001 package jcolibri.method.maintenance; 002 003 import java.util.Collection; 004 import java.util.LinkedList; 005 006 import jcolibri.cbrcore.CBRCase; 007 import jcolibri.method.retrieve.KNNretrieval.KNNConfig; 008 009 /** 010 * Implements the Maintenance Algorithm to remove 011 * noise from the case base 012 * 013 * @author Lisa Cummins 014 */ 015 public abstract class MaintenanceAlgorithm { 016 017 /** 018 * Runs the maintenance algorithm, returning the cases 019 * deleted by the algorithm 020 * @param cases The group of cases on which to perform maintenance 021 * @param simConfig The KNNConfig for these cases 022 * @return the list of cases deleted by the algorithm 023 */ 024 public abstract LinkedList<CBRCase> runMaintenance(Collection<CBRCase> cases, KNNConfig simConfig); 025 026 }