Feature/TR-5014/Text converter

src/util/converter.js

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+/**
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation; under version 2
+ * of the License (non-upgradable).
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2022 (original work) Open Assessment Technologies SA ;
+ */
+
+import module from 'module';
+import converterFactory from 'util/converter/factory';
+import ambiguousSymbolsConverter from 'util/converter/ambiguousSymbols';
+
+/**
+ * Exposes a default text converter, including all builtin processors.
+ * It can be configured from the platform through the client registry.
+ *
+ * @export 'util/converter'
+ */
+export default converterFactory([ambiguousSymbolsConverter], module.config());

src/util/converter/ambiguousSymbols.js

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+/**
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation; under version 2
+ * of the License (non-upgradable).
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2022 (original work) Open Assessment Technologies SA ;
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Default mapping from ambiguous characters to ASCII.
+ * @type {object}
+ */
+const defaultMapping = {
+    '０': '0',
+    '１': '1',
+    '２': '2',
+    '３': '3',
+    '４': '4',
+    '５': '5',
+    '６': '6',
+    '７': '7',
+    '８': '8',
+    '９': '9'
+};
+
+/**
+ * Converter processor to register with the converter produce by 'util/converter/factory'.
+ *
+ * Processor that converts ambiguous unicode symbols into plain ASCII equivalent.
+ *
+ * @export 'util/converter/ambiguousSymbols'
+ */
+export default {
+    name: 'ambiguousSymbols',
+
+    /**
+     * Converts ambiguous unicode symbols into plain ASCII equivalent.
+     * @param {string} text - The text to convert.
+     * @param {object} [config] - An optional config object that may contain processor specific configuration.
+     * @param {object} [config.ambiguousSymbols] - A specific mapping of ambiguous symbols to plain ASCII chars.
+     *                                           If omitted the default list will be taken.
+     * @returns {string} - Returns the converted text.
+     */
+    convert(text, { ambiguousSymbols } = {}) {
+        let mapping = ambiguousSymbols;
+
+        if ('object' !== typeof mapping) {
+            mapping = defaultMapping;
+        }
+
+        let result = '';
+        for (const char of text) {
+            result += mapping[char] || char;
+        }
+
+        return result;
+    }
+};

src/util/converter/factory.js

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+/**
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation; under version 2
+ * of the License (non-upgradable).
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2022 (original work) Open Assessment Technologies SA ;
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Defines a converter processor runtime.
+ * @callback converterProcessorRuntime
+ * @param {string} text - The text to convert.
+ * @param {object} [config] - An optional config object that may contain processor specific configuration.
+ * @returns {string} - Returns the converted text.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Defines a converter processor.
+ * @typedef {object} converterProcessor
+ * @property {string} name - The name of the converter processor. It needs to be unique within the collection.
+ * @property {converterProcessorRuntime} convert - The processor runtime that will actually convert the text.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Creates a text converter.
+ * @param {converterProcessor[]} builtinProcessors - A list of built-in converter processors.
+ * @param {object} [builtinConfig] - An optional default config object that may contain processor specific configuration.
+ *                                   It will be forwarded to each call to the converter.
+ * @returns {converter} - Returns the text converter, ready for use.
+ * @export 'util/converter/factory'
+ */
+export default function converterFactory(builtinProcessors = [], builtinConfig = {}) {
+    let processors = [];
+
+    /**
+     * @typedef {object} converter
+     */
+    const converter = {
+        /**
+         * Converts a text with respect to the registered converter processors.
+         * @param {string} text - The text to convert.
+         * @param {object} [config] - An optional config object that may contain processor specific configuration.
+         *                            It will be merged with the possible builtin config.
+         * @returns {string} - Returns the converted text.
+         */
+        convert(text, config = {}) {
+            const localConfig = Object.assign({}, builtinConfig, config);
+
+            for (const processor of processors) {
+                text = processor.convert.call(converter, text, localConfig);
+            }
+
+            return text;
+        },
+
+        /**
+         * Registers a converter processor.
+         * A processor is an object that contains both a `name`, which must be unique,
+         * and a `convert()` function for converting the given text.
+         * @param {converterProcessor} processor - The converter processor to register.
+         * @returns {converter} - Chains the instance.
+         * @throws {TypeError} - If the processor does not comply with the requirements.
+         */
+        register(processor) {
+            validateProcessor(processor);
+
+            processors.push(processor);
+
+            return this;
+        },
+
+        /**
+         * Unregisters a converter processor.
+         * @param {string|converterProcessor} name - The name of the processor to remove.
+         * @returns {converter} - Chains the instance.
+         */
+        unregister(name) {
+            if ('object' === typeof name) {
+                name = name.name;
+            }
+
+            processors = processors.filter(processor => processor.name !== name);
+
+            return this;
+        },
+
+        /**
+         * Removes all converter processors.
+         * @returns {converter} - Chains the instance.
+         */
+        clear() {
+            processors = [];
+
+            return this;
+        },
+
+        /**
+         * Tells whether a converter processor is registered or not.
+         * @param {string} name - The name of the processor to check.
+         * @returns {boolean} - Returns `true` if the converter processor is registered ; returns `false` otherwise.
+         */
+        isRegistered(name) {
+            return processors.findIndex(processor => processor.name === name) > -1;
+        }
+    };
+
+    /**
+     * Checks a converter processor is valid, and throws an error if not.
+     * @param {converterProcessor} processor - The converter processor to validate.
+     * @throws {TypeError} - If the processor does not comply with the requirements.
+     */
+    function validateProcessor(processor) {
+        if ('object' !== typeof processor) {
+            throw new TypeError('The given processor must be an object!');
+        }
+
+        if ('string' !== typeof processor.name || !processor.name) {
+            throw new TypeError('A processor needs a name to identify it!');
+        }
+
+        if ('function' !== typeof processor.convert) {
+            throw new TypeError('A processor needs a runtime function for converting the text!');
+        }
+
+        if (converter.isRegistered(processor.name)) {
+            throw new TypeError(`The processor "${processor.name}" is already registered!`);
+        }
+    }
+
+    for (const processor of builtinProcessors) {
+        converter.register(processor);
+    }
+
+    return converter;
+}

