This is my branch of cardmagic's classifier gem(https://github.com/cardmagic/classifier) with data persistence using Redis. I'm using redis for persistence only at Bayes classifier. For LSI you'll have to use either madleine or another method at your choice.

From the original README:

Classifier is a general module to allow Bayesian and other types of classifications.

• http://rubyforge.org/projects/classifier
• gem install classifier
• svn co http://rufy.com/svn/classifier/trunk

If you install Classifier from source, you'll need to install Martin Porter's stemmer algorithm with RubyGems as follows: gem install stemmer

If you would like to speed up LSI classification by at least 10x, please install the following libraries: GNU GSL:: http://www.gnu.org/software/gsl rb-gsl:: http://rb-gsl.rubyforge.org

Notice that LSI will work without these libraries, but as soon as they are installed, Classifier will make use of them. No configuration changes are needed, we like to keep things ridiculously easy for you.

A Bayesian classifier by Lucas Carlson. Bayesian Classifiers are accurate, fast, and have modest memory requirements.

require 'classifier'
b = Classifier::Bayes.new 'Lang', 'Interesting', 'Uninteresting'
b.train_interesting "here are some good words. I hope you love them"
b.train_uninteresting "here are some bad words, I hate you"
b.classify "I hate bad words and you" # returns 'Uninteresting'

m.system.train_interesting "here are some good words. I hope you love them"
m.system.train_uninteresting "here are some bad words, I hate you"
m.system.classify "I love you" # returns 'Interesting'

• http://www.process.com/precisemail/bayesian_filtering.htm
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayesian_filtering
• http://www.paulgraham.com/spam.html

A Latent Semantic Indexer by David Fayram. Latent Semantic Indexing engines are not as fast or as small as Bayesian classifiers, but are more flexible, providing fast search and clustering detection as well as semantic analysis of the text that theoretically simulates human learning.

require 'classifier' lsi = Classifier::LSI.new strings = [ ["This text deals with dogs. Dogs.", :dog], ["This text involves dogs too. Dogs! ", :dog], ["This text revolves around cats. Cats.", :cat], ["This text also involves cats. Cats!", :cat], ["This text involves birds. Birds.",:bird ]] strings.each {|x| lsi.add_item x.first, x.last}

lsi.search("dog", 3)

lsi.find_related(strings[2], 2)

lsi.classify "This text is also about dogs!"

Please see the Classifier::LSI documentation for more information. It is possible to index, search and classify with more than just simple strings.

• http://www.c2.com/cgi/wiki?LatentSemanticIndexing
• http://www.chadfowler.com/index.cgi/Computing/LatentSemanticIndexing.rdoc
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latent_semantic_analysis

• Lucas Carlson (mailto:lucas@rufy.com)
• David Fayram II (mailto:dfayram@gmail.com)
• Cameron McBride (mailto:cameron.mcbride@gmail.com)

This library is released under the terms of the GNU LGPL. See LICENSE for more details.

• Afonso Tsukamoto (mailto:afonsotsukamoto@ist.utl.pt)