectiveValue(), checkConstraints());
+
+        m_envCompareEngine = new BCHComparator();
+        m_specCompareEngine = m_useACRComperator.getValue() ? new ACRComparator(m_library, m_learningCycles.getValue()) : new BCHComparator();
+    }
+
+    protected void applySolution() {
+        double[] location = m_totalBestPoint.getLocation();
+
+        //make sure, the "Integer" variable type is met
+        m_problemEncoder.getDesignSpace().getMappingPoint(location);
+
+        //get the function value for our optimal point
+        for (int i = 0; i < m_variableCount; i++) {
+            m_variableCells[i].setValue(location[i]);
+            m_currentParameters[i] = location[i];
+        }
+        m_functionValue = m_objectiveCell.getValue();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void finalizeSolve() {
+        applySolution();
+
+        m_success = (m_objectiveCell.getError() == 0 && checkConstraints());
+
+        m_solverStatusDialog.setVisible(false);
+        m_solverStatusDialog.dispose();
+
+        super.finalizeSolve();
+    }
+
+    private boolean checkConstraints() {
+        boolean result = true;
+        for (int i = 0; i < m_constraintCount && result; i++) {
+            if (m_extConstraints[i].Left.getError() == 0) {
+                Double value, targetValue;
+
+                value = m_extConstraints[i].getLeftValue();
+                targetValue = m_extConstraints[i].Data;
+
+                switch (m_extConstraints[i].Operator.getValue()) {
+                    case SolverConstraintOperator.EQUAL_value:
+                        result = (targetValue != null && value.equals(targetValue));
+                        break;
+                    case SolverConstraintOperator.GREATER_EQUAL_value:
+                        result = (targetValue != null && value >= targetValue);
+                        break;
+                    case SolverConstraintOperator.LESS_EQUAL_value:
+                        result = (targetValue != null && value <= targetValue);
+                        break;
+                    case SolverConstraintOperator.INTEGER_value:
+                        result = (Math.rint(value) == value);
+                        break;
+                    case SolverConstraintOperator.BINARY_value:
+                        result = (value == 0.0 || value == 1.0);
+                        break;
+                }
+            } else {
+                result = false;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return result;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/nlpsolver/src/com/sun/star/comp/Calc/NLPSolver/BaseNLPSolver.java b/nlpsolver/src/com/sun/star/comp/Calc/NLPSolver/BaseNLPSolver.java
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index 000000000..d425e2a4c
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@@ -0,0 +1,551 @@
+/*************************************************************************
+ *
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * Copyright 2009 by Sun Microsystems, Inc.
+ *
+ * OpenOffice.org - a multi-platform office productivity suite
+ *
+ * This file is part of OpenOffice.org.
+ *
+ * OpenOffice.org is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License version 3
+ * only, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * OpenOffice.org 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 version 3 for more details
+ * (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * version 3 along with OpenOffice.org.  If not, see
+ * <http://www.openoffice.org/license.html>
+ * for a copy of the LGPLv3 License.
+ *
+ ************************************************************************/
+
+package com.sun.star.comp.Calc.NLPSolver;
+
+import com.sun.star.awt.XReschedule;
+import com.sun.star.beans.Property;
+import com.sun.star.beans.PropertyVetoException;
+import com.sun.star.beans.UnknownPropertyException;
+import com.sun.star.beans.XPropertyChangeListener;
+import com.sun.star.beans.XPropertySetInfo;
+import com.sun.star.beans.XVetoableChangeListener;
+import com.sun.star.chart.XChartDataArray;
+import com.sun.star.container.XIndexAccess;
+import com.sun.star.document.XEmbeddedObjectSupplier;
+import com.sun.star.frame.XModel;
+import com.sun.star.lang.IllegalArgumentException;
+import com.sun.star.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException;
+import com.sun.star.lang.WrappedTargetException;
+import com.sun.star.lang.XMultiComponentFactory;
+import com.sun.star.lib.uno.helper.WeakBase;
+import com.sun.star.sheet.SolverConstraint;
+import com.sun.star.sheet.SolverConstraintOperator;
+import com.sun.star.sheet.XSpreadsheet;
+import com.sun.star.sheet.XSpreadsheetDocument;
+import com.sun.star.sheet.XSpreadsheets;
+import com.sun.star.table.CellAddress;
+import com.sun.star.table.CellContentType;
+import com.sun.star.table.CellRangeAddress;
+import com.sun.star.table.XCell;
+import com.sun.star.table.XTableChartsSupplier;
+import com.sun.star.uno.Exception;
+import com.sun.star.uno.UnoRuntime;
+import com.sun.star.uno.XComponentContext;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.logging.Level;
+import java.util.logging.Logger;
+
+public abstract class BaseNLPSolver extends WeakBase
+    implements com.sun.star.lang.XLocalizable,
+               com.sun.star.sheet.XSolver,
+               com.sun.star.sheet.XSolverDescription,
+               com.sun.star.beans.XPropertySet,
+               com.sun.star.beans.XPropertySetInfo
+{
+
+    protected final XComponentContext m_xContext;
+    private final String m_name;
+
+    private final ArrayList<PropertyInfo> m_properties = new ArrayList<PropertyInfo>();
+    private final HashMap<String, PropertyInfo> m_propertyMap = new HashMap<String, PropertyInfo>();
+
+    private com.sun.star.lang.Locale m_locale = new com.sun.star.lang.Locale();
+    private final ResourceManager resourceManager;
+
+    private CellAddress m_objective;
+    protected CellAddress[] m_variables;
+    protected SolverConstraint[] m_constraints;
+
+    public BaseNLPSolver(XComponentContext xContext, String name) {
+        m_xContext = xContext;
+        m_name = name;
+            // init members exposed as XSolver properties through uno bridge
+        m_objective = new CellAddress();
+        m_variables = new CellAddress[0];
+        m_constraints = new SolverConstraint[0];
+
+        XMultiComponentFactory componentFactory = xContext.getServiceManager();
+        try {
+            Object toolkit = componentFactory.createInstanceWithContext("com.sun.star.awt.Toolkit", xContext);
+            m_xReschedule = UnoRuntime.queryInterface(XReschedule.class, toolkit);
+        } catch (Exception ex) {
+            Logger.getLogger(BaseNLPSolver.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
+        }
+
+        resourceManager = new ResourceManager(xContext, "com.sun.star.comp.Calc.NLPSolver", "/locale", "NLPSolverCommon");
+
+        registerProperty(m_assumeNonNegative);
+    }
+
+    protected void registerProperty(PropertyInfo property) {
+        m_properties.add(property);
+        m_propertyMap.put(property.getProperty().Name, property);
+        property.localize(resourceManager);
+    }
+
+    // com.sun.star.lang.XLocalizable:
+    public void setLocale(com.sun.star.lang.Locale eLocale)
+    {
+        m_locale = eLocale;
+    }
+
+    public com.sun.star.lang.Locale getLocale()
+    {
+        return m_locale;
+    }
+
+    // com.sun.star.sheet.XSolver:
+
+    private XSpreadsheetDocument m_document;
+    private XModel m_xModel;
+    protected XReschedule m_xReschedule;
+    protected ExtSolverConstraint[] m_extConstraints;
+    protected boolean m_maximize;
+
+    protected int m_variableCount;
+    protected int m_constraintCount;
+    protected int m_cellRangeCount;
+    protected XCell m_objectiveCell;
+    protected XCell[] m_variableCells;
+    protected XChartDataArray[] m_cellRangeData;
+    protected CellMap[] m_variableMap;
+    protected double[][][] m_variableData;
+
+    protected double m_functionValue;
+    protected double[] m_currentParameters;
+    protected boolean m_success = false;
+
+    public XSpreadsheetDocument getDocument() {
+        return m_document;
+    }
+
+    public void setDocument(XSpreadsheetDocument document) {
+        m_document = document;
+        m_xModel = UnoRuntime.queryInterface(XModel.class, m_document);
+    }
+
+    public CellAddress getObjective() {
+        return m_objective;
+    }
+
+    public void setObjective(CellAddress objective) {
+        m_objective = objective;
+        m_objectiveCell = getCell(objective);
+    }
+
+    public CellAddress[] getVariables() {
+        return m_variables;
+    }
+
+    private static class RowInfo {
+        private short Sheet;
+        private int Row;
+        private int StartCol;
+        private int EndCol;
+
+        private RowInfo(short sheet, int row) {
+            Sheet = sheet;
+            Row = row;
+        }
+
+        private CellRangeAddress getCellRangeAddress(int lastRow) {
+            CellRangeAddress result = new CellRangeAddress();
+            result.Sheet = Sheet;
+            result.StartColumn = StartCol;
+            result.StartRow = Row;
+            result.EndColumn = EndCol;
+            result.EndRow = lastRow;
+            return result;
+        }
+    }
+
+    protected static class CellMap {
+        protected int Range;
+        protected int Col;
+        protected int Row;
+    }
+
+    protected class ExtSolverConstraint {
+
+        public XCell Left;
+        public SolverConstraintOperator Operator;
+        public XCell Right;
+        public double Data;
+
+        private ExtSolverConstraint(XCell left, SolverConstraintOperator operator, Object right) {
+            this.Left = left;
+            this.Operator = operator;
+            this.Right = null;
+            if (right instanceof Number) {
+                this.Data = ((Number)right).doubleValue();
+            } else if (right instanceof CellAddress) {
+                XCell cell = getCell((CellAddress)right);
+                if (cell.getType() == CellContentType.VALUE) {
+                    this.Data = cell.getValue();
+                } else {
+                    this.Right = cell;
+                    this.Data = 0.0;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        public double getLeftValue() {
+            if (this.Right == null) {
+                return this.Left.getValue();
+            } else {
+                return this.Left.getValue() - this.Right.getValue();
+            }
+        }
+
+    }
+
+    public void setVariables(CellAddress[] variables) {
+        m_variables = variables;
+        m_variableCount = variables.length;
+
+        //update cell references
+        m_variableCells = new XCell[m_variableCount];
+        m_currentParameters = new double[m_variableCount];
+        for (int i = 0; i < m_variableCount; i++) {
+            m_variableCells[i] = getCell(variables[i]);
+            m_currentParameters[i] = m_variableCells[i].getValue();
+        }
+
+        //parse for cell ranges (under the assumption, that the cells are ordered
