/// <summary>
/// Count the number of words in this list that matches in the phrase
/// </summary>
/// <param name="lexer">The words to match</param>
/// <param name="count">The number of words that match [out]</param>
/// <returns>Score for the match: 0 if no match</returns>
internal double matchMembers(Lexer lexer, out int count)
{
var cnt = 0 ; // The number of words that match
var score=0.0; // The score to match
// for each of the remaining words
while (!lexer.EOF)
{
lexer.Preprocess();
var word =lexer.Symbol();
// See if it matches a modifier
double score1 = matchMembers(word);
// check for a minimum score
if (score1 <= 0.0) break;
// Update the tracking info
cnt++;
score += score1;
}
// return the results
count = cnt;
return score;
}
/// <summary>
/// Finds a verb phrase that matches
/// </summary>
/// <param name="lex"></param>
/// <param name="stateEndVerbPhrase"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
WordList findVerbPhrase(Lexer lex)
{
// First, make a list of all verb phrases
var candidates = new List<WordList>();
foreach (var item in verbs)
{
candidates.Add(item.Key);
}
// The words of the verb phrase
var verbWords = new List<string>();
var prevState = lex.Save();
LexState stateEndVerbPhrase=prevState;
// Next, get words from the lexer as long they match a phrase
lex.Preprocess();
while (!lex.EOF)
{
var word = lex.Symbol();
lex.Preprocess();
// See if the word matches any candidate
var newCandidates = new List<WordList>();
var numVerbWords = verbWords . Count;
foreach (var candidate in candidates)
{
// Skip "shorter" phrases
if (numVerbWords >= candidate.words.Length)
continue;
// Get the word for this far in
var item = candidate.words[numVerbWords];
// Is there a match?
// Check for exact, but caseless match; or a partial
if (item.Equals(word, StringComparison.CurrentCultureIgnoreCase)
|| ((word. Length < item.Length)
&& item.Substring(0, word.Length).Equals(word, StringComparison.CurrentCultureIgnoreCase)))
{
// keep it
newCandidates.Add(candidate);
}
}
// Did anyone match?
if (newCandidates . Count < 1)
break;
// Save the word and the matches
candidates = newCandidates;
verbWords.Add(word);
stateEndVerbPhrase = lex.Save();
}
// Check to see if any matched
if (candidates.Count < 1 || verbWords.Count < 1)
{
lex.Restore(prevState);
return null;
}
// Jump back tot he end of the verb phrase
lex.Restore(stateEndVerbPhrase);
/// The words for the verb phrase
WordList verbWordList = new WordList(verbWords.ToArray());
// Rank the matched phrases, finding the best one
var bestScore = 0.0;
WordList bestCandidate = null;
foreach (var candidate in candidates)
{
// Assign a score to the candidate.
var score = candidate.score(verbWordList);
// Is it a better match?
if (score > bestScore)
{
// Keep it
bestScore = score;
bestCandidate=candidate;
}
}
// Return the best matched phrase
return bestCandidate;
}
