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Description: source: package: org.apache.commons.codec.language, class: Metaphone

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    017
    018package org.apache.commons.codec.language;
    019
    020import java.util.Locale;
    021
    022import org.apache.commons.codec.EncoderException;
    023import org.apache.commons.codec.StringEncoder;
    024
    025/**
    026 * Encodes a string into a Metaphone value.
    027 * <p>
    028 * Initial Java implementation by <CITE>William B. Brogden. December, 1997</CITE>.
    029 * Permission given by <CITE>wbrogden</CITE> for code to be used anywhere.
    030 * </p>
    031 * <p>
    032 * <CITE>Hanging on the Metaphone</CITE> by <CITE>Lawrence Philips</CITE> in <CITE>Computer Language of Dec. 1990,
    033 * p 39.</CITE>
    034 * </p>
    035 * <p>
    036 * Note, that this does not match the algorithm that ships with PHP, or the algorithm found in the Perl implementations:
    037 * </p>
    038 * <ul>
    039 * <li><a href="https://search.cpan.org/~mschwern/Text-Metaphone-1.96/Metaphone.pm">Text:Metaphone-1.96</a>
    040 *  (broken link 4/30/2013) </li>
    041 * <li><a href="https://metacpan.org/source/MSCHWERN/Text-Metaphone-1.96//Metaphone.pm">Text:Metaphone-1.96</a>
    042 *  (link checked 4/30/2013) </li>
    043 * </ul>
    044 * <p>
    045 * They have had undocumented changes from the originally published algorithm.
    046 * For more information, see <a href="https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CODEC-57">CODEC-57</a>.
    047 * </p>
    048 * <p>
    049 * This class is conditionally thread-safe.
    050 * The instance field for maximum code length is mutable {@link #setMaxCodeLen(int)}
    051 * but is not volatile, and accesses are not synchronized.
    052 * If an instance of the class is shared between threads, the caller needs to ensure that suitable synchronization
    053 * is used to ensure safe publication of the value between threads, and must not invoke {@link #setMaxCodeLen(int)}
    054 * after initial setup.
    055 * </p>
    056 */
    057public class Metaphone implements StringEncoder {
    058
    059    /**
    060     * Five values in the English language.
    061     */
    062    private static final String VOWELS = "AEIOU";
    063
    064    /**
    065     * Variable used in Metaphone algorithm.
    066     */
    067    private static final String FRONTV = "EIY";
    068
    069    /**
    070     * Variable used in Metaphone algorithm.
    071     */
    072    private static final String VARSON = "CSPTG";
    073
    074    /**
    075     * The max code length for Metaphone is 4.
    076     */
    077    private int maxCodeLen = 4;
    078
    079    /**
    080     * Constructs a new instance.
    081     */
    082    public Metaphone() {
    083        // empty
    084    }
    085
    086    /**
    087     * Encodes an Object using the Metaphone algorithm. This method is provided in order to satisfy the requirements of the Encoder interface, and will throw an
    088     * EncoderException if the supplied object is not of type {@link String}.
    089     *
    090     * @param obj Object to encode.
    091     * @return An object (or type {@link String}) containing the Metaphone code which corresponds to the String supplied.
    092     * @throws EncoderException if the parameter supplied is not of type {@link String}.
    093     */
    094    @Override
    095    public Object encode(final Object obj) throws EncoderException {
    096        if (!(obj instanceof String)) {
    097            throw new EncoderException("Parameter supplied to Metaphone encode is not of type java.lang.String");
    098        }
    099        return metaphone((String) obj);
    100    }
    101
    102    /**
    103     * Encodes a String using the Metaphone algorithm.
    104     *
    105     * @param str String object to encode.
    106     * @return The Metaphone code corresponding to the String supplied.
    107     */
    108    @Override
    109    public String encode(final String str) {
    110        return metaphone(str);
    111    }
    112
    113    /**
    114     * Gets the maxCodeLen.
    115     *
    116     * @return the maxCodeLen.
    117     */
    118    public int getMaxCodeLen() {
    119        return this.maxCodeLen;
    120    }
    121
    122    private boolean isLastChar(final int wdsz, final int n) {
    123        return n + 1 == wdsz;
    124    }
    125
    126    /**
    127     * Tests is the Metaphones of two strings are identical.
    128     *
    129     * @param str1 First of two strings to compare.
    130     * @param str2 Second of two strings to compare.
    131     * @return {@code true} if the Metaphones of these strings are identical, {@code false} otherwise.
