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/*    /adm/simul_efun/english.c
 *    from Dead Souls
 *    efuns for dealing with the oddity we know as the English language
 *    created by Descartes of Borg 940207
 *    Version: @(#) english.c 1.5@(#)
 *    Last modified: 97/01/01
 */

#ifndef SEFUN_PLURALIZE
#define SEFUN_PLURALIZE 1
#endif

#include <daemons.h>

string *localcmds;

string match_command(string verb){
    string *local_arr;
    localcmds = ({});
    filter(this_player()->GetCommands(), (: localcmds += ({ $1[0] }) :));
    localcmds += CMD_D->GetCommands();
    localcmds += keys(VERBS_D->GetVerbs());
    if(member_array(verb,localcmds) == -1){
        if(alphap(verb)) local_arr = regexp(localcmds,"^"+verb);
        if(sizeof(local_arr) == 1) {
            return local_arr[0];
        }
    }
    return "";
}

varargs string add_article(string str, int def) {
    if( !stringp(str) ) {
        error("Bad argument 1 to add_article().\n");
    }
    if( def ) {
        str = remove_article(str);
        return "the " + str;
    }
    if( !strlen(str) ) {
        return str;
    }
    switch(str[0]) {
    case 'a': case 'e': case 'i': case 'o': case 'u':
    case 'A': case 'E': case 'I': case 'O': case 'U':
        return "an " + str;

    default:
        return "a " + str;
    }
}

string remove_article(string str) {
    string tmp;

    if( !stringp(str) ) return("");
    if( sscanf(str, "the %s", tmp) ) return tmp;
    if( sscanf(str, "a %s", tmp) ) return tmp;
    if( sscanf(str, "an %s", tmp) ) return tmp;
    return str;
}

string array explode_list(string list) {
    string array items;
    string one, two;

    list = lower_case(list);
    if( sscanf(list, "%s and %s", one, two) == 2 ) {
        items = explode(one, ",") + explode(two, ",");
    }
    else {
        items = explode(list, ",");
    }
    items = map(items, function(string str) {
          if( !str ) {
              return 0;
          }
          str = trim(str);
          if( strlen(str) > 4 && str[0..3] == "and " ) {
              str = str[4..];
          }
          str = remove_article(str);
          if( strlen(str) > 3 && str[0..2] == "my " ) {
              str = str[3..];
          }
          return str;
        });
      return filter(items, (: $1 && $1 != "" :));
  }

    varargs string item_list(mixed array items...) {
        mapping list = ([]);
        string str;
        int maxi;

        if( !sizeof(items) ){
            error("Bad argument 1 to item_list().\n");
        }
        if( arrayp(items[0]) ) {
            if( !sizeof(items[0]) ) {
                return "";
            }
            items = items[0];
        }
        foreach(mixed value in items) {
            if( objectp(value) ) {
                if( living(value) ) {
                    value = value->GetName();
                }
                else {
                    value = value->GetShort();
                }
            }
            if( !value ) {
                continue;
            }
            if( !list[value] ) {
                list[value] = 1;
            }
            else {
                list[value]++;
            }
        }
        maxi = sizeof(items = keys(list));
        if( maxi < 1 ) {
            return "";
        }
        str = consolidate(list[items[0]], items[0]);
        if( maxi == 1 ) {
            return str;
        }
        if( maxi > 2 ) {
            str += ",";
        }
        for(int i=1; i<maxi; i++) {
            if( i == maxi-1 ) {
                str += " and ";
            }
            else {
                str += " ";
            }
            str += consolidate(list[items[i]], items[i]);
            if( i < maxi-1 ) {
                str += ",";
            }
        }
        return str;
    }

    string possessive_noun(mixed val) {
        if(!val) return "its";
        if(objectp(val)) val = (string)val->GetName();
        else if(!stringp(val)) error("Bad argument 1 to possessive_noun().\n");
        switch(val[strlen(val)-1]) {
        case 'x': case 'z': case 's': return sprintf("%s'", val);
        default: return sprintf("%s's", val);
        }
    }

    string possessive(mixed val) {
        switch(objectp(val) ? (string)val->GetGender() : (string)val) {
        case "male": return "his";
        case "female": return "her";
        case "neutral": return "hir";
        default: return "its";
        }
    }

    string strip_article(mixed val) {
        int x;

