samoa-api/src/main/java/org/apache/samoa/moa/classifiers/core/driftdetection/ChangeDetector.java

package org.apache.samoa.moa.classifiers.core.driftdetection;

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import org.apache.samoa.moa.options.OptionHandler;

/**
 * Change Detector interface to implement methods that detects change.
 * 
 * @author Albert Bifet (abifet at cs dot waikato dot ac dot nz)
 * @version $Revision: 7 $
 */
public interface ChangeDetector extends OptionHandler {

  /**
   * Resets this change detector. It must be similar to starting a new change detector from scratch.
   * 
   */
  public void resetLearning();

  /**
   * Adding a numeric value to the change detector<br>
   * <br>
   * 
   * The output of the change detector is modified after the insertion of a new item inside.
   * 
   * @param inputValue
   *          the number to insert into the change detector
   */
  public void input(double inputValue);

  /**
   * Gets whether there is change detected.
   * 
   * @return true if there is change
   */
  public boolean getChange();

  /**
   * Gets whether the change detector is in the warning zone, after a warning alert and before a change alert.
   * 
   * @return true if the change detector is in the warning zone
   */
  public boolean getWarningZone();

  /**
   * Gets the prediction of next values.
   * 
   * @return a prediction of the next value
   */
  public double getEstimation();

  /**
   * Gets the length of the delay in the change detected.
   * 
   * @return he length of the delay in the change detected
   */
  public double getDelay();

  /**
   * Gets the output state of the change detection.
   * 
   * @return an array with the number of change detections, number of warnings, delay, and estimation.
   */
  public double[] getOutput();

  /**
   * Returns a string representation of the model.
   * 
   * @param out
   *          the stringbuilder to add the description
   * @param indent
   *          the number of characters to indent
   */
  @Override
  public void getDescription(StringBuilder sb, int indent);

  /**
   * Produces a copy of this drift detection method
   * 
   * @return the copy of this drift detection method
   */
  @Override
  public ChangeDetector copy();
}