org.openimaj.util.sketch

Interface Sketcher<IN,OUT>

Type Parameters:

IN - Type of object being sketched

OUT - Type of produced sketch

All Known Implementing Classes:

BitSetLSHSketcher, ByteLSHSketcher, IntLSHSketcher, LongLSHSketcher, ShortLSHSketcher

public interface Sketcher<IN,OUT>

A sketch is a lightweight summary of an object. Sketches might be used to perform fast comparisons between objects, or store summaries of collections without the need to hold all the items in the collection.

The Sketcher interface describes objects capable of producing sketches.

Author:

Jonathon Hare (jsh2@ecs.soton.ac.uk)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
OUT	createSketch(IN input) Create a sketch for the given object.

Method Detail

createSketch

OUT createSketch(IN input)

Create a sketch for the given object.

Parameters:

input - the object to sketch

Returns:

the sketch of the object.