heonian-conversation/r2h2_modified.lua

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--functions
-- DATA
-- vowels
vowel_table = {"a","e","i","o","u"}
symbol_vowel = {"","","","",""}
symbol_extending_vowel = {"","","","",""}
-- consonants
consonant_table = {"g","sh","r","ny","ch","n","y","f","t","k","w","l","p","b","d","h","m"}
symbol_consonant = {"","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","",""}
symbol_extending_consonant = {"","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","",""}
-- composites
composing_consonant_table = {"g","sh","r","ny","ch","m","y","f","t","k","w","l","p","b","d","h"}
symbol_composite = {
{"","","","","","","","","","","","","","","",""},
{"","","","","","","","","","","","","","","",""},
{"","","","","","","","","","","","","","","",""},
{"","","","","","","","","","","","","","","",""},
{"","","","","","","","","","","","","","","",""}
}
-- program start
function mod_convertToHeonian(text)
local step = true -- this is set to false when a conclusion has been reached
local transcribed = false
local transcribed_text = ""
local debug = false
local autocopy = false
for _, v in pairs(arg) do
if v == "-v" or v == "--verbose" then debug = true end
if v == "-c" or v == "--copy" then autocopy = true end
end
-- if its necessary to run the script, then we continue :D
if step then
-- prepare text
-- 1. add syllable marker at start if it isn't already present.
if string.sub(text,1,1) ~= "." then text = "." .. text end
-- 2. turn [x] into [ksh]
text = string.gsub(text,"x","ksh")
-- 3. turn [z] into [dsh]
text = string.gsub(text,"z","d.sh")
-- 4. turn [j] into [y]
text = string.gsub(text,"j","y")
-- read input and transcribe
-- debug log
if debug then print("") end
if debug then print("src: ".. text) end
if debug then PrintPosition(text) end
-- sort through all the letters
local i = 1
while i < string.len(text)+1 do
local pos = i
-- know current pos, since we will be modifying i but still evaluating from the position
local char_step = true
-- this is false when a conclusion has been reached about what symbol does the next segment correspond to
local debug_s = ""
-- debug string
local new_syllable = false
-- this is true when a new syllable begins, and is used to distinguish normal vowels and consonants from trailing ones
if i == 1 then new_syllable = true end
if string.sub(text,i,i) == "\t"
or string.sub(text,i,i) == "-" then -- check if its an unsupported symbol to skip it.
-- adjust i
i = i + 1
pos = i
char_step = false
end
-- init checkup
if string.sub(text,i,i) == "."
or string.sub(text,i,i) == "'"
or string.sub(text,i,i) == " "
or string.sub(text,i,i) == "" then -- this forces the new syllable, since . is the syllable separator, also skips the symbol and repositions
if string.sub(text,i,i) == " " then -- spaces are exception
transcribed_text = transcribed_text .. " "
new_syllable = true
end
-- debug log
if debug then print("") end
if debug then print(" @[".. tostring(i).."]"..debug_s.." new syllable MARKER found") end
-- start syllable
new_syllable = true
debug_s = ""
-- adjust i
i = i + 1
-- debug log
if debug then print(" >>> adjusting by (1) from [".. pos .. "] to [".. i .. "]" ) end
-- adjust pos
pos = i
end
-- debug log
if debug then print("") end
if debug then print(" @[".. tostring(i).."]"..debug_s.." checking string: ".. string.sub(text,i,i)) end -- debug print positional info
-- lets check if it is a composite
if char_step == true then
local cons_id = 0
local length = 0
-- check if its valid consonant for a composite
for _, consonant in pairs(composing_consonant_table) do
cons_id = cons_id + 1
-- get consonant length its checking against, so we can properly compare.
length = string.len(consonant)
-- debug log
--if debug then print(" checking composite consonant: " .. composing_consonant_table[cons_id]) end
if string.sub(text,i,i+length-1) == consonant then
-- debug log
if debug then print(" (!) valid consonant: " .. composing_consonant_table[cons_id]) end
-- check if its a valid vowel AFTER the valid consonant, while sorting through all vowels
local vowel_id = 0
for _, vowel in pairs(vowel_table) do
vowel_id = vowel_id + 1
--if debug then print(" checking composite: " .. composing_consonant_table[cons_id]..vowel_table[vowel_id]) end
if string.sub(text,i+length,i+length) == vowel then
-- adjust by consonant length + vowel
i = i + string.len(consonant) + 1
-- debug log
if debug then print(" (!) valid composite: " .. consonant .. vowel ..", length: "..length+1) end
if debug then print(" >>> adjusting by (" .. tostring(length+1) .. ") from [".. pos .. "] to [".. i .. "]" ) end
-- transcribe; conclude;
transcribed_text = transcribed_text .. symbol_composite[vowel_id][cons_id]
char_step = false
break
end
end
-- no need to check for more consonants if one is valid
break
end
end
if debug then if char_step ~= false then print(" [!] invalid composite") end end
end
-- lets check if it is a non composite vowel
if char_step == true then
local id = 0
local length = 0
for _, vowel in pairs(vowel_table) do
id = id+ 1
-- get vowel length its checking against, so we can properly compare.
length = string.len(vowel)
-- debug log
--if debug then print(" checking standalone vowel: " .. vowel_table[id]) end
if string.sub(text,i,i+length-1) == vowel then
i = i + string.len(vowel)
-- debug log
if debug then print(" (!) valid vowel: " .. vowel_table[id]) end
if debug then print(" >>> adjusting by (" .. tostring(length) .. ") from [".. pos .. "] to [".. i .. "]" ) end
-- transcribe; conclude;
local table = nil
if new_syllable then
table = symbol_vowel
else
table = symbol_extending_vowel
end
transcribed_text = transcribed_text .. table[id]
char_step = false
break
end
end
end
-- lets check if it is a non composite consonant
if char_step == true then
local id = 0
local length = 0
for _, consonant in pairs(consonant_table) do
id = id+ 1
-- get consonant length its checking against, so we can properly compare.
length = string.len(consonant)
-- debug log
--if debug then print(" checking standalone consonant: " .. consonant_table[id]) end
if string.sub(text,i,i+length-1) == consonant then
i = i + string.len(consonant)
-- debug log
if debug then print(" (!) valid consonant: " .. consonant_table[id]) end
if debug then print(" >>> adjusting by (" .. tostring(length) .. ") from [".. pos .. "] to [".. i .. "]" ) end
-- transcribe; conclude;
local table = nil
if new_syllable then
table = symbol_consonant
else
table = symbol_extending_consonant
end
transcribed_text = transcribed_text .. table[id]
char_step = false
break
end
end
end
-- if no idea, move on, and just be confused. prints ?
if char_step == true then
-- debug log
if debug then print(" [!] no idea; moving on to next [".. pos + 1 .."]") end
-- no idea
transcribed_text = transcribed_text .. string.sub(text,i,i)
i = i + 1
-- debug log
if debug then print(" >>> adjusting by (1) from [".. pos .. "] to [".. i .. "]" ) end
end
end
return transcribed_text
end
end