org.simmetrics.builders

Interface StringDistanceBuilder.StringDistanceSimplifierStep

All Superinterfaces:

StringDistanceBuilder.BuildStep, StringDistanceBuilder.StringDistanceInitialSimplifierStep

Enclosing class:

StringDistanceBuilder

public static interface StringDistanceBuilder.StringDistanceSimplifierStep
extends StringDistanceBuilder.StringDistanceInitialSimplifierStep

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
StringDistance	build() Builds a distance with the given simplifier.
StringDistanceBuilder.BuildStep	cacheStrings(com.google.common.cache.Cache<String,String> cache) Sets a cache for simplification chain.
StringDistanceBuilder.StringDistanceSimplifierStep	simplify(Simplifier simplifier) Adds a simplifier to the distance.

Method Detail

simplify

StringDistanceBuilder.StringDistanceSimplifierStep simplify(Simplifier simplifier)

Adds a simplifier to the distance.

Specified by:

simplify in interface StringDistanceBuilder.StringDistanceInitialSimplifierStep

Parameters:

simplifier - a simplifier to add

Returns:

this for fluent chaining

cacheStrings

StringDistanceBuilder.BuildStep cacheStrings(com.google.common.cache.Cache<String,String> cache)

Sets a cache for simplification chain. The cache will store the result of all previous simplification steps.

Parameters:

cache - a cache to add

Returns:

this for fluent chaining

build

StringDistance build()

Builds a distance with the given simplifier.

Specified by:

build in interface StringDistanceBuilder.BuildStep

Specified by:

build in interface StringDistanceBuilder.StringDistanceInitialSimplifierStep

Returns:

a distance