chatikbot/patmatch.lisp

;;;; -*- Mode: Lisp; Syntax: Common-Lisp -*-
;;;; Code from Paradigms of AI Programming
;;;; Copyright (c) 1991 Peter Norvig

;;;; File pat-match.lisp: Pattern matcher from section 6.2

;;; Two bug fixes By Richard Fateman, rjf@cs.berkeley.edu  October 92.

;;; The basic are in auxfns.lisp; look for "PATTERN MATCHING FACILITY"

(in-package #:chatikbot)

(defconstant fail nil "Indicates pat-match failure")

(defparameter no-bindings '((t . t))
  "Indicates pat-match success, with no variables.")


(defun get-binding (var bindings)
  "Find a (variable . value) pair in a binding list."
  (assoc var bindings))

(defun binding-val (binding)
  "Get the value part of a single binding."
  (cdr binding))

(defun extend-bindings (var val bindings)
  "Add a (var . value) pair to a binding list."
  (cons (cons var val) bindings))

(defun match-variable (var input bindings)
  "Does VAR match input? Uses (or updates) and returns bindings."
  (let ((binding (get-binding var bindings)))
    (cond ((not binding) (extend-bindings var input bindings))
          ((equal input (binding-val binding)) bindings)
          (t fail))))

(defun variable-p (x)
  "Is x a variable (a symbol beginning with `?')?"
  (and (symbolp x) (equal (elt (symbol-name x) 0) #\?)))

(defun pat-match (pattern input &optional (bindings no-bindings))
  "Match pattern against input in the context of the bindings"
  (cond ((eq bindings fail) fail)
        ((variable-p pattern)
         (match-variable pattern input bindings))
        ((eql pattern input) bindings)
        ((segment-pattern-p pattern)                
         (segment-matcher pattern input bindings))  
        ((single-pattern-p pattern)                 ; ***
         (single-matcher pattern input bindings))   ; ***
        ((and (consp pattern) (consp input)) 
         (pat-match (rest pattern) (rest input)
                    (pat-match (first pattern) (first input) 
                               bindings)))
        (t fail)))


(setf (get '?is  'single-match) 'match-is)
(setf (get '?or  'single-match) 'match-or)
(setf (get '?and 'single-match) 'match-and)
(setf (get '?not 'single-match) 'match-not)

(setf (get '?*  'segment-match) 'segment-match)
(setf (get '?+  'segment-match) 'segment-match+)
(setf (get '??  'segment-match) 'segment-match?)
(setf (get '?if 'segment-match) 'match-if)

(defun segment-pattern-p (pattern)
  "Is this a segment-matching pattern like ((?* var) . pat)?"
  (and (consp pattern) (consp (first pattern)) 
       (symbolp (first (first pattern)))
       (segment-match-fn (first (first pattern)))))

(defun single-pattern-p (pattern)
  "Is this a single-matching pattern?
  E.g. (?is x predicate) (?and . patterns) (?or . patterns)."
  (and (consp pattern)
       (single-match-fn (first pattern))))

(defun segment-matcher (pattern input bindings)
  "Call the right function for this kind of segment pattern."
  (funcall (segment-match-fn (first (first pattern)))
           pattern input bindings))

(defun single-matcher (pattern input bindings)
  "Call the right function for this kind of single pattern."
  (funcall (single-match-fn (first pattern))
           (rest pattern) input bindings))

(defun segment-match-fn (x)
  "Get the segment-match function for x, 
  if it is a symbol that has one."
  (when (symbolp x) (get x 'segment-match)))

(defun single-match-fn (x)
  "Get the single-match function for x, 
  if it is a symbol that has one."
  (when (symbolp x) (get x 'single-match)))

(defun match-is (var-and-pred input bindings)
  "Succeed and bind var if the input satisfies pred,
  where var-and-pred is the list (var pred)."
  (let* ((var (first var-and-pred))
         (pred (second var-and-pred))
         (new-bindings (pat-match var input bindings)))
    (if (or (eq new-bindings fail)
            (not (funcall pred input)))
        fail
        new-bindings)))

(defun match-and (patterns input bindings)
  "Succeed if all the patterns match the input."
  (cond ((eq bindings fail) fail)
        ((null patterns) bindings)
        (t (match-and (rest patterns) input
                      (pat-match (first patterns) input
                                 bindings)))))

(defun match-or (patterns input bindings)
  "Succeed if any one of the patterns match the input."
  (if (null patterns)
      fail
      (let ((new-bindings (pat-match (first patterns) 
                                     input bindings)))
        (if (eq new-bindings fail)
            (match-or (rest patterns) input bindings)
            new-bindings))))

(defun match-not (patterns input bindings)
  "Succeed if none of the patterns match the input.
  This will never bind any variables."
  (if (match-or patterns input bindings)
      fail
      bindings))

(defun segment-match (pattern input bindings &optional (start 0))
  "Match the segment pattern ((?* var) . pat) against input."
  (let ((var (second (first pattern)))
        (pat (rest pattern)))
    (if (null pat)
        (match-variable var input bindings)
        (let ((pos (first-match-pos (first pat) input start)))
          (if (null pos)
              fail
              (let ((b2 (pat-match
                          pat (subseq input pos)
                          (match-variable var (subseq input 0 pos)
                                          bindings))))
                ;; If this match failed, try another longer one
                (if (eq b2 fail)
                    (segment-match pattern input bindings (+ pos 1))
                    b2)))))))

(defun first-match-pos (pat1 input start)
  "Find the first position that pat1 could possibly match input,
  starting at position start.  If pat1 is non-constant, then just
  return start."
  (cond ((and (atom pat1) (not (variable-p pat1)))
         (position pat1 input :start start :test #'equal))
        ((<= start (length input)) start) ;*** fix, rjf 10/1/92 (was <)
        (t nil)))

(defun segment-match+ (pattern input bindings)
  "Match one or more elements of input."
  (segment-match pattern input bindings 1))

(defun segment-match? (pattern input bindings)
  "Match zero or one element of input."
  (let ((var (second (first pattern)))
        (pat (rest pattern)))
    (or (pat-match (cons var pat) input bindings)
        (pat-match pat input bindings))))

(defun match-if (pattern input bindings)
  "Test an arbitrary expression involving variables.
  The pattern looks like ((?if code) . rest)."
  ;; *** fix, rjf 10/1/92 (used to eval binding values)
  (and (progv (mapcar #'car bindings)
              (mapcar #'cdr bindings)
          (eval (second (first pattern))))
       (pat-match (rest pattern) input bindings)))  

(defun pat-match-abbrev (symbol expansion)
  "Define symbol as a macro standing for a pat-match pattern."
  (setf (get symbol 'expand-pat-match-abbrev) 
    (expand-pat-match-abbrev expansion)))

(defun expand-pat-match-abbrev (pat)
  "Expand out all pattern matching abbreviations in pat."
  (cond ((and (symbolp pat) (get pat 'expand-pat-match-abbrev)))
        ((atom pat) pat)
        (t (cons (expand-pat-match-abbrev (first pat))
                 (expand-pat-match-abbrev (rest pat))))))

(defun rule-based-translator
    (input rules &key (matcher 'pat-match)
                   (rule-if #'first) (rule-then #'rest) (action #'sublis))
  "Find the first rule in rules that matches input,
  and apply the action to that rule."
  (some
    #'(lambda (rule)
        (let ((result (funcall matcher (funcall rule-if rule)
                               input)))
          (if (not (eq result fail))
              (funcall action result (funcall rule-then rule)))))
    rules))