eu.openaire.common.author

Class AuthorMatch<BA,EA>

java.lang.Object

eu.openaire.common.author.AuthorMatch<BA,EA>

Type Parameters:

BA - The type representing the base author. This class contains relevant data about an author whose identity needs to be matched with potential candidates.

EA - The type representing the enriching author. This class contains relevant data about author who is potential match for the base author.

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

public class AuthorMatch<BA,EA>
extends Object
implements Serializable

A class representing the successful match between a base author and an enriching author.

This class is designed to facilitate the comparison and potential matching of a base author (UA) with one of many enriching authors (CA). It provides a structured way to store and process author matching data.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
AuthorMatch()
AuthorMatch(BA baseAuthor, EA enrichingAuthor, String stepName, double confidence) Constructs an AuthorMatch object with specified base author, enriching author, step name, and confidence score.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
BA	getBaseAuthor() Gets the base author.
double	getConfidence() Gets the confidence score of the match.
EA	getEnrichingAuthor() Gets the enriching author.
String	getStepName() Gets the step name of the match.
static <UA,CA> AuthorMatch<UA,CA>	of(UA baseAuthor, CA enrichingAuthor, double confidence)
void	setBaseAuthor(BA baseAuthor)
void	setConfidence(double confidence)
void	setEnrichingAuthor(EA enrichingAuthor)
void	setStepName(String stepName)
String	toString() Returns a string representation of the AuthorMatch object.
AuthorMatch<BA,EA>	withStepName(String stepName) Creates a new AuthorMatch instance with a modified step name.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

AuthorMatch

public AuthorMatch()

AuthorMatch

public AuthorMatch(BA baseAuthor,
                   EA enrichingAuthor,
                   String stepName,
                   double confidence)

Constructs an AuthorMatch object with specified base author, enriching author, step name, and confidence score.

Parameters:

baseAuthor - The base author

enrichingAuthor - The enriching author

stepName - The step in which this match occurred

confidence - The confidence score of the match

Method Detail

withStepName

public AuthorMatch<BA,EA> withStepName(String stepName)

Creates a new AuthorMatch instance with a modified step name.

Parameters:

stepName - The new step name

Returns:

A new AuthorMatch instance with the updated step name

of

public static <UA,CA> AuthorMatch<UA,CA> of(UA baseAuthor,
                                            CA enrichingAuthor,
                                            double confidence)

getBaseAuthor

public BA getBaseAuthor()

Gets the base author.

Returns:

The base author

setBaseAuthor

public void setBaseAuthor(BA baseAuthor)

getEnrichingAuthor

public EA getEnrichingAuthor()

Gets the enriching author.

Returns:

The enriching author

setEnrichingAuthor

public void setEnrichingAuthor(EA enrichingAuthor)

getStepName

public String getStepName()

Gets the step name of the match.

Returns:

The step name

setStepName

public void setStepName(String stepName)

getConfidence

public double getConfidence()

Gets the confidence score of the match.

Returns:

The confidence score

setConfidence

public void setConfidence(double confidence)

toString

public String toString()

Returns a string representation of the AuthorMatch object.

Overrides:

toString in class Object

Returns:

A string describing the object