InstanceSetReader

Type Parameters:: U - type of the users.

All Known Implementing Classes:: LETORInstanceReader

public interface InstanceSetReader<U>

Interface for reading an instance set for link prediction / contact recommendation.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`InstanceSet<U>`	`read(java.lang.String file)`	Given a file, reads an instance set.
`FeatureInformation`	`readHeader(java.util.List<java.lang.String> header)`	Reads the header of the file into an object containing all information about features.
`Instance<U>`	`readInstance(java.lang.String line, int numFeats)`	Reads an individual instance.

Method Details
- read
  
  InstanceSet<U> read(java.lang.String file) throws java.io.IOException
  
  Given a file, reads an instance set.
  
  Parameters:
  
  file - the file.
  
  Returns:
  
  the instance set which has been read.
  
  Throws:
  
  java.io.IOException - if something fails while reading.
- readHeader
  
  FeatureInformation readHeader(java.util.List<java.lang.String> header)
  
  Reads the header of the file into an object containing all information about features.
  
  Parameters:
  
  header - the header lines.
  
  Returns:
  
  an object containing information about features.
- readInstance
  
  Instance<U> readInstance(java.lang.String line, int numFeats)
  
  Reads an individual instance.
  
  Parameters:
  
  line - the line string containing the instance.
  
  numFeats - the number of features.
  
  Returns:
  
  the instance.