Point Cloud Library (PCL)  1.14.1-dev
feature_handler.h
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37 
38 #pragma once
39 
40 #include <pcl/common/common.h>
41 
42 #include <ostream>
43 #include <vector>
44 
45 namespace pcl {
46 
47 /** Utility class interface which is used for creating and evaluating features. */
48 template <class FeatureType, class DataSet, class ExampleIndex>
50 public:
51  /** Destructor. */
52  virtual ~FeatureHandler() = default;
53 
54  /** Creates random features.
55  *
56  * \param[in] num_of_features the number of random features to create
57  * \param[out] features the destination for the created features
58  */
59  virtual void
60  createRandomFeatures(const std::size_t num_of_features,
61  std::vector<FeatureType>& features) = 0;
62 
63  /** Evaluates a feature on the specified data.
64  *
65  * \param[in] feature the features to evaluate
66  * \param[in] data_set the data set on which the feature is evaluated
67  * \param[in] examples the examples which specify on which parts of the data set the
68  * feature is evaluated
69  * \param[out] results the destination for the results of the feature evaluation
70  * \param[out] flags flags that are supplied together with the
71  * results
72  */
73  virtual void
74  evaluateFeature(const FeatureType& feature,
75  DataSet& data_set,
76  std::vector<ExampleIndex>& examples,
77  std::vector<float>& results,
78  std::vector<unsigned char>& flags) const = 0;
79 
80  /** Evaluates a feature on the specified data.
81  *
82  * \param[in] feature the features to evaluate
83  * \param[in] data_set the data set on which the feature is evaluated
84  * \param[in] example the examples which specify on which parts of the data set the
85  * feature is evaluated
86  * \param[out] result the destination for the results of the feature evaluation
87  * \param[out] flag flags that are supplied together with the results
88  */
89  virtual void
90  evaluateFeature(const FeatureType& feature,
91  DataSet& data_set,
92  const ExampleIndex& example,
93  float& result,
94  unsigned char& flag) const = 0;
95 
96  /** Generates evaluation code for the specified feature and writes it to the specified
97  * stream
98  *
99  * \param[in] feature the feature for which code is generated
100  * \param[out] stream the destination for the code
101  */
102  virtual void
103  generateCodeForEvaluation(const FeatureType& feature,
104  ::std::ostream& stream) const = 0;
105 };
106 
107 } // namespace pcl
Utility class interface which is used for creating and evaluating features.
virtual void evaluateFeature(const FeatureType &feature, DataSet &data_set, std::vector< ExampleIndex > &examples, std::vector< float > &results, std::vector< unsigned char > &flags) const =0
Evaluates a feature on the specified data.
virtual void createRandomFeatures(const std::size_t num_of_features, std::vector< FeatureType > &features)=0
Creates random features.
virtual void generateCodeForEvaluation(const FeatureType &feature, ::std::ostream &stream) const =0
Generates evaluation code for the specified feature and writes it to the specified stream.
virtual void evaluateFeature(const FeatureType &feature, DataSet &data_set, const ExampleIndex &example, float &result, unsigned char &flag) const =0
Evaluates a feature on the specified data.
virtual ~FeatureHandler()=default
Destructor.
Define standard C methods and C++ classes that are common to all methods.
#define PCL_EXPORTS
Definition: pcl_macros.h:323