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package org.apache.lucene.classification.document;


import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.List;

import org.apache.lucene.classification.ClassificationResult;
import org.apache.lucene.document.Document;


A classifier, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classifier_(mathematics), which assign classes of type
T to a Documents 
@lucene.experimental
/**
 * A classifier, see <code>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classifier_(mathematics)</code>, which assign classes of type
 * <code>T</code> to a {@link org.apache.lucene.document.Document}s
 *
 * @lucene.experimental
 */
public interface DocumentClassifier<T> {
  
Assign a class (with score) to the given Document 
Params:
  • document – a Document to be classified. Fields are considered features for the classification.
Throws:
Returns:a ClassificationResult holding assigned class of type T and score
/**
   * Assign a class (with score) to the given {@link org.apache.lucene.document.Document}
   *
   * @param document a {@link org.apache.lucene.document.Document}  to be classified. Fields are considered features for the classification.
   * @return a {@link org.apache.lucene.classification.ClassificationResult} holding assigned class of type <code>T</code> and score
   * @throws java.io.IOException If there is a low-level I/O error.
   */
  ClassificationResult<T> assignClass(Document document) throws IOException;

  
Get all the classes (sorted by score, descending) assigned to the given Document. 
Params:
  • document – a Document to be classified. Fields are considered features for the classification.
Throws:
Returns:the whole list of ClassificationResult, the classes and scores. Returns null if the classifier can't make lists.
/**
   * Get all the classes (sorted by score, descending) assigned to the given {@link org.apache.lucene.document.Document}.
   *
   * @param document a {@link org.apache.lucene.document.Document}  to be classified. Fields are considered features for the classification.
   * @return the whole list of {@link org.apache.lucene.classification.ClassificationResult}, the classes and scores. Returns <code>null</code> if the classifier can't make lists.
   * @throws java.io.IOException If there is a low-level I/O error.
   */
  List<ClassificationResult<T>> getClasses(Document document) throws IOException;

  
Get the first max classes (sorted by score, descending) assigned to the given text String.

Params:
  • document – a Document to be classified. Fields are considered features for the classification.
  • max –      the number of return list elements
Throws:
Returns:the whole list of ClassificationResult, the classes and scores. Cut for "max" number of elements. Returns null if the classifier can't make lists.
/**
   * Get the first <code>max</code> classes (sorted by score, descending) assigned to the given text String.
   *
   * @param document a {@link org.apache.lucene.document.Document}  to be classified. Fields are considered features for the classification.
   * @param max      the number of return list elements
   * @return the whole list of {@link org.apache.lucene.classification.ClassificationResult}, the classes and scores. Cut for "max" number of elements. Returns <code>null</code> if the classifier can't make lists.
   * @throws java.io.IOException If there is a low-level I/O error.
   */
  List<ClassificationResult<T>> getClasses(Document document, int max) throws IOException;

}