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 */

/*
 *    NominalToBinary.java
 *    Copyright (C) 1999-2012 University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand
 *
 */

package weka.filters.unsupervised.attribute;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Enumeration;
import java.util.Vector;

import weka.core.*;
import weka.core.Capabilities.Capability;
import weka.filters.Filter;
import weka.filters.StreamableFilter;
import weka.filters.UnsupervisedFilter;

/**
 * <!-- globalinfo-start --> Converts all nominal attributes into binary numeric
 * attributes. An attribute with k values is transformed into k binary
 * attributes if the class is nominal (using the one-attribute-per-value
 * approach). Binary attributes are left binary if option '-A' is not given. If
 * the class is numeric, you might want to use the supervised version of this
 * filter.
 * <p/>
 * <!-- globalinfo-end -->
 * 
 * <!-- options-start --> Valid options are:
 * <p/>
 * 
 * <pre>
 * -N
 *  Sets if binary attributes are to be coded as nominal ones.
 * </pre>
 * 
 * <pre>
 * -A
 *  For each nominal value a new attribute is created, 
 *  not only if there are more than 2 values.
 * </pre>
 * 
 * <pre>
 * -R &lt;col1,col2-col4,...&gt;
 *  Specifies list of columns to act on. First and last are 
 *  valid indexes.
 *  (default: first-last)
 * </pre>
 * 
 * <pre>
 * -V
 *  Invert matching sense of column indexes.
 * </pre>
 *
 * <pre>-spread-attribute-weight
 *  When generating binary attributes, spread weight of old
 *  attribute across new attributes. Do not give each new attribute the old weight.</pre>
 *
 * <!-- options-end -->
 * 
 * @author Eibe Frank (eibe@cs.waikato.ac.nz)
 * @version $Revision$
 */
public class NominalToBinary extends Filter implements UnsupervisedFilter, OptionHandler, StreamableFilter,
        WeightedAttributesHandler, WeightedInstancesHandler {

    /** for serialization */
    static final long serialVersionUID = -1130642825710549138L;

    /** Stores which columns to act on */
    protected Range m_Columns = new Range();

    /** Are the new attributes going to be nominal or numeric ones? */
    private boolean m_Numeric = true;

    /** Are all values transformed into new attributes? */
    private boolean m_TransformAll = false;

    /** Whether we need to transform at all */
    private boolean m_needToTransform = false;

    /** Whether to spread attribute weight when creating binary attributes */
    protected boolean m_SpreadAttributeWeight = false;

    /** Constructor - initialises the filter */
    public NominalToBinary() {

        setAttributeIndices("first-last");
    }

    /**
     * Returns a string describing this filter
     * 
     * @return a description of the filter suitable for displaying in the
     *         explorer/experimenter gui
     */
    public String globalInfo() {

        return "Converts all nominal attributes into binary numeric attributes. An "
                + "attribute with k values is transformed into k binary attributes if "
                + "the class is nominal (using the one-attribute-per-value approach). "
                + "Binary attributes are left binary if option '-A' is not given. "
                + "If the class is numeric, you might want to use the supervised version of " + "this filter.";
    }

    /**
     * Returns the Capabilities of this filter.
     * 
     * @return the capabilities of this object
     * @see Capabilities
     */
    @Override
    public Capabilities getCapabilities() {
        Capabilities result = super.getCapabilities();
        result.disableAll();

        // attributes
        result.enableAllAttributes();
        result.enable(Capability.MISSING_VALUES);

        // class
        result.enableAllClasses();
        result.enable(Capability.MISSING_CLASS_VALUES);
        result.enable(Capability.NO_CLASS);

        return result;
    }

    /**
     * Sets the format of the input instances.
     * 
     * @param instanceInfo an Instances object containing the input instance
     *          structure (any instances contained in the object are ignored -
     *          only the structure is required).
     * @return true if the outputFormat may be collected immediately
     * @throws Exception if the input format can't be set successfully
     */
    @Override
    public boolean setInputFormat(Instances instanceInfo) throws Exception {

        super.setInputFormat(instanceInfo);

        m_Columns.setUpper(instanceInfo.numAttributes() - 1);

        setOutputFormat();
        return true;
    }

    /**
     * Input an instance for filtering. Filter requires all training instances be
     * read before producing output.
     * 
     * @param instance the input instance
     * @return true if the filtered instance may now be collected with output().
     * @throws IllegalStateException if no input format has been set
     */
    @Override
    public boolean input(Instance instance) {

        if (getInputFormat() == null) {
            throw new IllegalStateException("No input instance format defined");
        }
        if (m_NewBatch) {
            resetQueue();
            m_NewBatch = false;
        }

        convertInstance(instance);
        return true;
    }

    /**
     * Returns an enumeration describing the available options.
     * 
     * @return an enumeration of all the available options.
     */
    @Override
    public Enumeration<Option> listOptions() {

