public void linkConcept(clsConcept concept)
{
if (!_concepts.Contains(concept))
{
_concepts.Add(concept);
concept.connectPattern(this);
}
}
/*********************************************************************
* calls for general learning
*********************************************************************/
public void learn(clsConcept subjectConcept, clsConcept typeConcept, clsConcept objectConcept)
{
clsRelationship relationship = subjectConcept.objectRelationship(typeConcept, objectConcept);
if (relationship == null)
{
subjectConcept.connectObject(typeConcept, objectConcept);
}
}
public clsPattern(string text, clsConcept concept = null)
{
this._text = text;
if (concept == null)
{
concept = new clsConcept(this);
}
linkConcept(concept);
}
// make a parent relationship between this object and a subject (subject is object)
public clsRelationship connectObject(clsConcept typeConcept, clsConcept objectConcept)
{
clsRelationship relationship = this.objectRelationship(typeConcept, objectConcept);
if (relationship == null)
{
relationship = new clsRelationship(this, typeConcept, objectConcept);
_objectRelationships.Add(relationship);
objectConcept.connectSubject(relationship);
}
return(relationship);
}
// make a child relationship between this subject and an object (subject is object)
public clsRelationship connectSubject(clsConcept typeConcept, clsConcept subjectConcept)
{
clsRelationship relationship = this.subjectRelationship(typeConcept, subjectConcept);
if (relationship == null)
{
relationship = new clsRelationship(subjectConcept, typeConcept, this);
_subjectRelationships.Add(relationship);
subjectConcept.connectObject(relationship);
}
return(relationship);
}
// recall a single child relationship of this type to the specified concept
public clsRelationship objectRelationship(clsConcept typeConcept, clsConcept objectConcept)
{
// get all relationships of this type
foreach (clsRelationship relationship in this._objectRelationships)
{
if ((relationship.objectConcept == objectConcept) && (relationship.typeConcept == typeConcept))
{
return(relationship);
}
}
return(null);
}
public List <clsRelationship> subjectRelationships(clsConcept typeConcept = null, clsConcept subjectConcept = null)
{
List <clsRelationship> relationships = new List <clsRelationship>();
foreach (clsConcept _concept in _concepts)
{
List <clsRelationship> subRelationships = _concept.subjectRelationships(typeConcept, subjectConcept);
foreach (clsRelationship subRelationship in subRelationships)
{
relationships.Add(subRelationship);
}
}
return(relationships);
}
public List <clsRelationship> subjectRelationships(clsConcept typeConcept = null, clsConcept subjectConcept = null)
{
List <clsRelationship> relationships = new List <clsRelationship>();
foreach (clsRelationship relationship in _subjectRelationships)
{
if ((subjectConcept == null) || (subjectConcept == relationship.subjectConcept))
{
if ((typeConcept == null) || (typeConcept == relationship.typeConcept))
{
relationships.Add(relationship);
}
}
}
return(relationships);
}
// examples
// David is Great (Subject Type Object)
// David is a Human (Object Type Subject)
public clsRelationship(clsConcept subjectConcept, clsConcept typeConcept, clsConcept objectConcept)
{
this.subjectConcept = subjectConcept;
this.typeConcept = typeConcept;
this.objectConcept = objectConcept;
}