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+/*
+ * Copyright 2001-2004 The Apache Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.apache.commons.codec.language;
+
+import org.apache.commons.codec.EncoderException;
+import org.apache.commons.codec.StringEncoder;
+
+/**
+ * Encodes a string into a metaphone value.
+ * <p>
+ * Initial Java implementation by <CITE>William B. Brogden. December, 1997</CITE>.
+ * Permission given by <CITE>wbrogden</CITE> for code to be used anywhere.
+ * </p>
+ * <p>
+ * <CITE>Hanging on the Metaphone</CITE> by <CITE>Lawrence Philips</CITE> in <CITE>Computer Language of Dec. 1990, p
+ * 39.</CITE>
+ * </p>
+ *
+ * @author Apache Software Foundation
+ * @version $Id: Metaphone.java,v 1.20 2004/06/05 18:32:04 ggregory Exp $
+ */
+public class Metaphone implements StringEncoder {
+
+ /**
+ * Five values in the English language
+ */
+ private String vowels = "AEIOU" ;
+
+ /**
+ * Variable used in Metaphone algorithm
+ */
+ private String frontv = "EIY" ;
+
+ /**
+ * Variable used in Metaphone algorithm
+ */
+ private String varson = "CSPTG" ;
+
+ /**
+ * The max code length for metaphone is 4
+ */
+ private int maxCodeLen = 4 ;
+
+ /**
+ * Creates an instance of the Metaphone encoder
+ */
+ public Metaphone() {
+ super();
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Find the metaphone value of a String. This is similar to the
+ * soundex algorithm, but better at finding similar sounding words.
+ * All input is converted to upper case.
+ * Limitations: Input format is expected to be a single ASCII word
+ * with only characters in the A - Z range, no punctuation or numbers.
+ *
+ * @param txt String to find the metaphone code for
+ * @return A metaphone code corresponding to the String supplied
+ */
+ public String metaphone(String txt) {
+ boolean hard = false ;
+ if ((txt == null) || (txt.length() == 0)) {
+ return "" ;
+ }
+ // single character is itself
+ if (txt.length() == 1) {
+ return txt.toUpperCase() ;
+ }
+
+ char[] inwd = txt.toUpperCase().toCharArray() ;
+
+ StringBuffer local = new StringBuffer(40); // manipulate
+ StringBuffer code = new StringBuffer(10) ; // output
+ // handle initial 2 characters exceptions
+ switch(inwd[0]) {
+ case 'K' :
+ case 'G' :
+ case 'P' : /* looking for KN, etc*/
+ if (inwd[1] == 'N') {
+ local.append(inwd, 1, inwd.length - 1);
+ } else {
+ local.append(inwd);
+ }
+ break;
+ case 'A': /* looking for AE */
+ if (inwd[1] == 'E') {
+ local.append(inwd, 1, inwd.length - 1);
+ } else {
+ local.append(inwd);
+ }
+ break;
+ case 'W' : /* looking for WR or WH */
+ if (inwd[1] == 'R') { // WR -> R
+ local.append(inwd, 1, inwd.length - 1);
+ break ;
+ }
+ if (inwd[1] == 'H') {
+ local.append(inwd, 1, inwd.length - 1);
+ local.setCharAt(0, 'W'); // WH -> W
+ } else {
+ local.append(inwd);
+ }
+ break;
+ case 'X' : /* initial X becomes S */
+ inwd[0] = 'S';
+ local.append(inwd);
+ break ;
+ default :
+ local.append(inwd);
+ } // now local has working string with initials fixed
+
+ int wdsz = local.length();
+ int n = 0 ;
+
+ while ((code.length() < this.getMaxCodeLen()) &&
+ (n < wdsz) ) { // max code size of 4 works well
+ char symb = local.charAt(n) ;
