Module: ResearchTopicGen

Defined in:
lib/research_topicgen.rb

Constant Summary collapse

VERSION = 
'0.1.1'.freeze

Class Method Summary collapse

Class Method Details

.crypto ⇒ Object

Crypto Research Topic Generator



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# File 'lib/research_topicgen.rb', line 78

def self.crypto
  crypto_file = self.load_file('crypto')
  word1, word2, word3 = crypto_file[:buzz1].sample, crypto_file[:buzz2].sample, crypto_file[:buzz3].sample
  word2 = word2.match(word1) ? ResearchTopicGen.random_word(crypto_file, 1, word1, word2) : word2    #If word1 and word2 are same, replace word2 with a different word.
  pre_connective = ResearchTopicGen.vowel_check(word1, true)
  sentence = "#{pre_connective} #{word1}, #{word2} #{word3}."
end

.cs ⇒ Object

CS Research Topic Generator



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# File 'lib/research_topicgen.rb', line 25

def self.cs
  connectives_file, cs_file = self.load_file('cs')
  connectives  = Array.new.push(connectives_file[:common_connectives], connectives_file[:extra_connectives][1])
    .flatten! # :common_connectives were stored  in an array. 
  sentence = [cs_file[:buzz1].sample,  cs_file[:buzz2].sample,  cs_file[:buzz3].sample,  connectives[rand(0...connectives.length)], cs_file[:buzz1].sample, cs_file[:buzz2].sample, cs_file[:buzz3].sample ]
  pre_connective = ResearchTopicGen.vowel_check(sentence[0], true)
  mid_connective = ResearchTopicGen.vowel_check(sentence[4], false)
  sentence.insert(0, pre_connective)
  sentence.insert(5, mid_connective)   
  sentence.join(' ') << '.' # Period  to mark the end of the sentence.
end

.load_file(topic) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/research_topicgen.rb', line 6

def self.load_file(topic)
  case topic
  when 'cs'
    cs_file = Psych.load_file(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), 'data/cs_data.yml'))
    connectives_file  =  Psych.load_file(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__),  'data/connectives.yml'))
    return connectives_file,  cs_file  
  when 'system'
    connectives_file  =  Psych.load_file(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__),  'data/connectives.yml'))
    system_file = Psych.load_file(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), 'data/system_data.yml'))
    return connectives_file,  system_file
  when 'crypto'
    crypto_file = Psych.load_file(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), 'data/crypto_data.yml'))
    return crypto_file
  else
    return nil
  end
end

.random ⇒ Object

Generate Random Topic



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# File 'lib/research_topicgen.rb', line 87

def self.random
  result = [ResearchTopicGen.cs, ResearchTopicGen.system, ResearchTopicGen.crypto].sample
end

.random_word(file, checks, *col) ⇒ Object

Generate random word when col1 and col2 are same.



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# File 'lib/research_topicgen.rb', line 92

def self.random_word(file,  checks,  *col)
  case checks
  when 2
    col[2] = file[:buzz3].sample until (col[0] != col[2] && col[1] != col[2])
    return col[1..checks]
  when 3
    col[3] = file[:buzz2].sample until (col[3] != col[1] && col[3] != col[2] && col[3] != col[0])
    return col[1..checks]
  when 4
    col[4] = file[:buzz2].sample until (col[3] != col[4] && col[3] != col[2] && col[3] != col[1] && col[3] != col[0])
  when 5
    col[5] = file[:buzz3].sample until (col[5] != col[3] && col[5] != col[4] && col[5] != col[2] && col[5] != col[1] && col[5] != col[0])
  else
    col[1] = file[:buzz2].sample until col[0] != col[1]
  end
end

.system ⇒ Object

System Research Topic Generator



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# File 'lib/research_topicgen.rb', line 38

def self.system
  connectives_file, system_file = self.load_file('system')
  connectives = Array.new.push(connectives_file[:common_connectives], connectives_file[:extra_connectives][0])
    .flatten!
  word1, word2, word3, word4 = system_file[:buzz1].sample, system_file[:buzz2].sample, system_file[:buzz3].sample, system_file[:buzz2].sample
  name, ingword = system_file[:names].sample, system_file[:ings].sample

  word2, word3, word4  =
        case
        when word2==word1
          self.random_word(system_file, 1, word1, word2)
        when (word3==word1 || word3==word2)
          self.random_word(system_file, 2, word1, word2, word3)
        when (word4==word2 || word4==word3 || word4==word1)
          self.random_word(system_file, 3, word1, word2, word3, word4)
        else
          [word2,  word3, word4]
        end

  # generic: [name]: [word1], [word2] [word3]
  pre_connective = self.vowel_check(word1, true)
  result1 = "#{name}: #{pre_connective} #{word1}, #{word2} #{word3}"
  
  # approach-based: [generic] - [a/an] [buzz2] approach
  mid_connective = self.vowel_check(word4, false)
  result2  = "#{name}:#{word1}, #{word2} #{word3}s-- #{mid_connective} #{word4} approach"
  
  #  on...: on[foo]s
  result3 = "On #{word1}, #{word2} #{word3}s"
  word5, word6, word7 = system_file[:buzz1].sample, system_file[:buzz2].sample, system_file[:buzz3].sample
  mid_connective = self.vowel_check(word5, false)
  word6 = self.random_word(system_file, 4, word1, word2, word3, word5, word6) if (word5==word6 || word5==word3 || word5==word2 || word5==word1)
  word7 = self.random_word(system_file, 5, word1, word2, word3, word5, word6, word7) if (word7==word5 || word7==word6 || word7==word3 || word7==word2 || word7==word1)
  result4 = "#{result1} #{mid_connective} #{word5} #{word6} #{word7}s"
  result5 = "#{ingword} #{word1}, #{word2} #{word3}s"
  results = [result1, result2, result3, result4, result5]
  "#{results.sample}."
end

.vowel_check(word, caps) ⇒ Object

return the correct article



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# File 'lib/research_topicgen.rb', line 110

def self.vowel_check(word, caps)
  if word.match(/^[aeiou]/i) 
    article = "an"
  else
    article = 'a'
  end      
 return caps ? article.capitalize : article
end