An example for Apriori coded in Perl

#!/usr/bin/perl -w
use Data::Mining::Apriori;
$|=1;

$apriori = new Data::Mining::Apriori;

$apriori->{metrics}{minSupport}=0.0155; # The minimum support(required), default value is 0.01(1%)

$apriori->{metrics}{minConfidence}=0.0155; # The minimum confidence(required), default value is 0.10(10%)

$apriori->{metrics}{minLift}=1; # The minimum lift(optional)

$apriori->{metrics}{minLeverage}=0; # The minimum leverage(optional)

$apriori->{metrics}{minConviction}=0; # The minimum conviction(optional)

$apriori->{metrics}{minCoverage}=0; # The minimum coverage(optional)

$apriori->{metrics}{minCorrelation}=0; # The minimum correlation(optional)

$apriori->{metrics}{minCosine}=0; # The minimum cosine(optional)

$apriori->{metrics}{minLaplace}=0; # The minimum laplace(optional)

$apriori->{metrics}{minJaccard}=0; # The minimum jaccard(optional)

#$apriori->{output}=1;
# The output type(optional): 1 - Export to text file delimited by tab; 2 - Export to excel file with chart.

#$apriori->{pathOutputFiles}='data/'; # The path to output files(optional)

$apriori->{messages}=1; # A value boolean to display the messages(optional)

$apriori->{keyItemsDescription}{'101'}='MILK'; # Hash table reference to add items by key and description
$apriori->{keyItemsDescription}{102}='BREAD';
$apriori->{keyItemsDescription}{'103'}='CEREAL';

@items=(103,101);
$apriori->insert_key_items_transaction(\@items); # Insert key items by transaction
$apriori->insert_key_items_transaction([103,102]);
$apriori->insert_key_items_transaction([103,101]);
$apriori->insert_key_items_transaction([103,101,102]);
$apriori->insert_key_items_transaction([101,102]);
$apriori->insert_key_items_transaction([103,101,102]);
$apriori->insert_key_items_transaction([103,101]);
$apriori->insert_key_items_transaction([103,102]);
$apriori->insert_key_items_transaction([103,101,102]);
$apriori->insert_key_items_transaction([103,101,102]);

print "\n${\$apriori->quantity_possible_rules}"; # Show the quantity of possible rules

$apriori->{limitRules}=10; # The limit of rules(optional)

$apriori->{limitSubsets}=12; # The limit of subsets(optional)

$apriori->generate_rules;
# Generate association rules to no longer meet the minimum support, confidence, lift, leverage, conviction, coverage, correlation, cosine, laplace, jaccard or limit of rules

print "\n@{$apriori->{frequentItemset}}\n"; # Show frequent items


exit(1);