+        //left to right, top to bottom for each cell range
+        m_variableMap = new CellMap[m_variableCount];
+        m_variableData = new double[m_variableCount][][];
+
+        ArrayList<RowInfo> rows = new ArrayList<RowInfo>();
+        RowInfo currentRow = null;
+        int lastSheet = -1, lastRow = -1;
+        for (int i = 0; i < m_variableCount; i++) {
+            boolean match = lastSheet == m_variables[i].Sheet &&
+                lastRow == m_variables[i].Row;
+            assert !match || currentRow != null;
+            if (match && currentRow.EndCol == m_variables[i].Column - 1)
+                currentRow.EndCol++;
+            else {
+                currentRow = new RowInfo(m_variables[i].Sheet, m_variables[i].Row);
+                currentRow.StartCol = m_variables[i].Column;
+                currentRow.EndCol = m_variables[i].Column;
+                rows.add(currentRow);
+                lastSheet = currentRow.Sheet;
+                lastRow = currentRow.Row;
+            }
+        }
+
+        ArrayList<CellRangeAddress> cellRangeAddresses = new ArrayList<CellRangeAddress>();
+        if (rows.size() > 0) {
+            RowInfo firstRow = rows.get(0);
+            int offset = 0;
+            for (int i = 1; i < rows.size(); i++) {
+                currentRow = rows.get(i);
+                if (currentRow.Sheet != firstRow.Sheet ||
+                        currentRow.Row != firstRow.Row + offset + 1 ||
+                        currentRow.StartCol != firstRow.StartCol ||
+                        currentRow.EndCol != firstRow.EndCol) {
+                    cellRangeAddresses.add(firstRow.getCellRangeAddress(firstRow.Row + offset));
+                    firstRow = currentRow;
+                    offset = 0;
+                } else {
+                    offset++;
+                }
+            }
+            cellRangeAddresses.add(firstRow.getCellRangeAddress(firstRow.Row + offset));
+        }
+
+        m_cellRangeCount = cellRangeAddresses.size();
+        m_cellRangeData = new XChartDataArray[m_cellRangeCount];
+        int varID = 0;
+        //get cell range data and map the variables to their new location
+        for (int i = 0; i < m_cellRangeCount; i++) {
+            for (int y = 0; y <= cellRangeAddresses.get(i).EndRow - cellRangeAddresses.get(i).StartRow; y++)
+                for (int x = 0; x <= cellRangeAddresses.get(i).EndColumn - cellRangeAddresses.get(i).StartColumn; x++) {
+                    CellMap map = new CellMap();
+                    m_variableMap[varID++] = map;
+                    map.Range = i;
+                    map.Col = x;
+                    map.Row = y;
+                }
+            m_cellRangeData[i] = getChartDataArray(cellRangeAddresses.get(i));
+            m_variableData[i] = m_cellRangeData[i].getData();
+        }
+    }
+
+    public SolverConstraint[] getConstraints() {
+        return m_constraints;
+    }
+
+    public void setConstraints(SolverConstraint[] constraints) {
+        m_constraints = constraints;
+        m_constraintCount = constraints.length;
+
+        //update cell references
+        m_extConstraints = new ExtSolverConstraint[m_constraintCount];
+        for (int i = 0; i < m_constraintCount; i++) {
+            m_extConstraints[i] = new ExtSolverConstraint(
+                    getCell(constraints[i].Left),
+                    constraints[i].Operator,
+                    constraints[i].Right);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public boolean getMaximize() {
+        return m_maximize;
+    }
+
+    public void setMaximize(boolean maximize) {
+        m_maximize = maximize;
+    }
+
+    public boolean getSuccess() {
+        return m_success;
+    }
+
+    public double getResultValue() {
+        return m_functionValue;
+    }
+
+    public double[] getSolution() {
+        return m_currentParameters;
+    }
+
+    private XCell getCell(CellAddress cellAddress) {
+        return getCell(cellAddress.Column, cellAddress.Row, cellAddress.Sheet);
+    }
+
+    private XCell getCell(int col, int row, int sheet) {
+        try {
+            XSpreadsheets xSpreadsheets = m_document.getSheets();
+            XIndexAccess xSheetIndex = UnoRuntime.queryInterface(XIndexAccess.class, xSpreadsheets);
+            XSpreadsheet xSpreadsheet = UnoRuntime.queryInterface(XSpreadsheet.class, xSheetIndex.getByIndex(sheet));
+            return xSpreadsheet.getCellByPosition(col, row);
+        } catch (IndexOutOfBoundsException ex) {
+            Logger.getLogger(BaseNLPSolver.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
+        } catch (WrappedTargetException ex) {
+            Logger.getLogger(BaseNLPSolver.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
+        }
+
+        return null;
+    }
+
+
+
+    private XChartDataArray getChartDataArray(CellRangeAddress cellRangeAddress) {
+        return getChartDataArray(cellRangeAddress.Sheet, cellRangeAddress.StartColumn,
+                cellRangeAddress.StartRow, cellRangeAddress.EndColumn, cellRangeAddress.EndRow);
+    }
+
+    private XChartDataArray getChartDataArray(int sheet, int startCol, int startRow, int endCol, int endRow) {
+        try {
+            XSpreadsheets xSpreadsheets = m_document.getSheets();
+            XIndexAccess xSheetIndex = UnoRuntime.queryInterface(XIndexAccess.class, xSpreadsheets);
+            XSpreadsheet xSpreadsheet = UnoRuntime.queryInterface(XSpreadsheet.class, xSheetIndex.getByIndex(sheet));
+            return UnoRuntime.queryInterface(XChartDataArray.class, xSpreadsheet.getCellRangeByPosition(startCol, startRow, endCol, endRow));
+        } catch (IndexOutOfBoundsException ex) {
+            Logger.getLogger(BaseNLPSolver.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
+        } catch (WrappedTargetException ex) {
+            Logger.getLogger(BaseNLPSolver.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
+        }
+
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    protected PropertyInfo<Boolean> m_assumeNonNegative = new PropertyInfo<Boolean>("AssumeNonNegative", false, "Assume Non-Negative Variables");
+
+    protected void initializeSolve() {
+        lockDocument();
+    }
+
+    protected void finalizeSolve() {
+        unlockDocument();
+    }
+
+    public String getComponentDescription() {
+        return m_name;
+    }
+
+    public String getStatusDescription() {
+        return "";
+    }
+
+    public String getPropertyDescription(String property) {
+        PropertyInfo propertyInfo = m_propertyMap.get(property);
+        if (propertyInfo != null)
+            return propertyInfo.getDescription();
+        else
+            return "";
+    }
+
+    // com.sun.star.beans.XPropertySet:
+
+    public XPropertySetInfo getPropertySetInfo() {
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    public void setPropertyValue(String property, Object value) throws UnknownPropertyException, PropertyVetoException, IllegalArgumentException, WrappedTargetException {
+        PropertyInfo propertyInfo = m_propertyMap.get(property);
+        if (propertyInfo != null)
+            propertyInfo.setValue(value);
+        else
+            throw new UnknownPropertyException();
+    }
+
+    public Object getPropertyValue(String property) throws UnknownPropertyException, WrappedTargetException {
+        PropertyInfo propertyInfo = m_propertyMap.get(property);
+        if (propertyInfo != null)
+            return propertyInfo.getValue();
+        else
+            throw new UnknownPropertyException();
+    }
+
+    public void addPropertyChangeListener(String property, XPropertyChangeListener listener) throws UnknownPropertyException, WrappedTargetException {
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Not supported yet.");
+    }
+
+    public void removePropertyChangeListener(String property, XPropertyChangeListener listener) throws UnknownPropertyException, WrappedTargetException {
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Not supported yet.");
+    }
+
+    public void addVetoableChangeListener(String property, XVetoableChangeListener listener) throws UnknownPropertyException, WrappedTargetException {
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Not supported yet.");
+    }
+
+    public void removeVetoableChangeListener(String property, XVetoableChangeListener listener) throws UnknownPropertyException, WrappedTargetException {
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Not supported yet.");
+    }
+
+    // com.sun.star.beans.XPropertySetInfo:
+
+    public Property[] getProperties() {
+        int propertyCount = m_properties.size();
+        Property[] properties = new Property[propertyCount];
+        for (int i = 0; i < propertyCount; i++)
+            properties[i] = m_properties.get(i).getProperty();
+        return properties;
+    }
+
+    public Property getPropertyByName(String property) throws UnknownPropertyException {
+        PropertyInfo propertyInfo = m_propertyMap.get(property);
+        if (propertyInfo != null)
+            return propertyInfo.getProperty();
+        else
+            throw new UnknownPropertyException();
+    }
+
+    public boolean hasPropertyByName(String property) {
+        return m_propertyMap.containsKey(property);
+    }
+
+        // Helper functions
+    private void lockDocument(boolean lock) {
+        if (lock)
+            m_xModel.lockControllers();
+        else
+            m_xModel.unlockControllers();
+
+        try {
+            XIndexAccess xSpreadsheets = UnoRuntime.queryInterface(XIndexAccess.class, m_document.getSheets());
+            int sheets = xSpreadsheets.getCount();
+            for (int i = 0; i < sheets; i++) {
+                Object sheet = xSpreadsheets.getByIndex(i);
+                XTableChartsSupplier xTableChartsSupplier = UnoRuntime.queryInterface(XTableChartsSupplier.class, sheet);
+                XIndexAccess xCharts = UnoRuntime.queryInterface(XIndexAccess.class, xTableChartsSupplier.getCharts());
+                int charts = xCharts.getCount();
+                for (int j = 0; j < charts; j++) {
+                    Object chart = xCharts.getByIndex(j);
+                    XEmbeddedObjectSupplier xChartObjects = UnoRuntime.queryInterface(XEmbeddedObjectSupplier.class, chart);
+                    XModel xChartModel = UnoRuntime.queryInterface(XModel.class, xChartObjects.getEmbeddedObject());
+                    if (lock)
+                        xChartModel.lockControllers();
+                    else
+                        xChartModel.unlockControllers();
+                }
+            }
+        } catch (Exception ex) {
+            Logger.getLogger(BaseNLPSolver.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
+        }
+    }
+
+    protected void lockDocument() {
+        lockDocument(true);
+    }
+
+    protected void unlockDocument() {
+        lockDocument(false);
+    }
+
+    public static String nanoTimeToString(ResourceManager resourceManager, long nanoseconds) {
+        if (nanoseconds < 0) return null; // shouldn't happen... but if it does, throw an error!
