Package adams.flow.transformer

Class AbstractInstanceGenerator<T extends adams.data.container.DataContainer>

  • Type Parameters:
    T - the data container to process
    All Implemented Interfaces:
    adams.core.AdditionalInformationHandler, adams.core.CleanUpHandler, adams.core.Destroyable, adams.core.GlobalInfoSupporter, adams.core.logging.LoggingLevelHandler, adams.core.logging.LoggingSupporter, adams.core.option.OptionHandler, adams.core.QuickInfoSupporter, adams.core.ShallowCopySupporter<adams.flow.core.Actor>, adams.core.SizeOfHandler, adams.core.Stoppable, adams.core.StoppableWithFeedback, adams.core.VariablesInspectionHandler, adams.event.VariableChangeListener, adams.flow.core.Actor, adams.flow.core.ErrorHandler, adams.flow.core.InputConsumer, adams.flow.core.OutputProducer, Serializable, Comparable
    public abstract class AbstractInstanceGenerator<T extends adams.data.container.DataContainer>
extends adams.flow.transformer.AbstractTransformer
    Ancestor for transformers that turn data containers into WEKA Instance objects.
    Version:
    $Revision$
    Author:
    fracpete (fracpete at waikato dot ac dot nz)
    See Also:
    Serialized Form

    • Field Summary

      Fields 
      Modifier and Type Field Description
      protected AbstractInstanceGenerator m_Generator
      the generator to use.

      • Fields inherited from class adams.flow.transformer.AbstractTransformer

        BACKUP_INPUT, BACKUP_OUTPUT, m_InputToken, m_OutputToken

      • Fields inherited from class adams.flow.core.AbstractActor

        m_Annotations, m_BackupState, m_DetectedObjectVariables, m_DetectedVariables, m_ErrorHandler, m_Executed, m_Executing, m_ExecutionListeningSupporter, m_FullName, m_LoggingPrefix, m_Name, m_Parent, m_ScopeHandler, m_Self, m_Silent, m_Skip, m_StopFlowOnError, m_StopMessage, m_Stopped, m_StorageHandler, m_VariablesUpdated

      • Fields inherited from class adams.core.option.AbstractOptionHandler

        m_OptionManager

      • Fields inherited from class adams.core.logging.LoggingObject

        m_Logger, m_LoggingIsEnabled, m_LoggingLevel

      • Fields inherited from interface adams.flow.core.Actor

        FILE_EXTENSION, FILE_EXTENSION_GZ

    • Method Summary

      All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Concrete Methods 
      Modifier and Type Method Description
      abstract Class[] accepts()
      Returns the class that the consumer accepts.
      void defineOptions()
      Adds options to the internal list of options.
      protected String doExecute()
      Executes the flow item.
      Class[] generates()
      Returns the class of objects that it generates.
      abstract String generatorTipText()
      Returns the tip text for this property.
      protected abstract adams.db.AbstractDatabaseConnection getDatabaseConnection()
      Returns the database connection to use.
      protected abstract AbstractInstanceGenerator getDefaultGenerator()
      Returns the default generator.
      AbstractInstanceGenerator getGenerator()
      Returns the generator in use.
      String getQuickInfo()
      Returns a quick info about the actor, which will be displayed in the GUI.
      abstract String globalInfo()
      Returns a string describing the object.
      void setGenerator​(AbstractInstanceGenerator value)
      Sets the generator to use.
      String setUp()
      Initializes the item for flow execution.

      • Methods inherited from class adams.flow.transformer.AbstractTransformer

        backupState, currentInput, execute, hasInput, hasPendingOutput, input, output, postExecute, restoreState, wrapUp

      • Methods inherited from class adams.flow.core.AbstractActor

        annotationsTipText, canInspectOptions, canPerformSetUpCheck, cleanUp, compareTo, configureLogger, destroy, equals, finalUpdateVariables, findVariables, findVariables, forceVariables, forCommandLine, forName, forName, getAdditionalInformation, getAnnotations, getDefaultName, getDetectedVariables, getErrorHandler, getFlowActors, getFlowExecutionListeningSupporter, getFullName, getName, getNextSibling, getParent, getParentComponent, getPreviousSibling, getRoot, getScopeHandler, getSilent, getSkip, getStopFlowOnError, getStopMessage, getStorageHandler, getVariables, handleError, handleException, hasErrorHandler, hasStopMessage, index, initialize, isBackedUp, isExecuted, isExecuting, isFinished, isHeadless, isStopped, nameTipText, performSetUpChecks, performVariableChecks, preExecute, pruneBackup, pruneBackup, reset, setAnnotations, setErrorHandler, setName, setParent, setSilent, setSkip, setStopFlowOnError, setVariables, shallowCopy, shallowCopy, silentTipText, sizeOf, skipTipText, stopExecution, stopExecution, stopFlowOnErrorTipText, updateDetectedVariables, updatePrefix, updateVariables, variableChanged