        Vector<Option> newVector = new Vector<Option>(4);

        newVector.addElement(
                new Option("\tSets if binary attributes are to be coded as nominal ones.", "N", 0, "-N"));

        newVector.addElement(new Option("\tFor each nominal value a new attribute is created, \n"
                + "\tnot only if there are more than 2 values.", "A", 0, "-A"));

        newVector.addElement(new Option("\tSpecifies list of columns to act on. First and last are \n"
                + "\tvalid indexes.\n" + "\t(default: first-last)", "R", 1, "-R <col1,col2-col4,...>"));

        newVector.addElement(new Option("\tInvert matching sense of column indexes.", "V", 0, "-V"));

        newVector.addElement(new Option(
                "\tWhen generating binary attributes, spread weight of old "
                        + "attribute across new attributes. Do not give each new attribute the old weight.\n\t",
                "spread-attribute-weight", 0, "-spread-attribute-weight"));

        return newVector.elements();
    }

    /**
     * Parses a given list of options.
     * <p/>
     * 
     * <!-- options-start --> Valid options are:
     * <p/>
     * 
     * <pre>
     * -N
     *  Sets if binary attributes are to be coded as nominal ones.
     * </pre>
     * 
     * <pre>
     * -A
     *  For each nominal value a new attribute is created, 
     *  not only if there are more than 2 values.
     * </pre>
     * 
     * <pre>
     * -R &lt;col1,col2-col4,...&gt;
     *  Specifies list of columns to act on. First and last are 
     *  valid indexes.
     *  (default: first-last)
     * </pre>
     * 
     * <pre>
     * -V
     *  Invert matching sense of column indexes.
     * </pre>
     *
     * <pre>-spread-attribute-weight
     *  When generating binary attributes, spread weight of old
     *  attribute across new attributes. Do not give each new attribute the old weight.</pre>
     *
     * <!-- options-end -->
     * 
     * @param options the list of options as an array of strings
     * @throws Exception if an option is not supported
     */
    @Override
    public void setOptions(String[] options) throws Exception {

        setBinaryAttributesNominal(Utils.getFlag('N', options));

        setTransformAllValues(Utils.getFlag('A', options));

        String convertList = Utils.getOption('R', options);
        if (convertList.length() != 0) {
            setAttributeIndices(convertList);
        } else {
            setAttributeIndices("first-last");
        }
        setInvertSelection(Utils.getFlag('V', options));

        if (getInputFormat() != null) {
            setInputFormat(getInputFormat());
        }

        setSpreadAttributeWeight(Utils.getFlag("spread-attribute-weight", options));

        Utils.checkForRemainingOptions(options);
    }

    /**
     * Gets the current settings of the filter.
     * 
     * @return an array of strings suitable for passing to setOptions
     */
    @Override
    public String[] getOptions() {

        Vector<String> options = new Vector<String>();

        if (getBinaryAttributesNominal()) {
            options.add("-N");
        }

        if (getTransformAllValues()) {
            options.add("-A");
        }

        if (!getAttributeIndices().equals("")) {
            options.add("-R");
            options.add(getAttributeIndices());
        }
        if (getInvertSelection()) {
            options.add("-V");
        }

        if (getSpreadAttributeWeight()) {
            options.add("-spread-attribute-weight");
        }

        return options.toArray(new String[0]);
    }

    /**
     * Returns the tip text for this property
     *
     * @return tip text for this property suitable for displaying in the
     *         explorer/experimenter gui
     */
    public String spreadAttributeWeightTipText() {
        return "When generating binary attributes, spread weight of old attribute across new attributes. "
                + "Do not give each new attribute the old weight.";
    }

