Struct CausalChain 

pub struct CausalChain {
    pub cause: EntityId,
    pub effect: EntityId,
    pub steps: Vec<CausalStep>,
    pub total_confidence: f32,
    pub temporal_consistency: bool,
    pub time_span: Option<i64>,
}

A complete causal chain from cause to effect

Represents a series of causal steps connecting two entities. All steps must be temporally ordered (earlier causes → later effects).

Fields

cause: EntityId

Starting entity (the cause)

effect: EntityId

Ending entity (the effect)

steps: Vec<CausalStep>

Intermediate causal steps

total_confidence: f32

Overall confidence of the chain (product of step confidences)

temporal_consistency: bool

Whether the chain is temporally consistent (all steps ordered correctly)

time_span: Option<i64>

Total time span of the chain (if temporal data available)

Implementations

impl CausalChain

pub fn calculate_confidence(&self) -> f32

Calculate the total confidence of the chain

Uses product of step confidences, weighted by causal strengths

pub fn check_temporal_consistency(&self) -> bool

Check temporal consistency of the chain

Returns true if all steps are temporally ordered (t1 < t2 < t3…)

pub fn calculate_time_span(&self) -> Option<i64>

Calculate the time span of the chain

pub fn describe(&self) -> String

Get a human-readable description of the chain

Trait Implementations

impl Clone for CausalChain

fn clone(&self) -> CausalChain

Returns a duplicate of the value.

fn clone_from(&mut self, source: &Self)

Performs copy-assignment from source.

impl Debug for CausalChain

fn fmt(&self, f: &mut Formatter<'_>) -> Result

Formats the value using the given formatter.