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+/* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
+ * Copyright 2015 Rank One Computing Corporation                             *
+ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * */
+
+#include <openbr/plugins/openbr_internal.h>
+#include <openbr/core/opencvutils.h>
+
+namespace br
+{
+
+/*!
+ * \ingroup transforms
+ * \brief Creates random rectangles within an image. Used for creating negative samples.
+ * \author Brendan Klare \cite bklare
+ */
+class RandomRectsTransform : public UntrainableMetaTransform
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+    Q_PROPERTY(int numRects READ get_numRects WRITE set_numRects RESET reset_numRects STORED false)
+    Q_PROPERTY(int minSize READ get_minSize WRITE set_minSize RESET reset_minSize STORED false)
+    BR_PROPERTY(int, numRects, 135)
+    BR_PROPERTY(int, minSize, 24)
+
+    void project(const Template &src, Template &dst) const
+    {
+        qFatal("NOT SUPPORTED");
+    }
+
+    void project(const TemplateList &src, TemplateList &dst) const
+    {
+        foreach (const Template &t, src) {
+            int maxSize = std::min(t.m().rows, t.m().cols);
+            for (int i = 0; i < numRects; i++) {
+                int size = (rand() % (maxSize - minSize)) + minSize;
+                int x = rand() % (t.m().cols - size);
+                int y = rand() % (t.m().rows - size);
+
+                Template out(t.file, t.m());
+                out.file.clearRects();
+                out.file.appendRect(QRect(x,y,size,size));
+                out.file.set("FrontalFace", QRect(x,y,size,size));
+                dst.append(out);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+};
+
+BR_REGISTER(Transform, RandomRectsTransform)
+
+} // namespace br
+
+#include "metadata/randomrects.moc"