+ // remove duplicate letters except C
+ if ((symb != 'C') && (isPreviousChar( local, n, symb )) ) {
+ n++ ;
+ } else { // not dup
+ switch(symb) {
+ case 'A' : case 'E' : case 'I' : case 'O' : case 'U' :
+ if (n == 0) {
+ code.append(symb);
+ }
+ break ; // only use vowel if leading char
+ case 'B' :
+ if ( isPreviousChar(local, n, 'M') &&
+ isLastChar(wdsz, n) ) { // B is silent if word ends in MB
+ break;
+ }
+ code.append(symb);
+ break;
+ case 'C' : // lots of C special cases
+ /* discard if SCI, SCE or SCY */
+ if ( isPreviousChar(local, n, 'S') &&
+ !isLastChar(wdsz, n) &&
+ (this.frontv.indexOf(local.charAt(n + 1)) >= 0) ) {
+ break;
+ }
+ if (regionMatch(local, n, "CIA")) { // "CIA" -> X
+ code.append('X');
+ break;
+ }
+ if (!isLastChar(wdsz, n) &&
+ (this.frontv.indexOf(local.charAt(n + 1)) >= 0)) {
+ code.append('S');
+ break; // CI,CE,CY -> S
+ }
+ if (isPreviousChar(local, n, 'S') &&
+ isNextChar(local, n, 'H') ) { // SCH->sk
+ code.append('K') ;
+ break ;
+ }
+ if (isNextChar(local, n, 'H')) { // detect CH
+ if ((n == 0) &&
+ (wdsz >= 3) &&
+ isVowel(local,2) ) { // CH consonant -> K consonant
+ code.append('K');
+ } else {
+ code.append('X'); // CHvowel -> X
+ }
+ } else {
+ code.append('K');
+ }
+ break ;
+ case 'D' :
+ if (!isLastChar(wdsz, n + 1) &&
+ isNextChar(local, n, 'G') &&
+ (this.frontv.indexOf(local.charAt(n + 2)) >= 0)) { // DGE DGI DGY -> J
+ code.append('J'); n += 2 ;
+ } else {
+ code.append('T');
+ }
+ break ;
+ case 'G' : // GH silent at end or before consonant
+ if (isLastChar(wdsz, n + 1) &&
+ isNextChar(local, n, 'H')) {
+ break;
+ }
+ if (!isLastChar(wdsz, n + 1) &&
+ isNextChar(local,n,'H') &&
+ !isVowel(local,n+2)) {
+ break;
+ }
+ if ((n > 0) &&
+ ( regionMatch(local, n, "GN") ||
+ regionMatch(local, n, "GNED") ) ) {
+ break; // silent G
+ }
+ if (isPreviousChar(local, n, 'G')) {
+ hard = true ;
+ } else {
+ hard = false ;
+ }
+ if (!isLastChar(wdsz, n) &&
+ (this.frontv.indexOf(local.charAt(n + 1)) >= 0) &&
+ (!hard)) {
+ code.append('J');
+ } else {
+ code.append('K');
+ }
+ break ;
+ case 'H':
+ if (isLastChar(wdsz, n)) {
+ break ; // terminal H
+ }
+ if ((n > 0) &&
+ (this.varson.indexOf(local.charAt(n - 1)) >= 0)) {
+ break;
+ }
+ if (isVowel(local,n+1)) {
+ code.append('H'); // Hvowel
+ }
+ break;
+ case 'F':
+ case 'J' :
+ case 'L' :
+ case 'M':
+ case 'N' :
+ case 'R' :
+ code.append(symb);
+ break;
+ case 'K' :
+ if (n > 0) { // not initial
+ if (!isPreviousChar(local, n, 'C')) {
+ code.append(symb);
+ }
+ } else {
+ code.append(symb); // initial K
+ }
+ break ;
+ case 'P' :
+ if (isNextChar(local,n,'H')) {
+ // PH -> F
+ code.append('F');
+ } else {
+ code.append(symb);
+ }
+ break ;
+ case 'Q' :
+ code.append('K');
+ break;
+ case 'S' :
+ if (regionMatch(local,n,"SH") ||
+ regionMatch(local,n,"SIO") ||
+ regionMatch(local,n,"SIA")) {
+ code.append('X');
+ } else {
+ code.append('S');
+ }
+ break;
+ case 'T' :
+ if (regionMatch(local,n,"TIA") ||
+ regionMatch(local,n,"TIO")) {
+ code.append('X');
+ break;
+ }
+ if (regionMatch(local,n,"TCH")) {
+ // Silent if in "TCH"
+ break;
+ }
+ // substitute numeral 0 for TH (resembles theta after all)
+ if (regionMatch(local,n,"TH")) {
