core/src/main/scala/io/prediction/controller/LServing.scala

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package io.prediction.controller

import io.prediction.core.BaseServing

/** Base class of serving. 
  *
  * @tparam Q Input query class.
  * @tparam P Output prediction class.
  * @group Serving
  */
abstract class LServing[Q, P] extends BaseServing[Q, P] {
  private[prediction]
  def serveBase(q: Q, ps: Seq[P]): P = {
    serve(q, ps)
  }

  /** Implement this method to combine multiple algorithms' predictions to
    * produce a single final prediction.
    *
    * @param query Input query.
    * @param predictions A list of algorithms' predictions.
    */
  def serve(query: Q, predictions: Seq[P]): P
}