SimpleTruthValue.h

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/*
 * opencog/atomspace/SimpleTruthValue.h
 *
 * Copyright (C) 2002-2007 Novamente LLC
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 * Written by Guilherme Lamacie
 *            Murilo Queiroz <murilo@vettalabs.com>
 *            Welter Silva <welter@vettalabs.com>
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#ifndef _OPENCOG_SIMPLE_TRUTH_VALUE_H_
#define _OPENCOG_SIMPLE_TRUTH_VALUE_H_

#include <opencog/atomspace/TruthValue.h>

namespace opencog
{
class SimpleTruthValue;
typedef std::shared_ptr<SimpleTruthValue> SimpleTruthValuePtr;

class SimpleTruthValue : public TruthValue
{
protected:

    strength_t mean;

    count_t count;

public:
    void initialize(strength_t new_mean, count_t new_count)
            { mean = new_mean; count = new_count; }

    SimpleTruthValue(strength_t mean, count_t count);
    SimpleTruthValue(const TruthValue&);
    SimpleTruthValue(SimpleTruthValue const&);

    virtual bool operator==(const TruthValue& rhs) const;

    static count_t confidenceToCount(confidence_t);

    static confidence_t countToConfidence(count_t);

    std::string toString() const;
    TruthValueType getType() const;

    strength_t getMean() const;
    count_t getCount() const;
    confidence_t getConfidence() const;

    TruthValuePtr merge(TruthValuePtr,TVMergeStyle ms/*=DEFAULT*/) const;

    static SimpleTruthValuePtr createSTV(strength_t mean, count_t count)
    {
        return std::make_shared<SimpleTruthValue>(mean, count);
    }
    static TruthValuePtr createTV(strength_t mean, count_t count)
    {
        return std::static_pointer_cast<TruthValue>(createSTV(mean, count));
    }

    TruthValuePtr clone() const
    {
        return std::make_shared<SimpleTruthValue>(*this);
    }
    TruthValue* rawclone() const
    {
        return new SimpleTruthValue(*this);
    }
};

} // namespace opencog

#endif // _OPENCOG_SIMPLE_TRUTH_VALUE_H_