def merge(self, cluster, neighbor, clusters):
"""
@deprecated!
"""
newbbox = bounding_box(cluster.bbox, neighbor.bbox)
cidxs = self.get_intersection(newbbox)
intersecting_clusters = [clusters[cidx] for cidx in cidxs]
intersecting_clusters = filter(cluster.discretes_overlap, intersecting_clusters)
merged = Cluster.merge(cluster, neighbor, intersecting_clusters, self.point_volume)
if not merged or not merged.volume:
return None
if self.use_mtuples and cluster.discretes_same(neighbor):
intersecting_clusters = filter(cluster.discretes_same, intersecting_clusters)
merged.error = self.influence_from_mtuples(merged, intersecting_clusters)
else:
merged.error = self.influence(merged)
return merged