NAME

AI::CBR::Case::Compound - compound case definition and representation

SYNOPSIS

Define and initialise a compound (or object-oriented) case. This is a case consisting of multiple object definitions related in some way. In a productive system, you will want to encapsulate this.

    use AI::CBR::Case::Compound;
    use AI::CBR::Sim qw(sim_eq sim_dist);

    # assume we sell travels with flight and hotel
    # shortcut one-time generated case
    my $case = AI::CBR::Case::Compound->new(
        # flight object
        {
                        flight_start  => { value => 'FRA', sim => \&sim_eq },
                        flight_target => { value => 'LIS', sim => \&sim_eq },
                        price         => { value => 300,   sim => \&sim_dist, param => 200 },
                },
                # hotel object
                {
                        stars => { value => 3,  sim => \&sim_dist, param => 2 },
                        rate  => { value => 60, sim => \&sim_dist, param => 200 },              
                },
    );

    ...

METHODS

new

Creates a new compound case specification. Pass a list of hash references as argument. Each hash reference is the same specification as passed to AI::CBR::Case.

Pass a flat hash of attribute keys and values. This will overwrite existing values, and can thus be used as a faster method for generating new cases with the same specification. Notice that keys in the different specifications of the compound object may not have the same name!

AUTHOR

Darko Obradovic, <dobradovic at gmx.de>

BUGS

Please report any bugs or feature requests to bug-ai-cbr at rt.cpan.org, or through the web interface at http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/ReportBug.html?Queue=AI-CBR. I will be notified, and then you'll automatically be notified of progress on your bug as I make changes.