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/**
 * (C) Copyright IBM Corp. 2010, 2015
 *
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package com.ibm.bi.dml.test.utils;

import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
import static org.junit.Assert.fail;

import java.io.BufferedReader;
import java.io.BufferedWriter;
import java.io.DataOutputStream;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.FileInputStream;
import java.io.FileOutputStream;
import java.io.FileReader;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStreamReader;
import java.io.OutputStreamWriter;
import java.io.PrintWriter;
import java.text.DecimalFormat;
import java.text.NumberFormat;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Locale;
import java.util.Random;
import java.util.StringTokenizer;
import java.util.regex.Matcher;
import java.util.regex.Pattern;

import org.apache.commons.io.FileUtils;
import org.apache.hadoop.conf.Configuration;
import org.apache.hadoop.fs.FSDataInputStream;
import org.apache.hadoop.fs.FileStatus;
import org.apache.hadoop.fs.FileSystem;
import org.apache.hadoop.fs.Path;
import org.apache.hadoop.io.SequenceFile;

import com.ibm.bi.dml.runtime.io.IOUtilFunctions;
import com.ibm.bi.dml.runtime.matrix.data.IJV;
import com.ibm.bi.dml.runtime.matrix.data.MatrixBlock;
import com.ibm.bi.dml.runtime.matrix.data.MatrixCell;
import com.ibm.bi.dml.runtime.matrix.data.MatrixIndexes;
import com.ibm.bi.dml.runtime.matrix.data.MatrixValue.CellIndex;
import com.ibm.bi.dml.runtime.matrix.data.SparseRowsIterator;
import com.ibm.bi.dml.test.integration.BinaryMatrixCharacteristics;

/**
 * <p>
 * Provides methods to easily create tests. Implemented methods can be used for
 * </p>
 * <ul>
 * <li>data comparison</li>
 * <li>test data generation</li>
 * <li>writing files</li>
 * <li>reading files</li>
 * <li>clean up</li>
 * </ul>
 */
public class TestUtils {

    /** job configuration used for file system access */
    public static Configuration conf = new Configuration();

    /** global random generator for default seed */
    public static Random random = new Random(System.currentTimeMillis());

    /** internal buffer to store assertion information */
    private static ArrayList<String> _AssertInfos = new ArrayList<String>();
    private static boolean _AssertOccured = false;

    /** String used to replace variables in scripts */
    private static String _RS = "\\$\\$";

    /**
     * <p>
     * Compares to arrays for equality. The elements in the array can be in
     * different order.
     * </p>
     * 
     * @param expecteds
     *            expected values
     * @param actuals
     *            actual values
     */
    public static void assertInterchangedArraysEquals(String[] expecteds, String[] actuals) {
        assertEquals("different number of elements in arrays", expecteds.length, actuals.length);
        ArrayList<Integer> foundIndexes = new ArrayList<Integer>();
        expactation: for (int i = 0; i < expecteds.length; i++) {
            for (int j = 0; j < actuals.length; j++) {
                if (expecteds[i] == actuals[j] && !foundIndexes.contains(Integer.valueOf(j))) {
                    foundIndexes.add(Integer.valueOf(j));
                    continue expactation;
                }
            }
            fail("Missing element " + expecteds[i]);
        }
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     * Compares to arrays for equality. The elements in the array can be in
     * different order.
     * </p>
     * 
     * @param expecteds
     *            expected values
     * @param actuals
     *            actual values
     */
    public static void assertInterchangedArraysEquals(int[] expecteds, int[] actuals) {
        assertEquals("different number of elements in arrays", expecteds.length, actuals.length);
        ArrayList<Integer> foundIndexes = new ArrayList<Integer>();
        expactation: for (int i = 0; i < expecteds.length; i++) {
            for (int j = 0; j < actuals.length; j++) {
                if (expecteds[i] == actuals[j] && !foundIndexes.contains(Integer.valueOf(j))) {
                    foundIndexes.add(Integer.valueOf(j));
                    continue expactation;
                }
            }
            fail("Missing element " + expecteds[i]);
        }
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     * Compares to arrays for equality. The elements in the array can be in
     * different order.
     * </p>
     * 
     * @param expecteds
     *            expected values
     * @param actuals
     *            actual values
     */
    public static void assertInterchangedArraysEquals(double[] expecteds, double[] actuals) {
        assertEquals("different number of elements in arrays", expecteds.length, actuals.length);
        ArrayList<Integer> foundIndexes = new ArrayList<Integer>();
        expactation: for (int i = 0; i < expecteds.length; i++) {
            for (int j = 0; j < actuals.length; j++) {
                if (expecteds[i] == actuals[j] && !foundIndexes.contains(Integer.valueOf(j))) {
                    foundIndexes.add(Integer.valueOf(j));
                    continue expactation;
                }
            }
            fail("Missing element " + expecteds[i]);
        }
    }

    /* Compare expected scalar generated by Java with actual scalar generated by DML */
    public static void compareDMLScalarWithJavaScalar(String expectedFile, String actualFile, double epsilon) {
        try {
            String lineExpected = null;
            String lineActual = null;
            FileSystem fs = FileSystem.get(conf);

            Path compareFile = new Path(expectedFile);
            FSDataInputStream fsin = fs.open(compareFile);
            BufferedReader compareIn = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(fsin));
            lineExpected = compareIn.readLine();
            compareIn.close();

            Path outFile = new Path(actualFile);
            FSDataInputStream fsout = fs.open(outFile);
            BufferedReader outIn = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(fsout));
            lineActual = outIn.readLine();
            outIn.close();

            assertTrue(expectedFile + ": " + lineExpected + " vs " + actualFile + ": " + lineActual,
                    lineActual.equals(lineExpected));
        } catch (IOException e) {
            fail("unable to read file: " + e.getMessage());
        }
    }

    /**
     * Compares contents of an expected file with the actual file, where rows may be permuted
     * @param expectedFile
     * @param actualDir
     * @param epsilon
     */
    public static void compareDMLMatrixWithJavaMatrixRowsOutOfOrder(String expectedFile, String actualDir,
            double epsilon) {
        try {
            FileSystem fs = FileSystem.get(conf);
            Path outDirectory = new Path(actualDir);
            Path compareFile = new Path(expectedFile);
            FSDataInputStream fsin = fs.open(compareFile);
            BufferedReader compareIn = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(fsin));

            HashMap<CellIndex, Double> expectedValues = new HashMap<CellIndex, Double>();
            String line;
            while ((line = compareIn.readLine()) != null) {
                StringTokenizer st = new StringTokenizer(line, " ");
                int i = Integer.parseInt(st.nextToken());
                int j = Integer.parseInt(st.nextToken());
                double v = Double.parseDouble(st.nextToken());
                expectedValues.put(new CellIndex(i, j), v);
            }
            compareIn.close();

            HashMap<CellIndex, Double> actualValues = new HashMap<CellIndex, Double>();

            FileStatus[] outFiles = fs.listStatus(outDirectory);

            for (FileStatus file : outFiles) {
                FSDataInputStream fsout = fs.open(file.getPath());
                BufferedReader outIn = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(fsout));

                while ((line = outIn.readLine()) != null) {
                    StringTokenizer st = new StringTokenizer(line, " ");
                    int i = Integer.parseInt(st.nextToken());
                    int j = Integer.parseInt(st.nextToken());
                    double v = Double.parseDouble(st.nextToken());
                    actualValues.put(new CellIndex(i, j), v);
                }
                outIn.close();
            }

            ArrayList<Double> e_list = new ArrayList<Double>();
            for (CellIndex index : expectedValues.keySet()) {
                Double expectedValue = expectedValues.get(index);
                if (expectedValue != 0.0)
                    e_list.add(expectedValue);
            }

            ArrayList<Double> a_list = new ArrayList<Double>();
            for (CellIndex index : actualValues.keySet()) {
                Double actualValue = actualValues.get(index);
                if (actualValue != 0.0)
                    a_list.add(actualValue);
            }

            Collections.sort(e_list);
            Collections.sort(a_list);

            assertTrue("Matrix nzs not equal", e_list.size() == a_list.size());
            for (int i = 0; i < e_list.size(); i++) {
                assertTrue("Matrix values not equals", Math.abs(e_list.get(i) - a_list.get(i)) <= epsilon);
            }

