plotAlternativesComparisons

alternatives

A list of alternatives. Alternatives can be activated or desactivated via the <active> tag (true or false). By default (no <active> tag), alternatives are considered as active.

The input value should be a valid XMCDA document whose main tag is <alternatives>. It must have the following form:

<alternatives>
    <alternative>
        <active>[...]</active>
        [...]
    </alternative>
    [...]
</alternatives>

alternativesComparisons

A valued relation relative to comparisons of the alternatives. A numeric <value> indicates a the valuation for each <pair> of the relation.

The input value should be a valid XMCDA document whose main tag is <alternativesComparisons>. It must have the following form:

<alternativesComparisons>
    <pairs>
        <pair>
            <initial>
                <alternativeID>[...]</alternativeID>
            </initial>
            <terminal>
                <alternativeID>[...]</alternativeID>
            </terminal>
            <value>
                <real>[...]</real>
            </value>
        </pair>

        [...]
    </pairs>
</alternativesComparisons>

methodGraphOptions

Generates a graph taking into account the proposed options.

The input value should be a valid XMCDA document whose main tag is <methodParameters>. It must have the following form:

<methodParameters>
        <parameter id="valued_graph" name="Valued graph">
                <value>
        <label>%1</label>
         </value>
        </parameter>
        <parameter id="transitive_reduction" name="Transitive reduction">
                <value>
        <label>%2</label>
         </value>
        </parameter>
        <parameter id="node_shape" name="Node shape">
                <value>
        <label>%3</label>
         </value>
        </parameter>

        <parameter id="use_color" name="Colors in the graph">
                <value>
        <label>%4</label>
         </value>
        </parameter>

        <parameter id="selected_color" name="Selected color">
                <value>
        <label>%5</label>
         </value>
        </parameter>

</methodParameters>

where:

• %1 is a parameter named “Graph type:”. It can have the following values:

  • true: Arcs and values
  • false: Arcs only

  The default value is false.

• %2 is a parameter named “With transitive reduction?”. It can have the following values:

  • true: Yes
  • false: No

  The default value is false.

• %3 is a parameter named “Shape of the nodes?”. It can have the following values:

  • Rectangle: Rectangle
  • Square: Square
  • Ellipse: Ellipse
  • Circle: Circle
  • Diamond: Diamond

  The default value is rectangle.

• %4 is a parameter named ” Use colors?”. It can have the following values:

  • true: Yes
  • false: No

  The default value is false.

• %5 is a parameter named “Choose color:”. It can have the following values:

  • Black: Black
  • Red: Red
  • Blue: Blue
  • Green: Green
  • Yellow: Yellow
  • Magenta: Magenta
  • Cyan: Cyan

  The default value is Black.

alternativesComparisonsPlot

A string containing the base64 representation of the png image of the generated graph.

The returned value is a XMCDA document whose main tag is <alternativeValue>.

messages

A list of messages generated by the algorithm.

The returned value is a XMCDA document whose main tag is <methodMessages>.