From d042a0e0162bc5ebbe6c12a005456b59ef5de191 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Yuri Tatishchev <itatishch@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2026 06:29:32 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] lab18: impl

---
 lab18/eliza.rb | 72 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lab18/eliza.rb b/lab18/eliza.rb
index 56c8f04..bfd64e2 100644
--- a/lab18/eliza.rb
+++ b/lab18/eliza.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#! /usr/bin/ruby -w
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -w
 
 #Represents a Rogerian psychiatrist
 class Shrink
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ class Shrink
   def initialize()
     @he="he"
     @she="she"
+    @they="they"
   end
 
   #read a statement and convert it to a psychiatric response.
@@ -14,7 +15,10 @@ class Shrink
     #downcase for ease of substitution
     blather = blather.downcase
 
-    #change 'you', 'your', etc. to uppercase 'I', 'MY'
+    # filter out words like "well" or "perhaps" from the beginning
+    blather.gsub!(/^(well|perhaps|anyway|actually),?\s+/i, '')
+
+    # change 'you', 'your', etc. to uppercase 'I', 'MY'
     blather.gsub!(/\byour\b/,"MY")
     blather.gsub!(/\byou\b/,'I')
 
@@ -23,21 +27,45 @@ class Shrink
     blather.gsub!(/\bme\b/,"you")
     blather.gsub!(/\bi\b/,'you')
 
-    #Sub in past references, but only for the 1st occurrence or it looks weird
-    blather.sub!(/\b(he|him)\b/, @he)
-    blather.sub!(/\b(she|her)\b/, @she)
-
     #Get future references -- note that these do NOT change the immediate output
     hePat=/.*\b(your (father|brother|(ex-?)?(husband|boyfriend)))\b.*/
     shePat = /.*\b(your (mother|sister|(ex-?)?(wife|girlfriend)))\b.*/
-    @he=blather.sub(hePat, '\1').chomp if blather =~ hePat 
+    theyPat = /.*\b(your (parents|friends|siblings|colleagues|classmates))\b.*/
+    @he=blather.sub(hePat, '\1').chomp if blather =~ hePat
     @she=blather.sub(shePat, '\1').chomp if blather =~ shePat
+    @they=blather.sub(theyPat, '\1').chomp if blather =~ theyPat
+
+    # handle "always" and "never" responses
+    if blather =~ /\b(always|never)\b/
+      return "CAN YOU BE MORE SPECIFIC?"
+    end
+
+    # handle "are you" questions
+    if blather =~ /^are I (.+?)\?*$/
+      return "IS IT IMPORTANT IF I AM #{$1.upcase}?"
+    end
+
+    #Sub in past references, but only for the 1st occurrence or it looks weird
+    blather.sub!(/\b(he|him)\b/, @he)
+    blather.sub!(/\b(she|her)\b/, @she)
+    blather.sub!(/\bthey\b/, @they)
 
     #Deal with name
     namePat=/.*\byour name is (\w+).*/
     @name=blather.sub(namePat,'\1')
     blather.sub!(namePat,'nice to meet you, \1.  How can I help you')
 
+    # add some empathy for sad words
+    if blather =~ /\b(sad|depressed|upset|hurt|angry|frustrated)\b/
+      empathetic_responses = [
+        "THAT SOUNDS DIFFICULT. ",
+        "I CAN HEAR THE PAIN IN YOUR WORDS. ",
+        "THAT MUST BE HARD FOR YOU. "
+      ]
+      prefix = empathetic_responses.sample
+      return prefix + "TELL ME MORE ABOUT " + blather.upcase + "?"
+    end
+
     #results are uppercased, for aesthetics.
     return blather.upcase + "?"
   end
@@ -48,15 +76,35 @@ end
 eliza = Shrink.new()
 if ARGV[0] == "-test"
     ['My girlfriend never listens to me',
-     "I think she might be deaf",
-     "yes",
-     "I am afraid of clowns",
-     "Well, they just seem creepy",
-     "Also, when I was a kid, a clown killed my dad",
+      "I think she might be deaf",
+      "yes",
+      "I am afraid of clowns",
+      "Well, they just seem creepy",
+      "Also, when I was a kid, a clown killed my dad",
       "Are you a clown in disguise?",
+      # test "always" response
+      "I always feel nervous",
+      # test "never" response
+      "My parents never understand me",
+      # test "Are you" questions
+      "Are you listening to me?",
+      "Are you a real doctor?",
+      # test word filtering
+      "Perhaps my friends don't like me",
+      "Well, I suppose that makes sense",
+      "Actually, I think I'm getting better",
+      # test "they" memory
+      "My colleagues are very competitive",
+      "They make me feel inadequate",
+      "Sometimes they ignore my ideas",
+      # Test empathetic responses
+      "I am feeling very sad today",
+      "My boss makes me frustrated",
+      "I feel so depressed lately",
     ].each do |stmt|
         puts stmt
         puts eliza.generateResponse(stmt)
+        puts
     end
 else
   while line = gets