        } catch (IOException e) {
            fail("unable to read file: " + e.getMessage());
        }
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     * Compares the expected values calculated in Java by testcase and which are
     * in the normal filesystem, with those calculated by SystemML located in
     * HDFS with Matrix Market format
     * </p>
     * 
     * @param expectedFile
     *            file with expected values, which is located in OS filesystem
     * @param actualDir
     *            file with actual values, which is located in HDFS
     * @param epsilon
     *            tolerance for value comparison
     */
    public static void compareMMMatrixWithJavaMatrix(String expectedFile, String actualDir, double epsilon) {
        try {
            FileSystem fs = FileSystem.get(conf);
            Path outDirectory = new Path(actualDir);
            Path compareFile = new Path(expectedFile);
            FSDataInputStream fsin = fs.open(compareFile);
            BufferedReader compareIn = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(fsin));

            HashMap<CellIndex, Double> expectedValues = new HashMap<CellIndex, Double>();

            // skip the header of Matrix Market file
            String line = compareIn.readLine();

            // rows, cols and nnz
            line = compareIn.readLine();
            String[] expRcn = line.split(" ");

            while ((line = compareIn.readLine()) != null) {
                StringTokenizer st = new StringTokenizer(line, " ");
                int i = Integer.parseInt(st.nextToken());
                int j = Integer.parseInt(st.nextToken());
                double v = Double.parseDouble(st.nextToken());
                expectedValues.put(new CellIndex(i, j), v);
            }
            compareIn.close();

            HashMap<CellIndex, Double> actualValues = new HashMap<CellIndex, Double>();

            FSDataInputStream fsout = fs.open(outDirectory);
            BufferedReader outIn = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(fsout));

            //skip MM header
            line = outIn.readLine();

            //rows, cols and nnz
            line = outIn.readLine();
            String[] rcn = line.split(" ");

            if (Integer.parseInt(expRcn[0]) != Integer.parseInt(rcn[0])) {
                System.out.println(" Rows mismatch: expected " + Integer.parseInt(expRcn[0]) + ", actual "
                        + Integer.parseInt(rcn[0]));
            } else if (Integer.parseInt(expRcn[1]) != Integer.parseInt(rcn[1])) {
                System.out.println(" Cols mismatch: expected " + Integer.parseInt(expRcn[1]) + ", actual "
                        + Integer.parseInt(rcn[1]));
            } else if (Integer.parseInt(expRcn[2]) != Integer.parseInt(rcn[2])) {
                System.out.println(" Nnz mismatch: expected " + Integer.parseInt(expRcn[2]) + ", actual "
                        + Integer.parseInt(rcn[2]));
            }

            while ((line = outIn.readLine()) != null) {
                StringTokenizer st = new StringTokenizer(line, " ");
                int i = Integer.parseInt(st.nextToken());
                int j = Integer.parseInt(st.nextToken());
                double v = Double.parseDouble(st.nextToken());
                actualValues.put(new CellIndex(i, j), v);
            }

            int countErrors = 0;
            for (CellIndex index : expectedValues.keySet()) {
                Double expectedValue = expectedValues.get(index);
                Double actualValue = actualValues.get(index);
                if (expectedValue == null)
                    expectedValue = 0.0;
                if (actualValue == null)
                    actualValue = 0.0;

                //   System.out.println("actual value: "+actualValue+", expected value: "+expectedValue);

                if (!compareCellValue(expectedValue, actualValue, epsilon, false)) {
                    System.out.println(expectedFile + ": " + index + " mismatch: expected " + expectedValue
                            + ", actual " + actualValue);
                    countErrors++;
                }
            }
            assertTrue("for file " + actualDir + " " + countErrors + " values are not equal", countErrors == 0);
        } catch (IOException e) {
            fail("unable to read file: " + e.getMessage());
        }
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     * Compares the expected values calculated in Java by testcase and which are
     * in the normal filesystem, with those calculated by SystemML located in
     * HDFS
     * </p>
     * 
     * @param expectedFile
     *            file with expected values, which is located in OS filesystem
     * @param actualDir
     *            file with actual values, which is located in HDFS
     * @param epsilon
     *            tolerance for value comparison
     */
    public static void compareDMLMatrixWithJavaMatrix(String expectedFile, String actualDir, double epsilon) {
        try {
            FileSystem fs = FileSystem.get(conf);
            Path outDirectory = new Path(actualDir);
            Path compareFile = new Path(expectedFile);
            FSDataInputStream fsin = fs.open(compareFile);
            BufferedReader compareIn = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(fsin));

            HashMap<CellIndex, Double> expectedValues = new HashMap<CellIndex, Double>();
            String line;
            while ((line = compareIn.readLine()) != null) {
                StringTokenizer st = new StringTokenizer(line, " ");
                int i = Integer.parseInt(st.nextToken());
                int j = Integer.parseInt(st.nextToken());
                double v = Double.parseDouble(st.nextToken());
                expectedValues.put(new CellIndex(i, j), v);
            }
            compareIn.close();

            HashMap<CellIndex, Double> actualValues = new HashMap<CellIndex, Double>();

            FileStatus[] outFiles = fs.listStatus(outDirectory);

            for (FileStatus file : outFiles) {
                FSDataInputStream fsout = fs.open(file.getPath());
                BufferedReader outIn = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(fsout));

                while ((line = outIn.readLine()) != null) {
                    StringTokenizer st = new StringTokenizer(line, " ");
                    int i = Integer.parseInt(st.nextToken());
                    int j = Integer.parseInt(st.nextToken());
                    double v = Double.parseDouble(st.nextToken());
                    actualValues.put(new CellIndex(i, j), v);
                }
                outIn.close();
            }

            int countErrors = 0;
            for (CellIndex index : expectedValues.keySet()) {
                Double expectedValue = expectedValues.get(index);
                Double actualValue = actualValues.get(index);
                if (expectedValue == null)
                    expectedValue = 0.0;
                if (actualValue == null)
                    actualValue = 0.0;

                //   System.out.println("actual value: "+actualValue+", expected value: "+expectedValue);

                if (!compareCellValue(expectedValue, actualValue, epsilon, false)) {
                    System.out.println(expectedFile + ": " + index + " mismatch: expected " + expectedValue
                            + ", actual " + actualValue);
                    countErrors++;
                }
            }
            assertTrue("for file " + actualDir + " " + countErrors + " values are not equal", countErrors == 0);
        } catch (IOException e) {
            fail("unable to read file: " + e.getMessage());
        }
    }

    /**
     * Reads values from a matrix file in HDFS in DML format
     * 
     * @deprecated You should not use this method, it is recommended to use the
     *             corresponding method in AutomatedTestBase
     * @param filePath
     * @return
     */
    public static HashMap<CellIndex, Double> readDMLMatrixFromHDFS(String filePath) {
        HashMap<CellIndex, Double> expectedValues = new HashMap<CellIndex, Double>();

        try {
            FileSystem fs = FileSystem.get(conf);
            Path outDirectory = new Path(filePath);
            String line;

            FileStatus[] outFiles = fs.listStatus(outDirectory);
            for (FileStatus file : outFiles) {
                FSDataInputStream outIn = fs.open(file.getPath());
                BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(outIn));
                while ((line = reader.readLine()) != null) {
                    StringTokenizer st = new StringTokenizer(line, " ");
                    int i = Integer.parseInt(st.nextToken());
                    int j = Integer.parseInt(st.nextToken());
                    double v = Double.parseDouble(st.nextToken());
                    expectedValues.put(new CellIndex(i, j), v);
                }
                outIn.close();
            }
        } catch (IOException e) {
            assertTrue("could not read from file " + filePath, false);
        }

        return expectedValues;
    }

    /**
     * Reads values from a matrix file in OS's FS in R format
     * 
     * @deprecated You should not use this method, it is recommended to use the
     *             corresponding method in AutomatedTestBase
     * 
     * @param filePath
     * @return
     */

    // TODO: we must use http://www.inf.uni-konstanz.de/algo/lehre/ws05/pp/mtj/mvio/MatrixVectorReader.html
    // to read matrices from R

    public static HashMap<CellIndex, Double> readRMatrixFromFS(String filePath) {
        HashMap<CellIndex, Double> expectedValues = new HashMap<CellIndex, Double>();
        BufferedReader reader = null;

        try {
            reader = new BufferedReader(new FileReader(filePath));

