ParallelLinearRetriever (ProCAKE Framework 4.0.0 API)

All Superinterfaces:

Retriever<DataObject,Query>

All Known Implementing Classes:

ParallelLinearRetrieverImpl
```
public interface ParallelLinearRetriever<TCase extends DataObject,TQuery extends Query>
extends Retriever<DataObject,Query>
```
Interface for a parallelized LinearRetriever.

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field	Description
`static int`	`DEFAULT_NUMBER_OF_WORKERS`	Default number of worker threads is the number of CPU cores
`static boolean`	`DEFAULT_SORTING`	Default value, if queue should be sorted before retrieval, is false.
`static int`	`DEFAULT_TASK_SIZE`	Default size for retrieval tasks is 1.

Fields inherited from interface de.uni_trier.wi2.procake.retrieval.Retriever
DEFAULT_ADDQUERYTORESULTS

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`int`	`getNumberOfWorkers()`
`int`	`getTaskSize()`
`boolean`	`isSorting()`
`void`	`setNumberOfWorkers(int numberOfWorkers)`	Set the number of parallel worker threads performing retrieval tasks
`void`	`setSorting(boolean sorting)`	Determines whether queue should be sorted before retrieval or not.
`void`	`setTaskSize(int taskSize)`	Sets the size of a single retrieval task.

Methods inherited from interface de.uni_trier.wi2.procake.retrieval.Retriever
isAddQueryToResults, newQuery, perform, setAddQueryToResults, setInternalSimilarityMeasure, setObjectPool, setSimilarityCache, setSimilarityModel

- Field Detail
  - DEFAULT_SORTING
```
static final boolean DEFAULT_SORTING
```
    Default value, if queue should be sorted before retrieval, is false.
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - DEFAULT_TASK_SIZE
```
static final int DEFAULT_TASK_SIZE
```
    Default size for retrieval tasks is 1.
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - DEFAULT_NUMBER_OF_WORKERS
```
static final int DEFAULT_NUMBER_OF_WORKERS
```
    Default number of worker threads is the number of CPU cores
- Method Detail
  - setNumberOfWorkers
```
void setNumberOfWorkers(int numberOfWorkers)
```
    Set the number of parallel worker threads performing retrieval tasks
    
    Parameters:
    
    numberOfWorkers - number of parallel retrieval tasks
  - getNumberOfWorkers
```
int getNumberOfWorkers()
```
    Returns:
    
    number of workers
  - setTaskSize
```
void setTaskSize(int taskSize)
```
    Sets the size of a single retrieval task.
    
    Parameters:
    
    taskSize - size of a single retrieval task
  - getTaskSize
```
int getTaskSize()
```
    Returns:
    
    size of a single retrieval task
  - setSorting
```
void setSorting(boolean sorting)
```
    Determines whether queue should be sorted before retrieval or not.
    
    Parameters:
    
    sorting - true, if queue should be sorted before retrieval
  - isSorting
```
boolean isSorting()
```
    Returns:
    
    flag, if queue should be sorted before retrieval