From d2bbb8d14a9b0872cdf569795e8b14f251aa3393 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Yuri Tatishchev <itatishch@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2026 06:24:23 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] lab18: init

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 lab18/eliza.rb | 66 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 66 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 lab18/eliza.rb

diff --git a/lab18/eliza.rb b/lab18/eliza.rb
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+#! /usr/bin/ruby -w
+
+#Represents a Rogerian psychiatrist
+class Shrink
+
+  #initializes 'memory' of Eliza.
+  def initialize()
+    @he="he"
+    @she="she"
+  end
+
+  #read a statement and convert it to a psychiatric response.
+  def generateResponse(blather)
+    #downcase for ease of substitution
+    blather = blather.downcase
+
+    #change 'you', 'your', etc. to uppercase 'I', 'MY'
+    blather.gsub!(/\byour\b/,"MY")
+    blather.gsub!(/\byou\b/,'I')
+
+    #Replace 'my' with 'your', 'me' with 'you', 'I' with 'you', etc.
+    blather.gsub!(/\bmy\b/,"your")
+    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 
+    @she=blather.sub(shePat, '\1').chomp if blather =~ shePat
+
+    #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')
+
+    #results are uppercased, for aesthetics.
+    return blather.upcase + "?"
+  end
+end
+
+
+#main -- reads from standard input unless -test is the first parameter.
+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",
+      "Are you a clown in disguise?",
+    ].each do |stmt|
+        puts stmt
+        puts eliza.generateResponse(stmt)
+    end
+else
+  while line = gets
+    response = eliza.generateResponse line
+    puts response
+  end
+end