            // skip both R header lines
            String line = reader.readLine();

            int matrixType = -1;
            if (line.endsWith(" general"))
                matrixType = 1;
            if (line.endsWith(" symmetric"))
                matrixType = 2;

            if (matrixType == -1)
                throw new RuntimeException("unknown matrix type while reading R matrix: ." + line);

            line = reader.readLine(); // header line with dimension and nnz information

            while ((line = reader.readLine()) != null) {
                StringTokenizer st = new StringTokenizer(line, " ");
                int i = Integer.parseInt(st.nextToken());
                int j = Integer.parseInt(st.nextToken());
                if (st.hasMoreTokens()) {
                    double v = Double.parseDouble(st.nextToken());
                    if (v == 0.0)
                        continue;
                    expectedValues.put(new CellIndex(i, j), v);
                    if (matrixType == 2)
                        expectedValues.put(new CellIndex(j, i), v);
                } else
                    expectedValues.put(new CellIndex(i, j), 1.0);
            }
        } catch (IOException e) {
            assertTrue("could not read from file " + filePath, false);
        } finally {
            IOUtilFunctions.closeSilently(reader);
        }

        return expectedValues;
    }

    /**
     * Reads a scalar value in DML format from HDFS
     */
    public static HashMap<CellIndex, Double> readDMLScalarFromHDFS(String filePath) {
        HashMap<CellIndex, Double> expectedValues = new HashMap<CellIndex, Double>();
        expectedValues.put(new CellIndex(1, 1), readDMLScalar(filePath));
        return expectedValues;
    }

    public static double readDMLScalar(String filePath) {
        FileSystem fs;
        try {
            double d = Double.NaN;
            fs = FileSystem.get(conf);
            Path outDirectory = new Path(filePath);
            String line;
            FileStatus[] outFiles = fs.listStatus(outDirectory);
            for (FileStatus file : outFiles) {
                FSDataInputStream fsout = fs.open(file.getPath());
                BufferedReader outIn = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(fsout));

                while ((line = outIn.readLine()) != null) { // only 1 scalar value in file
                    d = Double.parseDouble(line);
                }
                outIn.close();
            }
            return d;
        } catch (IOException e) {
            assertTrue("could not read from file " + filePath, false);
        }
        return Double.NaN;
    }

    public static boolean readDMLBoolean(String filePath) {
        FileSystem fs;
        try {
            Boolean b = null;
            fs = FileSystem.get(conf);
            Path outDirectory = new Path(filePath);
            String line;
            FileStatus[] outFiles = fs.listStatus(outDirectory);
            for (FileStatus file : outFiles) {
                FSDataInputStream fsout = fs.open(file.getPath());
                BufferedReader outIn = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(fsout));

                while ((line = outIn.readLine()) != null) { // only 1 scalar value in file
                    b = Boolean.valueOf(Boolean.parseBoolean(line));
                }
                outIn.close();
            }
            return b.booleanValue();
        } catch (IOException e) {
            assertTrue("could not read from file " + filePath, false);
        }
        return _AssertOccured;
    }

    public static String readDMLString(String filePath) {
        FileSystem fs;
        try {
            String s = null;
            fs = FileSystem.get(conf);
            Path outDirectory = new Path(filePath);
            String line;
            FileStatus[] outFiles = fs.listStatus(outDirectory);
            for (FileStatus file : outFiles) {
                FSDataInputStream fsout = fs.open(file.getPath());
                BufferedReader outIn = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(fsout));

                while ((line = outIn.readLine()) != null) { // only 1 scalar value in file
                    s = line;
                }
                outIn.close();
            }
            return s;
        } catch (IOException e) {
            assertTrue("could not read from file " + filePath, false);
        }
        return null;
    }

    /**
     * Reads a scalar value in R format from OS's FS
     */
    public static HashMap<CellIndex, Double> readRScalarFromFS(String filePath) {
        HashMap<CellIndex, Double> expectedValues = new HashMap<CellIndex, Double>();
        expectedValues.put(new CellIndex(1, 1), readRScalar(filePath));
        return expectedValues;
    }

    public static Double readRScalar(String filePath) {
        try {
            double d = Double.NaN;
            BufferedReader compareIn = new BufferedReader(new FileReader(filePath));
            String line;
            while ((line = compareIn.readLine()) != null) { // only 1 scalar value in file
                d = Double.parseDouble(line);
            }
            compareIn.close();
            return d;
        } catch (IOException e) {
            assertTrue("could not read from file " + filePath, false);
        }
        return Double.NaN;
    }

    public static String processMultiPartCSVForR(String csvFile) throws IOException {
        File csv = new File(csvFile);
        if (csv.isDirectory()) {
            File[] parts = csv.listFiles();

            int count = 0;
            int index = -1;
            for (int i = 0; i < parts.length; i++) {
                File f = parts[i];
                String path = f.getPath();
                if (path.startsWith(".") && path.endsWith(".crc"))
                    continue;
                count++;
                index = i;
            }

            if (count == 1) {
                csvFile = parts[index].toString();
            } else if (count > 1) {
                File tmp = new File(csvFile + "_temp.csv");
                OutputStreamWriter out = null;

                try {
                    out = new OutputStreamWriter(new FileOutputStream(tmp), "UTF-8");

                    // Directory listing may contain .crc files or may be in the
                    // wrong order. Sanitize the list of names.
                    ArrayList<String> partNames = new ArrayList<String>();
                    for (File part : parts) {
                        String partName = part.getName();
                        if (false == partName.endsWith(".crc")) {
                            partNames.add(partName);
                        }
                    }
                    Collections.sort(partNames);

                    for (String name : partNames) {
                        File part = new File(csv, name);
                        // Assume that each file fits into memory.
                        String fileContents = FileUtils.readFileToString(part, "UTF-8");
                        out.append(fileContents);
                    }
                } finally {
                    if (null != out)
                        out.close();
                }

                csvFile = tmp.getCanonicalPath();
            } else {
                throw new RuntimeException("Unexpected error while reading a CSV file in R: " + count);
            }
        }
        return csvFile;
    }

    /**
     * Compares two double values regarding tolerance t. If one or both of them
     * is null it is converted to 0.0.
     * 
     * @param v1
     * @param v2
     * @param t
     *            Tolerance
     * @return
     */
    public static boolean compareCellValue(Double v1, Double v2, double t, boolean ignoreNaN) {
        if (v1 == null)
            v1 = 0.0;
        if (v2 == null)
            v2 = 0.0;
        if (ignoreNaN && (v1.isNaN() || v1.isInfinite() || v2.isNaN() || v2.isInfinite()))
            return true;
        if (v1.equals(v2))
            return true;

        return Math.abs(v1 - v2) <= t;
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     * Compares two matrices in array format.
     * </p>
     * 
     * @param expectedMatrix
     *            expected values
     * @param actualMatrix
     *            actual values
     * @param rows
     *            number of rows
     * @param cols
     *            number of columns
     * @param epsilon
     *            tolerance for value comparison
     */
    public static void compareMatrices(double[][] expectedMatrix, double[][] actualMatrix, int rows, int cols,
            double epsilon) {
        int countErrors = 0;
        for (int i = 0; i < rows; i++) {
            for (int j = 0; j < cols; j++) {
                if (!compareCellValue(expectedMatrix[i][j], actualMatrix[i][j], epsilon, false))
                    countErrors++;
            }
        }
        assertTrue("" + countErrors + " values are not in equal", countErrors == 0);
    }

    public static void compareScalars(double d1, double d2, double tol) {
        if (!compareCellValue(d1, d2, tol, false)) {
            assertTrue("Given scalars do not match: " + d1 + " != " + d2, false);
        }
    }

    /**
     * 
     * @param m1
     * @param m2
     * @param tolerance
     * @param name1
     * @param name2
     * @param ignoreNaN
     * @return
     */
    public static boolean compareMatrices(HashMap<CellIndex, Double> m1, HashMap<CellIndex, Double> m2,
            double tolerance, String name1, String name2) {
        return compareMatrices(m1, m2, tolerance, name1, name2, false);
    }

