# fuzzy_dbscan [](https://crates.io/crates/fuzzy_dbscan) [](https://docs.rs/fuzzy_dbscan)
An implementation of the FuzzyDBSCAN algorithm [1].
FuzzyDBSCAN is an agglomerative [fuzzy clustering](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuzzy_clustering) algorithm that groups a set of points in such a way that one point can belong to more than one group. The assignment of a point is expressed as a category (core, border, noise) and a soft label (between 0.0 and 1.0). Only points from the border category can be assigned ambiguously.

An example of two slightly connected clusters (red and blue) where the transition is assigned to both clusters, i.e., fuzzy (red + blue = purple).
Core points have an enclosing circle, whereas border points do not.
The opacity indicates the degree of membership, i.e., soft label.
## Usage
See [documentation](https://docs.rs/fuzzy_dbscan) for an example.
## Usage (WASM)
Compile the crate to WASM using `wasm-pack build --target=nodejs` (or `--target=browser`), then run it using:
```js
var FuzzyDBSCAN = require('fuzzy_dbscan.js'); // only for Node.js
var fuzzyDBSCAN = new FuzzyDBSCAN.FuzzyDBSCAN();
fuzzyDBSCAN.eps_min = 10.0;
fuzzyDBSCAN.eps_max = 20.0;
fuzzyDBSCAN.pts_min = 1;
fuzzyDBSCAN.pts_max = 2;
console.log(fuzzyDBSCAN.cluster([{x: 0, y: 0}, {x: 100, y: 100}, {x: 105, y: 105}, {x: 115, y: 115}]));
```
## References
[1] Dino Ienco, and Gloria Bordogna. "Fuzzy extensions of the DBScan clustering algorithm." Soft Computing (2016).
## Versioning
This project is maintained under the [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/) guidelines.
## License
Licensed under the [Apache 2.0 License](https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0). Copyright © 2018 Christoph Schulz.