      • Methods inherited from class adams.core.option.AbstractOptionHandler

        cleanUpOptions, finishInit, getDefaultLoggingLevel, getOptionManager, loggingLevelTipText, newOptionManager, setLoggingLevel, toCommandLine, toString

      • Methods inherited from class adams.core.logging.LoggingObject

        getLogger, getLoggingLevel, initializeLogging, isLoggingEnabled

      • Methods inherited from interface adams.flow.core.Actor

        cleanUp, compareTo, destroy, equals, findVariables, getAnnotations, getDefaultName, getDetectedVariables, getErrorHandler, getFlowExecutionListeningSupporter, getFullName, getName, getNextSibling, getParent, getParentComponent, getPreviousSibling, getRoot, getScopeHandler, getSilent, getSkip, getStopFlowOnError, getStopMessage, getStorageHandler, getVariables, handleError, hasErrorHandler, hasStopMessage, index, isExecuted, isFinished, isHeadless, isStopped, setAnnotations, setErrorHandler, setName, setParent, setSilent, setSkip, setStopFlowOnError, setVariables, shallowCopy, shallowCopy, sizeOf, stopExecution, stopExecution, toCommandLine, variableChanged

      • Methods inherited from interface adams.core.AdditionalInformationHandler

        getAdditionalInformation

      • Methods inherited from interface adams.core.logging.LoggingLevelHandler

        getLoggingLevel, setLoggingLevel

      • Methods inherited from interface adams.core.logging.LoggingSupporter

        getLogger, isLoggingEnabled

      • Methods inherited from interface adams.core.option.OptionHandler

        cleanUpOptions, getOptionManager

      • Methods inherited from interface adams.core.VariablesInspectionHandler

        canInspectOptions

    • Constructor Detail

      • AbstractInstanceGenerator

        public AbstractInstanceGenerator()

    • Method Detail

      • globalInfo

        public abstract String globalInfo()
        Returns a string describing the object.
        Specified by:
        globalInfo in interface adams.core.GlobalInfoSupporter
        Specified by:
        globalInfo in class adams.core.option.AbstractOptionHandler
        Returns:
        a description suitable for displaying in the gui

      • defineOptions

        public void defineOptions()
        Adds options to the internal list of options.
        Specified by:
        defineOptions in interface adams.core.option.OptionHandler
        Overrides:
        defineOptions in class adams.flow.core.AbstractActor

      • getDefaultGenerator

        protected abstract AbstractInstanceGenerator getDefaultGenerator()
        Returns the default generator.
        Returns:
        the generator

      • setGenerator

        public void setGenerator​(AbstractInstanceGenerator value)
        Sets the generator to use.
        Parameters:
        value - the generator

      • generatorTipText

        public abstract String generatorTipText()
        Returns the tip text for this property.
        Returns:
        tip text for this property suitable for displaying in the GUI or for listing the options.

      • getQuickInfo

        public String getQuickInfo()
        Returns a quick info about the actor, which will be displayed in the GUI.
        Specified by:
        getQuickInfo in interface adams.flow.core.Actor
        Specified by:
        getQuickInfo in interface adams.core.QuickInfoSupporter
        Overrides:
        getQuickInfo in class adams.flow.core.AbstractActor
        Returns:
        null if no info available, otherwise short string

      • accepts

        public abstract Class[] accepts()
        Returns the class that the consumer accepts.
        Returns:
        the accepted data container

      • generates

        public Class[] generates()
        Returns the class of objects that it generates.
        Returns:
        weka.core.Instance.class

      • getDatabaseConnection

        protected abstract adams.db.AbstractDatabaseConnection getDatabaseConnection()
        Returns the database connection to use.
        Returns:
        the database connection

      • setUp

        public String setUp()
        Initializes the item for flow execution. Also calls the reset() method first before anything else.
        Specified by:
        setUp in interface adams.flow.core.Actor
        Overrides:
        setUp in class adams.flow.core.AbstractActor
        Returns:
        null if everything is fine, otherwise error message

      • doExecute

        protected String doExecute()
        Executes the flow item.
        Specified by:
        doExecute in class adams.flow.core.AbstractActor
        Returns:
        null if everything is fine, otherwise error message