    /**
     * Compares two matrices given as HashMaps. The matrix containing more nnz
     * is iterated and each cell value compared against the corresponding cell
     * in the smaller matrix, to ensure that all values are compared.<br/>
     * This method does not assert. Instead statistics are added to
     * AssertionBuffer, at the end of the test you should call
     * {@link TestUtils#displayAssertionBuffer()}.
     * 
     * @param m1
     * @param m2
     * @param tolerance
     * @return True if matrices are identical regarding tolerance.
     */
    public static boolean compareMatrices(HashMap<CellIndex, Double> m1, HashMap<CellIndex, Double> m2,
            double tolerance, String name1, String name2, boolean ignoreNaN) {
        HashMap<CellIndex, Double> first = m2;
        HashMap<CellIndex, Double> second = m1;
        String namefirst = name2;
        String namesecond = name1;
        boolean flag = true;

        /** to ensure that always the matrix with more nnz is iterated */
        if (m1.size() > m2.size()) {
            first = m1;
            second = m2;
            namefirst = name1;
            namesecond = name2;
            flag = false;
        }

        int countErrorWithinTolerance = 0;
        int countIdentical = 0;
        double minerr = -1;
        double maxerr = 0;

        for (CellIndex index : first.keySet()) {
            Double v1 = first.get(index);
            Double v2 = second.get(index);
            if (v1 == null)
                v1 = 0.0;
            if (v2 == null)
                v2 = 0.0;
            if (Math.abs(v1 - v2) < minerr || minerr == -1)
                minerr = Math.abs(v1 - v2);
            if (Math.abs(v1 - v2) > maxerr)
                maxerr = Math.abs(v1 - v2);

            if (!compareCellValue(first.get(index), second.get(index), 0, ignoreNaN)) {
                if (!compareCellValue(first.get(index), second.get(index), tolerance, ignoreNaN)) {
                    countErrorWithinTolerance++;
                    if (!flag)
                        System.out.println(index + ": " + first.get(index) + " <--> " + second.get(index));
                    else
                        System.out.println(index + ": " + second.get(index) + " <--> " + first.get(index));
                }
            } else {
                countIdentical++;
            }
        }

        String assertPrefix = (countErrorWithinTolerance == 0) ? "    " : "!  ";
        _AssertInfos.add(
                assertPrefix + name1 + "<->" + name2 + " # stored values in " + namefirst + ": " + first.size());
        _AssertInfos.add(
                assertPrefix + name1 + "<->" + name2 + " # stored values in " + namesecond + ": " + second.size());
        _AssertInfos.add(assertPrefix + name1 + "<->" + name2 + " identical values(z=0): " + countIdentical);
        _AssertInfos.add(assertPrefix + name1 + "<->" + name2 + " wrong values(z=" + tolerance + "): "
                + countErrorWithinTolerance);
        _AssertInfos.add(assertPrefix + name1 + "<->" + name2 + " min error: " + minerr);
        _AssertInfos.add(assertPrefix + name1 + "<->" + name2 + " max error: " + maxerr);

        if (countErrorWithinTolerance == 0)
            return true;

        _AssertOccured = true;
        return false;
    }

    /**
     * Converts a 2D array into a sparse hashmap matrix.
     * 
     * @param matrix
     * @return
     */
    public static HashMap<CellIndex, Double> convert2DDoubleArrayToHashMap(double[][] matrix) {
        HashMap<CellIndex, Double> hmMatrix = new HashMap<CellIndex, Double>();
        for (int i = 0; i < matrix.length; i++) {
            for (int j = 0; j < matrix[i].length; j++) {
                if (matrix[i][j] != 0)
                    hmMatrix.put(new CellIndex(i + 1, j + 1), matrix[i][j]);
            }
        }

        return hmMatrix;
    }

    /**
     * Method to convert a hashmap of matrix entries into a double array
     * @param matrix
     * @return
     */
    public static double[][] convertHashMapToDoubleArray(HashMap<CellIndex, Double> matrix) {
        int max_rows = -1, max_cols = -1;
        for (CellIndex ci : matrix.keySet()) {
            if (ci.row > max_rows) {
                max_rows = ci.row;
            }
            if (ci.column > max_cols) {
                max_cols = ci.column;
            }
        }

        double[][] ret_arr = new double[max_rows][max_cols];

        for (CellIndex ci : matrix.keySet()) {
            int i = ci.row - 1;
            int j = ci.column - 1;
            ret_arr[i][j] = matrix.get(ci);
        }

        return ret_arr;

    }

    /**
     * 
     * @param matrix
     * @param rows
     * @param cols
     * @return
     */
    public static double[][] convertHashMapToDoubleArray(HashMap<CellIndex, Double> matrix, int rows, int cols) {
        double[][] ret_arr = new double[rows][cols];

        for (CellIndex ci : matrix.keySet()) {
            int i = ci.row - 1;
            int j = ci.column - 1;
            ret_arr[i][j] = matrix.get(ci);
        }

        return ret_arr;

    }

    /**
     * Converts a 2D double array into a 1D double array.
     * 
     * @param array
     * @return
     */
    public static double[] convert2Dto1DDoubleArray(double[][] array) {
        double[] ret = new double[array.length * array[0].length];
        int c = 0;
        for (int i = 0; i < array.length; i++) {
            for (int j = 0; j < array[0].length; j++) {
                ret[c++] = array[i][j];
            }
        }

        return ret;
    }

    /**
     * Converts a 1D double array into a 2D double array.
     * 
     * @param array
     * @return
     */
    public static double[][] convert1Dto2DDoubleArray(double[] array, int rows) {
        int cols = array.length / rows;
        double[][] ret = new double[rows][cols];

        for (int c = 0; c < array.length; c++) {
            ret[c % cols][c / cols] = array[c];
        }

        return ret;
    }

    /**
     * Asserts the content of assertion buffer, which may contain of all methods
     * which assert not themselves but add information to that buffer.
     */
    public static void displayAssertionBuffer() {
        String msg = "Detailed matrices characteristics:\n";
        for (String cur : _AssertInfos) {
            msg += cur + "\n";
        }

        assertTrue(msg, !_AssertOccured);
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     * Compares a dml matrix file in HDFS with a file in normal file system
     * generated by R
     * </p>
     * 
     * @param rFile
     *            file with values calculated by R
     * @param hdfsDir
     *            file with actual values calculated by DML
     * @param epsilon
     *            tolerance for value comparison
     */
    public static void compareDMLHDFSFileWithRFile(String rFile, String hdfsDir, double epsilon) {
        try {
            FileSystem fs = FileSystem.get(conf);
            Path outDirectory = new Path(hdfsDir);
            BufferedReader compareIn = new BufferedReader(new FileReader(rFile));
            HashMap<CellIndex, Double> expectedValues = new HashMap<CellIndex, Double>();
            HashMap<CellIndex, Double> actualValues = new HashMap<CellIndex, Double>();
            String line;
            /** skip both R header lines */
            compareIn.readLine();
            compareIn.readLine();
            while ((line = compareIn.readLine()) != null) {
                StringTokenizer st = new StringTokenizer(line, " ");
                int i = Integer.parseInt(st.nextToken());
                int j = Integer.parseInt(st.nextToken());
                double v = Double.parseDouble(st.nextToken());
                expectedValues.put(new CellIndex(i, j), v);
            }
            compareIn.close();

