org.vizzini.ai.neuralnetwork
Class LayerFactory

java.lang.Object
  org.vizzini.ai.neuralnetwork.LayerFactory

public class LayerFactory
extends Object

Provides a factory to create Layer instances.

Since:

v0.3

Version:

v0.3

Author:

Jeffrey M. Thompson

Field Summary

static String	INPUT_LAYER_NAME Input layer name.
static String	OUTPUT_LAYER_NAME Output layer name.

Method Summary

ILayer	create(String name, int nodeCount, boolean isBiasNodeUsed) Create a new Layer of the appropriate type.
ILayer	createInputLayer(int nodeCount, boolean isBiasNodeUsed) Create a new Layer of the appropriate type.
ILayer	createOutputLayer(int nodeCount) Create a new Layer of the appropriate type.
static LayerFactory	getInstance() Return the singleton instance.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

INPUT_LAYER_NAME

public static final String INPUT_LAYER_NAME

Input layer name.

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Constant Field Values

OUTPUT_LAYER_NAME

public static final String OUTPUT_LAYER_NAME

Output layer name.

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Constant Field Values

Method Detail

getInstance

public static final LayerFactory getInstance()

Return the singleton instance.

Since:

v0.3

create

public ILayer create(String name,
                     int nodeCount,
                     boolean isBiasNodeUsed)

Create a new Layer of the appropriate type.

Parameters:

name - Name.

nodeCount - Node count.

isBiasNodeUsed - Flag indicating if a bias node is used.

Since:

v0.3

createInputLayer

public ILayer createInputLayer(int nodeCount,
                               boolean isBiasNodeUsed)

Create a new Layer of the appropriate type.

Parameters:

nodeCount - Node count.

isBiasNodeUsed - Flag indicating if a bias node is used.

Since:

v0.3

createOutputLayer

public ILayer createOutputLayer(int nodeCount)

Create a new Layer of the appropriate type.

Parameters:

nodeCount - Node count.

Since:

v0.3