Input data set properties file format

This document specifies the format used for defining combinations of input data set properties.

Introduction

This format uses the JSON notation, with extra support for comments notated with // ... and /* ... */.

An example of file that follows this format is available in config/input/final.json.

Format

The root element of the file must be an array ([...]) that contains one object ({...}) for each input data set properties combination that is desired to test.

The file has an structure like this:

[
    {...},
    {...},
    ...
]

A pattern data set has the following properties:

• seed (integer) defines a seed for the random generator, to reproduce experiments.
• inputsPerPattern (integer) defines the number of inputs must be generated for each pattern.
• target ("originalPatterns", "transformedPatterns") defines if the input data set is created using the original patterns or the transformed ones (after scaling and adding extra bits to them).
• minDistance (object) optionally defines a constraint applied to each input. It contains the following keys:
  • mean (float >= 0) indicates the mean minimum distance between an input and the pattern from where it is originated.
  • stdev (float >= 0) indicates the standard deviation of the minimum distance between an input and the pattern from where it is originated.