/**
* Computes the importance of this rule match.
*
* @return importance of this rule match
*/
double computeImportance() {
assert rels[0] != null;
RelSubset subset = volcanoPlanner.getSubset(rels[0]);
double importance = 0;
if (subset != null) {
importance = volcanoPlanner.ruleQueue.getImportance(subset);
}
final RelSubset targetSubset = guessSubset();
if ((targetSubset != null) && (targetSubset != subset)) {
// If this rule will generate a member of an equivalence class
// which is more important, use that importance.
final double targetImportance = volcanoPlanner.ruleQueue.getImportance(targetSubset);
if (targetImportance > importance) {
importance = targetImportance;
// If the equivalence class is cheaper than the target, bump up
// the importance of the rule. A converter is an easy way to
// make the plan cheaper, so we'd hate to miss this opportunity.
//
// REVIEW: jhyde, 2007/12/21: This rule seems to make sense, but
// is disabled until it has been proven.
//
// CHECKSTYLE: IGNORE 3
if ((subset != null) && subset.bestCost.isLt(targetSubset.bestCost) && false) {
importance *= targetSubset.bestCost.divideBy(subset.bestCost);
importance = Math.min(importance, 0.99);
}
}
}
return importance;
}