+
+        if (nanoseconds == 0) return "0";
+
+        if (nanoseconds < 1000)
+            return nanoseconds + " " + resourceManager.getLocalizedString("Time.Nanoseconds", "Nanoseconds");
+
+        double microseconds = (double) nanoseconds / 1000;
+        if (microseconds < 1000)
+            return String.format("%.2f %s", microseconds, resourceManager.getLocalizedString("Time.Microseconds", "Microseconds"));
+
+        double milliseconds = microseconds / 1000;
+        if (milliseconds < 1000)
+            return String.format("%.2f %s", milliseconds, resourceManager.getLocalizedString("Time.Milliseconds", "Milliseconds"));
+
+        double seconds = milliseconds / 1000;
+        if (seconds < 90)
+            return String.format("%.2f %s", seconds, resourceManager.getLocalizedString("Time.Seconds", "Seconds"));
+
+        long minutes = (long) seconds / 60;
+        seconds -= minutes * 60;
+        long hours = minutes / 60;
+        minutes -= hours * 60;
+        long days = hours / 24;
+        hours -= days * 24;
+
+        if (days > 0)
+            return String.format("%d %s, %d %s",
+                  days, resourceManager.getLocalizedString(String.format("Time.Day%s", days == 1 ? "" : "s"), "Days"),
+                  hours, resourceManager.getLocalizedString(String.format("Time.Hour%s", hours == 1 ? "" : "s"), "Hours"));
+
+        if (hours > 0)
+            return String.format("%d %s, %d %s",
+                  hours, resourceManager.getLocalizedString(String.format("Time.Hour%s", hours == 1 ? "" : "s"), "Hours"),
+                  minutes, resourceManager.getLocalizedString(String.format("Time.Minute%s", minutes == 1 ? "" : "s"), "Minutes"));
+
+        if (minutes > 0)
+            return String.format("%d %s, %.0f %s",
+                  minutes, resourceManager.getLocalizedString(String.format("Time.Minute%s", minutes == 1 ? "" : "s"), "Minutes"),
+                  Math.floor(seconds), resourceManager.getLocalizedString(String.format("Time.Second%s", Math.floor(seconds) == 1 ? "" : "s"), "Seconds"));
+
+        return String.format("%.2f %s", seconds, resourceManager.getLocalizedString("Time.Seconds", "Seconds"));
+    }
+    // </editor-fold>
+
+}
diff --git a/nlpsolver/src/com/sun/star/comp/Calc/NLPSolver/DEPSSolverImpl.java b/nlpsolver/src/com/sun/star/comp/Calc/NLPSolver/DEPSSolverImpl.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..aff425ba4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nlpsolver/src/com/sun/star/comp/Calc/NLPSolver/DEPSSolverImpl.java
@@ -0,0 +1,216 @@
+/*************************************************************************
+ *
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * Copyright 2009 by Sun Microsystems, Inc.
+ *
+ * OpenOffice.org - a multi-platform office productivity suite
+ *
+ * This file is part of OpenOffice.org.
+ *
+ * OpenOffice.org is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License version 3
+ * only, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * OpenOffice.org 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 version 3 for more details
+ * (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * version 3 along with OpenOffice.org.  If not, see
+ * <http://www.openoffice.org/license.html>
+ * for a copy of the LGPLv3 License.
+ *
+ ************************************************************************/
+
+package com.sun.star.comp.Calc.NLPSolver;
+
+import java.util.logging.Level;
+import java.util.logging.Logger;
+
+import net.adaptivebox.deps.DEPSAgent;
+import net.adaptivebox.deps.behavior.DEGTBehavior;
+import net.adaptivebox.deps.behavior.PSGTBehavior;
+import net.adaptivebox.global.IUpdateCycleEngine;
+import net.adaptivebox.knowledge.Library;
+import net.adaptivebox.knowledge.SearchPoint;
+
+import com.sun.star.comp.Calc.NLPSolver.dialogs.IEvolutionarySolverStatusDialog;
+import com.sun.star.lang.IllegalArgumentException;
+import com.sun.star.lang.XSingleComponentFactory;
+import com.sun.star.lib.uno.helper.Factory;
+import com.sun.star.registry.XRegistryKey;
+import com.sun.star.uno.XComponentContext;
+
+
+public final class DEPSSolverImpl extends BaseEvolutionarySolver
+   implements com.sun.star.lang.XServiceInfo
+{
+    private static final String m_implementationName = DEPSSolverImpl.class.getName();
+    private static final String[] m_serviceNames = {
+        "com.sun.star.sheet.Solver",
+        "com.sun.star.beans.PropertySet"
+    };
+
+    public DEPSSolverImpl( XComponentContext context )
+    {
+        super(context, "DEPS Evolutionary Algorithm");
+
+        registerProperty(m_agentSwitchRate);
+        registerProperty(m_minFactor);
+        registerProperty(m_maxFactor);
+        registerProperty(m_CR);
+        registerProperty(m_c1);
+        registerProperty(m_c2);
+        registerProperty(m_weight);
+        registerProperty(m_CL);
+    }
+
+    public static XSingleComponentFactory __getComponentFactory( String sImplementationName ) {
+        XSingleComponentFactory xFactory = null;
+
+        if ( sImplementationName.equals( m_implementationName ) )
+            xFactory = Factory.createComponentFactory(DEPSSolverImpl.class, m_serviceNames);
+        return xFactory;
+    }
+
+    public static boolean __writeRegistryServiceInfo( XRegistryKey xRegistryKey ) {
+        return Factory.writeRegistryServiceInfo(m_implementationName,
+                                                m_serviceNames,
+                                                xRegistryKey);
+    }
+
+    // com.sun.star.lang.XServiceInfo:
+    public String getImplementationName() {
+         return m_implementationName;
+    }
+
+    public boolean supportsService( String sService ) {
+        int len = m_serviceNames.length;
+
+        for( int i=0; i < len; i++) {
+            if (sService.equals(m_serviceNames[i]))
+                return true;
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    public String[] getSupportedServiceNames() {
+        return m_serviceNames;
+    }
+
+    private final PropertyInfo<Double> m_agentSwitchRate = new PropertyInfo<Double>("AgentSwitchRate", 0.5, "Agent Switch Rate (DE Probability)");
+    // --DE
+    private final PropertyInfo<Double> m_minFactor = new PropertyInfo<Double>("DEFactorMin", 0.5, "DE: Min Scaling Factor (0-1.2)");
+    private final PropertyInfo<Double> m_maxFactor = new PropertyInfo<Double>("DEFactorMax", 0.5, "DE: Max Scaling Factor (0-1.2)");
+    private final PropertyInfo<Double> m_CR = new PropertyInfo<Double>("DECR", 0.9, "DE: Crossover Probability (0-1)");
+    // --PS
+    private final PropertyInfo<Double> m_c1 = new PropertyInfo<Double>("PSC1", 1.494, "PS: Cognitive Constant");
+    private final PropertyInfo<Double> m_c2 = new PropertyInfo<Double>("PSC2", 1.494, "PS: Social Constant");
+    private final PropertyInfo<Double> m_weight = new PropertyInfo<Double>("PSWeight", 0.729, "PS: Constriction Coefficient");
+    private final PropertyInfo<Double> m_CL = new PropertyInfo<Double>("PSCL", 0.0, "PS: Mutation Probability (0-0.005)");
+
+    public void solve() {
+        try {
+            m_librarySize.setValue(m_swarmSize.getValue()); //DEPS' library is as large as the swarm
+        } catch (IllegalArgumentException ex) {
+            Logger.getLogger(DEPSSolverImpl.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
+        }
+        initializeSolve();
+        if (m_problemEncoder == null)
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        //Init:
+        DEPSAgent[] agents = new DEPSAgent[m_swarmSize.getValue()];
+        for (int i = 0; i < m_swarmSize.getValue(); i++) {
+            agents[i] = new DEPSAgent();
+            agents[i].setProblemEncoder(m_problemEncoder);
+            agents[i].setPbest(m_library.getSelectedPoint(i));
+
+            DEGTBehavior deGTBehavior = new DEGTBehavior();
+            deGTBehavior.MIN_FACTOR = Math.min(m_minFactor.getValue(), m_maxFactor.getValue());
+            deGTBehavior.MAX_FACTOR = Math.max(m_minFactor.getValue(), m_maxFactor.getValue());
+            deGTBehavior.CR = m_CR.getValue();
+
+            PSGTBehavior psGTBehavior = new PSGTBehavior();
+            psGTBehavior.c1 = m_c1.getValue();
+            psGTBehavior.c2 = m_c2.getValue();
+            psGTBehavior.CL = m_CL.getValue();
+            psGTBehavior.weight = m_weight.getValue();
+
+            agents[i].switchP = m_agentSwitchRate.getValue();
+            agents[i].setGTBehavior(deGTBehavior);
+            agents[i].setGTBehavior(psGTBehavior);
+
+            agents[i].setSpecComparator(m_specCompareEngine);
+            agents[i].setLibrary(m_library);
+        }
+
+        //Learn:
+        m_solverStatusDialog.setVisible(true);
+        m_solverStatusDialog.setMaxIterations(m_learningCycles.getValue());
+        m_solverStatusDialog.setMaxStagnation(m_required.getValue());
+        int learningCycle = 1;
+        long runtime = 0;
+        do {
+            long startTime = System.nanoTime();
+
+            if (learningCycle >= m_learningCycles.getValue())
+                learningCycle = 1;
+
+            if (m_solverStatusDialog.getUserState() == IEvolutionarySolverStatusDialog.CONTINUE)
+                lockDocument();
+
+            m_toleratedCount = 0;
+            m_toleratedMin = -1.0 * m_tolerance.getValue();
+            m_toleratedMax = m_tolerance.getValue();
+            for (; learningCycle <= m_learningCycles.getValue() &&
+                    m_toleratedCount < m_required.getValue() &&
+                    m_solverStatusDialog.getUserState() != IEvolutionarySolverStatusDialog.CANCEL; learningCycle++) {
+                m_library.refreshGbest(m_specCompareEngine);
+
+                for (int i = 0; i < m_swarmSize.getValue(); i++)
+                    agents[i].generatePoint();
+
+                for (int i = 0; i < m_swarmSize.getValue(); i++)
+                    agents[i].learn();
+
+                for (int i = 0; i < m_swarmSize.getValue(); i++) {
+                    SearchPoint agentPoint = agents[i].getMGState();
+                    boolean inRange = (agentPoint.getObjectiveValue() >= m_toleratedMin && agentPoint.getObjectiveValue() <= m_toleratedMax);
+                    if (Library.replace(m_envCompareEngine, agentPoint, m_totalBestPoint)) {
+                        m_solverStatusDialog.setBestSolution(m_totalBestPoint.getObjectiveValue(), m_totalBestPoint.isFeasible());
+                        if (!inRange) {
+                            m_toleratedMin = agentPoint.getObjectiveValue() - m_tolerance.getValue();
+                            m_toleratedMax = agentPoint.getObjectiveValue() + m_tolerance.getValue();
+                            m_toleratedCount = 0;
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+
+                if (m_specCompareEngine instanceof IUpdateCycleEngine)
+                    ((IUpdateCycleEngine)m_specCompareEngine).updateCycle(learningCycle);
+
+                m_solverStatusDialog.setIteration(learningCycle);
+                m_solverStatusDialog.setStagnation(m_toleratedCount);
+                m_solverStatusDialog.setRuntime(runtime + (System.nanoTime() - startTime));
+                m_xReschedule.reschedule();
+            }
+
+            applySolution(); //show the current solution
+            unlockDocument(); //allow the solution to be displayed
+
+            runtime += (System.nanoTime() - startTime);
+            m_solverStatusDialog.setRuntime(runtime);
+        } while (m_solverStatusDialog.waitForUser() == IEvolutionarySolverStatusDialog.CONTINUE);
+
+        lockDocument();
+
+        finalizeSolve();
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/nlpsolver/src/com/sun/star/comp/Calc/NLPSolver/META-INF/manifest.xml b/nlpsolver/src/com/sun/star/comp/Calc/NLPSolver/META-INF/manifest.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0867cdd96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nlpsolver/src/com/sun/star/comp/Calc/NLPSolver/META-INF/manifest.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<manifest:manifest xmlns:manifest="http://openoffice.org/2001/manifest">
+  <manifest:file-entry manifest:media-type="application/vnd.sun.star.uno-components"
+                       manifest:full-path="components.rdb"/>
+  <manifest:file-entry manifest:media-type="application/vnd.sun.star.help"
+                       manifest:full-path="help"/>
+  <manifest:file-entry manifest:media-type="application/vnd.sun.star.package-bundle-description"
+                       manifest:full-path="description/extensiondescription.txt"/>
+</manifest:manifest>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/nlpsolver/src/com/sun/star/comp/Calc/NLPSolver/Manifest.mf b/nlpsolver/src/com/sun/star/comp/Calc/NLPSolver/Manifest.mf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d194e6a3b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nlpsolver/src/com/sun/star/comp/Calc/NLPSolver/Manifest.mf
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+RegistrationClassName: com.sun.star.comp.Calc.NLPSolver.Registration
diff --git a/nlpsolver/src/com/sun/star/comp/Calc/NLPSolver/PropertyInfo.java b/nlpsolver/src/com/sun/star/comp/Calc/NLPSolver/PropertyInfo.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f1a7a4714
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nlpsolver/src/com/sun/star/comp/Calc/NLPSolver/PropertyInfo.java
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+/*************************************************************************
+ *
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * Copyright 2009 by Sun Microsystems, Inc.
