<registrant
date="Jan 13, 2000"
name="Paul Johnston"
email="[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
homepage="http://www.stanford.edu/~pcj"
userID="ICKHABOD"
/>
<description>
Sort::ByCompatMatrix is a package for sorting objects based on the values of
its attributes. It is useful for dicovering how 'similar' objects are to
one another. An attribute is defined as an instance method of an arbitrary
perl object whose return value is one of a known set of enumerated values.
The relationship or 'compatibility' of these values are defined in a 2x2
adjacency matrix (a graph) where each entry in the matrix represents the
weight of that directed edge. Weights are typically given as either
positive or negative numbers indicating the strength of relative attraction
or relative opposition.
Version "0.01" consists of the following Perl code:
Sort::ByCompatMatrix::CompatibilityMatrix;
Sort::ByCompatMatrix::AttributeSet;
Sort::ByCompatMatrix::Comparator;
Sort::ByCompatMatrix::Demo;
The sort is initialized by creating a comparator object with: (1) an
AttributeSet (contains the name, weight, and CompatibilityMatrix for each
attribute) and (2) an array of suitably attributed objects to be sorted. A
sort is accomplished by passing a reference object -- the standard by which
all others are compared -- to the comparator. This Comparator object is
reusable for many sort calls.
</description>
<PlannedDLSIEntry
name="Sort::ByCompatMatrix"
DSLI="RdpO"
Info="ICKHABOD"
description="sort objects by attruibute compatibility"
/>
<discussion>
None public. Developed for internal use at internet company 'women.com',
being released for public consumption. Reasoning is that (1) others might
find it useful (2) others might add or suggest useful changes that would in
turn be beneficial to women.com.
</discussion>
<module-dependance>
Essentially none. Does not use any external CPAN or event standard modules,
but does require the user to define an object with the attributes to be
compared.
<module-dependance>
<timeline-to-submit>
Probably ready by time registration is complete.
Still need to clear it with one more person here.
</timeline-to-submit>
Module name as suggested by Tim Bunce, sounds good to me.
--Paul
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