LearningFactorFunctionFactory.java

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package org.apache.commons.math4.neuralnet.sofm;

import org.apache.commons.math4.neuralnet.internal.NeuralNetException;
import org.apache.commons.math4.neuralnet.sofm.util.ExponentialDecayFunction;
import org.apache.commons.math4.neuralnet.sofm.util.QuasiSigmoidDecayFunction;

/**
 * Factory for creating instances of {@link LearningFactorFunction}.
 *
 * @since 3.3
 */
public final class LearningFactorFunctionFactory {
    /** Class contains only static methods. */
    private LearningFactorFunctionFactory() {}

    /**
     * Creates an exponential decay {@link LearningFactorFunction function}.
     * It will compute <code>a e<sup>-x / b</sup></code>,
     * where {@code x} is the (integer) independent variable and
     * <ul>
     *  <li><code>a = initValue</code>
     *  <li><code>b = -numCall / ln(valueAtNumCall / initValue)</code>
     * </ul>
     *
     * @param initValue Initial value, i.e.
     * {@link LearningFactorFunction#value(long) value(0)}.
     * @param valueAtNumCall Value of the function at {@code numCall}.
     * @param numCall Argument for which the function returns
     * {@code valueAtNumCall}.
     * @return the learning factor function.
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code initValue <= 0},
     * {@code initValue > 1} {@code valueAtNumCall <= 0},
     * {@code valueAtNumCall >= initValue} or {@code numCall <= 0}.
     */
    public static LearningFactorFunction exponentialDecay(final double initValue,
                                                          final double valueAtNumCall,
                                                          final long numCall) {
        if (initValue <= 0 ||
            initValue > 1) {
            throw new NeuralNetException(NeuralNetException.OUT_OF_RANGE, initValue, 0, 1);
        }

        return new LearningFactorFunction() {
            /** DecayFunction. */
            private final ExponentialDecayFunction decay
                = new ExponentialDecayFunction(initValue, valueAtNumCall, numCall);

            /** {@inheritDoc} */
            @Override
            public double value(long n) {
                return decay.applyAsDouble(n);
            }
        };
    }

    /**
     * Creates an sigmoid-like {@code LearningFactorFunction function}.
     * The function {@code f} will have the following properties:
     * <ul>
     *  <li>{@code f(0) = initValue}</li>
     *  <li>{@code numCall} is the inflexion point</li>
     *  <li>{@code slope = f'(numCall)}</li>
     * </ul>
     *
     * @param initValue Initial value, i.e.
     * {@link LearningFactorFunction#value(long) value(0)}.
     * @param slope Value of the function derivative at {@code numCall}.
     * @param numCall Inflexion point.
     * @return the learning factor function.
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code initValue <= 0},
     * {@code initValue > 1}, {@code slope >= 0} or {@code numCall <= 0}.
     */
    public static LearningFactorFunction quasiSigmoidDecay(final double initValue,
                                                           final double slope,
                                                           final long numCall) {
        if (initValue <= 0 ||
            initValue > 1) {
            throw new NeuralNetException(NeuralNetException.OUT_OF_RANGE, initValue, 0, 1);
        }

        return new LearningFactorFunction() {
            /** DecayFunction. */
            private final QuasiSigmoidDecayFunction decay
                = new QuasiSigmoidDecayFunction(initValue, slope, numCall);

            /** {@inheritDoc} */
            @Override
            public double value(long n) {
                return decay.applyAsDouble(n);
            }
        };
    }
}