+ *
+ * OpenOffice.org - a multi-platform office productivity suite
+ *
+ * This file is part of OpenOffice.org.
+ *
+ * OpenOffice.org is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License version 3
+ * only, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * OpenOffice.org 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 version 3 for more details
+ * (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * version 3 along with OpenOffice.org.  If not, see
+ * <http://www.openoffice.org/license.html>
+ * for a copy of the LGPLv3 License.
+ *
+ ************************************************************************/
+
+package com.sun.star.comp.Calc.NLPSolver;
+
+import com.sun.star.beans.Property;
+import com.sun.star.lang.IllegalArgumentException;
+import com.sun.star.uno.Type;
+
+public class PropertyInfo<PropType> {
+
+    private Property m_property;
+    private PropType m_value;
+    private String m_description;
+
+    public Property getProperty() {
+        return m_property;
+    }
+
+    public PropType getValue() {
+        return m_value;
+    }
+
+    public String getDescription() {
+        return m_description;
+    }
+
+    public void setValue(Object value) throws IllegalArgumentException {
+        if (m_property.Type == Type.LONG) {
+            if (!(value instanceof Integer))
+                throw new IllegalArgumentException();
+            m_value = (PropType)value;
+        } else if (m_property.Type == Type.DOUBLE) {
+            if (!(value instanceof Double))
+                throw new IllegalArgumentException();
+            m_value = (PropType)value;
+        } else if (m_property.Type == Type.BOOLEAN) {
+            if (!(value instanceof Boolean))
+                throw new IllegalArgumentException();
+            m_value = (PropType)value;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public PropertyInfo(String name, PropType value, String description) {
+        this(name, value, (short)0, description);
+    }
+
+    private PropertyInfo(String name, PropType value, short attributes,
+            String description) {
+        m_property = new Property();
+        m_property.Name = name;
+        m_property.Attributes = attributes;
+        m_property.Handle = -1;
+
+        if (value instanceof Integer)
+            m_property.Type = Type.LONG;
+        else if (value instanceof Double)
+            m_property.Type = Type.DOUBLE;
+        else if (value instanceof Boolean)
+            m_property.Type = Type.BOOLEAN;
+
+        m_value = value;
+        m_description = description;
+    }
+
+    public void localize(ResourceManager resourceManager) {
+        try {
+            m_description = resourceManager.getLocalizedString("Properties."
+                            + m_property.Name);
+        } catch (com.sun.star.resource.MissingResourceException ex) {
+            System.out.println("Can't localize. Resource missing for property: "
+                            + m_property.Name);
+        }
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/nlpsolver/src/com/sun/star/comp/Calc/NLPSolver/Registration.java b/nlpsolver/src/com/sun/star/comp/Calc/NLPSolver/Registration.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..157f4963f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nlpsolver/src/com/sun/star/comp/Calc/NLPSolver/Registration.java
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */
+/*
+ * This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ */
+
+package com.sun.star.comp.Calc.NLPSolver;
+
+import com.sun.star.lib.uno.helper.Factory;
+import com.sun.star.lang.XSingleComponentFactory;
+
+public final class Registration {
+
+    private static final String[] m_serviceNames = {
+        "com.sun.star.beans.PropertySet",
+        "com.sun.star.sheet.Solver"
+    };
+
+    public static XSingleComponentFactory __getComponentFactory( String sImplementationName )
+    {
+        XSingleComponentFactory xFactory = null;
+
+        if ( sImplementationName.equals( "com.sun.star.comp.Calc.NLPSolver.DEPSSolverImpl" ) )
+            xFactory = Factory.createComponentFactory( com.sun.star.comp.Calc.NLPSolver.DEPSSolverImpl.class,
+                                                       m_serviceNames );
+        if ( sImplementationName.equals( "com.sun.star.comp.Calc.NLPSolver.SCOSolverImpl" ) )
+            xFactory = Factory.createComponentFactory( com.sun.star.comp.Calc.NLPSolver.SCOSolverImpl.class,
+                                                       m_serviceNames );
+
+        return xFactory;
+    }
+    private Registration() {}
+}
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/nlpsolver/src/com/sun/star/comp/Calc/NLPSolver/ResourceManager.java b/nlpsolver/src/com/sun/star/comp/Calc/NLPSolver/ResourceManager.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..33eebc831
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nlpsolver/src/com/sun/star/comp/Calc/NLPSolver/ResourceManager.java
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+/*************************************************************************
+ *
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * Copyright 2009 by Sun Microsystems, Inc.
+ *
+ * OpenOffice.org - a multi-platform office productivity suite
+ *
+ * This file is part of OpenOffice.org.
+ *
+ * OpenOffice.org is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License version 3
+ * only, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * OpenOffice.org 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 version 3 for more details
+ * (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * version 3 along with OpenOffice.org.  If not, see
+ * <http://www.openoffice.org/license.html>
+ * for a copy of the LGPLv3 License.
+ *
+ ************************************************************************/
+
+package com.sun.star.comp.Calc.NLPSolver;
+
+import com.sun.star.beans.PropertyState;
+import com.sun.star.beans.PropertyValue;
+import com.sun.star.beans.XPropertySet;
+import com.sun.star.configuration.theDefaultProvider;
+import com.sun.star.deployment.PackageInformationProvider;
+import com.sun.star.deployment.XPackageInformationProvider;
+import com.sun.star.lang.Locale;
+import com.sun.star.lang.XMultiServiceFactory;
+import com.sun.star.resource.StringResourceWithLocation;
+import com.sun.star.resource.XStringResourceWithLocation;
+import com.sun.star.uno.AnyConverter;
+import com.sun.star.uno.Exception;
+import com.sun.star.uno.UnoRuntime;
+import com.sun.star.uno.XComponentContext;
+
+
+public class ResourceManager {
+
+    private final String m_resourceBasename;
+    private XStringResourceWithLocation m_xStrResource;
+
+    public ResourceManager(XComponentContext xContext, String oxtId, String relativeResourceBaseUrl, String resourceBasename) {
+        m_resourceBasename = resourceBasename;
+
+        XPackageInformationProvider xPkgInfo = PackageInformationProvider.get(xContext);
+        final String oxtRoot = xPkgInfo.getPackageLocation(oxtId);
+        final String resourceBaseUrl = oxtRoot + relativeResourceBaseUrl;
+
+        try {
+            XMultiServiceFactory xConfig = theDefaultProvider.get(xContext);
+
+            Object[] args = new Object[1];
+            args[0] = new PropertyValue("nodepath", 0, "/org.openoffice.Setup/L10N", PropertyState.DIRECT_VALUE);
+            XPropertySet xConfigProps = UnoRuntime.queryInterface(XPropertySet.class,
+                xConfig.createInstanceWithArguments("com.sun.star.configuration.ConfigurationAccess", args));
+            String[] localeProp = AnyConverter.toString(xConfigProps.getPropertyValue("ooLocale")).split("-");
+            String lang = localeProp[0];
+            String country = (localeProp.length >= 2 ? localeProp[1] : "");
+            String variant = (localeProp.length >= 3 ? localeProp[2] : "");
+            Locale locale = new Locale(lang, country, variant);
+
+            m_xStrResource = StringResourceWithLocation.create(xContext, resourceBaseUrl, true, locale, m_resourceBasename, "", null);
+        } catch (Exception ex) {
+            ex.printStackTrace();
+        }
+    }
+
+    /* This implementation is used if the presence of the key will be handled
+     * "outside" (i.e. by catching the appropriate MissingResourceException). */
+    public String getLocalizedString(String key) throws com.sun.star.resource.MissingResourceException {
+        return m_xStrResource.resolveString(m_resourceBasename + "." + key);
+    }
+
+    /* This implementation on the other hand handles the exception by itself
+     * and returns a (predefined) default value if necessary. */
+    public String getLocalizedString(String key, String defaultValue) {
+        try {
+            return m_xStrResource.resolveString(m_resourceBasename + "." + key);
+        } catch (com.sun.star.resource.MissingResourceException ex) {
+            return defaultValue;
+        }
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/nlpsolver/src/com/sun/star/comp/Calc/NLPSolver/SCOSolverImpl.java b/nlpsolver/src/com/sun/star/comp/Calc/NLPSolver/SCOSolverImpl.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c1798606d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nlpsolver/src/com/sun/star/comp/Calc/NLPSolver/SCOSolverImpl.java
@@ -0,0 +1,167 @@
+/*************************************************************************
+ *
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * Copyright 2009 by Sun Microsystems, Inc.
