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raise "Syntax error: #{line}"
raise "Syntax error: #{line}"
end
end
end.compact
end.delete_if(&:nil?)


File.open(ARGV[2], "w") do |file|
File.open(ARGV[2], "w") do |file|

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Task
Execute a Markov algorithm
You are encouraged to solve this task according to the task description, using any language you may know.

Create an interpreter for a Markov Algorithm. Rules have the syntax:

<comment> ::= # {<any character>} <rule> ::= <pattern> <whitespace> -> <whitespace> [.] <replacement>
<whitespace> ::= (<tab> | <space>) [<whitespace>]
There is one rule per line. If there is a . present before the <replacement>, then this is a terminating rule in which case the interpreter must halt execution.

Ruby

Works with: Ruby version 1.8.7

<lang Ruby>raise "Please input an input code file, an input data file, and an output file." if ARGV.size < 3

rules = File.readlines(ARGV[0]).map do |line|

 if line =~ /^\s*#/
   nil
 elsif line =~ /^(.+)\s+->\s+(\.?)(.*)$/
   [$1, $3, $2 != ""]
 else
   raise "Syntax error: #{line}"
 end

end.compact

File.open(ARGV[2], "w") do |file|

 file.write(File.read(ARGV[1]).tap { |input_data|
   while rules.find { |match, replace, term|
     if input_data[match]
       input_data.sub!(match, replace)
       break if term
       true
     else
       false
     end
   }
   end
 })

end</lang>