ca.pfv.spmf.tools.dataset_generator

Class TransactionDatabaseGenerator

java.lang.Object

ca.pfv.spmf.tools.dataset_generator.TransactionDatabaseGenerator

public class TransactionDatabaseGenerator
extends java.lang.Object

This class is a random transaction database generator such that the user provides some parameters and this class generate a transaction database that is written to the disk.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
TransactionDatabaseGenerator()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	generateDatabase(int transactionCount, int maxDistinctItems, int maxItemCountPerTransaction, java.lang.String output) This method randomly generates a transaction database according to parameters provided.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

TransactionDatabaseGenerator

public TransactionDatabaseGenerator()

Method Detail

generateDatabase

public void generateDatabase(int transactionCount,
                             int maxDistinctItems,
                             int maxItemCountPerTransaction,
                             java.lang.String output)
                      throws java.io.IOException

This method randomly generates a transaction database according to parameters provided.

Parameters:

transactionCount - transaction count the number of transactions required

maxDistinctItems - the maximum number of distinct items

maxItemCountPerTransaction - the maximum number of items per transaction

output - the file path for writting the generated database

Throws:

java.io.IOException