Execute a Markov algorithm
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Execute a Markov algorithm
You are encouraged to solve this task according to the task description, using any language you may know.
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
<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]).inject([]) do |rules, line|
if line =~ /^\s*#/ rules elsif line =~ /^(.+)\s+->\s+(\.?)(.*)$/ rules << [$1, $3, $2 != ""] else raise "Syntax error: #{line}" end
end
File.open(ARGV[2], "w") do |file|
file.write(File.read(ARGV[1]).tap { |input_data| while (matched = rules.find { |match, replace, term| input_data[match] and input_data.sub!(match, replace) }) and !matched[2] end })
end</lang>