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

Class EntityMatchDef

java.lang.Object

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

com.aquima.interactions.matching.impl.model.EntityMatchDef

All Implemented Interfaces:

IMatchFunction

public class EntityMatchDef
extends MatchFunction
implements IMatchFunction

This match function acts as a place-holder for the actual EntityMatch during initialization. When this match function is present for a relation attribute, it will be replaced with an instance of EntityMatch once the casebases are initialized. This place-holder is used to indicate a relation attribute should be matched.

Since:

6.2

Author:

O. Kerpershoek, F. van der Meer

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor	Description
protected	EntityMatchDef(String name, String type)

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

Methods inherited from interface com.aquima.interactions.matching.IMatchFunction

getMatchType, getName, match, onLoadComplete, onStartup

Constructor Details

EntityMatchDef

protected EntityMatchDef(String name,
 String type)

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.

Specified by:

getSupportedTypes in interface IMatchFunction

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.

Specified by:

demandValueFor in interface IMatchFunction

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.

Specified by:

supplyValueFor in interface IMatchFunction

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.

Specified by:

match in interface IMatchFunction

Parameters:

demand - The value that is demanded.

supply - The value that is supplied.

Returns:

The match score for the supply and demand combination.