    /**
     * If true, when generating binary attributes, spread weight of old
     * attribute across new attributes. Do not give each new attribute the old weight.
     *
     * @param p whether weight is spread
     */
    public void setSpreadAttributeWeight(boolean p) {
        m_SpreadAttributeWeight = p;
    }

    /**
     * If true, when generating binary attributes, spread weight of old
     * attribute across new attributes. Do not give each new attribute the old weight.
     *
     * @return whether weight is spread
     */
    public boolean getSpreadAttributeWeight() {
        return m_SpreadAttributeWeight;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the tip text for this property
     * 
     * @return tip text for this property suitable for displaying in the
     *         explorer/experimenter gui
     */
    public String binaryAttributesNominalTipText() {
        return "Whether resulting binary attributes will be nominal.";
    }

    /**
     * Gets if binary attributes are to be treated as nominal ones.
     * 
     * @return true if binary attributes are to be treated as nominal ones
     */
    public boolean getBinaryAttributesNominal() {

        return !m_Numeric;
    }

    /**
     * Sets if binary attributes are to be treates as nominal ones.
     * 
     * @param bool true if binary attributes are to be treated as nominal ones
     */
    public void setBinaryAttributesNominal(boolean bool) {

        m_Numeric = !bool;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the tip text for this property
     * 
     * @return tip text for this property suitable for displaying in the
     *         explorer/experimenter gui
     */
    public String transformAllValuesTipText() {
        return "Whether all nominal values are turned into new attributes, not only if there are more than 2 values.";
    }

    /**
     * Gets if all nominal values are turned into new attributes, not only if
     * there are more than 2.
     * 
     * @return true all nominal values are transformed into new attributes
     */
    public boolean getTransformAllValues() {

        return m_TransformAll;
    }

    /**
     * Sets whether all nominal values are transformed into new attributes, not
     * just if there are more than 2.
     * 
     * @param bool true if all nominal value are transformed into new attributes
     */
    public void setTransformAllValues(boolean bool) {

        m_TransformAll = bool;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the tip text for this property
     * 
     * @return tip text for this property suitable for displaying in the
     *         explorer/experimenter gui
     */
    public String invertSelectionTipText() {

        return "Set attribute selection mode. If false, only selected"
                + " (nominal) attributes in the range will be processed; if"
                + " true, only non-selected attributes will be processed.";
    }

    /**
     * Gets whether the supplied columns are to be removed or kept
     * 
     * @return true if the supplied columns will be kept
     */
    public boolean getInvertSelection() {

        return m_Columns.getInvert();
    }

    /**
     * Sets whether selected columns should be removed or kept. If true the
     * selected columns are kept and unselected columns are deleted. If false
     * selected columns are deleted and unselected columns are kept.
     * 
     * @param invert the new invert setting
     */
    public void setInvertSelection(boolean invert) {

        m_Columns.setInvert(invert);
    }

    /**
     * Returns the tip text for this property
     * 
     * @return tip text for this property suitable for displaying in the
     *         explorer/experimenter gui
     */
    public String attributeIndicesTipText() {
        return "Specify range of attributes to act on."
                + " This is a comma separated list of attribute indices, with"
                + " \"first\" and \"last\" valid values. Specify an inclusive"
                + " range with \"-\". E.g: \"first-3,5,6-10,last\".";
    }

    /**
     * Gets the current range selection
     * 
     * @return a string containing a comma separated list of ranges
     */
    public String getAttributeIndices() {

        return m_Columns.getRanges();
    }

    /**
     * Sets which attributes are to be acted on.
     * 
     * @param rangeList a string representing the list of attributes. Since the
     *          string will typically come from a user, attributes are indexed
     *          from 1. <br>
     *          eg: first-3,5,6-last
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if an invalid range list is supplied
     */
    public void setAttributeIndices(String rangeList) {

        m_Columns.setRanges(rangeList);
    }

    /**
     * Set the output format if the class is nominal.
     */
    private void setOutputFormat() {

        ArrayList<Attribute> newAtts;
        int newClassIndex;
        StringBuffer attributeName;
        Instances outputFormat;
        ArrayList<String> vals;

