/** 
* @file VCAmitSVM.h
* @brief interface to the svm generalization of Amit et al. 2007
* @author Erik Rodner
* @date 11/28/2007

*/
#ifndef VCAMITSVMINCLUDE
#define VCAMITSVMINCLUDE

#include "core/vector/VectorT.h"
#include "core/vector/MatrixT.h"
 
#include "VCLearnFromSC.h"


namespace OBJREC {

/** interface to the svm generalization of Amit et al. 2007 */
class VCAmitSVM : public VCLearnFromSC
{

    protected:
	double C;
	double gamma;

	// refactor-nice.pl: check this substitution
	// old: string amitDir;
	std::string amitDir;
	// refactor-nice.pl: check this substitution
	// old: string matlabExec;
	std::string matlabExec;
	// refactor-nice.pl: check this substitution
	// old: string matlabArgs;
	std::string matlabArgs;
	
    public:
	// refactor-nice.pl: check this substitution
	// old: Matrix W;
	NICE::Matrix W;
  
	/** simple constructor */
	VCAmitSVM( const NICE::Config *conf );
      
	/** simple destructor */
	virtual ~VCAmitSVM();
     
	/** classify using simple vector */
	// refactor-nice.pl: check this substitution
	// old: virtual ClassificationResult classify ( const ice::Vector & x ) const;
	virtual ClassificationResult classify ( const NICE::Vector & x ) const;

	virtual void preTeach ( const LabeledSetVector & teachSet );

	virtual void teach ( const LabeledSetVector & teachSet );

	virtual void finishTeaching() {};

	void restore ( std::istream & is, int format = 0 );

	void store ( std::ostream & is, int format = 0 ) const;

	void clear ();

};


} // namespace

#endif