+ *
+ * OpenOffice.org - a multi-platform office productivity suite
+ *
+ * This file is part of OpenOffice.org.
+ *
+ * OpenOffice.org is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License version 3
+ * only, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * OpenOffice.org 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 version 3 for more details
+ * (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * version 3 along with OpenOffice.org.  If not, see
+ * <http://www.openoffice.org/license.html>
+ * for a copy of the LGPLv3 License.
+ *
+ ************************************************************************/
+
+package com.sun.star.comp.Calc.NLPSolver;
+
+import com.sun.star.comp.Calc.NLPSolver.dialogs.IEvolutionarySolverStatusDialog;
+import com.sun.star.uno.XComponentContext;
+import com.sun.star.lib.uno.helper.Factory;
+import com.sun.star.lang.XSingleComponentFactory;
+import com.sun.star.registry.XRegistryKey;
+import net.adaptivebox.sco.SCAgent;
+import net.adaptivebox.global.IUpdateCycleEngine;
+import net.adaptivebox.knowledge.Library;
+import net.adaptivebox.knowledge.SearchPoint;
+
+
+public final class SCOSolverImpl extends BaseEvolutionarySolver
+   implements com.sun.star.lang.XServiceInfo
+{
+    private static final String m_implementationName = SCOSolverImpl.class.getName();
+    private static final String[] m_serviceNames = {
+        "com.sun.star.sheet.Solver",
+        "com.sun.star.beans.PropertySet"
+    };
+
+    public SCOSolverImpl( XComponentContext context )
+    {
+        super(context, "SCO Evolutionary Algorithm");
+
+        registerProperty(m_librarySize); //SCO allows the user to specify the size of the library
+    }
+
+    public static XSingleComponentFactory __getComponentFactory( String sImplementationName ) {
+        XSingleComponentFactory xFactory = null;
+
+        if ( sImplementationName.equals( m_implementationName ) )
+            xFactory = Factory.createComponentFactory(SCOSolverImpl.class, m_serviceNames);
+        return xFactory;
+    }
+
+    public static boolean __writeRegistryServiceInfo( XRegistryKey xRegistryKey ) {
+        return Factory.writeRegistryServiceInfo(m_implementationName,
+                                                m_serviceNames,
+                                                xRegistryKey);
+    }
+
+    // com.sun.star.lang.XServiceInfo:
+    public String getImplementationName() {
+         return m_implementationName;
+    }
+
+    public boolean supportsService( String sService ) {
+        int len = m_serviceNames.length;
+
+        for( int i=0; i < len; i++) {
+            if (sService.equals(m_serviceNames[i]))
+                return true;
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    public String[] getSupportedServiceNames() {
+        return m_serviceNames;
+    }
+
+    public void solve() {
+        initializeSolve();
+
+        if (m_problemEncoder == null)
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        //Init:
+        int swarmSize = m_swarmSize.getValue();
+        SCAgent[] agents = new SCAgent[swarmSize];
+        for (int i = 0; i < swarmSize; i++) {
+            agents[i] = new SCAgent();
+            agents[i].setProblemEncoder(m_problemEncoder);
+            agents[i].setSpecComparator(m_specCompareEngine);
+            agents[i].setExternalLib(m_library);
+        }
+
+        //Learn:
+        m_solverStatusDialog.setVisible(true);
+        int learningCycles = m_learningCycles.getValue();
+        m_solverStatusDialog.setMaxIterations(learningCycles);
+        m_solverStatusDialog.setMaxStagnation(m_required.getValue());
+        int learningCycle = 1;
+        long runtime = 0;
+        do {
+            long startTime = System.nanoTime();
+
+            if (learningCycle >= m_learningCycles.getValue())
+                learningCycle = 1;
+
+            if (m_solverStatusDialog.getUserState() == IEvolutionarySolverStatusDialog.CONTINUE)
+                lockDocument();
+
+            m_toleratedCount = 0;
+            m_toleratedMin = -1.0 * m_tolerance.getValue();
+            m_toleratedMax = m_tolerance.getValue();
+            for (; learningCycle <= learningCycles &&
+                    m_toleratedCount < m_required.getValue() &&
+                    m_solverStatusDialog.getUserState() != IEvolutionarySolverStatusDialog.CANCEL; learningCycle++) {
+                for (int i = 0; i < swarmSize; i++) {
+                    SearchPoint point = agents[i].generatePoint();
+                    boolean inRange = (point.getObjectiveValue() >= m_toleratedMin && point.getObjectiveValue() <= m_toleratedMax);
+                    if (Library.replace(m_envCompareEngine, point, m_totalBestPoint)) {
+                        m_solverStatusDialog.setBestSolution(m_totalBestPoint.getObjectiveValue(), m_totalBestPoint.isFeasible());
+                        if (!inRange) {
+                            m_toleratedMin = point.getObjectiveValue() - m_tolerance.getValue();
+                            m_toleratedMax = point.getObjectiveValue() + m_tolerance.getValue();
+                            m_toleratedCount = 0;
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+
+                for (int i = 0; i < swarmSize; i++)
+                    agents[i].updateInfo();
+
+                if (m_specCompareEngine instanceof IUpdateCycleEngine)
+                    ((IUpdateCycleEngine)m_specCompareEngine).updateCycle(learningCycle);
+
+                m_solverStatusDialog.setIteration(learningCycle);
+                m_solverStatusDialog.setStagnation(m_toleratedCount);
+                m_solverStatusDialog.setRuntime(runtime + (System.nanoTime() - startTime));
+                m_xReschedule.reschedule();
+            }
+
+            applySolution(); //show the current solution
+            unlockDocument(); //allow the solution to be displayed
+
+            runtime += (System.nanoTime() - startTime);
+            m_solverStatusDialog.setRuntime(runtime);
+        } while (m_solverStatusDialog.waitForUser() == IEvolutionarySolverStatusDialog.CONTINUE);
+
+        lockDocument();
+
+        finalizeSolve();
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/nlpsolver/src/com/sun/star/comp/Calc/NLPSolver/components.rdb b/nlpsolver/src/com/sun/star/comp/Calc/NLPSolver/components.rdb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..151ec5eed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nlpsolver/src/com/sun/star/comp/Calc/NLPSolver/components.rdb
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<components xmlns="http://openoffice.org/2010/uno-components">
+    <component loader="com.sun.star.loader.Java2" uri="./nlpsolver.jar">
+        <implementation name="com.sun.star.comp.Calc.NLPSolver.DEPSSolverImpl">
+            <service name="com.sun.star.beans.PropertySet"/>
+            <service name="com.sun.star.sheet.Solver"/>
+        </implementation>
+        <implementation name="com.sun.star.comp.Calc.NLPSolver.SCOSolverImpl">
+            <service name="com.sun.star.beans.PropertySet"/>
+            <service name="com.sun.star.sheet.Solver"/>
+        </implementation>
+    </component>
+</components>
diff --git a/nlpsolver/src/com/sun/star/comp/Calc/NLPSolver/description-en-US.txt b/nlpsolver/src/com/sun/star/comp/Calc/NLPSolver/description-en-US.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9288dcf75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nlpsolver/src/com/sun/star/comp/Calc/NLPSolver/description-en-US.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+This extension integrates into Calc and offers new Solver engines to use for optimizing nonlinear programming models.
diff --git a/nlpsolver/src/com/sun/star/comp/Calc/NLPSolver/description.xml b/nlpsolver/src/com/sun/star/comp/Calc/NLPSolver/description.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..928975682
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nlpsolver/src/com/sun/star/comp/Calc/NLPSolver/description.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!--Created with OpenOffice.org API plug-in for NetBeans Version 2.0.3-->
+<description xmlns="http://openoffice.org/extensions/description/2006" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
+    <version value="0.9"/>
+    <identifier value="com.sun.star.comp.Calc.NLPSolver"/>
+    <display-name>
+        <name lang="en-US">Solver for Nonlinear Programming</name>
+    </display-name>
+    <publisher>
+        <name lang="en-US" xlink:href="http://www.documentfoundation.org">The Document Foundation</name>
+    </publisher>
+    <extension-description>
+        <src lang="en-US" xlink:href="description-en-US.txt"/>
+    </extension-description>
+    <dependencies>
+        <OpenOffice.org-minimal-version xmlns:d="http://openoffice.org/extensions/description/2006" d:name="OpenOffice.org 3.0" value="3.0"/>
+    </dependencies>
+</description>
diff --git a/nlpsolver/src/com/sun/star/comp/Calc/NLPSolver/dialogs/BaseDialog.java b/nlpsolver/src/com/sun/star/comp/Calc/NLPSolver/dialogs/BaseDialog.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d10ad3493
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nlpsolver/src/com/sun/star/comp/Calc/NLPSolver/dialogs/BaseDialog.java
@@ -0,0 +1,151 @@
+/*************************************************************************
+ *
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * Copyright 2009 by Sun Microsystems, Inc.
+ *
+ * OpenOffice.org - a multi-platform office productivity suite
+ *
+ * This file is part of OpenOffice.org.
+ *
+ * OpenOffice.org is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License version 3
+ * only, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * OpenOffice.org 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 version 3 for more details
+ * (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * version 3 along with OpenOffice.org.  If not, see
+ * <http://www.openoffice.org/license.html>
+ * for a copy of the LGPLv3 License.
+ *
+ ************************************************************************/
+
+package com.sun.star.comp.Calc.NLPSolver.dialogs;
+
+import com.sun.star.awt.InvalidateStyle;
+import com.sun.star.awt.PosSize;
+import com.sun.star.awt.Rectangle;
+import com.sun.star.comp.Calc.NLPSolver.dialogs.controls.BaseControl;
+import com.sun.star.awt.XControl;
+import com.sun.star.awt.XControlModel;
+import com.sun.star.awt.XDialog;
+import com.sun.star.awt.XToolkit;
+import com.sun.star.awt.XWindow;
+import com.sun.star.awt.XWindowPeer;
+import com.sun.star.frame.XController;
+import com.sun.star.frame.XDesktop;
+import com.sun.star.frame.XFrame;
+import com.sun.star.frame.XModel;
+import com.sun.star.lang.XComponent;
+import com.sun.star.lang.XMultiComponentFactory;
+import com.sun.star.lang.XMultiServiceFactory;
+import com.sun.star.uno.Exception;
+import com.sun.star.uno.UnoRuntime;
+import com.sun.star.uno.XComponentContext;
+import java.util.logging.Level;
+import java.util.logging.Logger;
+
+/**
+ * The BaseDialog represents the base for all dialogs used within the addon.
+ * It automatically loads the necessary interfaces to access OpenOffice.org dialogs.