        // Compute new attributes
        m_needToTransform = false;
        for (int i = 0; i < getInputFormat().numAttributes(); i++) {
            Attribute att = getInputFormat().attribute(i);
            if (att.isNominal() && i != getInputFormat().classIndex()
                    && (att.numValues() > 2 || m_TransformAll || m_Numeric)) {
                m_needToTransform = true;
                break;
            }
        }

        if (!m_needToTransform) {
            setOutputFormat(getInputFormat());
            return;
        }

        newClassIndex = getInputFormat().classIndex();
        newAtts = new ArrayList<Attribute>();
        for (int j = 0; j < getInputFormat().numAttributes(); j++) {
            Attribute att = getInputFormat().attribute(j);
            if (!att.isNominal() || (j == getInputFormat().classIndex()) || !m_Columns.isInRange(j)) {
                newAtts.add((Attribute) att.copy());
            } else {
                if ((att.numValues() <= 2) && (!m_TransformAll)) {
                    if (m_Numeric) {
                        String value = "";
                        if (att.numValues() == 2) {
                            value = "=" + att.value(1);
                        }
                        Attribute a = new Attribute(att.name() + value);
                        a.setWeight(att.weight());
                        newAtts.add(a);
                    } else {
                        newAtts.add((Attribute) att.copy());
                    }
                } else {

                    if (newClassIndex >= 0 && j < getInputFormat().classIndex()) {
                        newClassIndex += att.numValues() - 1;
                    }

                    // Compute values for new attributes
                    for (int k = 0; k < att.numValues(); k++) {
                        attributeName = new StringBuffer(att.name() + "=");
                        attributeName.append(att.value(k));
                        if (m_Numeric) {
                            Attribute a = new Attribute(attributeName.toString());
                            if (getSpreadAttributeWeight()) {
                                a.setWeight(att.weight() / att.numValues());
                            } else {
                                a.setWeight(att.weight());
                            }
                            newAtts.add(a);
                        } else {
                            vals = new ArrayList<String>(2);
                            vals.add("f");
                            vals.add("t");
                            Attribute a = new Attribute(attributeName.toString(), vals);
                            if (getSpreadAttributeWeight()) {
                                a.setWeight(att.weight() / att.numValues());
                            } else {
                                a.setWeight(att.weight());
                            }
                            newAtts.add(a);
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
        outputFormat = new Instances(getInputFormat().relationName(), newAtts, 0);
        outputFormat.setClassIndex(newClassIndex);
        setOutputFormat(outputFormat);
    }

    /**
     * Convert a single instance over if the class is nominal. The converted
     * instance is added to the end of the output queue.
     * 
     * @param instance the instance to convert
     */
    private void convertInstance(Instance instance) {

        if (!m_needToTransform) {
            push(instance);
            return;
        }

        double[] vals = new double[outputFormatPeek().numAttributes()];
        int attSoFar = 0;

        for (int j = 0; j < getInputFormat().numAttributes(); j++) {
            Attribute att = getInputFormat().attribute(j);
            if (!att.isNominal() || (j == getInputFormat().classIndex()) || !m_Columns.isInRange(j)) {
                vals[attSoFar] = instance.value(j);
                attSoFar++;
            } else {
                if ((att.numValues() <= 2) && (!m_TransformAll)) {
                    vals[attSoFar] = instance.value(j);
                    attSoFar++;
                } else {
                    if (instance.isMissing(j)) {
                        for (int k = 0; k < att.numValues(); k++) {
                            vals[attSoFar + k] = instance.value(j);
                        }
                    } else {
                        for (int k = 0; k < att.numValues(); k++) {
                            if (k == (int) instance.value(j)) {
                                vals[attSoFar + k] = 1;
                            } else {
                                vals[attSoFar + k] = 0;
                            }
                        }
                    }
                    attSoFar += att.numValues();
                }
            }
        }
        Instance inst = null;
        if (instance instanceof SparseInstance) {
            inst = new SparseInstance(instance.weight(), vals);
        } else {
            inst = new DenseInstance(instance.weight(), vals);
        }

        copyValues(inst, false, instance.dataset(), getOutputFormat());

        push(inst); // No need to copy instance
    }

    /**
     * Returns the revision string.
     * 
     * @return the revision
     */
    @Override
    public String getRevision() {
        return RevisionUtils.extract("$Revision$");
    }

    /**
     * Main method for testing this class.
     * 
     * @param argv should contain arguments to the filter: use -h for help
     */
    public static void main(String[] argv) {
        runFilter(new NominalToBinary(), argv);
    }
}