regressor.hpp

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#ifndef FSTREGRESSOR_H
#define FSTREGRESSOR_H
 /* 
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#include <memory>
#include "clonable.hpp"
#include "wrapper_metrics.hpp"
#include "error.hpp"
#include "global.hpp"
 
/*============== Template parameter type naming conventions ==============
--------- Numeric types: -------------------------------------------------
DATATYPE - data sample values - usually real numbers (but may be integers
          in text processing etc.)
REALTYPE - must be real numbers - for representing intermediate results of 
          calculations like mean, covariance etc.
IDXTYPE - index values for enumeration of data samples - (nonnegative) integers, 
          extent depends on numbers of samples in data
DIMTYPE - index values for enumeration of features (dimensions), or classes (not 
          class sizes) - (nonnegative) integers, usually lower extent than IDXTYPE, 
          but be aware of expressions like _classes*_features*_features ! 
          in linearized representations of feature matrices for all classes
BINTYPE - feature selection marker type - represents ca. <10 different feature 
          states (selected, deselected, sel./desel. temporarily 1st nested loop, 2nd...)
RETURNTYPE - criterion value: real value, but may be extended in future to support 
          multiple values 
--------- Class types: ---------------------------------------------------
SUBSET       - class of class type Subset 
CLASSIFIER   - class implementing interface defined in abstract class Classifier 
EVALUATOR    - class implementing interface defined in abstract class Sequential_Step 
DISTANCE     - class implementing interface defined in abstract class Distance 
DATAACCESSOR - class implementing interface defined in abstract class Data_Accessor 
INTERVALCONTAINER - class of class type Data_Intervaller 
CONTAINER    - STL container of class type Data_Interval  
========================================================================== */
 
namespace FST {

template<class RETURNTYPE, typename DIMTYPE, class SUBSET, class DATAACCESSOR>
class Regressor : public Clonable { // abstract class
public:
        typedef std::shared_ptr<DATAACCESSOR> PDataAccessor;      
        typedef std::shared_ptr<SUBSET> const PSubset;            
        typedef typename DATAACCESSOR::PPattern PPattern;         
        Regressor() {}
        virtual ~Regressor() {}

        virtual bool predict(RETURNTYPE &depvar, const PPattern &pattern)  =0;
        virtual bool train(const PDataAccessor da, const PSubset sub) =0; 
        virtual bool test(RETURNTYPE &result, const PDataAccessor da) =0;

        virtual bool test_metric(RETURNTYPE &result, const PDataAccessor da, const Metric_Spec<RETURNTYPE> &spec)
                {if(spec.is_default()) return test(result,da); (void)result; (void)da; return false;}
 
        Regressor* clone() const override =0;
        Regressor* sharing_clone() const override {throw fst_error("Regressor::sharing_clone() not supported, use Regressor::clone() instead.");}
        Regressor* stateless_clone() const override {throw fst_error("Regressor::stateless_clone() not supported, use Regressor::clone() instead.");}
};
 
} // namespace
#endif // FSTREGRESSOR_H ///:~