    132     */
    133    public boolean isMetaphoneEqual(final String str1, final String str2) {
    134        return metaphone(str1).equals(metaphone(str2));
    135    }
    136
    137    private boolean isNextChar(final StringBuilder string, final int index, final char c) {
    138        boolean matches = false;
    139        if (index >= 0 && index < string.length() - 1) {
    140            matches = string.charAt(index + 1) == c;
    141        }
    142        return matches;
    143    }
    144
    145    private boolean isPreviousChar(final StringBuilder string, final int index, final char c) {
    146        boolean matches = false;
    147        if (index > 0 && index < string.length()) {
    148            matches = string.charAt(index - 1) == c;
    149        }
    150        return matches;
    151    }
    152
    153    private boolean isVowel(final StringBuilder string, final int index) {
    154        return VOWELS.indexOf(string.charAt(index)) >= 0;
    155    }
    156
    157    /**
    158     * Find the Metaphone value of a String. This is similar to the
    159     * Soundex algorithm, but better at finding similar sounding words.
    160     * All input is converted to upper case.
    161     * Limitations: Input format is expected to be a single ASCII word
    162     * with only characters in the A - Z range, no punctuation or numbers.
    163     *
    164     * @param txt String to find the Metaphone code for.
    165     * @return A Metaphone code corresponding to the String supplied.
    166     */
    167    public String metaphone(final String txt) {
    168        boolean hard = false;
    169        final int txtLength;
    170        if (txt == null || (txtLength = txt.length()) == 0) {
    171            return "";
    172        }
    173        // single character is itself
    174        if (txtLength == 1) {
    175            return txt.toUpperCase(Locale.ENGLISH);
    176        }
    177
    178        final char[] inwd = txt.toUpperCase(Locale.ENGLISH).toCharArray();
    179
    180        final StringBuilder local = new StringBuilder(40); // manipulate
    181        final StringBuilder code = new StringBuilder(10); // output
    182        // handle initial 2 characters exceptions
    183        switch (inwd[0]) {
    184        case 'K':
    185        case 'G':
    186        case 'P': /* looking for KN, etc */
    187            if (inwd[1] == 'N') {
    188                local.append(inwd, 1, inwd.length - 1);
    189            } else {
    190                local.append(inwd);
    191            }
    192            break;
    193        case 'A': /* looking for AE */
    194            if (inwd[1] == 'E') {
    195                local.append(inwd, 1, inwd.length - 1);
    196            } else {
    197                local.append(inwd);
    198            }
    199            break;
    200        case 'W': /* looking for WR or WH */
    201            if (inwd[1] == 'R') { // WR -> R
    202                local.append(inwd, 1, inwd.length - 1);
    203                break;
    204            }
    205            if (inwd[1] == 'H') {
    206                local.append(inwd, 1, inwd.length - 1);
    207                local.setCharAt(0, 'W'); // WH -> W
    208            } else {
    209                local.append(inwd);
    210            }
    211            break;
    212        case 'X': /* initial X becomes S */
    213            inwd[0] = 'S';
    214            local.append(inwd);
    215            break;
    216        default:
    217            local.append(inwd);
    218        } // now local has working string with initials fixed
    219
    220        final int wdsz = local.length();
    221        int n = 0;
    222
    223        while (code.length() < getMaxCodeLen() && n < wdsz) { // max code size of 4 works well
    224            final char symb = local.charAt(n);
    225            // remove duplicate letters except C
    226            if (symb == 'C' || !isPreviousChar(local, n, symb)) {
    227                // not dup
    228                switch (symb) {
    229                case 'A':
    230                case 'E':
    231                case 'I':
    232                case 'O':
    233                case 'U':
    234                    if (n == 0) {
    235                        code.append(symb);
    236                    }
    237                    break; // only use vowel if leading char
    238                case 'B':
    239                    if (isPreviousChar(local, n, 'M') && isLastChar(wdsz, n)) { // B is silent if word ends in MB
    240                        break;
    241                    }
    242                    code.append(symb);
    243                    break;
    244                case 'C': // lots of C special cases
    245                    /* discard if SCI, SCE or SCY */
    246                    if (isPreviousChar(local, n, 'S') && !isLastChar(wdsz, n) && FRONTV.indexOf(local.charAt(n + 1)) >= 0) {
    247                        break;
    248                    }
    249                    if (isPreviousChar(local, n, 'S') && isNextChar(local, n, 'H')) { // SCH->sk
    250                        code.append('K');
    251                        break;
    252                    }
    253                    if (regionMatch(local, n, "CIA") || isNextChar(local, n, 'H')) { // "CIA" -> X or CH -> X
    254                        code.append('X');
    255                        break;
    256                    }
    257                    if (!isLastChar(wdsz, n) && FRONTV.indexOf(local.charAt(n + 1)) >= 0) {
    258                        code.append('S');
    259                        break; // CI,CE,CY -> S
    260                    }
    261                    code.append('K'); // default C -> K
    262                    break;
    263                case 'D':
