class Abbreviations { import std.array: split, join; import std.uni:toUpper; string[string] replaces; this(string table) { import std.ascii; import std.conv:parse; string saved; auto add = (string word){ if(word.length) replaces[word] = word; }; foreach(word; table.toUpper.split) if(isDigit(word[0])) { for(int length=parse!int(word); length<=saved.length; ++length) replaces[saved[0..length]] = saved; } else { add(saved); saved = word; } add(saved); } string expand(string input) // pre-filled hashtable is used { import std.algorithm: map; return input.toUpper.split.map!(word => word in replaces ? replaces[word] : "*error*").join(" "); } } string table = " add 1 alter 3 backup 2 bottom 1 Cappend 2 change 1 Schange Cinsert 2 Clast 3 compress 4 copy 2 count 3 Coverlay 3 cursor 3 delete 3 Cdelete 2 down 1 duplicate 3 xEdit 1 expand 3 extract 3 find 1 Nfind 2 Nfindup 6 NfUP 3 Cfind 2 findUP 3 fUP 2 forward 2 get help 1 hexType 4 input 1 powerInput 3 join 1 split 2 spltJOIN load locate 1 Clocate 2 lowerCase 3 upperCase 3 Lprefix 2 macro merge 2 modify 3 move 2 msg next 1 overlay 1 parse preserve 4 purge 3 put putD query 1 quit read recover 3 refresh renum 3 repeat 3 replace 1 Creplace 2 reset 3 restore 4 rgtLEFT right 2 left 2 save set shift 2 si sort sos stack 3 status 4 top transfer 3 type 1 up 1"; string input = "riG rePEAT copies put mo rest types fup. 6 poweRin"; string expected = "RIGHT REPEAT *error* PUT MOVE RESTORE *error* *error* *error* POWERINPUT"; unittest // 'dmd -unittest ...' to activate it { auto expander = new Abbreviations(table); assert(expander.expand(input) == expected); assert(expander.expand("") == ""); assert(expander.expand("addadd") == "*error*"); } void main() { import std.stdio:writeln; writeln("Input : ", input); writeln("Output: ", new Abbreviations(table).expand(input)); }