+ */
+public abstract class BaseDialog extends BaseControl {
+
+    private XMultiComponentFactory xMCF;
+    private XMultiServiceFactory xMSF;
+    protected XWindow xWindow;
+    protected XDialog xDialog;
+    private XWindowPeer xWindowPeer;
+
+    @Override
+    public String getName() {
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    public XMultiServiceFactory getMultiServiceFactory() {
+        return xMSF;
+    }
+
+    private XFrame getCurrentFrame() throws Exception {
+        Object oDesktop = xMCF.createInstanceWithContext("com.sun.star.frame.Desktop", context);
+        XDesktop xDesktop = UnoRuntime.queryInterface(XDesktop.class, oDesktop);
+        XComponent xComponent = xDesktop.getCurrentComponent();
+        XModel xModel = UnoRuntime.queryInterface(XModel.class, xComponent);
+        XController xController = xModel.getCurrentController();
+        return xController.getFrame();
+    }
+
+    private Rectangle getWorkspaceDimensions() throws Exception {
+        return getCurrentFrame().getComponentWindow().getPosSize();
+    }
+
+    public BaseDialog(XComponentContext context, String title, int x, int y, int width, int height) {
+        super(context);
+        try {
+            xMCF = context.getServiceManager();
+            setUnoModel(xMCF.createInstanceWithContext("com.sun.star.awt.UnoControlDialogModel", context));
+            xMSF = UnoRuntime.queryInterface(XMultiServiceFactory.class, getUnoModel());
+
+            setProperty("Title", title);
+            setPosition(x, y);
+            setSize(width, height);
+
+            unoControl = xMCF.createInstanceWithContext("com.sun.star.awt.UnoControlDialog", context);
+            XControl xControl = UnoRuntime.queryInterface(XControl.class, unoControl);
+            XControlModel xControlModel = UnoRuntime.queryInterface(XControlModel.class, getUnoModel());
+            xControl.setModel(xControlModel);
+
+            Object toolkit = xMCF.createInstanceWithContext("com.sun.star.awt.Toolkit", context);
+            XToolkit xToolkit = UnoRuntime.queryInterface(XToolkit.class, toolkit);
+            xWindow = UnoRuntime.queryInterface(XWindow.class, unoControl);
+            xWindow.setVisible(false);
+            XWindowPeer xParentWindowPeer = UnoRuntime.queryInterface(XWindowPeer.class, getCurrentFrame().getComponentWindow());
+            xControl.createPeer(xToolkit, xParentWindowPeer);
+            xWindowPeer = xControl.getPeer();
+
+            xDialog = UnoRuntime.queryInterface(XDialog.class, unoControl);
+
+            //center if necessary
+            if (x < 0 || y < 0) {
+                Rectangle workspacePosSize = getWorkspaceDimensions();
+                Rectangle dialogPosSize = xWindow.getPosSize();
+                if (x < 0)
+                    dialogPosSize.X = workspacePosSize.X + (workspacePosSize.Width / 2) - (dialogPosSize.Width / 2);
+                if (y < 0)
+                    dialogPosSize.Y = workspacePosSize.Y + (workspacePosSize.Height / 2) - (dialogPosSize.Height / 2);
+
+                xWindow.setPosSize(dialogPosSize.X, dialogPosSize.Y,
+                        dialogPosSize.Width, dialogPosSize.Height, PosSize.POS);
+            }
+
+        } catch (Exception ex) {
+            Logger.getLogger(BaseDialog.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void finalize() throws Throwable {
+        XComponent xComponent = UnoRuntime.queryInterface(XComponent.class, unoControl);
+        xComponent.dispose();
+        super.finalize();
+    }
+
+
+
+
+
+    public void setCloseable(boolean closeable) {
+        setProperty("Closeable", Boolean.valueOf(closeable));
+    }
+
+    public void repaint() {
+        xWindowPeer.invalidate((short)(InvalidateStyle.CHILDREN /*| InvalidateStyle.NOERASE*/ |
+                InvalidateStyle.UPDATE | InvalidateStyle.TRANSPARENT));
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/nlpsolver/src/com/sun/star/comp/Calc/NLPSolver/dialogs/DummyEvolutionarySolverStatusDialog.java b/nlpsolver/src/com/sun/star/comp/Calc/NLPSolver/dialogs/DummyEvolutionarySolverStatusDialog.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..92f45b9a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nlpsolver/src/com/sun/star/comp/Calc/NLPSolver/dialogs/DummyEvolutionarySolverStatusDialog.java
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+/*************************************************************************
+ *
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * Copyright 2009 by Sun Microsystems, Inc.
+ *
+ * OpenOffice.org - a multi-platform office productivity suite
+ *
+ * This file is part of OpenOffice.org.
+ *
+ * OpenOffice.org is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License version 3
+ * only, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * OpenOffice.org 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 version 3 for more details
+ * (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * version 3 along with OpenOffice.org.  If not, see
+ * <http://www.openoffice.org/license.html>
+ * for a copy of the LGPLv3 License.
+ *
+ ************************************************************************/
+
+package com.sun.star.comp.Calc.NLPSolver.dialogs;
+
+public class DummyEvolutionarySolverStatusDialog
+  implements IEvolutionarySolverStatusDialog {
+
+    public int getUserState() {
+        return OK;
+    }
+
+    public void setBestSolution(double solution, boolean feasible) {
+
+    }
+
+    public void setMaxIterations(int maxIterations) {
+
+    }
+
+    public void setMaxStagnation(int maxStagnation) {
+
+    }
+
+    public void setIteration(int iteration) {
+
+    }
+
+    public void setStagnation(int stagnation) {
+
+    }
+
+    public void setRuntime(long runtime) {
+
+    }
+
+    public int waitForUser() {
+        return OK;
+    }
+
+    public void setVisible(boolean visible) {
+
+    }
+
+    public void dispose() {
+
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/nlpsolver/src/com/sun/star/comp/Calc/NLPSolver/dialogs/EvolutionarySolverStatusUno.java b/nlpsolver/src/com/sun/star/comp/Calc/NLPSolver/dialogs/EvolutionarySolverStatusUno.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e3695a0c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nlpsolver/src/com/sun/star/comp/Calc/NLPSolver/dialogs/EvolutionarySolverStatusUno.java
@@ -0,0 +1,292 @@
+/*************************************************************************
+ *
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * Copyright 2009 by Sun Microsystems, Inc.
+ *
+ * OpenOffice.org - a multi-platform office productivity suite
+ *
+ * This file is part of OpenOffice.org.
+ *
+ * OpenOffice.org is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License version 3
+ * only, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * OpenOffice.org 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 version 3 for more details
+ * (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * version 3 along with OpenOffice.org.  If not, see
+ * <http://www.openoffice.org/license.html>
+ * for a copy of the LGPLv3 License.
+ *
+ ************************************************************************/
+
+package com.sun.star.comp.Calc.NLPSolver.dialogs;
+
+import com.sun.star.comp.Calc.NLPSolver.BaseNLPSolver;
+import com.sun.star.awt.ActionEvent;
+import com.sun.star.awt.XActionListener;
+import com.sun.star.comp.Calc.NLPSolver.ResourceManager;
+import com.sun.star.lang.EventObject;
+import com.sun.star.lang.XComponent;
+import com.sun.star.style.VerticalAlignment;
+import com.sun.star.uno.UnoRuntime;
+import com.sun.star.uno.XComponentContext;
+import com.sun.star.comp.Calc.NLPSolver.dialogs.controls.Button;
+import com.sun.star.comp.Calc.NLPSolver.dialogs.controls.Label;
+import com.sun.star.comp.Calc.NLPSolver.dialogs.controls.ProgressBar;
+
+public class EvolutionarySolverStatusUno extends BaseDialog
+    implements IEvolutionarySolverStatusDialog,
+               XActionListener {
+
+    private int userState;
+    private final Label lblSolutionValue;
+    private final Label lblIteration;
+    private final ProgressBar pbIteration;
+    private final Label lblIterationValue;
+    private final Label lblStagnation;
+    private final ProgressBar pbStagnation;
+    private final Label lblStagnationValue;
+    private final Label lblRuntimeValue;
+    private final Button btnStop;
+    private final Button btnOK;
+    private final Button btnContinue;
+    private final int defaultTextColor;
+    private int maxIterations;
+    private int maxStagnation;
+
+    private final ResourceManager resourceManager;
+
+    private static final int COLOR_RED = 0xFF0000;
+
+    public EvolutionarySolverStatusUno(XComponentContext xContext) {
+        super(xContext, "Solver Status", -1, -1, 170, 95); //center the dialog on the parent
+
+        setCloseable(false);
+        userState = IEvolutionarySolverStatusDialog.OK;
+
+        resourceManager = new ResourceManager(xContext, "com.sun.star.comp.Calc.NLPSolver", "/locale", "NLPSolverStatusDialog");
+
+        try {
+            setProperty("Title", resourceManager.getLocalizedString("Dialog.Caption"));
+        } catch (com.sun.star.resource.MissingResourceException ex) {} //leave the title as it is
+
+        int y = 5;
+        Label lblSolution = new Label(this, "lblSolution");
+        lblSolution.setPosition(5, y);
+        lblSolution.setSize(60, 10);
+        lblSolution.setLabel(resourceManager.getLocalizedString("Controls.lblSolution", "Current Solution:"));
+        lblSolution.setParentControl(this);
+
+        lblSolutionValue = new Label(this, "lblSolutionValue");
+        lblSolutionValue.setPosition(65, y);
+        lblSolutionValue.setSize(100, 10);
+        lblSolutionValue.setParentControl(this);
+        defaultTextColor = lblSolutionValue.getTextColor();
+        y += 15;
+
+        lblIteration = new Label(this, "lblIteration");
+        lblIteration.setPosition(5, y);
+        lblIteration.setSize(60, 15);
+        lblIteration.setLabel(resourceManager.getLocalizedString("Controls.lblIteration", "Iteration:"));
+        lblIteration.setVerticalAlign(VerticalAlignment.MIDDLE);
+        lblIteration.setParentControl(this);
+
+        pbIteration = new ProgressBar(this, "pbIteration");
+        pbIteration.setPosition(65, y);
+        pbIteration.setSize(100, 15);
+        pbIteration.setParentControl(this);
+
+        lblIterationValue = new Label(this, "lblIterationValue");
+        lblIterationValue.setPosition(65, y);
+        lblIterationValue.setSize(100, 20);
+        lblIterationValue.setVerticalAlign(VerticalAlignment.MIDDLE);
+        lblIterationValue.setMultiLine(true);
+        lblIterationValue.setParentControl(this);
+        lblIterationValue.setVisible(false);
+        y += 20;
+
+        lblStagnation = new Label(this, "lblStagnation");
