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package ca.pfv.spmf.algorithms.sequentialpatterns.prefixSpan_AGP.savers;
import ca.pfv.spmf.algorithms.sequentialpatterns.prefixSpan_AGP.items.Sequences;
import ca.pfv.spmf.algorithms.sequentialpatterns.prefixSpan_AGP.items.patterns.Pattern;
/**
* This is an implementation of a class implementing the Saver interface. By
* means of these lines, the user choose to keep his patterns in the memory.
*
* NOTE: This implementation saves the pattern to a file as soon
* as they are found or can keep the pattern into memory, depending
* on what the user choose.
*
* Copyright Antonio Gomariz PeƱalver 2013
*
* This file is part of the SPMF DATA MINING SOFTWARE
* (http://www.philippe-fournier-viger.com/spmf).
*
* SPMF is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the
* terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software
* Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later
* version.
*
* SPMF is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY
* WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR
* A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
* SPMF. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
*
* @author agomariz
*/
public class SaverIntoMemory implements Saver{
private Sequences patterns=null;
/**
* if true, sequences ids will be output for each pattern
*/
boolean outputSequenceIdentifiers;
/**
* Constructor
* @param outputSequenceIdentifiers if true, sequences ids will be output for each pattern
*/
public SaverIntoMemory(boolean outputSequenceIdentifiers){
patterns = new Sequences("FREQUENT SEQUENTIAL PATTERNS");
this.outputSequenceIdentifiers = outputSequenceIdentifiers;
}
public SaverIntoMemory(String name,boolean outputSequenceIdentifiers){
patterns = new Sequences(name);
this.outputSequenceIdentifiers = outputSequenceIdentifiers;
}
@Override
public void savePattern(Pattern p) {
patterns.addSequence(p, p.size());
}
@Override
public void finish() {
patterns.sort();
}
@Override
public void clear() {
patterns.clear();
patterns=null;
}
@Override
public String print() {
return patterns.toStringToFile(outputSequenceIdentifiers);
}
}