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5.4 Dominant writing direction (Eloquent JavaScript Solutions)
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// 5.4 Dominant Writing Direction | |
function characterScript(code) { | |
for (let script of SCRIPTS) { | |
if (script.ranges.some(([from, to]) => code >= from && | |
code < to)) { | |
return script; | |
} | |
} | |
return null; | |
} | |
function countBy(items, groupName) { | |
let counts = []; | |
for (let item of items) { | |
let name = groupName(item); | |
let known = counts.findIndex(c => c.name == name); | |
if (known == -1) { | |
counts.push({name, count: 1}); | |
} else { | |
counts[known].count++; | |
} | |
} | |
return counts; | |
} | |
function dominantDirection(text) { | |
let scripts = countBy(text, char => { | |
let script = characterScript(char.codePointAt(0)); | |
return script ? script.direction : "none"; | |
}).filter(({name}) => name != "none"); | |
switch (scripts.length) { | |
case 0: | |
return 'no dominant direction found'; | |
case 1: | |
return scripts[0].name; | |
default: | |
if (scripts.reduce((acc, cur) => acc.count === cur.count)) { | |
return 'no dominant direction found'; | |
} else { | |
return scripts.reduce((acc, cur) => acc.count >= cur.count ? acc.name : cur.name); | |
} | |
} | |
} | |
console.log(dominantDirection("Hello!")); | |
// → ltr | |
console.log(dominantDirection("Hey, مساء الخير")); | |
// → rtl | |
console.log(dominantDirection("")); | |
// → no dominant direction found | |
console.log(dominantDirection("Heyخير")); | |
// → no dominant direction found |
I found this chapter and example super boring. Your answer helped thanks.
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