Struct MatchExplanation 

pub struct MatchExplanation {
    pub tier: MatchTier,
    pub score: f64,
    pub reason: String,
    pub score_breakdown: Vec<ScoreComponent>,
    pub normalizations_applied: Vec<String>,
    pub is_match: bool,
}

Human-readable explanation of why two components matched (or didn’t).

Useful for debugging match decisions and auditing SBOM diff results.

Fields

tier: MatchTier

The matching tier that produced this result

score: f64

The final confidence score

reason: String

Human-readable reason for the match/non-match

score_breakdown: Vec<ScoreComponent>

Detailed breakdown of score components

normalizations_applied: Vec<String>

Normalizations that were applied

is_match: bool

Whether this was a successful match

Implementations

impl MatchExplanation

pub fn matched(tier: MatchTier, score: f64, reason: impl Into<String>) -> Self

Create an explanation for a successful match.

pub fn no_match(reason: impl Into<String>) -> Self

Create an explanation for a failed match.

pub fn with_score_component(self, component: ScoreComponent) -> Self

Add a score component to the breakdown.

pub fn with_normalization(self, normalization: impl Into<String>) -> Self

Add a normalization that was applied.

pub fn summary(&self) -> String

Generate a human-readable summary of the match.

pub fn detailed(&self) -> String

Generate a detailed multi-line explanation.

Trait Implementations

impl Clone for MatchExplanation

fn clone(&self) -> MatchExplanation

Returns a duplicate of the value.

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

Performs copy-assignment from source.

impl Debug for MatchExplanation

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

Formats the value using the given formatter.

impl Display for MatchExplanation

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

Formats the value using the given formatter.