-module( inverted_index ). -export( [from_files/1, search/2, task/0] ). from_files( Files ) -> lists:foldl( fun import_from_file/2, dict:new(), Files ). search( Binaries, Inverted_index ) -> [Files | T] = [dict:fetch(X, Inverted_index) || X <- Binaries], lists:foldl( fun search_common/2, Files, T ). task() -> Files_contents = [{"file_1", <<"it is what it is">>}, {"file_2", <<"what is it">>}, {"file_3", <<"it is a banana">>}], [file:write_file(X, Y) || {X, Y} <- Files_contents], Inverted_index = from_files( [X || {X, _Y} <- Files_contents] ), Result = search( [<<"what">>, <<"is">>, <<"it">>], Inverted_index ), io:fwrite( "~p~n", [Result] ), [file:delete(X) || {X, _Y} <- Files_contents]. import_from_file( File, Dict_acc ) -> New_dict = dict:from_list( import_from_file_contents(File, file:read_file(File)) ), dict:merge( fun import_from_file_merge/3, Dict_acc, New_dict ). import_from_file_contents( File, {ok, Binary} ) -> [{X, [File]} || X <- binary:split( Binary, binary:compile_pattern([<<" ">>, <<"\n">>]), [global] )]; import_from_file_contents( File, {error, Error} ) -> io:fwrite( "Error: could not open file ~p: ~p~nContinuing with the rest of them~n", [File, Error] ), []. import_from_file_merge( _Key, Files, [New_file] ) -> [New_file | Files]. search_common( Files, Acc ) -> [X || X <- Acc, lists:member(X, Files)].