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+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// File: shapeclassifier.h
+// Description: Base interface class for classifiers that return a
+// shape index.
+// Author: Ray Smith
+//
+// (C) Copyright 2011, Google Inc.
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+//
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+#ifndef TESSERACT_CLASSIFY_SHAPECLASSIFIER_H_
+#define TESSERACT_CLASSIFY_SHAPECLASSIFIER_H_
+
+#include <tesseract/unichar.h>
+
+struct Pix;
+
+namespace tesseract {
+
+class ScrollView;
+class UNICHARSET;
+
+template <typename T> class PointerVector;
+struct ShapeRating;
+class ShapeTable;
+class TrainingSample;
+class TrainingSampleSet;
+struct UnicharRating;
+
+// Interface base class for classifiers that produce ShapeRating results.
+class TESS_API ShapeClassifier {
+ public:
+ virtual ~ShapeClassifier() = default;
+
+ // Classifies the given [training] sample, writing to results.
+ // If page_pix is not nullptr, the overriding function may call
+ // sample.GetSamplePix(padding, page_pix) to get an image of the sample
+ // padded (with real image data) by the given padding to extract features
+ // from the image of the character. Other members of TrainingSample:
+ // features(), micro_features(), cn_feature(), geo_feature() may be used
+ // to get the appropriate tesseract features.
+ // If debug is non-zero, then various degrees of classifier dependent debug
+ // information is provided.
+ // If keep_this (a UNICHAR_ID) is >= 0, then the results should always
+ // contain keep_this, and (if possible) anything of intermediate confidence.
+ // (Used for answering "Why didn't it get that right?" questions.) It must
+ // be a UNICHAR_ID as the callers have no clue how to choose the best shape
+ // that may contain a desired answer.
+ // The return value is the number of classes saved in results.
+ // NOTE that overriding functions MUST clear and sort the results by
+ // descending rating unless the classifier is working with a team of such
+ // classifiers.
+ // NOTE: Neither overload of ClassifySample is pure, but at least one must
+ // be overridden by a classifier in order for it to do anything.
+ virtual int UnicharClassifySample(const TrainingSample& sample, Pix* page_pix,
+ int debug, UNICHAR_ID keep_this,
+ std::vector<UnicharRating>* results);
+
+ protected:
+ virtual int ClassifySample(const TrainingSample& sample, Pix* page_pix,
+ int debug, UNICHAR_ID keep_this,
+ std::vector<ShapeRating>* results);
+
+ public:
+ // Returns the shape that contains unichar_id that has the best result.
+ // If result is not nullptr, it is set with the shape_id and rating.
+ // Returns -1 if ClassifySample fails to provide any result containing
+ // unichar_id. BestShapeForUnichar does not need to be overridden if
+ // ClassifySample respects the keep_this rule.
+ virtual int BestShapeForUnichar(const TrainingSample& sample, Pix* page_pix,
+ UNICHAR_ID unichar_id, ShapeRating* result);
+
+ // Provides access to the ShapeTable that this classifier works with.
+ virtual const ShapeTable* GetShapeTable() const = 0;
+ // Provides access to the UNICHARSET that this classifier works with.
+ // Must be overridden IFF GetShapeTable() returns nullptr.
+ virtual const UNICHARSET& GetUnicharset() const;
+
+ // Visual debugger classifies the given sample, displays the results and
+ // solicits user input to display other classifications. Returns when
+ // the user has finished with debugging the sample.
+ // Probably doesn't need to be overridden if the subclass provides
+ // DisplayClassifyAs.
+ void DebugDisplay(const TrainingSample& sample, Pix* page_pix,
+ UNICHAR_ID unichar_id);
+
+
+ // Displays classification as the given unichar_id. Creates as many windows
+ // as it feels fit, using index as a guide for placement. Adds any created
+ // windows to the windows output and returns a new index that may be used
+ // by any subsequent classifiers. Caller waits for the user to view and
+ // then destroys the windows by clearing the vector.
+ virtual int DisplayClassifyAs(const TrainingSample& sample, Pix* page_pix,
+ UNICHAR_ID unichar_id, int index,
+ PointerVector<ScrollView>* windows);
+
+ // Prints debug information on the results. context is some introductory/title
+ // message.
+ virtual void UnicharPrintResults(
+ const char* context, const std::vector<UnicharRating>& results) const;
+ virtual void PrintResults(const char* context,
+ const std::vector<ShapeRating>& results) const;
+
+ protected:
+ // Removes any result that has all its unichars covered by a better choice,
+ // regardless of font.
+ void FilterDuplicateUnichars(std::vector<ShapeRating>* results) const;
+};
+
+} // namespace tesseract.
+
+#endif // TESSERACT_CLASSIFY_SHAPECLASSIFIER_H_