}//replaceSynonyms(string input, Dictionary<string, Synonym> synonymGroups)
public static string ReplaceOutputSynonyms(string text, Dictionary <string, Synonym> synonyms)
{
int start = text.IndexOf("(");
int end;
while (start != -1)
{
if (!TextToolbox.IsEscaped(text, start))
{
end = TextToolbox.FindNextMatchingChar(text, start);
if (end != -1)
{
string synonymName = text.Substring(start + 1, end - start - 1).Trim().ToLower();
if (synonyms.ContainsKey(synonymName) && !TextToolbox.IsInCommand(text, start, end - start))
{
Synonym syn = ((Synonym)synonyms[synonymName]);
if (syn.Phrases.Count > 0)
{
Random rand = new Random();
int pick = rand.Next(syn.Phrases.Count);
if (end == text.Length - 1) //the end is the end
{
text = text.Substring(0, start) + ((Phrase)syn.Phrases[pick]).Text;
}
else
{
text = text.Substring(0, start) + ((Phrase)syn.Phrases[pick]).Text + text.Substring(end + 1);
}
}
else
{
text = text.Substring(0, start + 1) + synonymName + text.Substring(end);
}
}
start = text.IndexOf("(", start + 1);
}
else
{
//TODO: log an error somewhere?
return(text);
}
}
else //it's escaped \(..
{
//remove the '\'
text = text.Remove(start - 1, 1);
//find the next start
if (start >= text.Length - 1) //the old start is now at the end
{
start = -1;
}
else
{
start = text.IndexOf("(", start);
}
}
} //while
return(text);
}//replaceSynonyms(string input, Dictionary<string, Synonym> synonymGroups)
/*
* Modifier Methods
*/
public string AddSynonym(string synonymName)
{
Synonym synonymNew = new Synonym();
synonymNew.Id = GetNewSynoymId();
synonymNew.Name = synonymName;
this.Synonyms.Add(synonymNew);
return(synonymNew.Id);
}