Package pt.ptcris.grouper

Class GroupGenerator<E>

java.lang.Object

pt.ptcris.grouper.GroupGenerator<E>

Type Parameters:

E - the type of activities being grouped

public class GroupGenerator<E>
extends java.lang.Object

A generator that, provided the concrete activity comparator iteratively groups works that are below the threshold as activity groups.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
GroupGenerator(ActivityComparator<E> comparator)	Creates a new activity group generator, provided a comparator that will determine whether activities match.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
java.util.List<ActivityGroup<E>>	getGroups()	The activity groups generated so far.
void	group(E act)	Adds an activity with the already existing groups.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

GroupGenerator

public GroupGenerator(ActivityComparator<E> comparator)

Creates a new activity group generator, provided a comparator that will determine whether activities match.

Parameters:

comparator - the activity comparator

Method Detail

group

public void group(E act)

Adds an activity with the already existing groups. If the activity matches more than one group, then those groups are merged. If it matches none, a new group is created.

Parameters:

act - the activity to be added to the groups

getGroups

public java.util.List<ActivityGroup<E>> getGroups()

The activity groups generated so far. The order is currently meaningless.

Returns:

the groups