+        lblStagnation.setPosition(5, y);
+        lblStagnation.setSize(60, 15);
+        lblStagnation.setLabel(resourceManager.getLocalizedString("Controls.lblStagnation", "Stagnation:"));
+        lblStagnation.setVerticalAlign(VerticalAlignment.MIDDLE);
+        lblStagnation.setParentControl(this);
+
+        pbStagnation = new ProgressBar(this, "pbStagnation");
+        pbStagnation.setPosition(65, y);
+        pbStagnation.setSize(100, 15);
+        pbStagnation.setParentControl(this);
+
+        lblStagnationValue = new Label(this, "lblStagnationValue");
+        lblStagnationValue.setPosition(65, y);
+        lblStagnationValue.setSize(100, 20);
+        lblStagnationValue.setVerticalAlign(VerticalAlignment.MIDDLE);
+        lblStagnationValue.setMultiLine(true);
+        lblStagnationValue.setParentControl(this);
+        lblStagnationValue.setVisible(false);
+        y+= 20;
+
+        Label lblRuntime = new Label(this, "lblRuntime");
+        lblRuntime.setPosition(5, y);
+        lblRuntime.setSize(60, 10);
+        lblRuntime.setLabel(resourceManager.getLocalizedString("Controls.lblRuntime", "Runtime:"));
+        lblRuntime.setParentControl(this);
+
+        lblRuntimeValue = new Label(this, "lblRuntimeValue");
+        lblRuntimeValue.setPosition(65, y);
+        lblRuntimeValue.setSize(100, 10);
+        lblRuntimeValue.setParentControl(this);
+        y += 15;
+
+        btnStop = new Button(this, "btnStop");
+        btnStop.setPosition(5, y);
+        btnStop.setSize(45, 15);
+        btnStop.setLabel(resourceManager.getLocalizedString("Controls.btnStop", "Stop"));
+        btnStop.setParentControl(this);
+        btnStop.addActionListener(this);
+        btnStop.setActionCommand("btnStopClick");
+
+        btnOK = new Button(this, "btnOK");
+        btnOK.setPosition(65, y);
+        btnOK.setSize(40, 15);
+        btnOK.setLabel(resourceManager.getLocalizedString("Controls.btnOK", "OK"));
+        btnOK.setParentControl(this);
+        btnOK.addActionListener(this);
+        btnOK.setActionCommand("btnOKClick");
+        btnOK.setEnabled(false);
+
+        btnContinue = new Button(this, "btnContinue");
+        btnContinue.setPosition(110, y);
+        btnContinue.setSize(55, 15);
+        btnContinue.setLabel(resourceManager.getLocalizedString("Controls.btnContinue", "Continue"));
+        btnContinue.setParentControl(this);
+        btnContinue.addActionListener(this);
+        btnContinue.setActionCommand("btnContinueClick");
+        btnContinue.setEnabled(false);
+        y += 15;
+    }
+
+    public int getUserState() {
+        return userState;
+    }
+
+    public void setBestSolution(double solution, boolean feasible) {
+        lblSolutionValue.setLabel(String.format("%g", solution));
+        if (feasible)
+            lblSolutionValue.setTextColor(defaultTextColor);
+        else
+            lblSolutionValue.setTextColor(COLOR_RED); //red
+    }
+
+    public void setMaxIterations(int maxIterations) {
+        pbIteration.setRange(0, maxIterations);
+        this.maxIterations = maxIterations;
+    }
+
+    public void setMaxStagnation(int maxStagnation) {
+        pbStagnation.setRange(0, maxStagnation);
+        this.maxStagnation = maxStagnation;
+    }
+
+    public void setIteration(int iteration) {
+        pbIteration.setValue(iteration);
+    }
+
+    public void setStagnation(int stagnation) {
+        pbStagnation.setValue(stagnation);
+    }
+
+    public void setRuntime(long runtime) {
+        lblRuntimeValue.setLabel(BaseNLPSolver.nanoTimeToString(resourceManager, runtime));
+    }
+
+    public int waitForUser() {
+        btnStop.setEnabled(false);
+        btnOK.setEnabled(true);
+        btnContinue.setEnabled(true);
+
+        if (pbIteration.getValue() >= maxIterations) {
+            lblIteration.setTextColor(COLOR_RED);
+            if (userState != IEvolutionarySolverStatusDialog.CANCEL)
+                lblStagnationValue.setLabel(
+                        resourceManager.getLocalizedString("Message.StopIteration",
+                        "Maximum iterations reached."));
+        }
+
+        if (pbStagnation.getValue() >= maxStagnation) {
+            lblStagnation.setTextColor(COLOR_RED);
+            if (userState != IEvolutionarySolverStatusDialog.CANCEL)
+                lblStagnationValue.setLabel(
+                        resourceManager.getLocalizedString("Message.StopStagnation",
+                        "Process stopped due to stagnation."));
+        }
+
+        lblIterationValue.setLabel(String.format(
+                resourceManager.getLocalizedString("Message.CurrentIteration",
+                "Process stopped at iteration %d of %d."),
+                pbIteration.getValue(), maxIterations));
+        if (userState == IEvolutionarySolverStatusDialog.CANCEL)
+            lblStagnationValue.setLabel(
+                    resourceManager.getLocalizedString("Message.StopUser",
+                    "Process stopped due to user interruption."));
+
+        pbIteration.setVisible(false);
+        pbStagnation.setVisible(false);
+        lblIterationValue.setVisible(true);
+        lblStagnationValue.setVisible(true);
+
+        repaint();
+
+        userState = IEvolutionarySolverStatusDialog.WAITING;
+        xDialog.execute();
+
+        lblIteration.setTextColor(defaultTextColor);
+        lblStagnation.setTextColor(defaultTextColor);
+
+        lblIterationValue.setVisible(false);
+        lblStagnationValue.setVisible(false);
+        pbIteration.setVisible(true);
+        pbStagnation.setVisible(true);
+
+        btnStop.setEnabled(true);
+        btnOK.setEnabled(false);
+        btnContinue.setEnabled(false);
+
+        return userState;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void setVisible(boolean visible) {
+        xWindow.setVisible(visible);
+    }
+
+    public void dispose() {
+        XComponent component = UnoRuntime.queryInterface(XComponent.class, xDialog);
+        component.dispose();
+    }
+
+    public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent actionEvent) {
+        if (userState == IEvolutionarySolverStatusDialog.WAITING) {
+            xDialog.endExecute();
+            setVisible(true);
+        }
+
+        if (actionEvent.ActionCommand.equals("btnStopClick"))
+            userState = IEvolutionarySolverStatusDialog.CANCEL;
+        else if (actionEvent.ActionCommand.equals("btnOKClick"))
+            userState = IEvolutionarySolverStatusDialog.OK;
+        else if (actionEvent.ActionCommand.equals("btnContinueClick"))
+            userState = IEvolutionarySolverStatusDialog.CONTINUE;
+    }
+
+    public void disposing(EventObject eventObject) {
+
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/nlpsolver/src/com/sun/star/comp/Calc/NLPSolver/dialogs/IEvolutionarySolverStatusDialog.java b/nlpsolver/src/com/sun/star/comp/Calc/NLPSolver/dialogs/IEvolutionarySolverStatusDialog.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9ef12e09e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nlpsolver/src/com/sun/star/comp/Calc/NLPSolver/dialogs/IEvolutionarySolverStatusDialog.java
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+/*************************************************************************
+ *
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * Copyright 2009 by Sun Microsystems, Inc.
+ *
+ * OpenOffice.org - a multi-platform office productivity suite
+ *
+ * This file is part of OpenOffice.org.
+ *
+ * OpenOffice.org is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License version 3
+ * only, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * OpenOffice.org 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 version 3 for more details
+ * (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * version 3 along with OpenOffice.org.  If not, see
+ * <http://www.openoffice.org/license.html>
+ * for a copy of the LGPLv3 License.
+ *
+ ************************************************************************/
+
+package com.sun.star.comp.Calc.NLPSolver.dialogs;
+
+public interface IEvolutionarySolverStatusDialog {
+    int WAITING = 0;
+    int OK = 1;
+    int CONTINUE = 2;
+    int CANCEL = 3;
+
+    int getUserState();
+
+    void setBestSolution(double solution, boolean feasible);
+    void setMaxIterations(int maxIterations);
+    void setMaxStagnation(int maxStagnation);
+    void setIteration(int iteration);
+    void setStagnation(int stagnation);
+    void setRuntime(long runtime);
+    int waitForUser();
+
+    void setVisible(boolean visible);
+    void dispose();
+}
diff --git a/nlpsolver/src/com/sun/star/comp/Calc/NLPSolver/dialogs/controls/BaseControl.java b/nlpsolver/src/com/sun/star/comp/Calc/NLPSolver/dialogs/controls/BaseControl.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7de59c4b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nlpsolver/src/com/sun/star/comp/Calc/NLPSolver/dialogs/controls/BaseControl.java
@@ -0,0 +1,141 @@
+/*************************************************************************
+ *
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * Copyright 2009 by Sun Microsystems, Inc.
+ *
+ * OpenOffice.org - a multi-platform office productivity suite
+ *
+ * This file is part of OpenOffice.org.
+ *
+ * OpenOffice.org is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License version 3
+ * only, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * OpenOffice.org 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 version 3 for more details
+ * (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * version 3 along with OpenOffice.org.  If not, see
+ * <http://www.openoffice.org/license.html>
+ * for a copy of the LGPLv3 License.
+ *
+ ************************************************************************/
+
+package com.sun.star.comp.Calc.NLPSolver.dialogs.controls;
+
+import com.sun.star.awt.XControlContainer;
+import com.sun.star.awt.XWindow;
+import com.sun.star.beans.PropertyVetoException;
+import com.sun.star.beans.UnknownPropertyException;
+import com.sun.star.beans.XPropertySet;
+import com.sun.star.container.ElementExistException;
+import com.sun.star.container.XNameContainer;
+import com.sun.star.lang.IllegalArgumentException;
+import com.sun.star.lang.WrappedTargetException;
+import com.sun.star.uno.UnoRuntime;
+import com.sun.star.uno.XComponentContext;
+import java.util.logging.Level;
+import java.util.logging.Logger;
+
+public abstract class BaseControl {
+
+    protected XComponentContext context;
+    private Object unoModel;
+    protected Object unoControl;
+    private XPropertySet properties;
+
+
+    public abstract String getName();
+
+    public Object getUnoModel() {
+        return unoModel;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * This is used <b>internally</b> to update the UnoModel and refresh the
+     * associated PropertySet.
+     * @param unoModel The new UnoModel for this control.