            FileStatus[] outFiles = fs.listStatus(outDirectory);

            for (FileStatus file : outFiles) {
                FSDataInputStream fsout = fs.open(file.getPath());
                BufferedReader outIn = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(fsout));

                while ((line = outIn.readLine()) != null) {
                    StringTokenizer st = new StringTokenizer(line, " ");
                    int i = Integer.parseInt(st.nextToken());
                    int j = Integer.parseInt(st.nextToken());
                    double v = Double.parseDouble(st.nextToken());
                    actualValues.put(new CellIndex(i, j), v);
                }
                outIn.close();
            }

            int countErrors = 0;
            for (CellIndex index : expectedValues.keySet()) {
                Double expectedValue = expectedValues.get(index);
                Double actualValue = actualValues.get(index);
                if (expectedValue == null)
                    expectedValue = 0.0;
                if (actualValue == null)
                    actualValue = 0.0;

                if (!compareCellValue(expectedValue, actualValue, epsilon, false))
                    countErrors++;
            }
            assertTrue("for file " + hdfsDir + " " + countErrors + " values are not in equal", countErrors == 0);
        } catch (IOException e) {
            fail("unable to read file: " + e.getMessage());
        }
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     * Checks a matrix against a number of specifications.
     * </p>
     * 
     * @param matrix
     *            matrix
     * @param rows
     *            number of rows
     * @param cols
     *            number of columns
     * @param min
     *            minimum value
     * @param max
     *            maximum value
     */
    public static void checkMatrix(BinaryMatrixCharacteristics matrix, long rows, long cols, double min,
            double max) {
        assertEquals(rows, matrix.getRows());
        assertEquals(cols, matrix.getCols());
        double[][] matrixValues = matrix.getValues();
        for (int i = 0; i < rows; i++) {
            for (int j = 0; j < cols; j++) {
                assertTrue("invalid value",
                        ((matrixValues[i][j] >= min && matrixValues[i][j] <= max) || matrixValues[i][j] == 0));
            }
        }
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     * Checks a matrix read from a file in text format against a number of
     * specifications.
     * </p>
     * 
     * @param outDir
     *            directory containing the matrix
     * @param rows
     *            number of rows
     * @param cols
     *            number of columns
     * @param min
     *            minimum value
     * @param max
     *            maximum value
     */
    public static void checkMatrix(String outDir, long rows, long cols, double min, double max) {
        try {
            FileSystem fs = FileSystem.get(conf);
            Path outDirectory = new Path(outDir);
            assertTrue(outDir + " does not exist", fs.exists(outDirectory));

            if (fs.getFileStatus(outDirectory).isDirectory()) {
                FileStatus[] outFiles = fs.listStatus(outDirectory);
                for (FileStatus file : outFiles) {
                    FSDataInputStream fsout = fs.open(file.getPath());
                    BufferedReader outIn = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(fsout));

                    String line;
                    while ((line = outIn.readLine()) != null) {
                        String[] rcv = line.split(" ");
                        long row = Long.parseLong(rcv[0]);
                        long col = Long.parseLong(rcv[1]);
                        double value = Double.parseDouble(rcv[2]);
                        assertTrue("invalid row index", (row > 0 && row <= rows));
                        assertTrue("invlaid column index", (col > 0 && col <= cols));
                        assertTrue("invalid value", ((value >= min && value <= max) || value == 0));
                    }
                    outIn.close();
                }
            } else {
                FSDataInputStream fsout = fs.open(outDirectory);
                BufferedReader outIn = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(fsout));

                String line;
                while ((line = outIn.readLine()) != null) {
                    String[] rcv = line.split(" ");
                    long row = Long.parseLong(rcv[0]);
                    long col = Long.parseLong(rcv[1]);
                    double value = Double.parseDouble(rcv[2]);
                    assertTrue("invalid row index", (row > 0 && row <= rows));
                    assertTrue("invlaid column index", (col > 0 && col <= cols));
                    assertTrue("invalid value", ((value >= min && value <= max) || value == 0));
                }
                outIn.close();
            }
        } catch (IOException e) {
            fail("unable to read file: " + e.getMessage());
        }
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     * Checks for matrix in directory existence.
     * </p>
     * 
     * @param outDir
     *            directory
     */
    public static void checkForOutputExistence(String outDir) {
        try {
            FileSystem fs = FileSystem.get(conf);
            Path outDirectory = new Path(outDir);
            FileStatus[] outFiles = fs.listStatus(outDirectory);
            assertEquals("number of files in directory not 1", 1, outFiles.length);
            FSDataInputStream fsout = fs.open(outFiles[0].getPath());
            BufferedReader outIn = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(fsout));

            String outLine = outIn.readLine();
            outIn.close();
            assertNotNull("file is empty", outLine);
            assertTrue("file is empty", outLine.length() > 0);
        } catch (IOException e) {
            fail("unable to read " + outDir + ": " + e.getMessage());
        }
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     * Removes all the directories specified in the array in HDFS
     * </p>
     * 
     * @param directories
     *            directories array
     */
    public static void removeHDFSDirectories(String[] directories) {
        try {
            FileSystem fs = FileSystem.get(conf);
            for (String directory : directories) {
                Path dir = new Path(directory);
                if (fs.exists(dir) && fs.getFileStatus(dir).isDirectory()) {
                    fs.delete(dir, true);
                }
            }
        } catch (IOException e) {
        }
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     * Removes all the directories specified in the array in OS filesystem
     * </p>
     * 
     * @param directories
     *            directories array
     */
    public static void removeDirectories(String[] directories) {
        for (String directory : directories) {
            File dir = new File(directory);
            deleteDirectory(dir);
        }
    }

    private static boolean deleteDirectory(File path) {
        if (path.exists()) {
            File[] files = path.listFiles();
            for (int i = 0; i < files.length; i++) {
                if (files[i].isDirectory()) {
                    deleteDirectory(files[i]);
                } else {
                    files[i].delete();
                }
            }
        }
        return (path.delete());
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     * Removes all the files specified in the array in HDFS
     * </p>
     * 
     * @param files
     *            files array
     */
    public static void removeHDFSFiles(String[] files) {
        try {
            FileSystem fs = FileSystem.get(conf);
            for (String directory : files) {
                Path dir = new Path(directory);
                if (fs.exists(dir) && !fs.getFileStatus(dir).isDirectory()) {
                    fs.delete(dir, false);
                }
            }
        } catch (IOException e) {
        }
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     * Removes all the files specified in the array in OS filesystem
     * </p>
     * 
     * @param files
     *            files array
     */
    public static void removeFiles(String[] files) {
        for (String directory : files) {
            File f = new File(directory);
            if (!f.exists() || !f.canWrite() || f.isDirectory())
                continue;

            f.delete();
        }
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     * Clears a complete directory.
     * </p>
     * 
     * @param directory
     *            directory
     */
    public static void clearDirectory(String directory) {
        try {
            FileSystem fs = FileSystem.get(conf);
            FileStatus[] directoryContent = fs.listStatus(new Path(directory));
            for (FileStatus content : directoryContent) {
                fs.delete(content.getPath(), true);
            }
        } catch (IOException e) {
        }
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     * Generates a test matrix with the specified parameters as a two
     * dimensional array.
     * </p>
     * <p>
     * Set seed to -1 to use the current time as seed.
     * </p>
     * 
     * @param rows
     *            number of rows
     * @param cols
     *            number of columns
     * @param min
     *            minimum value
     * @param max
     *            maximum value
     * @param sparsity
     *            sparsity
     * @param seed
     *            seed
     * @return random matrix
     */
    public static double[][] generateTestMatrix(int rows, int cols, double min, double max, double sparsity,
            long seed) {
        double[][] matrix = new double[rows][cols];
        Random random;
        if (seed == -1)
            random = TestUtils.random;
        else
            random = new Random(seed);

        for (int i = 0; i < rows; i++) {
            for (int j = 0; j < cols; j++) {
                if (random.nextDouble() > sparsity)
                    continue;
                matrix[i][j] = (random.nextDouble() * (max - min) + min);
                // System.out.print(matrix[i][j] + "(" + i + "," + j + ")");
            }
            // System.out.println();
        }

        return matrix;
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     * Generates a test matrix with the specified parameters as a two
     * dimensional array. The matrix will not contain any zero values.
     * </p>
     * <p>
     * Set seed to -1 to use the current time as seed.
     * </p>
     * 
     * @param rows
     *            number of rows
     * @param cols
     *            number of columns
     * @param min
     *            minimum value
     * @param max
     *            maximum value
     * @param seed
     *            seed
     * @return random matrix
     */
    public static double[][] generateNonZeroTestMatrix(int rows, int cols, double min, double max, long seed) {
        double[][] matrix = new double[rows][cols];
        Random random;
        if (seed == -1)
            random = TestUtils.random;
        else
            random = new Random(seed);

        for (int i = 0; i < rows; i++) {
            for (int j = 0; j < cols; j++) {
                double randValue;
                do {
                    randValue = random.nextDouble();
                } while (randValue == 0);
                matrix[i][j] = (randValue * (max - min) + min);
            }
        }

        return matrix;
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     * Generates a test matrix with the specified parameters and writes it to a
     * file using the text format.
     * </p>
     * <p>
     * Set seed to -1 to use the current time as seed.
     * </p>
     * 
     * @param file
     *            output file
     * @param rows
     *            number of rows
     * @param cols
     *            number of columns
     * @param min
     *            minimum value
     * @param max
     *            maximum value
     * @param sparsity
     *            sparsity
     * @param seed
     *            seed
     */
    public static void generateTestMatrixToFile(String file, int rows, int cols, double min, double max,
            double sparsity, long seed) {
        try {
            FileSystem fs = FileSystem.get(conf);
            Path inFile = new Path(file);
            DataOutputStream out = fs.create(inFile);
            PrintWriter pw = new PrintWriter(out);
            Random random;
            if (seed == -1)
                random = TestUtils.random;
            else
                random = new Random(seed);

            for (int i = 1; i <= rows; i++) {
                for (int j = 1; j <= cols; j++) {
                    if (random.nextDouble() > sparsity)
                        continue;
                    double value = (random.nextDouble() * (max - min) + min);
                    if (value != 0)
                        pw.println(i + " " + j + " " + value);
                }
            }
            pw.close();
            out.close();
        } catch (IOException e) {
            fail("unable to write test matrix: " + e.getMessage());
        }
    }