        if( objectp(val) ) val = (string)val->GetShort();
        x = strlen(val);
        if( x <= 2 ) return val;
        if( val[0..1] == "a " || val[0..1] == "A " ) return val[2..];
        if( x <= 3 ) return val;
        if( val[0..2] == "an " || val[0..2] == "An " ) return val[3..];
        if( x <= 4 ) return val;
        if( val[0..3] == "the " || val[0..3] == "The " ) return val[4..];
        return val;
    }

    string nominative(mixed val) {
        switch(objectp(val) ? (string)val->GetGender() : (string)val) {
        case "male": return "he";
        case "female": return "she";
        case "neutral": return "sie";
        default: return "it";
        }
    }

    string objective(mixed val) {
        switch(objectp(val) ? (string)val->GetGender() : (string)val) {
        case "male": return "him";
        case "female": return "her";
        case "neutral": return "hir";
        default: return "it";
        }
    }

    string reflexive(mixed val) { return sprintf("%sself", objective(val)); }

#if SEFUN_PLURALIZE 
#define VOWELS ({"a","e","i","o","u"})

#define ABNORMAL ([ "moose":"moose", "mouse":"mice", "die":"dice", "index":"indices", "human":"humans", "sheep":"sheep", "fish":"fish", "child":"children", "ox":"oxen", "tooth":"teeth", "deer":"deer", "sphinx":"sphinges" ])

    string pluralize(mixed single) {
        int x, i, y, ind;
        string str, tmp, tmp1;
        string *words;
        string ret = "";
        int reset = 0;
        string clean_str = "";
        string modulo = "";

        if(last(single,9) == "%^RESET%^"){
            reset = 1;
            single = truncate(single,9);
        }

        if(objectp(single)) {
            if(str = (string)single->query_plural_name()){
                return str;
            }
            else str = (string)single->GetKeyName();
        }
        else if(stringp(single)) str = (string)single;
        else error("Bad argument 1 to pluralize()");

        if(!str){
            return str;
        }

        clean_str = strip_colours(str);
        modulo = replace_string(str, clean_str, "");
        x = strlen(clean_str);

        if(ABNORMAL[strip_colours(str)]){
            if(reset){
                ret = ABNORMAL[clean_str];
                ret = modulo + ret + "%^RESET%^";
            }
            else ret = ABNORMAL[strip_colours(str)];
            return ret;
        }

        if(x > 1) {
            tmp = clean_str[x-2..x-1];
            switch(tmp) {
            case "ch": case "sh":
                ret = sprintf("%ses", clean_str);
                break;
            case "ff": case "fe":
                ret = sprintf("%sves", clean_str[0..x-3]);
                break;
            case "us":
                ret = sprintf("%si", clean_str[0..x-3]);
                break;
            case "um":
                ret = sprintf("%sa", clean_str[0..x-3]);
                break;
            case "ef":
                ret = sprintf("%ss", clean_str);
                break;
            }
        }

        tmp = clean_str[x-1..x-1];
        switch(tmp) {
        case "o": case "x": case "s":
            ret = sprintf("%ses", clean_str);
            break;
        case "f":
            ret = sprintf("%sves", clean_str[0..x-2]);
            break;
        case "y":
            if(member_array(clean_str[x-2..x-2],VOWELS)!=-1)
                ret = sprintf("%ss",clean_str);
            else
                ret = sprintf("%sies", clean_str[0..x-2]);
            break;
        }
        if(sizeof(ret)){
            if(reset){
                ret = modulo + ret + "%^RESET%^";
            }    
            return ret;
        }
        ret = sprintf("%ss", clean_str);
        if(reset){
            ret = modulo + ret + "%^RESET%^";
        }
        return ret;
    }
#endif

#ifndef __FLUFFOS__
    string cardinal(int x) {
        string tmp;
        int a;

