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+package org.vitrivr.engine.query.aggregate
+
+import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineScope
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.Flow
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.flow
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.toList
+import org.vitrivr.engine.core.model.retrievable.Relationship
+import org.vitrivr.engine.core.model.retrievable.RetrievableId
+import org.vitrivr.engine.core.model.retrievable.Retrieved
+import org.vitrivr.engine.core.operators.Operator
+import org.vitrivr.engine.core.operators.retrieve.Aggregator
+import java.util.*
+
+class TemporalSequenceAggregator(
+    override val inputs: List<Operator<Retrieved>>
+) : Aggregator<Retrieved, Retrieved> {
+
+    companion object {
+        const val PADDING_TIME = 1_000_000_000 //1 second in ns
+        const val MAX_TIME_BETWEEN_STAGES = 10_000_000_000 //10 second in ns
+    }
+
+    data class ContinuousSequence(
+        val retrieved: List<Retrieved>,
+        val start: Long,
+        val end: Long,
+        val score: Float,
+        val stage: Int
+    )
+
+    override fun toFlow(scope: CoroutineScope): Flow<Retrieved> = flow {
+
+        val inputs = inputs.map { it.toFlow(scope).toList() }
+
+        //pass along results
+        inputs.asSequence().flatten().forEach {
+            emit(it)
+        }
+
+        //start with temporal aggregation
+
+        val continuousSequences = mutableMapOf<RetrievableId, MutableList<ContinuousSequence>>()
+
+        for ((stageCounter, stage) in inputs.withIndex()) {
+
+            val retrievedMap = stage.associateBy { it.id }
+
+            val sources = stage.filter { it.type == "source" }
+
+            for (source in sources) {
+
+                if (source !is Retrieved.RetrievedWithRelationship) {
+                    continue
+                }
+
+                //get all valid segments per source, sorted by time if available
+                val segments = source.relationships.asSequence().filter { it.pred == "partOf" && it.obj == source }
+                    .mapNotNull { retrievedMap[it.sub.first] }.filterIsInstance<Retrieved.RetrievedWithProperties>()
+                    .filter { it.properties["start"]?.toLongOrNull() != null && it.properties["end"]?.toLongOrNull() != null }
+                    .sortedBy { it.properties["start"]!!.toLong() }.toList()
+
+                if (segments.isEmpty()) {
+                    continue
+                }
+
+                val sequences = mutableListOf<MutableList<Retrieved.RetrievedWithProperties>>()
+                var currentSequence = mutableListOf<Retrieved.RetrievedWithProperties>()
+                var lastEndTime = -1L
+
+                for (segment in segments) {
+
+                    val startTime = segment.properties["start"]!!.toLong()
+
+                    //if gap between end of last sequence and start of current segment is larger than padding, start new sequence
+                    if ((lastEndTime + PADDING_TIME) > startTime) {
+                        if (currentSequence.isNotEmpty()) {
+                            sequences.add(currentSequence)
+                            currentSequence = mutableListOf()
+                        }
+                    }
+
+                    currentSequence.add(segment)
+
+                    lastEndTime = segment.properties["end"]!!.toLong()
+                }
+
+                if (currentSequence.isNotEmpty()) {
+                    sequences.add(currentSequence)
+                }
+
+                if (sequences.isEmpty()) {
+                    continue
+                }
+
+                if (!continuousSequences.containsKey(source.id)) {
+                    continuousSequences[source.id] = mutableListOf()
+                }
+
+                for (sequence in sequences) {
+
+                    val start = sequence.first().properties["start"]!!.toLong()
+                    val end = sequence.last().properties["end"]!!.toLong()
+                    val score = sequence.maxOfOrNull { (it as? Retrieved.RetrievedWithScore)?.score ?: 0f } ?: 0f
+
+                    continuousSequences[source.id]!!.add(
+                        ContinuousSequence(
+                            sequence, start, end, score, stageCounter
+                        )
+                    )
+
+                }
+
+            }
+
+        }
+
+        //found all candidates, now construct
+
+        val temporalSequences = mutableListOf<List<ContinuousSequence>>()
+
+        for ((_, sequences) in continuousSequences) {
+
+            val stages = sequences.groupBy { it.stage }
+
+            //sequentially go over all stage indices to try and start sequences
+            for (startStageId in inputs.indices) {
+
+                for (startSequence in stages[startStageId] ?: emptyList()) {
+
+                    val temporalSequence = mutableListOf(startSequence)
+
+                    //find best match from next stage to grow sequence
+                    for (nextStageId in ((startStageId + 1) until inputs.size)) {
+
+                        val maxStartTime = temporalSequence.last().end + MAX_TIME_BETWEEN_STAGES
+                        stages[nextStageId]?.filter { it.start <= maxStartTime }?.maxBy { it.score }?.let {
+                            temporalSequence.add(it) //add highest scored sequence within range
+                        }
+
+                    }
+
+                    //if length is at least 2 and not a true subsequence of an existing one, add it
+                    if (temporalSequence.size > 1 && !temporalSequences.any { existingSequence ->
+                            temporalSequence.all { existingSequence.contains(it) }
+                        }) {
+                        temporalSequences.add(temporalSequence)
+                    }
+
+                }
+
+            }
+
+        }
+
+        //transform remaining for emission
+
+        temporalSequences.forEach { sequence ->
+            val score = sequence.maxOf { it.score }
+            val id = UUID.randomUUID()
+
+            val retrieved = Retrieved.RetrievedPlusScore(
+                Retrieved.Default(
+                    id, "temporalSequence", true
+                ),
+                score
+            )
+
+            val relationships = sequence.flatMap {
+                it.retrieved.map { r -> Relationship(r.id to null, "partOf", id to null) }
+            }.toSet()
+
+            emit(
+                Retrieved.ScorePlusRelationship(
+                    retrieved, relationships
+                )
+            )
+        }
+
+    }
+}
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