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package com.rapidminer.operator.io;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.List;
import com.rapidminer.example.AttributeWeights;
import com.rapidminer.operator.IOObject;
import com.rapidminer.operator.Operator;
import com.rapidminer.operator.OperatorDescription;
import com.rapidminer.operator.OperatorException;
import com.rapidminer.operator.UserError;
import com.rapidminer.parameter.ParameterType;
import com.rapidminer.parameter.ParameterTypeFile;
/**
* Reads the weights for all attributes of an example set from a file and
* creates a new {@link AttributeWeights} IOObject. This object can be used for
* scaling the values of an example set with help of the
* {@link com.rapidminer.operator.features.AttributeWeightsApplier} operator.
*
* @author Ingo Mierswa
* @version $Id: AttributeWeightsLoader.java,v 1.9 2006/04/05 08:57:25
* ingomierswa Exp $
*/
public class AttributeWeightsLoader extends Operator {
/** The parameter name for "Filename of the attribute weights file." */
public static final String PARAMETER_ATTRIBUTE_WEIGHTS_FILE = "attribute_weights_file";
private static final Class[] INPUT_CLASSES = {};
private static final Class[] OUTPUT_CLASSES = { AttributeWeights.class };
public AttributeWeightsLoader(OperatorDescription description) {
super(description);
}
/** Writes the attribute set to a file. */
public IOObject[] apply() throws OperatorException {
File weightFile = getParameterAsFile(PARAMETER_ATTRIBUTE_WEIGHTS_FILE);
AttributeWeights result = null;
try {
result = AttributeWeights.load(weightFile);
} catch (IOException e) {
throw new UserError(this, e, 302, new Object[] { weightFile, e.getMessage() });
}
return new IOObject[] { result };
}
public Class<?>[] getInputClasses() {
return INPUT_CLASSES;
}
public Class<?>[] getOutputClasses() {
return OUTPUT_CLASSES;
}
public List<ParameterType> getParameterTypes() {
List<ParameterType> types = super.getParameterTypes();
types.add(new ParameterTypeFile(PARAMETER_ATTRIBUTE_WEIGHTS_FILE, "Filename of the attribute weights file.", "wgt", false));
return types;
}
}