        if(!x) return "zero";
        if(x < 0) {
            tmp = "negative ";
            x = absolute_value(x);
        }
        else tmp = "";
        switch(x) {
        case 1: return tmp+"one";
        case 2: return tmp+"two";
        case 3: return tmp+"three";
        case 4: return tmp+"four";
        case 5: return tmp+"five";
        case 6: return tmp+"six";
        case 7: return tmp+"seven";
        case 8: return tmp+"eight";
        case 9: return tmp+"nine";
        case 10: return tmp+"ten";
        case 11: return tmp+"eleven";
        case 12: return tmp+"twelve";
        case 13: return tmp+"thirteen";
        case 14: return tmp+"fourteen";
        case 15: return tmp+"fifteen";
        case 16: return tmp+"sixteen";
        case 17: return tmp+"seventeen";
        case 18: return tmp+"eighteen";
        case 19: return tmp+"nineteen";
        case 20: return tmp+"twenty";
        default:
            if(x > 1000000000) return "over a billion";
            else if(a = x /1000000) {
                if(x = x %1000000) 
                    return sprintf("%s million %s", cardinal(a), cardinal(x));
                else return sprintf("%s million", cardinal(a));
            }
            else if(a = x / 1000) {
                if(x = x % 1000) 
                    return sprintf("%s thousand %s", cardinal(a), cardinal(x));
                else return sprintf("%s thousand", cardinal(a));
            }
            else if(a = x / 100) {
                if(x = x % 100) 
                    return sprintf("%s hundred %s", cardinal(a), cardinal(x));
                else return sprintf("%s hundred", cardinal(a));
            }
            else {
                a = x / 10;
                if(x = x % 10) tmp = "-"+cardinal(x);
                else tmp = "";
                switch(a) {
                case 2: return "twenty"+tmp;
                case 3: return "thirty"+tmp;
                case 4: return "forty"+tmp;
                case 5: return "fifty"+tmp;
                case 6: return "sixty"+tmp;
                case 7: return "seventy"+tmp;
                case 8: return "eighty"+tmp;
                case 9: return "ninety"+tmp;
                default: return "error";
                }
            }
        }
    }
#else
    string cardinal(int x){
        return query_num(x);
    }
#endif

    varargs string conjunction(mixed expressions, string coordinator) {
        int size;
        string tmp;

        if(!expressions) error("Bad argument 1 to conjunction().\n");
        else if(stringp(expressions)) expressions = ({ expressions });
        else if(!pointerp(expressions))
            error("Bad argument 1 to conjunction().\n");

        size = sizeof(expressions);
        if(size < 2) return expressions[0];

        // Form the conjunction.
        if(!coordinator) coordinator = "and";
        tmp = "";
        for(int i = 0; i < size; i++) {
            tmp += expressions[i];
            if(i < size - 2) tmp += ", ";
            else return tmp + ", " + coordinator + " " + expressions[size - 1];
        }
    }

    string consolidate(int x, string str) {
        string array words;
        string tmp;

        if( x == 1 || !sizeof(str) ) return str;
        words = explode(str, " ");
        if( sscanf(words[<1], "(%s)", tmp) ) {
            if( sizeof(words) == 1 ) 
                return "(" + consolidate(x, tmp) + ")";
            else return consolidate(x, implode(words[0..<2], " ")) + 
                " (" + tmp + ")";
        }
        if( sscanf(words[<1], "[%s]", tmp) ) {
            if( sizeof(words) == 1 )
                return "[" + consolidate(x, tmp) + "]";
            else return consolidate(x, implode(words[0..<2], " ")) +
                " [" + tmp + "]";
        }
        if( words[0][0..1] == "%^" ) {
            string array parts;
            string part, colour = "";
            int i = 0;

            parts = explode(words[0], "%^");
            if( sizeof(parts) == 1 ) {
                if( sizeof(words) == 1 ) return words[0];
                else return words[0] + consolidate(x, implode(words[1..], " "));
            }

            foreach(part in parts) {
                if( sizeof(part) && !sizeof(strip_colours("%^" + part + "%^")) )
                    colour += ("%^" + part + "%^"); 
                else return colour + consolidate(x, 
                      (implode(parts[i..], "%^")) + " " + 
                      (implode(words[1..], " ")) );
                i++;
            }
            return words[0] + " " + consolidate(x, implode(words[1..], " "));

        }
        if( member_array(lower_case(strip_colours(words[0])), 
            ({"a", "an", "the", "one"}) ) > -1 ) words = words[1..];
        return (cardinal(x) + " " + pluralize(implode(words, " ")));
    }

    varargs int ordinalp(string str, int parseflag){
        string *ords = ({ "first", "second", "third", "fourth", "fifth",
          "sixth", "seventh", "eighth", "ninth", "tenth", "twelfth" });
        string *suffs = ({ "eenth", "ieth", "edth", "andth", "ionth" }) + ords;
        if(parseflag){
            ords += ({ "my", "any", "other", "a", "an" });
        }
        if(!str || !stringp(str)) return 0;
        if(member_array(str, ords) != -1) return 1;
        foreach(string element in suffs){
            if(sizeof(str) >= sizeof(element) && 
              str[<sizeof(element)..] == element)
                return 1;
        }
        return 0;
    }