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package com.rapidminer.operator.ports.metadata;
import com.rapidminer.operator.ports.OutputPort;
/**
* This rule is for operators, which create a completely new example set
*
* @author Sebastian Land
*/
public class GenerateNewExampleSetMDRule implements MDTransformationRule {
private ExampleSetMetaData emd;
private OutputPort outputPort;
public GenerateNewExampleSetMDRule(OutputPort outPort) {
this.emd = new ExampleSetMetaData();
this.outputPort = outPort;
}
@Override
public void transformMD() {
ExampleSetMetaData clone = this.emd.clone();
clone.addToHistory(outputPort);
outputPort.deliverMD(modifyMetaData(clone));
}
/** Modifies the standard meta data before it is passed to the output. Can be used
* if the transformation depends on parameters etc. The default implementation
* just returns the original. Subclasses may safely modify the meta data, since
* a copy is used for this method. */
public MetaData modifyMetaData(ExampleSetMetaData unmodifiedMetaData) {
return unmodifiedMetaData;
}
}