bestfirst.java

一个数据挖掘系统的源码

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package  org.agentacademy.modules.dataminer.attributeSelection;

import java.util.BitSet;
import java.util.Enumeration;
import java.util.Hashtable;
import java.util.Vector;

import org.agentacademy.modules.dataminer.core.FastVector;
import org.agentacademy.modules.dataminer.core.Instances;
import org.agentacademy.modules.dataminer.core.Option;
import org.agentacademy.modules.dataminer.core.OptionHandler;
import org.agentacademy.modules.dataminer.core.Range;
import org.agentacademy.modules.dataminer.core.SelectedTag;
import org.agentacademy.modules.dataminer.core.Tag;
import org.agentacademy.modules.dataminer.core.Utils;
import org.apache.log4j.Logger;

/**
 * Class for performing a best first search. <p>
 *
 * Valid options are: <p>
 *
 * -P <start set> <br>
 * Specify a starting set of attributes. Eg 1,4,7-9. <p>
 *
 * -D <-1 = backward | 0 = bidirectional | 1 = forward> <br>
 * Direction of the search. (default = 1). <p>
 *
 * -N <num> <br>
 * Number of non improving nodes to consider before terminating search.
 * (default = 5). <p>
 *
 * @author Mark Hall ([e-mail])
 * @version $Revision: 1.3 $
 */
public class BestFirst extends ASSearch
  implements OptionHandler, StartSetHandler
{

 public static Logger                log = Logger.getLogger(BestFirst.class);
  // Inner classes
  /**
   * Class for a node in a linked list. Used in best first search.
   * @author Mark Hall ([e-mail])
   **/
  public class Link2 {

    BitSet group;
    double merit;


    // Constructor
    public Link2 (BitSet gr, double mer) {
      group = (BitSet)gr.clone();
      merit = mer;
    }


    /** Get a group */
    public BitSet getGroup () {
      return  group;
    }


    public String toString () {
      return  ("Node: " + group.toString() + "  " + merit);
    }

  }


  /**
   * Class for handling a linked list. Used in best first search.
   * Extends the Vector class.
   * @author Mark Hall ([e-mail])
   **/
  public class LinkedList2
    extends FastVector
  {
    // Max number of elements in the list
    int m_MaxSize;

    // ================
    // Public methods
    // ================
    public LinkedList2 (int sz) {
      super();
      m_MaxSize = sz;
    }


    /**
     * removes an element (Link) at a specific index from the list.
     * @param index the index of the element to be removed.
     **/
    public void removeLinkAt (int index)
      throws Exception
    {
      if ((index >= 0) && (index < size())) {
        removeElementAt(index);
      }
      else {
        throw  new Exception("index out of range (removeLinkAt)");
      }
    }


    /**
     * returns the element (Link) at a specific index from the list.
     * @param index the index of the element to be returned.
     **/
    public Link2 getLinkAt (int index)
      throws Exception
    {
      if (size() == 0) {
        throw  new Exception("List is empty (getLinkAt)");
      }
      else {if ((index >= 0) && (index < size())) {
        return  ((Link2)(elementAt(index)));
      }
      else {
        throw  new Exception("index out of range (getLinkAt)");
      }
      }
    }


    /**
     * adds an element (Link) to the list.
     * @param gr the attribute set specification
     * @param mer the "merit" of this attribute set
     **/
    public void addToList (BitSet gr, double mer)
      throws Exception
    {
      Link2 newL = new Link2(gr, mer);

      if (size() == 0) {
	addElement(newL);
      }
      else {if (mer > ((Link2)(firstElement())).merit) {
	if (size() == m_MaxSize) {
	  removeLinkAt(m_MaxSize - 1);
	}

	//----------
	insertElementAt(newL, 0);
      }
      else {
	int i = 0;
	int size = size();
	boolean done = false;

	//------------
	// don't insert if list contains max elements an this
	// is worst than the last
	if ((size == m_MaxSize) && (mer <= ((Link2)(lastElement())).merit)) {

	}
	//---------------
	else {
	  while ((!done) && (i < size)) {
	    if (mer > ((Link2)(elementAt(i))).merit) {
	      if (size == m_MaxSize) {
		removeLinkAt(m_MaxSize - 1);
	      }

	      // ---------------------
	      insertElementAt(newL, i);
	      done = true;
	    }
	    else {if (i == size - 1) {
	      addElement(newL);
	      done = true;
	    }
	    else {
	      i++;
	    }
	    }
	  }
	}
      }
      }
    }

  }

  // member variables
  /** maximum number of stale nodes before terminating search */
  private int m_maxStale;

  /** 0 == backward search, 1 == forward search, 2 == bidirectional */
  private int m_searchDirection;

  /** search directions */
  private static final int SELECTION_BACKWARD = 0;
  private static final int SELECTION_FORWARD = 1;
  private static final int SELECTION_BIDIRECTIONAL = 2;
  public static final Tag [] TAGS_SELECTION = {
    new Tag(SELECTION_BACKWARD, "Backward"),
    new Tag(SELECTION_FORWARD, "Forward"),
    new Tag(SELECTION_BIDIRECTIONAL, "Bi-directional"),
  };

