org.licas.service.sci

Class AiConfig

java.lang.Object

org.licas.service.sci.AiConfig

public class AiConfig
extends java.lang.Object

This class stores a description of what heuristic and metric options are allowed and can parse a String-based description to determine what classes if any should be used.

Author:

Kieran Greer

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
AiConfig() Creates a new instance of AiConfig

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static java.lang.String	addAiMethod(java.lang.String currentAiConfig, java.lang.String aiMethod) Return true if parameter is a valid link method.
static java.lang.String	fixLinkMethod(java.lang.String aiMethod) Make sure the link specification has the appropriate start and end characters.
static boolean	isClusterMethod(java.lang.String aiMethod) Return true if a clustering method is indicated.
static boolean	isCompleteCluster(java.lang.String aiMethod) Return true if a complete link clustering method is indicated.
static boolean	isContainsCluster(java.lang.String aiMethod) Return true if a contains link clustering method is indicated.
static boolean	isSingleCluster(java.lang.String aiMethod) Return true if a single link clustering method is indicated.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

AiConfig

public AiConfig()

Creates a new instance of AiConfig

Method Detail

isClusterMethod

public static boolean isClusterMethod(java.lang.String aiMethod)

Return true if a clustering method is indicated.

Parameters:

aiMethod - a string description of the ai method.

Returns:

true if a clustering method is indicated.

isContainsCluster

public static boolean isContainsCluster(java.lang.String aiMethod)

Return true if a contains link clustering method is indicated.

Parameters:

aiMethod - a string description of the ai method.

Returns:

true if a clustering method is indicated.

isCompleteCluster

public static boolean isCompleteCluster(java.lang.String aiMethod)

Return true if a complete link clustering method is indicated.

Parameters:

aiMethod - a string description of the ai method.

Returns:

true if a clustering method is indicated.

isSingleCluster

public static boolean isSingleCluster(java.lang.String aiMethod)

Return true if a single link clustering method is indicated.

Parameters:

aiMethod - a string description of the ai method.

Returns:

true if a clustering method is indicated.

addAiMethod

public static java.lang.String addAiMethod(java.lang.String currentAiConfig,
                                           java.lang.String aiMethod)

Return true if parameter is a valid link method.

Parameters:

currentAiConfig - the current ai configuration, null if no config yet.

aiMethod - the new ai method to add.

Returns:

the ai configuration with the new link type added.

fixLinkMethod

public static java.lang.String fixLinkMethod(java.lang.String aiMethod)

Make sure the link specification has the appropriate start and end characters.

Parameters:

aiMethod - the current ai specification.

Returns:

the fixed link specification.