sub doQuestion {
# my doesn't allow variables to be inherinted, local does.
# following is used in math()...
- local($query) = @_;
- local($reply) = "";
- local $finalQMark = $query =~ s/\?+\s*$//;
- $finalQMark += $query =~ s/\?\s*$//;
- $query =~ s/^\s+|\s+$//g;
+ local($query) = @_;
+ local($reply) = "";
+ local $finalQMark = $query =~ s/\?+\s*$//;
+ $finalQMark += $query =~ s/\?\s*$//;
+ $query =~ s/^\s+|\s+$//g;
if (!defined $query or $query =~ /^\s*$/) {
- &FIXME("doQ: query == NULL");
return '';
}
$query =~ s/^explain\s*(\?*)/$1/i; # explain x
$query = " $query "; # side whitespaces.
- my $qregex = join '|', keys %{$lang{'qWord'}};
+ my $qregex = join '|', keys %{ $lang{'qWord'} };
# what's whats => what is; who'?s => who is, etc
$query =~ s/ ($qregex)\'?s / $1 is /i;
$questionWord = "where";
}
- for (my$i=0; $i<scalar(@query); $i++) {
+ if (&IsChanConf("factoidArguments")) {
+ $result = &factoidArgs($query[0]);
+ return $result if (defined $result);
+ }
+
+ my @link;
+ for (my$i=0; $i<scalar @query; $i++) {
$query = $query[$i];
$result = &getReply($query);
next if (!defined $result or $result eq "");
# 'see also' factoid redirection support.
- if ($result =~ /^see( also)? (.*?)\.?$/) {
- my $newr = &getReply($2);
- $result = $newr if ($newr ne "");
+
+ while ($result =~ /^see( also)? (.*?)\.?$/) {
+ my $link = $2;
+
+ if (grep /^$link$/i, @link) {
+ &status("recursive link found; bailing out.");
+ last;
+ }
+
+ if (scalar @link >= 5) {
+ &status("recursive link limit reached.");
+ last;
+ }
+
+ push(@link, $link);
+ my $newr = &getReply($link);
+ last if (!defined $newr or $newr eq "");
+ $result = $newr;
+ }
+
+ if (@link) {
+ &status("'$query' linked to: ".join(" => ", @link) );
}
if ($i != 0) {
- &DEBUG("Question: '$query[0]' did not exist; '$query[$i]' ($i) did");
+ &VERB("Question.pl: '$query[0]' did not exist; '$query[$i]' ($i) did",2);
}
return $result;
return $reply;
}
+sub factoidArgs {
+ my($str) = @_;
+ my $result;
+
+ # to make it eleeter, split each arg and use "blah OR blah or BLAH"
+ # which will make it less than linear => quicker!
+ # todo: cache this, update cache when altered.
+ my @list = &searchTable("factoids", "factoid_key", "factoid_key", "CMD: ");
+
+ # from a design perspective, it's better to have the regex in
+ # the factoid key to reduce repetitive processing.
+
+ foreach (@list) {
+ next if (/#DEL#/); # deleted.
+
+ s/^CMD: //;
+# &DEBUG("factarg: ''$str' =~ /^$_\$/'");
+ my @vals;
+ my $arg = $_;
+
+ # todo: make eval work with $$i's :(
+ eval {
+ if ($str =~ /^$arg$/i) {
+ for ($i=1; $i<=5; $i++) {
+ $val = $$i;
+ last unless (defined $val);
+
+ push(@vals, $val);
+ }
+ }
+ };
+
+ if ($@) { # it failed!!!
+ &WARN("factargs: regex failed! '$str' =~ /^$_\$/");
+ next;
+ }
+
+ next unless (@vals);
+
+ &DEBUG("vals => @vals");
+
+ &status("Question: factoid Arguments for '$str'");
+ # todo: use getReply() - need to modify it :(
+ my $i = 0;
+ $result = &getFactoid("CMD: $_");
+ $result =~ s/^\((.*?)\): //;
+
+ foreach ( split(',', $1) ) {
+ my $val = $vals[$i];
+ &DEBUG("val => $val");
+ if (!defined $val) {
+ &status("factArgs: vals[$i] == undef; not SARing '$_' for '$str'");
+ next;
+ }
+
+ my $done = 0;
+ my $old = $result;
+ while (1) {
+ $result = &substVars($result,1);
+ last if ($old eq $result);
+ $old = $result;
+ $done++;
+ }
+
+ # hack.
+ $vals[$i] =~ s/^me$/$who/gi;
+
+ if (!$done) {
+ &status("factArgs: SARing '$_' to '$vals[$i]'.");
+ $result =~ s/\Q$_\E/$vals[$i]/;
+ }
+ $i++;
+ }
+
+ # nasty hack to get partial &getReply() functionality.
+ $result =~ s/^\s*<action>\s*(.*)/\cAACTION $1\cA/i;
+ $result =~ s/^\s*<reply>\s*//i;
+ $result = &SARit($result);
+# $result = &substVars($result);
+
+ return $result;
+ }
+
+ return;
+}
+
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