2 ### Question.pl: Kevin Lenzo (c) 1997
6 ## if ($query == query) {
14 if (&IsParam("useStrict")) { use strict; }
16 use vars qw($query $reply $finalQMark $nuh $result $talkok $who $nuh);
17 use vars qw(%bots %forked);
20 # my doesn't allow variables to be inherinted, local does.
21 # following is used in math()...
24 local $finalQMark = $query =~ s/\?+\s*$//;
25 $finalQMark += $query =~ s/\?\s*$//;
26 $query =~ s/^\s+|\s+$//g;
28 if (!defined $query or $query =~ /^\s*$/) {
32 my $questionWord = "";
35 return '' unless ($finalQMark);
36 return '' if (&IsParam("minVolunteerLength") == 0);
37 return '' if (length $query < $param{'minVolunteerLength'});
39 ### TODO: this should be caught in Process.pl?
40 return '' unless ($talkok);
43 # dangerous; common preambles should be stripped before here
44 if ($query =~ /^forget /i or $query =~ /^no, /) {
45 return if (exists $bots{$nuh});
48 # convert to canonical reference form
52 push(@query, $query); # 1: push original.
55 if ($query =~ s/[!.]$//) {
59 $x = &normquery($query);
60 push(@query, $x) if ($x ne $query);
63 $x = &switchPerson($query);
64 push(@query, $x) if ($x ne $query);
67 $query =~ s/\s+at\s*(\?*)$/$1/; # where is x at?
68 $query =~ s/^explain\s*(\?*)/$1/i; # explain x
69 $query = " $query "; # side whitespaces.
71 my $qregex = join '|', keys %{ $lang{'qWord'} };
73 # what's whats => what is; who'?s => who is, etc
74 $query =~ s/ ($qregex)\'?s / $1 is /i;
75 if ($query =~ s/\s+($qregex)\s+//i) { # check for question word
76 $questionWord = lc($1);
79 if ($questionWord eq "" and $finalQMark and $addressed) {
80 $questionWord = "where";
83 if (&IsChanConf("factoidArguments")) {
84 # to make it eleeter, split each arg and use "blah OR blah or BLAH"
85 # which will make it less than linear => quicker!
86 # todo: cache this, update cache when altered.
87 my @list = &searchTable("factoids", "factoid_key", "factoid_key", "CMD: ");
89 # from a design perspective, it's better to have the regex in
90 # the factoid key to reduce repetitive processing.
94 # &DEBUG("factarg: ''$query[0]' =~ /^$_\$/'");
99 next unless ($query[0] =~ /^$arg$/i);
101 for ($i=1; $i<=5; $i++) {
103 last unless (defined $val);
109 if ($@) { # it failed!!!
110 &WARN("factargs: regex failed! '$query[0]' =~ /^$_\$/");
114 &status("Question: factoid Arguments for '$query[0]'");
115 # todo: use getReply() - need to modify it :(
117 my $result = &getFactoid("CMD: $_");
118 $result =~ s/^\((.*?)\): //;
120 foreach ( split(',', $1) ) {
123 &status("factArgs: vals[$i] == undef; not SARing '$_' for '$query[0]'");
127 &status("factArgs: SARing '$_' to '$vals[$i]'.");
128 $result =~ s/\Q$_\E/$vals[$i]/;
132 # nasty hack to get partial &getReply() functionality.
133 $result =~ s/^\s*<action>\s*(.*)/\cAACTION $1\cA/i;
134 $result =~ s/^\s*<reply>\s*//i;
141 for (my$i=0; $i<scalar @query; $i++) {
143 $result = &getReply($query);
144 next if (!defined $result or $result eq "");
146 # 'see also' factoid redirection support.
148 while ($result =~ /^see( also)? (.*?)\.?$/) {
151 if (grep /^$link$/i, @link) {
152 &status("recursive link found; bailing out.");
156 if (scalar @link >= 5) {
157 &status("recursive link limit reached.");
162 my $newr = &getReply($link);
163 last if (!defined $newr or $newr eq "");
168 &status("'$query' linked to: ".join(" => ", @link) );
172 &VERB("Question.pl: '$query[0]' did not exist; '$query[$i]' ($i) did",2);
178 ### TODO: Use &Forker(); move function to Freshmeat.pl.
179 if (&IsChanConf("freshmeatForFactoid")) {
180 &loadMyModule($myModules{'freshmeat'});
181 $result = &Freshmeat::showPackage($query);
182 return $result if (defined $result);
185 ### TODO: Use &Forker(); move function to Debian.pl
186 if (&IsChanConf("debianForFactoid")) {
187 &loadMyModule($myModules{'debian'});
188 $result = &Debian::DebianFind($query); # ???
189 ### TODO: debian module should tell, through shm, that it went
191 ### return $result if (defined $result);
194 if ($questionWord ne "" or $finalQMark) {
195 # if it has not been explicitly marked as a question
196 if ($addressed and $reply eq "") {
197 &status("notfound: <$who> ".join(' :: ', @query))
200 return '' unless (&IsParam("friendlyBots"));
202 foreach (split /\s+/, $param{'friendlyBots'}) {
203 &msg($_, ":INFOBOT:QUERY <$who> $query");