de.dfki.mycbr.core.explanation
Class ExplanationManager

java.lang.Object
  java.util.Observable
      de.dfki.mycbr.core.explanation.ExplanationManager

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.util.Observer

public final class ExplanationManager
extends java.util.Observable
implements java.util.Observer

Class ExplanationManager.

Constructor Summary

ExplanationManager()

Method Summary

ConceptExplanation	explain(AttributeDesc desc, java.lang.String description)
ConceptExplanation	explain(Concept c, java.lang.String desc)
ConceptExplanation	explain(IExplainable exp, java.lang.String desc)
ConceptExplanation	explain(Instance i, java.lang.String description)
ConceptExplanation	explain(SimpleAttribute att, java.lang.String description)
ConceptExplanation	getExplanation(AttributeDesc desc)
ConceptExplanation	getExplanation(Concept c)
ConceptExplanation	getExplanation(Instance i)
ConceptExplanation	getExplanation(SimpleAttribute att)
java.util.LinkedList<ConceptExplanation>	getExplanations()
boolean	isEnabeled()
void	removeExplanation(IExplainable exp)
void	setEnabled(boolean enabled)
void	setExplanation(ConceptExplanation exp, AttributeDesc desc)
void	setExplanation(ConceptExplanation exp, Concept c)
void	setExplanation(ConceptExplanation exp, Instance i)
void	setExplanation(ConceptExplanation exp, SimpleAttribute att)
void	update(java.util.Observable o, java.lang.Object arg)

Methods inherited from class java.util.Observable

addObserver, countObservers, deleteObserver, deleteObservers, hasChanged, notifyObservers, notifyObservers

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

ExplanationManager

public ExplanationManager()

Method Detail

getExplanation

public ConceptExplanation getExplanation(Concept c)

Parameters:

c - the concept to be explained

Returns:

concept explanation for the given concept

getExplanation

public ConceptExplanation getExplanation(AttributeDesc desc)

Parameters:

desc - the attribute description to be explained

Returns:

the concept explanation for the description

getExplanation

public ConceptExplanation getExplanation(SimpleAttribute att)

Parameters:

att - the simple attribute to be explained

Returns:

the explanation for the given attribute

getExplanation

public ConceptExplanation getExplanation(Instance i)

Parameters:

i - the instance to be explained

Returns:

the explanation for the given instance

setExplanation

public void setExplanation(ConceptExplanation exp,
                           SimpleAttribute att)

Parameters:

exp - the new explanation for the given attribute

att - the attribute to be explained

setExplanation

public void setExplanation(ConceptExplanation exp,
                           Instance i)

Parameters:

exp - the explanation for the given instance

i - the instance to be explained

setExplanation

public void setExplanation(ConceptExplanation exp,
                           Concept c)

Parameters:

exp - the explanation for the given concept

c - the concept to be explained

setExplanation

public void setExplanation(ConceptExplanation exp,
                           AttributeDesc desc)

Parameters:

exp - the explanation for the given attribute desc

desc - the description to be explained

explain

public ConceptExplanation explain(Concept c,
                                  java.lang.String desc)

Parameters:

c - the concept to be explained

desc - the text for the explanation

Returns:

explanation for the given concept with description desc

explain

public ConceptExplanation explain(AttributeDesc desc,
                                  java.lang.String description)

Parameters:

desc - the attribute description to be explained

description - the text for the explanation

Returns:

explanation for the given attribute description with text desc

explain

public ConceptExplanation explain(SimpleAttribute att,
                                  java.lang.String description)

Parameters:

att - the simple attribute to be explained

description - the text for the explanation

Returns:

explanation for the given attribute with text desc

explain

public ConceptExplanation explain(Instance i,
                                  java.lang.String description)

Parameters:

i - the instance to be explained

description - the text for the explanation

Returns:

explanation for the given attribute with text desc

getExplanations

public java.util.LinkedList<ConceptExplanation> getExplanations()

Returns:

list containing the known explanations

explain

public ConceptExplanation explain(IExplainable exp,
                                  java.lang.String desc)

Parameters:

exp - the object to be explained

desc - the text for the explanation

Returns:

explanation for the given object with text desc

setEnabled

public void setEnabled(boolean enabled)

Parameters:

enabled - true, when the explanation manager should be enabled, false otherwise

isEnabeled

public boolean isEnabeled()

Returns:

true, when the explanation manager is enabled, false otherwise

removeExplanation

public void removeExplanation(IExplainable exp)

update

public void update(java.util.Observable o,
                   java.lang.Object arg)

Specified by:

update in interface java.util.Observer