    /**
     * Counts the number of NNZ values in a matrix
     * 
     * @param matrix
     * @return
     */
    public static int countNNZ(double[][] matrix) {
        int n = 0;
        for (int i = 0; i < matrix.length; i++) {
            for (int j = 0; j < matrix[0].length; j++) {
                if (matrix[i][j] != 0)
                    n++;
            }
        }
        return n;
    }

    public static void writeCSVTestMatrix(String file, double[][] matrix) {
        try {
            //create outputstream to HDFS / FS and writer
            DataOutputStream out = null;
            FileSystem fs = FileSystem.get(conf);
            out = fs.create(new Path(file), true);

            BufferedWriter pw = new BufferedWriter(new OutputStreamWriter(out));

            //writer actual matrix
            StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
            for (int i = 0; i < matrix.length; i++) {
                sb.setLength(0);
                if (matrix[i][0] != 0)
                    sb.append(matrix[i][0]);
                for (int j = 1; j < matrix[i].length; j++) {
                    sb.append(",");
                    if (matrix[i][j] == 0)
                        continue;
                    sb.append(matrix[i][j]);
                }
                sb.append('\n');
                pw.append(sb.toString());
            }

            //close writer and streams
            pw.close();
            out.close();
        } catch (IOException e) {
            fail("unable to write (csv) test matrix (" + file + "): " + e.getMessage());
        }
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     * Writes a matrix to a file using the text format.
     * </p>
     * 
     * @param file
     *            file name
     * @param matrix
     *            matrix
     * @param isR
     *            when true, writes a R matrix to disk
     * 
     */
    public static void writeTestMatrix(String file, double[][] matrix, boolean isR) {
        try {
            //create outputstream to HDFS / FS and writer
            DataOutputStream out = null;
            if (!isR) {
                FileSystem fs = FileSystem.get(conf);
                out = fs.create(new Path(file), true);
            } else {
                out = new DataOutputStream(new FileOutputStream(file));
            }

            BufferedWriter pw = new BufferedWriter(new OutputStreamWriter(out));

            //write header
            if (isR) {
                /** add R header */
                pw.append("%%MatrixMarket matrix coordinate real general\n");
                pw.append("" + matrix.length + " " + matrix[0].length + " " + matrix.length * matrix[0].length
                        + "\n");
            }

            //writer actual matrix
            StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
            boolean emptyOutput = true;
            for (int i = 0; i < matrix.length; i++) {
                for (int j = 0; j < matrix[i].length; j++) {
                    if (matrix[i][j] == 0)
                        continue;
                    sb.append(i + 1);
                    sb.append(' ');
                    sb.append(j + 1);
                    sb.append(' ');
                    sb.append(matrix[i][j]);
                    sb.append('\n');
                    pw.append(sb.toString());
                    sb.setLength(0);
                    emptyOutput = false;
                }
            }

            //writer dummy entry if empty
            if (emptyOutput)
                pw.append("1 1 " + matrix[0][0]);

            //close writer and streams
            pw.close();
            out.close();
        } catch (IOException e) {
            fail("unable to write test matrix (" + file + "): " + e.getMessage());
        }
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     * Writes a matrix to a file using the text format.
     * </p>
     * 
     * @param file
     *            file name
     * @param matrix
     *            matrix
     */
    public static void writeTestMatrix(String file, double[][] matrix) {
        writeTestMatrix(file, matrix, false);
    }

    /* Write a scalar value to a file */
    public static void writeTestScalar(String file, double value) {
        try {
            DataOutputStream out = new DataOutputStream(new FileOutputStream(file));
            PrintWriter pw = new PrintWriter(out);
            pw.println(value);
            pw.close();
            out.close();
        } catch (IOException e) {
            fail("unable to write test scalar (" + file + "): " + e.getMessage());
        }
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     * Writes a matrix to a file using the binary cells format.
     * </p>
     * 
     * @param file
     *            file name
     * @param matrix
     *            matrix
     */
    @SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
    public static void writeBinaryTestMatrixCells(String file, double[][] matrix) {
        try {
            SequenceFile.Writer writer = new SequenceFile.Writer(FileSystem.get(conf), conf, new Path(file),
                    MatrixIndexes.class, MatrixCell.class);

            MatrixIndexes index = new MatrixIndexes();
            MatrixCell value = new MatrixCell();
            for (int i = 0; i < matrix.length; i++) {
                for (int j = 0; j < matrix[i].length; j++) {
                    if (matrix[i][j] != 0) {
                        index.setIndexes((i + 1), (j + 1));
                        value.setValue(matrix[i][j]);
                        writer.append(index, value);
                    }
                }
            }

            writer.close();
        } catch (IOException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
            fail("unable to write test matrix: " + e.getMessage());
        }
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     * Writes a matrix to a file using the binary blocks format.
     * </p>
     * 
     * @param file
     *            file name
     * @param matrix
     *            matrix
     * @param rowsInBlock
     *            rows in block
     * @param colsInBlock
     *            columns in block
     * @param sparseFormat
     *            sparse format
     */
    @SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
    public static void writeBinaryTestMatrixBlocks(String file, double[][] matrix, int rowsInBlock, int colsInBlock,
            boolean sparseFormat) {
        try {
            SequenceFile.Writer writer = new SequenceFile.Writer(FileSystem.get(conf), conf, new Path(file),
                    MatrixIndexes.class, MatrixBlock.class);

            MatrixIndexes index = new MatrixIndexes();
            MatrixBlock value = new MatrixBlock();
            for (int i = 0; i < matrix.length; i += rowsInBlock) {
                int rows = Math.min(rowsInBlock, (matrix.length - i));
                for (int j = 0; j < matrix[i].length; j += colsInBlock) {
                    int cols = Math.min(colsInBlock, (matrix[i].length - j));
                    index.setIndexes(((i / rowsInBlock) + 1), ((j / colsInBlock) + 1));
                    value = new MatrixBlock(rows, cols, sparseFormat);
                    for (int k = 0; k < rows; k++) {
                        for (int l = 0; l < cols; l++) {
                            value.setValue(k, l, matrix[i + k][j + l]);
                        }
                    }
                    writer.append(index, value);
                }
            }

            writer.close();
        } catch (IOException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
            fail("unable to write test matrix: " + e.getMessage());
        }
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     * Replaces variables in a DML or R script with the specified values. A
     * variable of format ##name## will be replaced where the name is used to
     * identify the variable in the hashmap containing the belonging value.
     * </p>
     * 
     * @param strScriptDirectory
     *            directory which contains the DML script
     * @param strScriptFile
     *            filename of the DML script
     * @param variables
     *            hashmap containing all the variables and their replacements
     * @deprecated Use ParameterBuilder.setVariablesInScript instead
     */
    public static void setVariablesInScript(String strScriptDirectory, String strScriptFile,
            HashMap<String, String> variables) {
        try {
            String strScript = strScriptDirectory + strScriptFile;
            String strTmpScript = strScript + "t";

