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package org.datavec.api.vector;

import org.datavec.api.conf.Configuration;
import org.datavec.api.records.Record;
import org.datavec.api.records.reader.RecordReader;

public interface Vectorizer {


    /**
     * Create a vector based on the given arguments
     * @param args the arguments to create a vector with
     * @return the created vector
     *
     */
    VECTOR_TYPE createVector(Object[] args);

    /**
     * Initialize based on a configuration
     * @param conf the configuration to use
     */
    void initialize(Configuration conf);

    /**
     * Fit based on a record reader
     * @param reader
     */
    void fit(RecordReader reader);

    /**
     * Fit based on a record reader
     * @param reader
     */
    VECTOR_TYPE fitTransform(RecordReader reader);


    /**
     * Fit based on a record reader
     * @param reader
     * @param callBack
     */
    void fit(RecordReader reader, RecordCallBack callBack);

    /**
     * Fit based on a record reader
     * @param reader
     * @param callBack
     */
    VECTOR_TYPE fitTransform(RecordReader reader, RecordCallBack callBack);

    /**
     * Transform a record in to a vector
     * @param record the record to write
     * @return
     */
    VECTOR_TYPE transform(Record record);


    /**
     * On record call back.
     * This allows for neat inheritance and polymorphism
     * for fit and fit/transform among other things
     */
    public static interface RecordCallBack {
        /**
         * The record callback
         * @param record
         */
        void onRecord(Record record);
    }


}