+ code.append('0');
+ } else {
+ code.append('T');
+ }
+ break ;
+ case 'V' :
+ code.append('F'); break ;
+ case 'W' : case 'Y' : // silent if not followed by vowel
+ if (!isLastChar(wdsz,n) &&
+ isVowel(local,n+1)) {
+ code.append(symb);
+ }
+ break ;
+ case 'X' :
+ code.append('K'); code.append('S');
+ break ;
+ case 'Z' :
+ code.append('S'); break ;
+ } // end switch
+ n++ ;
+ } // end else from symb != 'C'
+ if (code.length() > this.getMaxCodeLen()) {
+ code.setLength(this.getMaxCodeLen());
+ }
+ }
+ return code.toString();
+ }
+
+ private boolean isVowel(StringBuffer string, int index) {
+ return (this.vowels.indexOf(string.charAt(index)) >= 0);
+ }
+
+ private boolean isPreviousChar(StringBuffer string, int index, char c) {
+ boolean matches = false;
+ if( index > 0 &&
+ index < string.length() ) {
+ matches = string.charAt(index - 1) == c;
+ }
+ return matches;
+ }
+
+ private boolean isNextChar(StringBuffer string, int index, char c) {
+ boolean matches = false;
+ if( index >= 0 &&
+ index < string.length() - 1 ) {
+ matches = string.charAt(index + 1) == c;
+ }
+ return matches;
+ }
+
+ private boolean regionMatch(StringBuffer string, int index, String test) {
+ boolean matches = false;
+ if( index >= 0 &&
+ (index + test.length() - 1) < string.length() ) {
+ String substring = string.substring( index, index + test.length());
+ matches = substring.equals( test );
+ }
+ return matches;
+ }
+
+ private boolean isLastChar(int wdsz, int n) {
+ return n + 1 == wdsz;
+ }
+
+
+ /**
+ * 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 EncoderException if the
+ * supplied object is not of type java.lang.String.
+ *
+ * @param pObject Object to encode
+ * @return An object (or type java.lang.String) containing the
+ * metaphone code which corresponds to the String supplied.
+ * @throws EncoderException if the parameter supplied is not
+ * of type java.lang.String
+ */
+ public Object encode(Object pObject) throws EncoderException {
+ if (!(pObject instanceof java.lang.String)) {
+ throw new EncoderException("Parameter supplied to Metaphone encode is not of type java.lang.String");
+ }
+ return metaphone((String) pObject);
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Encodes a String using the Metaphone algorithm.
+ *
+ * @param pString String object to encode
+ * @return The metaphone code corresponding to the String supplied
+ */
+ public String encode(String pString) {
+ return metaphone(pString);
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Tests is the metaphones of two strings are identical.
+ *
+ * @param str1 First of two strings to compare
+ * @param str2 Second of two strings to compare
+ * @return true if the metaphones of these strings are identical,
+ * false otherwise.
+ */
+ public boolean isMetaphoneEqual(String str1, String str2) {
+ return metaphone(str1).equals(metaphone(str2));
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Returns the maxCodeLen.
+ * @return int
+ */
+ public int getMaxCodeLen() { return this.maxCodeLen; }
+
+ /**
+ * Sets the maxCodeLen.
+ * @param maxCodeLen The maxCodeLen to set
+ */
+ public void setMaxCodeLen(int maxCodeLen) { this.maxCodeLen = maxCodeLen; }
+
+}