Package com.aquima.interactions.matching.impl.model

Class EntityMatch

java.lang.Object

com.aquima.interactions.matching.impl.functions.MatchFunction

com.aquima.interactions.matching.impl.model.EntityMatch

All Implemented Interfaces:

IMatchFunction

public class EntityMatch
extends MatchFunction

This internal match function is used to match relation attributes. The match function replaces the EntityMatchDef function that was added during initialization. This function is not initialized by the factory, as it requires several internal parameters to be constructed.

Since:

6.2

Author:

O. Kerpershoek, F. van der Meer

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor	Description
protected	EntityMatch(String name, CaseBase casebase)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
IMatchValue	demandValueFor(IValue obj)	This method is invoked to convert a value object to a matchable demand value.
DataType[]	getSupportedTypes()	This method returns an array of data types that are supported by this match function.
int	match(IMatchValue demand, IMatchValue supply)	This method should compare the demand value against the supply value and determine the match score.
IMatchValue	supplyValueFor(IValue obj)	This method is invoked to convert a value object to a matchable supply value.

Methods inherited from class com.aquima.interactions.matching.impl.functions.MatchFunction

getMatchType, getName, match, onLoadComplete, onStartup

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Details

EntityMatch

protected EntityMatch(String name,
 CaseBase casebase)

Method Details

getSupportedTypes

public DataType[] getSupportedTypes()

Description copied from interface: IMatchFunction

This method returns an array of data types that are supported by this match function.

Returns:

an array of data types that are supported by this match function.

demandValueFor

public IMatchValue demandValueFor(IValue obj)

Description copied from interface: IMatchFunction

This method is invoked to convert a value object to a matchable demand value.

Parameters:

obj - The value object that should be converted.

Returns:

The demand value for the object value.

supplyValueFor

public IMatchValue supplyValueFor(IValue obj)

Description copied from interface: IMatchFunction

This method is invoked to convert a value object to a matchable supply value.

Parameters:

obj - The value object that should be converted.

Returns:

The supply value for the object value.

match

public int match(IMatchValue demand,
 IMatchValue supply)

Description copied from interface: IMatchFunction

This method should compare the demand value against the supply value and determine the match score.

Parameters:

demand - The value that is demanded.

supply - The value that is supplied.

Returns:

The match score for the supply and demand combination.