// A template of the simple matcher with simplification
// of derivatives to be used in CW1
abstract class Rexp
case object ZERO extends Rexp
case object ONE extends Rexp
case class CHAR(c: Char) extends Rexp
case class ALT(r1: Rexp, r2: Rexp) extends Rexp
case class SEQ(r1: Rexp, r2: Rexp) extends Rexp
case class STAR(r: Rexp) extends Rexp
case class RANGE(cs: Set[Char]) extends Rexp // set of characters
case class PLUS(r: Rexp) extends Rexp // plus
case class OPTIONAL(r: Rexp) extends Rexp // optional
case class INTER(r1: Rexp, r2: Rexp) extends Rexp // intersection
case class NTIMES(r: Rexp, n: Int) extends Rexp // n-times
case class UPTO(r: Rexp, n: Int) extends Rexp // up n-times
case class FROM(r: Rexp, n: Int) extends Rexp // from n-times
case class BETWEEN(r: Rexp, n: Int, m: Int) extends Rexp // between nm-times
case class NOT(r: Rexp) extends Rexp // not
case class CFUN(f: Char => Boolean) extends Rexp
// 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
case NTIMES(r, i) => if (i == 0) true else nullable(r)
// ??? other cases
}
// 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))
case NTIMES(r, i) =>
if (i == 0) ZERO else SEQ(der(c, r), NTIMES(r, i - 1))
// ??? other cases
}
// simplification
def simp(r: Rexp) : Rexp = r match {
case ALT(r1, r2) => (simp(r1), simp(r2)) match {
case (ZERO, r2s) => r2s
case (r1s, ZERO) => r1s
case (r1s, r2s) => if (r1s == r2s) r1s else ALT (r1s, r2s)
}
case SEQ(r1, r2) => (simp(r1), simp(r2)) match {
case (ZERO, _) => ZERO
case (_, ZERO) => ZERO
case (ONE, r2s) => r2s
case (r1s, ONE) => r1s
case (r1s, r2s) => SEQ(r1s, r2s)
}
case r => r
}
// the derivative w.r.t. a string (iterates der and simp)
def ders(s: List[Char], r: Rexp) : Rexp = s match {
case Nil => r
case c::s => ders(s, simp(der(c, r)))
}
// the main matcher function
def matcher(r: Rexp, s: String) : Boolean =
nullable(ders(s.toList, r))