Package uk.ac.starlink.table.join

Class AnisotropicCartesianMatchEngine

java.lang.Object
uk.ac.starlink.table.join.AbstractCartesianMatchEngine
uk.ac.starlink.table.join.AnisotropicCartesianMatchEngine
All Implemented Interfaces:
MatchEngine
public class AnisotropicCartesianMatchEngine extends AbstractCartesianMatchEngine
Matcher which matches in an anisotropic N-dimensional Cartesian space. Two points are considered matching if they fall within an error ellipsoid whose principal axis lengths are specified. Tuples are just N-element position coordinate vectors.
Since:
15 Aug 2004
Author:
Mark Taylor (Starlink)

  • Constructor Details

    • AnisotropicCartesianMatchEngine

      public AnisotropicCartesianMatchEngine(double[] errs)
      Constructor. The initial values of the ellipse principal axis lengths are specified here; the dimensionality of the space is defined by the length of this array.
      Parameters:
      errs - initial axis lengths of the error ellipse

  • Method Details

    • setError

      public void setError(int idim, double err)
      Sets the matching error in a given dimension.
      Parameters:
      idim - dimension index
      err - axis length of error ellipse in dimension idim

    • getError

      public double getError(int idim)
      Returns the matching error in a given dimension.
      Parameters:
      idim - dimension index
      Returns:
      axis length of error ellipse in dimension idim

    • setScale

      protected void setScale(int idim, double err)
      Description copied from class: AbstractCartesianMatchEngine
      Sets the scale value for a given dimension. In conjunction with the bin factor, this determines the bin size.
      Overrides:
      setScale in class AbstractCartesianMatchEngine
      Parameters:
      idim - dimension index
      err - guide error distance in dimension idim

    • getTupleInfos

      public uk.ac.starlink.table.ValueInfo[] getTupleInfos()
      Description copied from interface: MatchEngine
      Returns a set of ValueInfo objects indicating what is required for the elements of each tuple. The length of this array is the number of elements in the tuple. Each element should at least have a defined name and content class. The info's nullable attribute has a special meaning: if true it means that it makes sense for this element of the tuple to be always blank (for instance assigned to no column).
      Returns:
      array of objects describing the requirements on each element of the tuples used for matching

    • getMatchParameters

      public uk.ac.starlink.table.DescribedValue[] getMatchParameters()
      Description copied from interface: MatchEngine
      Returns a set of DescribedValue objects whose values can be modified to modify the matching criteria. Typically at least one of these will be some sort of tolerance separation which determines how close tuples must be to count as a match. This match engine's behaviour can be modified by calling DescribedValue.setValue(java.lang.Object) on the returned objects.
      Returns:
      array of described values which influence the match

    • getMatchScoreInfo

      public uk.ac.starlink.table.ValueInfo getMatchScoreInfo()
      Description copied from interface: MatchEngine
      Returns a description of the value returned by the MatchKit.matchScore(java.lang.Object[], java.lang.Object[]) method. The content class should be numeric (though need not be Double), and the name, description and units should be descriptive of whatever the physical significance of the value is. If the result of matchScore is not interesting (for instance, if it's always either 0 or -1), null may be returned.
      Returns:
      metadata for the match score results

    • createMatchKitFactory

      public Supplier<MatchKit> createMatchKitFactory()
      Description copied from interface: MatchEngine
      Returns a factory for MatchKit instances corresponding to the current settings of this object.

      The returned value is immutable, and is not affected by subsequent changes of the settings of this object.

      Returns:
      match kit supplier

    • getScoreScale

      public double getScoreScale()
      Description copied from interface: MatchEngine
      Returns a scale value for the match score. The intention is that the result of matchScore/MatchEngine.getScoreScale() is of order unity, and is thus comparable between different match engines.

      As a general rule, the result should be the maximum value ever returned from the matchScore method, corresponding to the least good successful match. For binary MatchEngine implementations (all matches are either score=0 or failures) a value of 1 is recommended. If nothing reliable can be said about the scale, NaN may be returned.

      Returns:
      scale of successful match scores, a positive finite number or NaN

    • createCoverageFactory

      public Supplier<Coverage> createCoverageFactory()
      Description copied from interface: MatchEngine
      Returns a supplier for coverage objects. Each such coverage can be used to characterise a region of tuple space. When populated with a set of tuples A, any tuple for which the inclusion function defined by its Coverage.createTestFactory() method returns false is guaranteed not to match any tuple in A according to this object's match criteria.

      The returned value is immutable, and is not affected by subsequent changes of the settings of this object.

      If no suitable implementation is available, null may be returned.

      Returns:
      supplier of coverage objects, or null

    • toString

      public String toString()
      Specified by:
      toString in class AbstractCartesianMatchEngine