source: branches/DataPreprocessing/HeuristicLab.Problems.DataAnalysis.Transformations/3.3/Transformation.cs @ 10778

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using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using HeuristicLab.Common;
using HeuristicLab.Core;
using HeuristicLab.Data;
using HeuristicLab.Parameters;
using HeuristicLab.Persistence.Default.CompositeSerializers.Storable;

namespace HeuristicLab.Problems.DataAnalysis.Transformations {
  [Item("Transformation", "Represents the base class for a transformation.")]
  [StorableClass]
  public abstract class Transformation<T> : ParameterizedNamedItem, ITransformation<T> {
    protected const string ColumnParameterName = "Column";
    #region parameter properties
    public IConstrainedValueParameter<StringValue> ColumnParameter {
      get { return (IConstrainedValueParameter<StringValue>)Parameters[ColumnParameterName]; }
    }
    #endregion

    #region properties
    public string Column {
      get { return ColumnParameter.Value.Value; }
    }
    #endregion

    [StorableConstructor]
    protected Transformation(bool deserializing) : base(deserializing) { }
    protected Transformation(Transformation<T> original, Cloner cloner) : base(original, cloner) { }
    protected Transformation(IEnumerable<string> allowedColumns) {
      var allowed = new ItemSet<StringValue>(allowedColumns.Select(e => new StringValue(e)));
      Parameters.Add(new ConstrainedValueParameter<StringValue>(ColumnParameterName, "Column used for the Transformation", allowed));
    }

    public abstract IEnumerable<T> Apply(IEnumerable<T> data);

    public abstract bool Check(IEnumerable<T> data, out string errorMsg);
  }
}