            BufferedReader in = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(new FileInputStream(strScript)));
            FileOutputStream out = new FileOutputStream(strTmpScript);
            PrintWriter pw = new PrintWriter(out);
            String content;
            Pattern unresolvedVars = Pattern.compile(_RS + ".*" + _RS);
            /**
             * sothat variables, which were not assigned, are replaced by an
             * empty string
             */
            while ((content = in.readLine()) != null) {
                for (String variable : variables.keySet()) {
                    Pattern pattern = Pattern.compile(_RS + variable + _RS);
                    Matcher matcher = pattern.matcher(content);
                    while (matcher.find()) {
                        content = content.replaceFirst(matcher.group().replace("$", "\\$"),
                                variables.get(variable));
                    }
                }
                Matcher matcher = unresolvedVars.matcher(content);
                content = matcher.replaceAll("");
                pw.println(content);
            }
            pw.close();
            out.close();
            in.close();

            /*
             * // remove checksum files if created Path crcFile = new
             * Path(dmlScriptDirectory + "." + dmlScriptFile + ".crc"); if
             * (fs.exists(crcFile)) fs.delete(crcFile, false); crcFile = new
             * Path(dmlScriptDirectory + "." + dmlScriptFile + "t.crc"); if
             * (fs.exists(crcFile)) fs.delete(crcFile, false);
             */
        } catch (IOException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
            fail("unable to set variables in dml script: " + e.getMessage());
        }
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     * Prints out a DML script.
     * </p>
     * 
     * @param dmlScriptfile
     *            filename of DML script
     */
    public static void printDMLScript(String dmlScriptFile) {
        try {
            System.out.println("Running script: " + dmlScriptFile + "\n");
            System.out.println("******************* DML script *******************");
            BufferedReader in = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(new FileInputStream(dmlScriptFile)));
            String content;
            while ((content = in.readLine()) != null) {
                System.out.println(content);
            }
            in.close();
            System.out.println("**************************************************\n\n");
        } catch (IOException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
            fail("unable to print dml script: " + e.getMessage());
        }
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     * Prints out a PYDML script.
     * </p>
     * 
     * @param pydmlScriptfile
     *            filename of PYDML script
     */
    public static void printPYDMLScript(String pydmlScriptFile) {
        try {
            System.out.println("Running script: " + pydmlScriptFile + "\n");
            System.out.println("******************* PYDML script *******************");
            BufferedReader in = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(new FileInputStream(pydmlScriptFile)));
            String content;
            while ((content = in.readLine()) != null) {
                System.out.println(content);
            }
            in.close();
            System.out.println("**************************************************\n\n");
        } catch (IOException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
            fail("unable to print pydml script: " + e.getMessage());
        }
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     * Prints out an R script.
     * </p>
     * 
     * @param dmlScriptfile
     *            filename of RL script
     */
    public static void printRScript(String dmlScriptFile) {
        try {
            System.out.println("Running script: " + dmlScriptFile + "\n");
            System.out.println("******************* R script *******************");
            BufferedReader in = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(new FileInputStream(dmlScriptFile)));
            String content;
            while ((content = in.readLine()) != null) {
                System.out.println(content);
            }
            in.close();
            System.out.println("**************************************************\n\n");
        } catch (IOException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
            fail("unable to print R script: " + e.getMessage());
        }
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     * Renames a temporary DML script file back to it's original name.
     * </p>
     * 
     * @param dmlScriptFile
     *            temporary script file
     */
    public static void renameTempDMLScript(String dmlScriptFile) {
        // try {
        // FileSystem fs = FileSystem.get(conf);
        // Path oldPath = new Path(dmlScriptFile + "t");
        // Path newPath = new Path(dmlScriptFile);
        // if (fs.exists(oldPath))
        // fs.rename(oldPath, newPath);
        File oldPath = new File(dmlScriptFile + "t");
        File newPath = new File(dmlScriptFile);
        oldPath.renameTo(newPath);

        /*
         * } catch (IOException e) { e.printStackTrace();
         * fail("unable to write dml script back: " + e.getMessage()); }
         */
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     * Removes all temporary files and directories in the current working
     * directory.
     * </p>
     */
    public static void removeTemporaryFiles() {
        try {
            FileSystem fs = FileSystem.get(conf);
            Path workingDir = new Path(".");
            FileStatus[] files = fs.listStatus(workingDir);
            for (FileStatus file : files) {
                String fileName = file.getPath().toString()
                        .substring(file.getPath().getParent().toString().length() + 1);
                if (fileName.contains("temp"))
                    fs.delete(file.getPath(), false);
            }
        } catch (IOException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
            fail("unable to remove temporary files: " + e.getMessage());
        }
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     * Checks if any temporary files or directories exist in the current working
     * directory.
     * </p>
     * 
     * @return true if temporary files or directories are available
     */
    public static boolean checkForTemporaryFiles() {
        try {
            FileSystem fs = FileSystem.get(conf);
            Path workingDir = new Path(".");
            FileStatus[] files = fs.listStatus(workingDir);
            for (FileStatus file : files) {
                String fileName = file.getPath().toString()
                        .substring(file.getPath().getParent().toString().length() + 1);
                if (fileName.contains("temp"))
                    return true;
            }
        } catch (IOException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
            fail("unable to remove temporary files: " + e.getMessage());
        }

        return false;
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     * Reads binary cells from a file. A matrix characteristic is created which
     * contains the characteristics of the matrix read from the file and the
     * values.
     * </p>
     * 
     * @param directory
     *            directory containing the matrix
     * @return matrix characteristics
     */
    @SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
    public static BinaryMatrixCharacteristics readCellsFromSequenceFile(String directory) {
        try {
            FileSystem fs = FileSystem.get(conf);
            FileStatus[] files = fs.listStatus(new Path(directory));

            HashMap<MatrixIndexes, Double> valueMap = new HashMap<MatrixIndexes, Double>();
            int rows = 0;
            int cols = 0;
            MatrixIndexes indexes = new MatrixIndexes();
            MatrixCell value = new MatrixCell();
            for (FileStatus file : files) {
                SequenceFile.Reader reader = new SequenceFile.Reader(FileSystem.get(conf), file.getPath(), conf);

                while (reader.next(indexes, value)) {
                    if (rows < indexes.getRowIndex())
                        rows = (int) indexes.getRowIndex();
                    if (cols < indexes.getColumnIndex())
                        cols = (int) indexes.getColumnIndex();

                    valueMap.put(new MatrixIndexes(indexes), value.getValue());
                }

                reader.close();
            }

            double[][] values = new double[rows][cols];
            long nonZeros = 0;
            for (MatrixIndexes index : valueMap.keySet()) {
                values[(int) index.getRowIndex() - 1][(int) index.getColumnIndex() - 1] = valueMap.get(index);
                if (valueMap.get(index) != 0)
                    nonZeros++;
            }

            return new BinaryMatrixCharacteristics(values, rows, cols, 0, 0, 0, 0, nonZeros);
        } catch (IOException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
            fail("unable to read sequence file in " + directory);
        }

        return null;
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     * Reads binary blocks from a file. A matrix characteristic is created which
     * contains the characteristics of the matrix read from the file and the
     * values.
     * </p>
     * 
     * @param directory
     *            directory containing the matrix
     * @param rowsInBlock
     *            rows in block
     * @param colsInBlock
     *            columns in block
     * @return matrix characteristics
     */
    @SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
    public static BinaryMatrixCharacteristics readBlocksFromSequenceFile(String directory, int rowsInBlock,
            int colsInBlock) {
        try {
            FileSystem fs = FileSystem.get(conf);
            FileStatus[] files = fs.listStatus(new Path(directory));

