Package es.uam.eps.ir.relison.diffusion.metrics.distributions

Interface Distribution<U extends java.io.Serializable,I extends java.io.Serializable,F>

Type Parameters:

U - Type of the users.

I - Type of the information pieces.

F - Type of the features.

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractDistribution, InfoPiecesDistribution, InformationFeatureDistribution, MixedFeatureDistribution, UserDistribution, UserFeatureDistribution

public interface Distribution<U extends java.io.Serializable,I extends java.io.Serializable,F>

Interface for defining a distribution of elements.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	clear()	Resets the distribution.
java.lang.String	getName()	Obtains the name of the distribution.
void	initialize(Data<U,I,F> data)	Initializes the necessary parameters for the distribution.
boolean	isInitialized()	Checks if the distribution has been initialized.
void	print(java.lang.String file)	Prints the distribution into a file.
void	update(Iteration<U,I,F> iteration)	Updates the different values of the distribution.

Method Details

initialize

void initialize(Data<U,I,F> data)

Initializes the necessary parameters for the distribution.

Parameters:

data - the data.

update

void update(Iteration<U,I,F> iteration)

Updates the different values of the distribution.

Parameters:

iteration - The current iteration.

print

void print(java.lang.String file)

Prints the distribution into a file.

Parameters:

file - The output file.

clear

void clear()

Resets the distribution.

getName

java.lang.String getName()

Obtains the name of the distribution.

Returns:

the name.

isInitialized

boolean isInitialized()

Checks if the distribution has been initialized.

Returns:

true if the distribution has been initialized, false if it has not.