+     */
+    protected void setUnoModel(Object unoModel) {
+        this.unoModel = unoModel;
+        properties = UnoRuntime.queryInterface(XPropertySet.class, unoModel);
+    }
+
+    public void setParentControl(BaseControl parentControl) {
+        //TODO : remove from existing parentControl
+        try {
+            String name = getName();
+            XNameContainer nameContainer = UnoRuntime.queryInterface(XNameContainer.class, parentControl.unoModel);
+            nameContainer.insertByName(name, unoModel);
+
+            XControlContainer controlContainer = UnoRuntime.queryInterface(XControlContainer.class, parentControl.unoControl);
+            unoControl = controlContainer.getControl(name);
+
+        } catch (IllegalArgumentException ex) {
+            Logger.getLogger(BaseControl.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
+        } catch (ElementExistException ex) {
+            Logger.getLogger(BaseControl.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
+        } catch (WrappedTargetException ex) {
+            Logger.getLogger(BaseControl.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public BaseControl(XComponentContext context) {
+        this.context = context;
+        unoModel = null;
+        unoControl = null;
+    }
+
+    protected void setProperty(String name, Object value) {
+        try {
+            properties.setPropertyValue(name, value);
+        } catch (UnknownPropertyException ex) {
+            Logger.getLogger(BaseControl.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
+        } catch (PropertyVetoException ex) {
+            Logger.getLogger(BaseControl.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
+        } catch (IllegalArgumentException ex) {
+            Logger.getLogger(BaseControl.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
+        } catch (WrappedTargetException ex) {
+            Logger.getLogger(BaseControl.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
+        }
+    }
+
+    protected Object getProperty(String name) {
+        try {
+            return properties.getPropertyValue(name);
+        } catch (UnknownPropertyException ex) {
+            Logger.getLogger(BaseControl.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
+        } catch (WrappedTargetException ex) {
+            Logger.getLogger(BaseControl.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    // <editor-fold defaultstate="collapsed" desc="Uno Properties">
+
+    public void setPosition(int x, int y) {
+        setProperty("PositionX", Integer.valueOf(x));
+        setProperty("PositionY", Integer.valueOf(y));
+    }
+
+    public void setSize(int width, int height) {
+        setProperty("Width", Integer.valueOf(width));
+        setProperty("Height", Integer.valueOf(height));
+    }
+
+    public void setEnabled(boolean enabled) {
+        setProperty("Enabled", Boolean.valueOf(enabled));
+    }
+
+    public void setVisible(boolean visible) {
+        XWindow xWindow = UnoRuntime.queryInterface(XWindow.class, unoControl);
+        xWindow.setVisible(visible);
+    }
+
+    // </editor-fold>
+
+}
diff --git a/nlpsolver/src/com/sun/star/comp/Calc/NLPSolver/dialogs/controls/Button.java b/nlpsolver/src/com/sun/star/comp/Calc/NLPSolver/dialogs/controls/Button.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..61ae47c19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nlpsolver/src/com/sun/star/comp/Calc/NLPSolver/dialogs/controls/Button.java
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+/*************************************************************************
+ *
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * Copyright 2009 by Sun Microsystems, Inc.
+ *
+ * OpenOffice.org - a multi-platform office productivity suite
+ *
+ * This file is part of OpenOffice.org.
+ *
+ * OpenOffice.org is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License version 3
+ * only, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * OpenOffice.org 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 version 3 for more details
+ * (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * version 3 along with OpenOffice.org.  If not, see
+ * <http://www.openoffice.org/license.html>
+ * for a copy of the LGPLv3 License.
+ *
+ ************************************************************************/
+
+package com.sun.star.comp.Calc.NLPSolver.dialogs.controls;
+
+import com.sun.star.awt.XActionListener;
+import com.sun.star.awt.XButton;
+import com.sun.star.uno.Exception;
+import com.sun.star.uno.UnoRuntime;
+import java.util.logging.Level;
+import java.util.logging.Logger;
+import com.sun.star.comp.Calc.NLPSolver.dialogs.BaseDialog;
+
+public class Button extends LabeledControl {
+
+    private String name;
+    private XButton xButton;
+
+    public Button(BaseDialog owner, String name) {
+        super(owner.context);
+        try {
+            setUnoModel(owner.getMultiServiceFactory().createInstance("com.sun.star.awt.UnoControlButtonModel"));
+            this.name = name;
+            setProperty("Name", name);
+        } catch (Exception ex) {
+            Logger.getLogger(Button.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String getName() {
+        return name;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void setParentControl(BaseControl parentControl) {
+        super.setParentControl(parentControl);
+        xButton = UnoRuntime.queryInterface(XButton.class, unoControl);
+    }
+
+    public void addActionListener(XActionListener actionListener) {
+        xButton.addActionListener(actionListener);
+    }
+
+    public void setActionCommand(String actionCommand) {
+        xButton.setActionCommand(actionCommand);
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/nlpsolver/src/com/sun/star/comp/Calc/NLPSolver/dialogs/controls/Label.java b/nlpsolver/src/com/sun/star/comp/Calc/NLPSolver/dialogs/controls/Label.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..689350ce2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nlpsolver/src/com/sun/star/comp/Calc/NLPSolver/dialogs/controls/Label.java
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+/*************************************************************************
+ *
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * Copyright 2009 by Sun Microsystems, Inc.
+ *
+ * OpenOffice.org - a multi-platform office productivity suite
+ *
+ * This file is part of OpenOffice.org.
+ *
+ * OpenOffice.org is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License version 3
+ * only, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * OpenOffice.org 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 version 3 for more details
+ * (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * version 3 along with OpenOffice.org.  If not, see
+ * <http://www.openoffice.org/license.html>
+ * for a copy of the LGPLv3 License.
+ *
+ ************************************************************************/
+
+package com.sun.star.comp.Calc.NLPSolver.dialogs.controls;
+
+import com.sun.star.lang.IllegalArgumentException;
+import com.sun.star.style.VerticalAlignment;
+import com.sun.star.uno.AnyConverter;
+import com.sun.star.uno.Type;
+import java.util.logging.Level;
+import java.util.logging.Logger;
+import com.sun.star.comp.Calc.NLPSolver.dialogs.BaseDialog;
+
+public class Label extends LabeledControl {
+
+    private String name;
+
+    public Label(BaseDialog owner, String name) {
+        super(owner.context);
+        try {
+            setUnoModel(owner.getMultiServiceFactory().createInstance("com.sun.star.awt.UnoControlFixedTextModel"));
+            this.name = name;
+            setProperty("Name", name);
+        } catch (Exception ex) {
+            Logger.getLogger(Button.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String getName() {
+        return name;
+    }
+
+    public void setVerticalAlign(VerticalAlignment align) {
+        setProperty("VerticalAlign", align);
+    }
+
+
+    public void setTextColor(int RGB) {
+        setProperty("TextColor", Integer.valueOf(RGB));
+    }
+
+    public int getTextColor() {
+        try {
+            Object prop = getProperty("TextColor");
+            if (AnyConverter.getType(prop) == Type.LONG)
+                return AnyConverter.toInt(prop);
+        } catch (IllegalArgumentException ex) {
+            Logger.getLogger(LabeledControl.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
+        }
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/nlpsolver/src/com/sun/star/comp/Calc/NLPSolver/dialogs/controls/LabeledControl.java b/nlpsolver/src/com/sun/star/comp/Calc/NLPSolver/dialogs/controls/LabeledControl.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a1c8c7674
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nlpsolver/src/com/sun/star/comp/Calc/NLPSolver/dialogs/controls/LabeledControl.java
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+/*************************************************************************
+ *
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * Copyright 2009 by Sun Microsystems, Inc.
+ *
+ * OpenOffice.org - a multi-platform office productivity suite
+ *
+ * This file is part of OpenOffice.org.
+ *
+ * OpenOffice.org is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License version 3
+ * only, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * OpenOffice.org 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 version 3 for more details
+ * (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * version 3 along with OpenOffice.org.  If not, see
+ * <http://www.openoffice.org/license.html>
+ * for a copy of the LGPLv3 License.
+ *
+ ************************************************************************/
+
+package com.sun.star.comp.Calc.NLPSolver.dialogs.controls;
+
+import com.sun.star.uno.XComponentContext;
+
+public abstract class LabeledControl extends BaseControl {
+
+    public LabeledControl(XComponentContext context) {
+        super(context);
+    }
+
+    public void setLabel(String label) {
+        setProperty("Label", label);
+    }
+
+    public void setMultiLine(boolean multiLine) {
+        setProperty("MultiLine", Boolean.valueOf(multiLine));
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/nlpsolver/src/com/sun/star/comp/Calc/NLPSolver/dialogs/controls/ProgressBar.java b/nlpsolver/src/com/sun/star/comp/Calc/NLPSolver/dialogs/controls/ProgressBar.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a62ea7d9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nlpsolver/src/com/sun/star/comp/Calc/NLPSolver/dialogs/controls/ProgressBar.java
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+/*************************************************************************
+ *
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * Copyright 2009 by Sun Microsystems, Inc.
+ *
+ * OpenOffice.org - a multi-platform office productivity suite
+ *
+ * This file is part of OpenOffice.org.
+ *
+ * OpenOffice.org is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License version 3
+ * only, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * OpenOffice.org 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 version 3 for more details
+ * (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * version 3 along with OpenOffice.org.  If not, see
+ * <http://www.openoffice.org/license.html>
+ * for a copy of the LGPLv3 License.
+ *
+ ************************************************************************/
+
+package com.sun.star.comp.Calc.NLPSolver.dialogs.controls;
+
+import com.sun.star.awt.XProgressBar;
+import com.sun.star.uno.UnoRuntime;
+import java.util.logging.Level;
+import java.util.logging.Logger;
+import com.sun.star.comp.Calc.NLPSolver.dialogs.BaseDialog;
+
+public class ProgressBar extends BaseControl {
+
+    private String m_name;
+    private XProgressBar m_progressBar;
+
+    public ProgressBar(BaseDialog owner, String name) {
+        super(owner.context);
+        try {
+            setUnoModel(owner.getMultiServiceFactory().createInstance("com.sun.star.awt.UnoControlProgressBarModel"));
+            m_name = name;
+            setProperty("Name", name);
+        } catch (Exception ex) {
+            Logger.getLogger(Button.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String getName() {
+        return m_name;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void setParentControl(BaseControl parentControl) {
+        super.setParentControl(parentControl);
+        m_progressBar = UnoRuntime.queryInterface(XProgressBar.class, unoControl);
+    }
+
+    public void setRange(int min, int max) {
+        m_progressBar.setRange(min, max);
+    }
+
+    public void setValue(int value) {
+        m_progressBar.setValue(value);
+    }
+
+    public int getValue() {
+        return m_progressBar.getValue();
+    }
+}