Interface: ICategoryMatcher
Defined in: src/types/interfaces/ranking.interface.ts:65
Category/field matching strategy interface.
Remarks
Abstracts category matching to support different taxonomies and cross-source category mappings.
Methods
categoriesOverlap()
categoriesOverlap(
cat1,cat2):boolean
Defined in: src/types/interfaces/ranking.interface.ts:98
Checks if two categories are related.
Parameters
cat1
string
First category
cat2
string
Second category
Returns
boolean
True if categories overlap or are related
computeFieldScore()
computeFieldScore(
itemCategories,userFields):number
Defined in: src/types/interfaces/ranking.interface.ts:73
Computes overlap between item categories and user fields.
Parameters
itemCategories
readonly string[]
Categories from the eprint
userFields
readonly string[]
User's research fields/interests
Returns
number
Match score from 0 (no overlap) to 1 (full match)
getRelatedCategories()
getRelatedCategories(
category): readonlystring[]
Defined in: src/types/interfaces/ranking.interface.ts:89
Gets related categories for query expansion.
Parameters
category
string
Source category
Returns
readonly string[]
Related categories (parent, siblings, aliases)
normalizeCategory()
normalizeCategory(
category):string
Defined in: src/types/interfaces/ranking.interface.ts:81
Normalizes a category to canonical form.
Parameters
category
string
Raw category string
Returns
string
Normalized category identifier