            HashMap<MatrixIndexes, Double> valueMap = new HashMap<MatrixIndexes, Double>();
            int rowsInLastBlock = -1;
            int colsInLastBlock = -1;
            int rows = 0;
            int cols = 0;
            MatrixIndexes indexes = new MatrixIndexes();
            MatrixBlock value = new MatrixBlock();
            for (FileStatus file : files) {
                SequenceFile.Reader reader = new SequenceFile.Reader(FileSystem.get(conf), file.getPath(), conf);

                while (reader.next(indexes, value)) {
                    if (value.getNumRows() < rowsInBlock) {
                        if (rowsInLastBlock == -1)
                            rowsInLastBlock = value.getNumRows();
                        else if (rowsInLastBlock != value.getNumRows())
                            fail("invalid block sizes");
                        rows = (int) ((indexes.getRowIndex() - 1) * rowsInBlock + value.getNumRows());
                    } else if (value.getNumRows() == rowsInBlock) {
                        if (rows <= (indexes.getRowIndex() * rowsInBlock + value.getNumRows())) {
                            if (rowsInLastBlock == -1)
                                rows = (int) ((indexes.getRowIndex() - 1) * rowsInBlock + value.getNumRows());
                            else
                                fail("invalid block sizes");
                        }
                    } else {
                        fail("invalid block sizes");
                    }

                    if (value.getNumColumns() < colsInBlock) {
                        if (colsInLastBlock == -1)
                            colsInLastBlock = value.getNumColumns();
                        else if (colsInLastBlock != value.getNumColumns())
                            fail("invalid block sizes");
                        cols = (int) ((indexes.getColumnIndex() - 1) * colsInBlock + value.getNumColumns());
                    } else if (value.getNumColumns() == colsInBlock) {
                        if (cols <= (indexes.getColumnIndex() * colsInBlock + value.getNumColumns())) {
                            if (colsInLastBlock == -1)
                                cols = (int) ((indexes.getColumnIndex() - 1) * colsInBlock + value.getNumColumns());
                            else
                                fail("invalid block sizes");
                        }
                    } else {
                        fail("invalid block sizes");
                    }

                    if (value.isInSparseFormat()) {
                        SparseRowsIterator iter = value.getSparseRowsIterator();
                        while (iter.hasNext()) {
                            IJV cell = iter.next();
                            valueMap.put(new MatrixIndexes(((indexes.getRowIndex() - 1) * rowsInBlock + cell.i),
                                    (int) ((indexes.getColumnIndex() - 1) * colsInBlock + cell.j)), cell.v);
                        }

                    } else {
                        double[] valuesInBlock = value.getDenseArray();
                        for (int i = 0; i < value.getNumRows(); i++) {
                            for (int j = 0; j < value.getNumColumns(); j++) {
                                valueMap.put(
                                        new MatrixIndexes(((indexes.getRowIndex() - 1) * rowsInBlock + i),
                                                (int) ((indexes.getColumnIndex() - 1) * colsInBlock + j)),
                                        valuesInBlock[i * value.getNumColumns() + j]);
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }

                reader.close();
            }

            long nonZeros = 0;
            double[][] values = new double[rows][cols];
            for (MatrixIndexes index : valueMap.keySet()) {
                values[(int) index.getRowIndex()][(int) index.getColumnIndex()] = valueMap.get(index);
                if (valueMap.get(index) != 0)
                    nonZeros++;
            }

            return new BinaryMatrixCharacteristics(values, rows, cols, rowsInBlock, rowsInLastBlock, colsInBlock,
                    colsInLastBlock, nonZeros);
        } catch (IOException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
            fail("unable to read sequence file in " + directory);
        }

        return null;
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     * Returns the path to a file in a directory if it is the only file in the
     * directory.
     * </p>
     * 
     * @param directory
     *            directory containing the file
     * @return path of the file
     */
    public static Path getFileInDirectory(String directory) {
        try {
            FileSystem fs = FileSystem.get(conf);
            FileStatus[] files = fs.listStatus(new Path(directory));
            if (files.length != 1)
                throw new IOException("requires exactly one file in directory " + directory);

            return files[0].getPath();
        } catch (IOException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
            fail("unable to open file in " + directory);
        }

        return null;
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     * Creates an empty file.
     * </p>
     * 
     * @param file
     *            filename
     */
    public static void createFile(String filename) throws IOException {
        FileSystem fs = FileSystem.get(conf);
        fs.create(new Path(filename));
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     * Performs transpose onto a matrix and returns the result.
     * </p>
     * 
     * @param a
     *            matrix
     * @return transposed matrix
     */
    public static double[][] performTranspose(double[][] a) {
        int rows = a[0].length;
        int cols = a.length;
        double[][] result = new double[rows][cols];

        for (int i = 0; i < rows; i++) {
            for (int j = 0; j < cols; j++) {
                result[i][j] = a[j][i];
            }
        }

        return result;
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     * Performs matrix multiplication onto two matrices and returns the result.
     * </p>
     * 
     * @param a
     *            left matrix
     * @param b
     *            right matrix
     * @return computed result
     */
    public static double[][] performMatrixMultiplication(double[][] a, double[][] b) {
        int rows = a.length;
        int cols = b[0].length;
        double[][] result = new double[rows][cols];

        for (int i = 0; i < rows; i++) {
            for (int j = 0; j < cols; j++) {
                double value = 0;
                for (int k = 0; k < a[i].length; k++) {
                    value += (a[i][k] * b[k][j]);
                }
                result[i][j] = value;
            }
        }

        return result;
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     * Returns a random integer value.
     * </p>
     * 
     * @return random integer value
     */
    public static int getRandomInt() {
        Random random = new Random(System.currentTimeMillis());
        int randomValue = random.nextInt();
        return randomValue;
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     * Returns a positive random integer value.
     * </p>
     * 
     * @return positive random integer value
     */
    public static int getPositiveRandomInt() {
        int randomValue = TestUtils.getRandomInt();
        if (randomValue < 0)
            randomValue = -randomValue;
        return randomValue;
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     * Returns a negative random integer value.
     * </p>
     * 
     * @return negative random integer value
     */
    public static int getNegativeRandomInt() {
        int randomValue = TestUtils.getRandomInt();
        if (randomValue > 0)
            randomValue = -randomValue;
        return randomValue;
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     * Returns a random double value.
     * </p>
     * 
     * @return random double value
     */
    public static double getRandomDouble() {
        Random random = new Random(System.currentTimeMillis());
        double randomValue = random.nextInt() * random.nextDouble();
        return randomValue;
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     * Returns a positive random double value.
     * </p>
     * 
     * @return positive random double value
     */
    public static double getPositiveRandomDouble() {
        double randomValue = TestUtils.getRandomDouble();
        if (randomValue < 0)
            randomValue = -randomValue;
        return randomValue;
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     * Returns a negative random double value.
     * </p>
     * 
     * @return negative random double value
     */
    public static double getNegativeRandomDouble() {
        double randomValue = TestUtils.getRandomDouble();
        if (randomValue > 0)
            randomValue = -randomValue;
        return randomValue;
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     * Returns the string representation of a double value which can be used in
     * a DML script.
     * </p>
     * 
     * @param value
     *            double value
     * @return string representation
     */
    public static String getStringRepresentationForDouble(double value) {
        NumberFormat nf = DecimalFormat.getInstance(new Locale("EN"));
        nf.setGroupingUsed(false);
        nf.setMinimumFractionDigits(1);
        nf.setMaximumFractionDigits(20);
        return nf.format(value);
    }

    /**
     * Clears internal assertion information storage
     */
    public static void clearAssertionInformation() {
        _AssertInfos.clear();
        _AssertOccured = false;
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     * Generates a matrix containing easy to debug values in its cells.
     * </p>
     * 
     * @param rows
     * @param cols
     * @param bContainsZeros
     *            If true, the matrix contains zeros. If false, the matrix
     *            contains only positive values.
     * @return
     */
    public static double[][] createNonRandomMatrixValues(int rows, int cols, boolean bContainsZeros) {
        double[][] matrix = new double[rows][cols];
        for (int i = 0; i < rows; i++) {
            for (int j = 0; j < cols; j++) {
                if (!bContainsZeros)
                    matrix[i][j] = (i + 1) * 10 + (j + 1);
                else
                    matrix[i][j] = (i) * 10 + (j);
            }
        }
        return matrix;
    }

    /**
     * 
     * @param data
     * @return
     */
    public static double[][] round(double[][] data) {
        for (int i = 0; i < data.length; i++)
            for (int j = 0; j < data[i].length; j++)
                data[i][j] = Math.round(data[i][j]);

        return data;
    }

    /**
     * 
     * @param data
     * @param rows
     * @param cols
     * @return
     */
    public static double sum(double[][] data, int rows, int cols) {
        double sum = 0;
        for (int i = 0; i < rows; i++) {
            for (int j = 0; j < cols; j++) {
                sum += data[i][j];
            }
        }
        return sum;
    }
}