A command-line interface (CLI) for running algorithm comparison tool on simulated data.
- Java SE Development Kit 8
- Apache Maven 3.x
- Download the source code.
- Extract the source code.
- Go to the parent folder causal-compare.
- Type the following command:
mvn clean package
The jar file, causal-compare-x.x.x-jar-with-dependencies.jar, is in the target directory.
--config Indicate the location of an XML configuration file.
--out Indicate the location to write files to.
--prefix Set the prefix name of output files.
File Structure
<comparisontool>
<!--list of simulations-->
<simulations>
<simulation>...</simulation>
<simulation>...</simulation>
</simulations>
<!--list of algorithms-->
<algorithms>
<algorithm>....</algorithm>
<algorithm>...</algorithm>
</algorithms>
<!--list of statistics-->
<statistics>
<statistic>...</statistic>
<statistic>...</statistic>
<statistic>...</statistic>
</statistics>
<!--list of parameters-->
<parameters>
<parameter>...</parameter>
<parameter>...</parameter>
<parameter>...</parameter>
</parameters>
<!--list of comparison properties-->
<comparison>
<property>...</property>
<property>...</property>
<property>...</property>
</comparison>
</comparisontool>An example of a configuration file:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<comparisontool>
<simulations>
<simulation source="generate">
<graphtype>RandomForward</graphtype>
<modeltype>SemSimulation</modeltype>
</simulation>
<simulation source="directory">
<path>src/test/resources/data/simulation</path>
</simulation>
</simulations>
<algorithms>
<algorithm name="gfci">
<test>fisher-z-test</test>
<score>sem-bic</score>
</algorithm>
<algorithm name="fges">
<score>sem-bic</score>
</algorithm>
</algorithms>
<statistics>
<statistic>adjacencyPrecision</statistic>
<statistic>arrowheadRecall</statistic>
<statistic>adjacencyRecall</statistic>
</statistics>
<parameters>
<parameter name="numRuns">1</parameter>
<parameter name="numMeasures">4,6</parameter>
<parameter name="avgDegree">4</parameter>
</parameters>
<comparison>
<property name="showAlgorithmIndices">true</property>
<property name="showSimulationIndices">true</property>
<property name="sortByUtility">true</property>
<property name="showUtilities">true</property>
<property name="saveSearchGraphs">true</property>
<property name="tabDelimitedTables">true</property>
</comparison>
</comparisontool>A simple command to run the program:
java -jar causal-compare-x.x.x-jar-with-dependencies.jar --config comparison-tool.xml