D-Net

package eu.dnetlib.pace.distance;

import eu.dnetlib.pace.model.Field;

/**

 * Each field is configured with a distance algo which knows how to compute the distance (0-1) between the fields of two objects.

 */

public interface DistanceAlgo {

	/**

	 * Computes the distance between the two Fields.

	 * 

	 * @param a

	 *            the a

	 * @param b

	 *            the b

	 * @return the double

	 */

	public abstract double distance(Field a, Field b);

	/**

	 * Gets the weight.

	 * 

	 * @return the weight

	 */

	public double getWeight();

}