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

Class MultiValueMatcher

java.lang.Object

com.aquima.interactions.matching.impl.model.MultiValueMatcher

All Implemented Interfaces:

IMatchFunction

Direct Known Subclasses:

IntersectionMatcher, MaximumMatcher, UniqueMatcher

public abstract class MultiValueMatcher
extends Object
implements IMatchFunction

Base class for multivalue matchers.

Since:

6.2

Author:

O. Kerpershoek

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor	Description
protected	MultiValueMatcher(IMatchFunction matcher)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
final IMatchValue	demandValueFor(IValue obj)	This method is invoked to convert a value object to a matchable demand value.
protected final IMatchFunction	getMatchFunction()
String	getMatchType()	This method returns the type of the match function.
String	getName()	This method returns the unique match function name.
DataType[]	getSupportedTypes()	This method returns an array of data types that are supported by this match function.
final int	match(IMatchVisitor visitor, IMatchValue demand, IMatchValue supply)	This method should compare the demand value against the supply value and determine the match score.
void	onLoadComplete()	This method is invoked by the casebase after all the cases have been initialized.
void	onStartup()	This method is invoked by the casebase before the cases are initialized.
final IMatchValue	supplyValueFor(IValue obj)	This method is invoked to convert a value object to a matchable supply value.

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

match

Constructor Details

MultiValueMatcher

protected MultiValueMatcher(IMatchFunction matcher)

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.

getMatchFunction

protected final IMatchFunction getMatchFunction()

onStartup

public void onStartup()

Description copied from interface: IMatchFunction

This method is invoked by the casebase before the cases are initialized.

Specified by:

onStartup in interface IMatchFunction

onLoadComplete

public void onLoadComplete()

Description copied from interface: IMatchFunction

This method is invoked by the casebase after all the cases have been initialized. The onLoadComplete method may be used to optimize or adjust weight values based on the distribution of the case values.

Specified by:

onLoadComplete in interface IMatchFunction

demandValueFor

public final 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 final 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 final int match(IMatchVisitor visitor,
 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:

visitor - The visitor that should be notified of the match events.

demand - The value that is demanded.

supply - The value that is supplied.

Returns:

The match score for the supply and demand combination.

getName

public String getName()

Description copied from interface: IMatchFunction

This method returns the unique match function name.

Specified by:

getName in interface IMatchFunction

Returns:

the unique match function name.

getMatchType

public String getMatchType()

Description copied from interface: IMatchFunction

This method returns the type of the match function.

Specified by:

getMatchType in interface IMatchFunction

Returns:

the type of the match function.