  /** holds an array of starting attributes */
  private int[] m_starting;

  /** holds the start set for the search as a Range */
  private Range m_startRange;

  /** does the data have a class */
  private boolean m_hasClass;

  /** holds the class index */
  private int m_classIndex;

  /** number of attributes in the data */
  private int m_numAttribs;

  /** total number of subsets evaluated during a search */
  private int m_totalEvals;

  /** for debugging */
  private boolean m_debug;

  /** holds the merit of the best subset found */
  private double m_bestMerit;

  /**
   * Returns a string describing this search method
   * @return a description of the search method suitable for
   * displaying in the explorer/experimenter gui
   */
  public String globalInfo() {
    return "BestFirst:\n\n"
      +"Searches the space of attribute subsets by greedy hillclimbing "
      +"augmented with a backtracking facility. Setting the number of "
      +"consecutive non-improving nodes allowed controls the level of "
      +"backtracking done. Best first may start with the empty set of "
      +"attributes and search forward, or start with the full set of "
      +"attributes and search backward, or start at any point and search "
      +"in both directions (by considering all possible single attribute "
      +"additions and deletions at a given point).\n";
  }

  /**
   *Constructor
   */
  public BestFirst () {
    resetOptions();
  }

  /**
   * Returns an enumeration describing the available options.
   * @return an enumeration of all the available options.
   *
   **/
  public Enumeration listOptions () {
    Vector newVector = new Vector(3);

    newVector.addElement(new Option("\tSpecify a starting set of attributes."
				    + "\n\tEg. 1,3,5-7."
				    ,"P",1
				    , "-P <start set>"));
    newVector.addElement(new Option("\tDirection of search. (default = 1)."
				    , "D", 1
				    , "-D <0 = backward | 1 = forward "
				    + "| 2 = bi-directional>"));
    newVector.addElement(new Option("\tNumber of non-improving nodes to"
				    + "\n\tconsider before terminating search."
				    , "N", 1, "-N <num>"));
    return  newVector.elements();
  }


  /**
   * Parses a given list of options.
   *
   * Valid options are: <p>
   *
   * -P <start set> <br>
   * Specify a starting set of attributes. Eg 1,4,7-9. <p>
   *
   * -D <-1 = backward | 0 = bidirectional | 1 = forward> <br>
   * Direction of the search. (default = 1). <p>
   *
   * -N <num> <br>
   * Number of non improving nodes to consider before terminating search.
   * (default = 5). <p>
   * @param options the list of options as an array of strings
   * @exception Exception if an option is not supported
   *
   **/
  public void setOptions (String[] options)
    throws Exception
  {
    String optionString;
    resetOptions();

    optionString = Utils.getOption('P', options);
    if (optionString.length() != 0) {
      setStartSet(optionString);
    }

    optionString = Utils.getOption('D', options);

    if (optionString.length() != 0) {
      setDirection(new SelectedTag(Integer.parseInt(optionString),
				   TAGS_SELECTION));
    } else {
      setDirection(new SelectedTag(SELECTION_FORWARD, TAGS_SELECTION));
    }

    optionString = Utils.getOption('N', options);

    if (optionString.length() != 0) {
      setSearchTermination(Integer.parseInt(optionString));
    }

    m_debug = Utils.getFlag('Z', options);
  }

  /**
   * Returns the tip text for this property
   * @return tip text for this property suitable for
   * displaying in the explorer/experimenter gui
   */
  public String startSetTipText() {
    return "Set the start point for the search. This is specified as a comma "
      +"seperated list off attribute indexes starting at 1. It can include "
      +"ranges. Eg. 1,2,5-9,17.";
  }

  /**
   * Sets a starting set of attributes for the search. It is the
   * search method's responsibility to report this start set (if any)
   * in its toString() method.
   * @param startSet a string containing a list of attributes (and or ranges),
   * eg. 1,2,6,10-15.
   * @exception Exception if start set can't be set.
   */
  public void setStartSet (String startSet) throws Exception {
    m_startRange.setRanges(startSet);
  }

  /**
   * Returns a list of attributes (and or attribute ranges) as a String
   * @return a list of attributes (and or attribute ranges)
   */
  public String getStartSet () {
    return m_startRange.getRanges();
  }

  /**
   * Returns the tip text for this property
   * @return tip text for this property suitable for
   * displaying in the explorer/experimenter gui
   */
  public String searchTerminationTipText() {
    return "Set the amount of backtracking. Specify the number of ";
  }

  /**
   * Set the numnber of non-improving nodes to consider before terminating
   * search.
   *
   * @param t the number of non-improving nodes
   * @exception Exception if t is less than 1
   */
  public void setSearchTermination (int t)
    throws Exception
  {
    if (t < 1) {
      throw  new Exception("Value of -N must be > 0.");
    }

    m_maxStale = t;
  }