README.md

series-reducer

A java implementation of Ramer–Douglas–Peucker algorithm for reducing number of points in data series.

How it works?###

The algorithm removes points from the series while maintaining the shape of the curve. See an example below:

How to use it?###

All you need to do is to invoke SeriesReducer.reduce(points, epsilon) where points is an ordered list of points and epsilon defines a margin within which points can be removed.

Data presented on the example charts were produced by the following code snippet:

List<Point> points = new ArrayList<Point>();
for (double x = 0; x < 4; x += 0.05) {
    points.add(new MyPoint(x, Math.cos(x*x - 1)));
}
List<Point> reduced = SeriesReducer.reduce(points, 0.01);