edu.iu.iv.modeling.tarl.publication.impl
Class DefaultAgingHelper

java.lang.Object
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All Implemented Interfaces:

AgingHelperInterface

public class DefaultAgingHelper

extends java.lang.Object

implements AgingHelperInterface

This class provides a default implementation for the AgingHelperInterface. It uses the same probability distribution as used in the PNAS paper to generate a random number. It reads this distrbution from a file on the disk.

Author:

Jeegar T Maru

See Also:

DefaultPublicationManager, AgingHelperInterface

Constructor Summary

DefaultAgingHelper()

Method Summary

int	getRandomYearDifference() Returns a random positive number (or 0) which simulates the aging effect among citations
void	initialize(java.io.File agingFile) Initializes the aging helper

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

DefaultAgingHelper

public DefaultAgingHelper()

Method Detail

initialize

public void initialize(java.io.File agingFile)

Initializes the aging helper

Specified by:

initialize in interface AgingHelperInterface

getRandomYearDifference

public int getRandomYearDifference()

Returns a random positive number (or 0) which simulates the aging effect among citations

Specified by:

getRandomYearDifference in interface AgingHelperInterface

Returns:

the random positive number (or 0)