public static String interpretInput(String user_said) {
String newMemory = ""; // will be the resulting memory-command
String orgIn = user_said; // save original input just in case
String param1, param2; // temporary strings
// normally one would start with tweaking the input by removing special characters and simplify
// as much as possible
user_said =
ILA_decisions.tweakString(
user_said); // this will automatically call language_tweakString(...) first (see below)
// examples - feel free to implement this in a completely different manner, whatever works ...
if (ILA.language.matches("en|oz|ca|in|uk")) {
// don't forget to set "inUse=true" to activate this branch (see top of this class)
// a) simple command - "hey ILA I wonder if you know who I am"
if (stringContains(
user_said, new String[] {"who am I", "who I am", "what's my name", "do you know me"})) {
newMemory = ("who am I;conversation;sayusername");
}
// b) more complex command - "please search pictures of Bonobo apes"
else if (stringContains(user_said, "search pictures")) {
param1 = whatsAfter("pictures", user_said);
param1 = param1.replaceAll("\\b(^of the|^of|^the)\\b", "").trim();
newMemory = ("search pictures;search;pictures;" + param1);
}
// c) even more complex command - "can you please get directions from here to work
else if (stringContains(user_said, new String[] {"get directions", "show me the way"})) {
user_said = user_said.replaceAll("\\b(get directions|show me the way)\\b", "");
param1 = whatsAfter("from", user_said).replaceAll("\\b(to).*", "").trim();
param2 = whatsAfter("to", user_said).trim();
newMemory = ("get directions;search;direction;" + param1 + ";" + param2);
}
}
// System.out.println("ILA - original input: "+orgIn); //debug
// System.out.println("ILA - custom interpretation result: "+newMemory); //debug
return newMemory;
}
private static String whatsBetween(String before, String after, String full) {
return ILA_decisions.whatsBetween(before, after, full);
}
private static String whatsAfter(String before, String full) {
return ILA_decisions.whatsAfter(before, full);
}
// check strings for words before "key", after "key" and between "key-A" and "key-B"
private static String whatsBefore(String after, String full) {
return ILA_decisions.whatsBefore(after, full);
}
private static boolean stringContains(String userIn, String[] containsOneOf) {
return ILA_decisions.stringContains(userIn, containsOneOf);
}
// check strings for matching words
private static boolean stringContains(String userIn, String matchStr) {
return ILA_decisions.stringContains(userIn, matchStr);
}