    264                    if (!isLastChar(wdsz, n + 1) && isNextChar(local, n, 'G') && FRONTV.indexOf(local.charAt(n + 2)) >= 0) { // DGE DGI DGY -> J
    265                        code.append('J');
    266                        n += 2;
    267                    } else {
    268                        code.append('T');
    269                    }
    270                    break;
    271                case 'G': // GH silent at end or before consonant
    272                    if (isLastChar(wdsz, n + 1) && isNextChar(local, n, 'H')) {
    273                        break;
    274                    }
    275                    if (!isLastChar(wdsz, n + 1) && isNextChar(local, n, 'H') && !isVowel(local, n + 2)) {
    276                        break;
    277                    }
    278                    if (n > 0 && (regionMatch(local, n, "GN") || regionMatch(local, n, "GNED"))) {
    279                        break; // silent G
    280                    }
    281                    // NOTE: Given that duplicated chars are removed, I don't see how this can ever be true
    282                    hard = isPreviousChar(local, n, 'G');
    283                    if (!isLastChar(wdsz, n) && FRONTV.indexOf(local.charAt(n + 1)) >= 0 && !hard) {
    284                        code.append('J');
    285                    } else {
    286                        code.append('K');
    287                    }
    288                    break;
    289                case 'H':
    290                    if (isLastChar(wdsz, n)) {
    291                        break; // terminal H
    292                    }
    293                    if (n > 0 && VARSON.indexOf(local.charAt(n - 1)) >= 0) {
    294                        break;
    295                    }
    296                    if (isVowel(local, n + 1)) {
    297                        code.append('H'); // Hvowel
    298                    }
    299                    break;
    300                case 'F':
    301                case 'J':
    302                case 'L':
    303                case 'M':
    304                case 'N':
    305                case 'R':
    306                    code.append(symb);
    307                    break;
    308                case 'K':
    309                    if (n > 0) { // not initial
    310                        if (!isPreviousChar(local, n, 'C')) {
    311                            code.append(symb);
    312                        }
    313                    } else {
    314                        code.append(symb); // initial K
    315                    }
    316                    break;
    317                case 'P':
    318                    if (isNextChar(local, n, 'H')) {
    319                        // PH -> F
    320                        code.append('F');
    321                    } else {
    322                        code.append(symb);
    323                    }
    324                    break;
    325                case 'Q':
    326                    code.append('K');
    327                    break;
    328                case 'S':
    329                    if (regionMatch(local, n, "SH") || regionMatch(local, n, "SIO") || regionMatch(local, n, "SIA")) {
    330                        code.append('X');
    331                    } else {
    332                        code.append('S');
    333                    }
    334                    break;
    335                case 'T':
    336                    if (regionMatch(local, n, "TIA") || regionMatch(local, n, "TIO")) {
    337                        code.append('X');
    338                        break;
    339                    }
    340                    if (regionMatch(local, n, "TCH")) {
    341                        // Silent if in "TCH"
    342                        break;
    343                    }
    344                    // substitute numeral 0 for TH (resembles theta after all)
    345                    if (regionMatch(local, n, "TH")) {
    346                        code.append('0');
    347                    } else {
    348                        code.append('T');
    349                    }
    350                    break;
    351                case 'V':
    352                    code.append('F');
    353                    break;
    354                case 'W':
    355                case 'Y': // silent if not followed by vowel
    356                    if (!isLastChar(wdsz, n) && isVowel(local, n + 1)) {
    357                        code.append(symb);
    358                    }
    359                    break;
    360                case 'X':
    361                    code.append('K');
    362                    code.append('S');
    363                    break;
    364                case 'Z':
    365                    code.append('S');
    366                    break;
    367                default:
    368                    // do nothing
    369                    break;
    370                } // end switch
    371            } // end else from symb != 'C'
    372            n++;
    373            if (code.length() > getMaxCodeLen()) {
    374                code.setLength(getMaxCodeLen());
    375            }
    376        }
    377        return code.toString();
    378    }
    379
    380    private boolean regionMatch(final StringBuilder string, final int index, final String test) {
    381        boolean matches = false;
    382        if (index >= 0 && index + test.length() - 1 < string.length()) {
    383            final String substring = string.substring(index, index + test.length());
    384            matches = substring.equals(test);
    385        }
    386        return matches;
    387    }
    388
    389    /**
    390     * Sets the maxCodeLen.
    391     *
    392     * @param maxCodeLen The maxCodeLen to set.
    393     */
    394    public void setMaxCodeLen(final int maxCodeLen) {
    395        this.maxCodeLen = maxCodeLen;
    396    }
    397
    398}