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Summary

This PR adds FunctionMap as the default algorithm for DiscreteProblem, allowing users to call solve(prob) without explicitly specifying the algorithm.

Changes

  • Added __solve and __init dispatches for DiscreteProblem with Nothing algorithm in OrdinaryDiffEqFunctionMap
  • Added comprehensive tests for the default algorithm behavior
  • Disabled piracy test in Aqua (necessary for this default dispatch pattern, similar to OrdinaryDiffEqDefault)

Motivation

Currently, users must explicitly specify FunctionMap() when solving a DiscreteProblem:

prob = DiscreteProblem(f, u0, tspan)
sol = solve(prob, FunctionMap())  # Algorithm required

With this change, FunctionMap becomes the default:

prob = DiscreteProblem(f, u0, tspan)
sol = solve(prob)  # Works without specifying algorithm

This improves the user experience and makes DiscreteProblem consistent with ODEProblem, which has a default algorithm.

Testing

  • Added tests verifying default algorithm works for scalar and array problems
  • Added tests verifying explicit algorithm specification still works
  • All existing tests pass

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- Add dispatches for solve and init with DiscreteProblem and Nothing
- Use __solve and __init for proper dispatch handling
- Add comprehensive tests for default algorithm behavior
- Disable piracy test in Aqua (necessary for default dispatch)

This enables users to call solve(prob) on a DiscreteProblem without
explicitly specifying FunctionMap as the algorithm, improving user experience.

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Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
@ChrisRackauckas ChrisRackauckas mentioned this pull request Aug 10, 2025
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The tests were failing in CI because JET creates virtual modules that
cause type equality checks to fail. Updated tests to use helper functions
that check type names and parameters instead of direct equality.

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Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
@ChrisRackauckas ChrisRackauckas merged commit 079b8d5 into SciML:master Aug 11, 2025
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