def init(cls, typ, class2type):
        """
        Defines custom fields in the value factory so that the importer can find them
        @param typ
        @param class2type
        """
        field = typ.getField(cls.FIELD_NAME)
        class2type.put( StrStrHashMap , typ )
        typ.setComponentType( StrStrHashMap )
        typ.setImportExportHelper( StrStrHashMapSerializer(typ, field))
        typ.putValidator(field, Validator_object.get(1))
        typ.lock()
def set_categories(self, categories: List[str]):
        """Sets the categories for Confusion Matrix.

        Args:
          categories: List of strings specifying the categories.
        """
        self._categories = []
        annotation_specs = []
        for category in categories:
            annotation_spec = {'displayName': category}
            self._categories.append(category)
            annotation_specs.append(annotation_spec)

        self._values['annotationSpecs'] = annotation_specs
        self._matrix = [[0
                         for i in range(len(self._categories))]
                        for j in range(len(self._categories))]
        self._values['row'] = self._matrix