contrib/mul/vpdfl/vpdfl_pdf_base.h

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// This is mul/vpdfl/vpdfl_pdf_base.h
#ifndef vpdfl_pdf_base_h
#define vpdfl_pdf_base_h
#ifdef VCL_NEEDS_PRAGMA_INTERFACE
#pragma interface
#endif
//:
// \file
// \brief Base class for Multi-Variate Probability Density Function classes.
// \author Tim Cootes
// \date 12-Apr-2001

#include <vsl/vsl_binary_io.h>
#include <vnl/io/vnl_io_vector.h>
#include <vcl_string.h>

//=======================================================================

class vpdfl_sampler_base;

//: Base class for Multi-Variate Probability Density Function classes.
// Functions are available to test the plausibility of a vector or
// set of parameters, to modify a set of parameters so it is plausible
// and to choose a threshold of plausibility.  Also, for cases where
// the distributions of parameters are multi-modal, the number and
// centres of each peak can be recorded.
// This is particularly useful for non-linear and mixture model
// representations of the parameter distributions.
class vpdfl_pdf_base
{
  vnl_vector<double> mean_;
  vnl_vector<double> var_;
 protected:
  void set_mean(const vnl_vector<double>& m) { mean_ = m; }
  void set_variance(const vnl_vector<double>& v) { var_ = v; }
 public:

  //: Dflt ctor
  vpdfl_pdf_base();

  //: Destructor
  virtual ~vpdfl_pdf_base();

  //: Mean of distribution
  const vnl_vector<double>& mean() const { return mean_; }

  //: Variance of each dimension
  const vnl_vector<double>& variance() const { return var_; }

  //: Number of dimensions
  int n_dims() const { return mean_.size(); }

  //: Number of peaks of distribution
  virtual int n_peaks() const { return 1; }

  //: Position of the i'th peak
  virtual const vnl_vector<double>& peak(int) const { return mean_; }

  //: Log of probability density at x
  virtual double log_p(const vnl_vector<double>& x) const =0;

  //: Probability density at x
  virtual double operator()(const vnl_vector<double>& x) const;

  //: Gradient and value of PDF at x
  //  Computes gradient of PDF at x, and returns the prob at x in p
  virtual void gradient(vnl_vector<double>& g,
                        const vnl_vector<double>& x, double& p) const =0;

  //: Gradient and value of log(p(x)) at x
  //  Computes gradient df/dx of f(x)=log(p(x)) at x.
  //  Result is vector of same dimensionality as x.
  //  Default baseclass implementation uses gradient() to compute grad/p
  virtual void gradient_logp(vnl_vector<double>& g,
                        const vnl_vector<double>& x) const;

  //: Create a sampler object on the heap
  // Caller is responsible for deletion.
  virtual vpdfl_sampler_base* new_sampler()const=0 ;

  //: Compute threshold for PDF to pass a given proportion
  virtual double log_prob_thresh(double pass_proportion)const;

  //: Compute nearest point to x which has a density above a threshold
  //  If log_p(x)>log_p_min then x unchanged.  Otherwise x is moved
  //  (typically up the gradient) until log_p(x)>=log_p_min.
  // \param x This may be modified to the nearest plausible position.
  // \param log_p_min lower threshold for log_p(x)
  virtual void nearest_plausible(vnl_vector<double>& x, double log_p_min)const =0;

  //: Return true if the object represents a valid PDF.
  // This will return false, if n_dims() is 0, for example just ofter
  // default construction.
  virtual bool is_valid_pdf() const;

  //: Version number for I/O
  short version_no() const;

  //: Name of the class
  virtual vcl_string is_a() const;

  //: Does the name of the class match the argument?
  virtual bool is_class(vcl_string const& s) const;

  //: Create a copy on the heap and return base class pointer
  virtual vpdfl_pdf_base* clone() const = 0;

  //: Print class to os
  virtual void print_summary(vcl_ostream& os) const = 0;

  //: Save class to binary file stream
  virtual void b_write(vsl_b_ostream& bfs) const = 0;

  //: Load class from binary file stream
  virtual void b_read(vsl_b_istream& bfs) = 0;
};

//: Allows derived class to be loaded by base-class pointer
//  A loader object exists which is invoked by calls
//  of the form "bfs>>base_ptr;".  This loads derived class
//  objects from the disk, places them on the heap and
//  returns a base class pointer.
//  In order to work the loader object requires
//  an instance of each derived class that might be
//  found.  This function gives the model class to
//  the appropriate loader.
void vsl_add_to_binary_loader(const vpdfl_pdf_base& b);

//: Binary file stream output operator for class reference
void vsl_b_write(vsl_b_ostream& bfs, const vpdfl_pdf_base& b);

//: Binary file stream input operator for class reference
void vsl_b_read(vsl_b_istream& bfs, vpdfl_pdf_base& b);

//: Stream output operator for class reference
void vsl_print_summary(vcl_ostream& os,const vpdfl_pdf_base& b);

//: Stream output operator for class pointer
void vsl_print_summary(vcl_ostream& os,const vpdfl_pdf_base* b);

//: Stream output operator for class reference
vcl_ostream& operator<<(vcl_ostream& os,const vpdfl_pdf_base& b);

//: Stream output operator for class pointer
vcl_ostream& operator<<(vcl_ostream& os,const vpdfl_pdf_base* b);

#endif // vpdfl_pdf_base_h