de.lmu.ifi.dbs.elki.index

Interface IndexFactory<V,I extends Index>

Type Parameters:

V - Input object type

I - Index type

All Known Subinterfaces:

FilteredLocalPCAIndex.Factory<NV,I>, LocalProjectionIndex.Factory<V,I>, PreferenceVectorIndex.Factory<V,I>, SharedNearestNeighborIndex.Factory<O,I>

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractCoverTree.Factory, AbstractFilteredPCAIndex.Factory, AbstractMaterializeKNNPreprocessor.Factory, AbstractMkTreeUnifiedFactory, AbstractMTreeFactory, AbstractPreferenceVectorIndex.Factory, AbstractRStarTreeFactory, CachedDoubleDistanceKNNPreprocessor.Factory, CoverTree.Factory, DeLiCluTreeFactory, DiSHPreferenceVectorIndex.Factory, FlatRStarTreeFactory, HiSCPreferenceVectorIndex.Factory, InMemoryIDistanceIndex.Factory, InMemoryInvertedIndex.Factory, InMemoryLSHIndex, KNNJoinMaterializeKNNPreprocessor.Factory, KNNQueryFilteredPCAIndex.Factory, LatLngAsECEFIndex.Factory, LngLatAsECEFIndex.Factory, MaterializeKNNAndRKNNPreprocessor.Factory, MaterializeKNNPreprocessor.Factory, MetricalIndexApproximationMaterializeKNNPreprocessor.Factory, MinimalisticMemoryKDTree.Factory, MkAppTreeFactory, MkCopTreeFactory, MkMaxTreeFactory, MkTabTreeFactory, MTreeFactory, NaiveProjectedKNNPreprocessor.Factory, PagedIndexFactory, PartialVAFile.Factory, PartitionApproximationMaterializeKNNPreprocessor.Factory, PINN, PrecomputedDistanceMatrix.Factory, ProjectedIndex.Factory, RandomSampleKNNPreprocessor.Factory, RdKNNTreeFactory, RStarTreeFactory, SharedNearestNeighborPreprocessor.Factory, SimplifiedCoverTree.Factory, SmallMemoryKDTree.Factory, SpacefillingKNNPreprocessor.Factory, SpacefillingMaterializeKNNPreprocessor.Factory, SpatialApproximationMaterializeKNNPreprocessor.Factory, VAFile.Factory

public interface IndexFactory<V,I extends Index>

Factory interface for indexes.

Author:

Erich Schubert

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
TypeInformation	getInputTypeRestriction() Get the input type restriction used for negotiating the data query.
I	instantiate(Relation<V> relation) Sets the database in the distance function of this index (if existing).

Method Detail

instantiate

I instantiate(Relation<V> relation)

Sets the database in the distance function of this index (if existing).

Parameters:

relation - the relation to index

getInputTypeRestriction

TypeInformation getInputTypeRestriction()

Get the input type restriction used for negotiating the data query.

Returns:

Type restriction