test/util/converter/ambiguousSymbols/test.html

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+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html>
+    <head>
+        <meta charset="utf-8" />
+        <title>Test - Converter for ambiguous symbols</title>
+        <script type="text/javascript" src="/environment/require.js"></script>
+        <script type="text/javascript">
+            require(['/environment/config.js'], function() {
+                require(['qunitEnv'], function() {
+                    require(['test/util/converter/ambiguousSymbols/test'], function() {
+                        QUnit.start();
+                    });
+                });
+            });
+        </script>
+    </head>
+    <body>
+        <div id="qunit"></div>
+        <div id="qunit-fixture"></div>
+    </body>
+</html>

test/util/converter/ambiguousSymbols/test.js

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+/*/**
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation; under version 2
+ * of the License (non-upgradable).
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2022 (original work) Open Assessment Technologies SA ;
+ */
+define(['util/converter/ambiguousSymbols'], function (converter) {
+    'use strict';
+
+    QUnit.module('converter: ambiguousSymbols');
+
+    QUnit.test('module', function (assert) {
+        assert.equal(typeof converter, 'object', 'The module exposes an object');
+    });
+
+    QUnit.test('API', function (assert) {
+        assert.equal(converter.name, 'ambiguousSymbols', 'The converter has the expected name');
+        assert.equal(typeof converter.convert, 'function', 'The converter exposes a "convert" function');
+    });
+
+    QUnit.test('allows to replace the list of ambiguous signs', function (assert) {
+        const ambiguousSymbols = {
+            i: '1',
+            e: '3',
+            a: '4'
+        };
+        const text = '０this is a test０';
+        const expected = '０th1s 1s 4 t3st０';
+
+        assert.equal(
+            converter.convert(text, { ambiguousSymbols }),
+            expected,
+            'The text is converted using the provided list only'
+        );
+    });
+
+    QUnit.cases
+        .init([
+            { title: '42', expected: '42' },
+            { title: '４２', expected: '42' },
+            { title: '4２', expected: '42' },
+            { title: '４2', expected: '42' },
+            { title: 'this is a test', expected: 'this is a test' },
+            { title: '42 is the answer', expected: '42 is the answer' },
+            { title: '４２ is the answer', expected: '42 is the answer' },
+            { title: 'the answer is ４２', expected: 'the answer is 42' },
+            {
+                title: 'japanese １２３４５６７８９０ ascii 1234567890',
+                expected: 'japanese 1234567890 ascii 1234567890'
+            }
+        ])
+        .test('converts ', function (data, assert) {
+            assert.strictEqual(
+                converter.convert(data.title),
+                data.expected,
+                `The converter converts "${data.title}" into ${data.expected}`
+            );
+        });
+});

test/util/converter/factory/test.html

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+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html>
+    <head>
+        <meta charset="utf-8" />
+        <title>Test - Converter Factory</title>
+        <script type="text/javascript" src="/environment/require.js"></script>
+        <script type="text/javascript">
+            require(['/environment/config.js'], function() {
+                require(['qunitEnv'], function() {
+                    require(['test/util/converter/factory/test'], function() {
+                        QUnit.start();
+                    });
+                });
+            });
+        </script>
+    </head>
+    <body>
+        <div id="qunit"></div>
+        <div id="qunit-fixture"></div>
+    </body>
+</html>