// Another automaton construction
//================================
import $file.dfa, dfa._
// regular expressions
abstract class Rexp
case object ZERO extends Rexp // matches nothing
case object ONE extends Rexp // matches the empty string
case class CHAR(c: Char) extends Rexp // matches a character c
case class ALT(r1: Rexp, r2: Rexp) extends Rexp // alternative
case class SEQ(r1: Rexp, r2: Rexp) extends Rexp // sequence
case class STAR(r: Rexp) extends Rexp // star
// the nullable function: tests whether the regular
// expression can recognise the empty string
def nullable (r: Rexp) : Boolean = r match {
case ZERO => false
case ONE => true
case CHAR(_) => false
case ALT(r1, r2) => nullable(r1) || nullable(r2)
case SEQ(r1, r2) => nullable(r1) && nullable(r2)
case STAR(_) => true
}
// the derivative of a regular expression w.r.t. a character
def der (c: Char, r: Rexp) : Rexp = r match {
case ZERO => ZERO
case ONE => ZERO
case CHAR(d) => if (c == d) ONE else ZERO
case ALT(r1, r2) => ALT(der(c, r1), der(c, r2))
case SEQ(r1, r2) =>
if (nullable(r1)) ALT(SEQ(der(c, r1), r2), der(c, r2))
else SEQ(der(c, r1), r2)
case STAR(r1) => SEQ(der(c, r1), STAR(r1))
}
def flaw(r: Rexp) : DFA[Rexp, Char] = {
DFA(r,
{ case (r, c) => der(c, r) },
nullable(_))
}
val r = STAR(CHAR('a'))
val pseudo = flaw(r)
println(pseudo.accepts("".toList)) // true
println(pseudo.accepts("a".toList)) // true
println(pseudo.accepts("aa".toList)) // true
println(pseudo.accepts("bb".toList)) // false