Rank (PEGASUS)

java.lang.Object
- edu.isi.pegasus.planner.ranking.Rank

```
public class Rank
extends java.lang.Object
```
The Rank class that ranks the DAX'es

Version:

$Revision$

Author:

Karan Vahi

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field	Description
`private PegasusBag`	`mBag`	The pegasus bag.
`private Algorithm`	`mHeft`	The handle to the ranking algorithm.
`private LogManager`	`mLogger`	The handle to the logging object.
`private java.lang.String`	`mRequestID`	The optional request id.
`private java.util.List`	`mSites`	The list of candidate grid sites.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

Rank()
The default constructor.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`initialize(PegasusBag bag, java.util.List sites, java.lang.String id)`	Initializes the rank client.
`java.util.Collection<Ranking>`	`rank(java.util.Collection<java.lang.String> daxes)`	Ranks the daxes, and returns a sort collection of Ranking objects.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Field Detail
  - mHeft
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private Algorithm mHeft
```
    The handle to the ranking algorithm.
  - mBag
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private PegasusBag mBag
```
    The pegasus bag.
  - mSites
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private java.util.List mSites
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    The list of candidate grid sites.
  - mRequestID
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private java.lang.String mRequestID
```
    The optional request id.
  - mLogger
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private LogManager mLogger
```
    The handle to the logging object.
- Constructor Detail
  - Rank
```
public Rank()
```
    The default constructor.
- Method Detail
  - initialize
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public void initialize(PegasusBag bag,
                       java.util.List sites,
                       java.lang.String id)
```
    Initializes the rank client.
    
    Parameters:
    
    bag - the PegasusBag.
    
    sites - the sites where the wf can run potentially.
    
    id - the request id
  - rank
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public java.util.Collection<Ranking> rank(java.util.Collection<java.lang.String> daxes)
```
    Ranks the daxes, and returns a sort collection of Ranking objects.
    
    Parameters:
    
    daxes - Collection
    
    Returns:
    
    a sorted collection according to the ranks.