mset_cand_gen.h

/*
 *  Copyright (C) 2005 M.J. Zaki <zaki@cs.rpi.edu> Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
 *  Written by parimi@cs.rpi.edu
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#ifndef _MSET_CAND_GEN_H_
#define _MSET_CAND_GEN_H_

#include "pattern.h"
#include "count_support.h"
#include "mset_iso_check.h"
#include "mset_vat.h"
#include "typedefs.h"

extern unsigned long int freq_pats_count;
extern bool print;

template<class PP, class MP, class PAT_ST, template<typename, typename, typename, template <typename> class> class CC, 
         template <typename> class ALLOC, class SM_TYPE>
void cand_gen(const pat_fam<MSET_PATTERN>& Fk_one, const pat_fam<MSET_PATTERN>& Fk_two, int minsup, 
              count_support<MSET_PROP, V_Fkk_MINE_PROP, PAT_ST, CC, ALLOC, SM_TYPE >& cnt_sup, pat_fam<MSET_PATTERN>& freq_pats) {

  typedef pat_fam<MSET_PATTERN> PAT_FAM;
  typedef typename PAT_FAM::CONST_IT PF_CIT;
  
  PF_CIT it_i, it_j;
  int num_cands = 1;
  
  for(it_i=Fk_one.begin(); it_i!=Fk_one.end(); it_i++) {
    
    PAT_FAM pat_fam_i;  // new equivalent class 
    MSET_PATTERN* pat_i=*it_i;
    
    for(it_j=it_i; it_j!=Fk_one.end(); it_j++) {
      
      MSET_PATTERN* pat_j=*it_j;

      // cout << "Joining = " << pat_i << " and " << pat_j << endl;
      
      // Generate candidates from equivalent class Fk_one.
      MSET_PATTERN** cand_pats = join(pat_i, pat_j);
      
      // Isomorphism check, for itemset every candidate patterns pass the iso-check.
      check_isomorphism(cand_pats[0]);
      
      // Count support of candidates, checking whether new patterns in cand_pats are frequent or not.
      cnt_sup.count(pat_i, pat_j, cand_pats, minsup, num_cands);
      // cout << "Cand pattern = " << cand_pats[0] << endl;
      
      // Get rid of infrequent candidate. This is itemset
      // so, we have only one candidate pattern.
      if(!cand_pats[0]->is_freq(minsup)) {
        delete cand_pats[0];
      } else {
        // pushing new and frequent candidates in new equivalent class pat_fam_i
        pat_fam_i.push_back(cand_pats[0]);
        // pushing new and frequent candidates in freq_pats for output
        //freq_pats.push_back(cand_pats[0]);
        // number of frequent patterns increase by 1
        freq_pats_count++;
        if(print)
          cout << cand_pats[0];
      }
      // delete the array of pointers holding the cand_pats 
      delete[] cand_pats;
    }
    
    cnt_sup.delete_vat(*it_i);
    
    // Recursively mine the new pattern family. Depth first pattern generation
    if(!pat_fam_i.empty()) {
      cand_gen(pat_fam_i, pat_fam_i, minsup, cnt_sup, freq_pats);
    
      // Deleting the pat_fam_i after the recursion calls processed all its
      // descendent patterns.
      pat_fam_i.clear();
    }
    
  } //end for i
  
} //end cand_gen()

template<class PP, class MP, class PAT_ST, template<typename, typename, typename, template <typename> class> class CC, 
         template <typename> class ALLOC >
MSET_PATTERN** join(const MSET_PATTERN* pat_i, MSET_PATTERN* pat_j) {
  
  MSET_PATTERN** cand_pats=new MSET_PATTERN*[1];  // an array of one element that holds pointer to a pattern
                                        // this allocation of memory is released in cand_gen() routine
                                        // after we either delete the candidate, if it is infrequent
                                        // or store it in freq_pats data structure if it is frequent 
  cand_pats[0] = pat_i->clone();   
  const typename MSET_PATTERN::VERTEX_T& rmv = pat_j->rmost_vertex();
  cand_pats[0]->add_vertex(rmv);
  
  return cand_pats;
}

#endif

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