org.aitools.programd.util
Class InputNormalizer

java.lang.Object
  org.aitools.programd.util.InputNormalizer

public class InputNormalizer
extends Object

InputNormalizer replaces Substituter as the utility class for performing various stages of input normalization . Substitutions of other types are now handled independently by their respective processors.

Since:

4.1.3

Constructor Summary

InputNormalizer()

Method Summary

static String	patternFit(String input) Performs pattern-fitting normalization on an input.
static String	patternFitIgnoreCase(String input) Performs a partial pattern-fitting normalization on an input -- partial because it does not convert letters to uppercase.
static List<String>	sentenceSplit(List<String> sentenceSplitters, String input) Splits an input into sentences, as defined by the sentenceSplitters.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

InputNormalizer

public InputNormalizer()

Method Detail

sentenceSplit

public static List<String> sentenceSplit(List<String> sentenceSplitters,
                                         String input)

Splits an input into sentences, as defined by the sentenceSplitters.

Parameters:

sentenceSplitters - the sentence splitters to use

input - the input to split

Returns:

the input split into sentences

patternFit

public static String patternFit(String input)

Performs pattern-fitting normalization on an input.

This is best used to produce a caseless representation of the effective match string when presenting match results to a user; however, if used when actually performing the match it will result in the case of wildcard-captured values being lost. Some amendment of the specification is probably in order.

Parameters:

input - the string to pattern-fit

Returns:

the pattern-fitted input

patternFitIgnoreCase

public static String patternFitIgnoreCase(String input)

Performs a partial pattern-fitting normalization on an input -- partial because it does not convert letters to uppercase.

This is used when sending patterns to the Graphmaster so that wildcard contents can be captured and case retained. Some amendment of the specification is probably in order.

Parameters:

input - the string to pattern-fit

Returns:

the pattern-fitted input