javax.visrec.ml.classification

Interface Classifier<T,R>

Type Parameters:

T - type of input objects to classify (eg. User, Product, Transaction, Image, etc.)

R - type of classification result map eg. String is commonly used , but Enum or Boolean as well. In general Enums should be used when there is a small number of categories and String for more categories.

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractImageClassifier, EnsambleClassifier, LogisticRegression, MultiClassClassifier

Functional Interface:

This is a functional interface and can therefore be used as the assignment target for a lambda expression or method reference.

@FunctionalInterface
public interface Classifier<T,R>

Generic classifier interface, that all classifiers should implement. Provides a method to classify instances of some class. Implementations should specify type of objects (class) that are classified.

Since:

1.0

Author:

Zoran Sevarac

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Map<R,Float>	classify(T input) Classifies specified instance and returns classification results as map with class names and corresponding classification scores.

Method Detail

classify

Map<R,Float> classify(T input)

Classifies specified instance and returns classification results as map with class names and corresponding classification scores.

Parameters:

input - some instance to classify

Returns:

classification results for the specified instance