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17  
18  package org.apache.commons.codec.language;
19  
20  import org.apache.commons.codec.EncoderException;
21  import org.apache.commons.codec.StringEncoder;
22  
23  /**
24   * Encodes a string into a Refined Soundex value. A refined soundex code is
25   * optimized for spell checking words. Soundex method originally developed by
26   * <CITE>Margaret Odell</CITE> and <CITE>Robert Russell</CITE>.
27   *
28   * <p>This class is immutable and thread-safe.</p>
29   *
30   * @version $Id: RefinedSoundex.html 891688 2013-12-24 20:49:46Z ggregory $
31   */
32  public class RefinedSoundex implements StringEncoder {
33  
34      /**
35       * @since 1.4
36       */
37      public static final String US_ENGLISH_MAPPING_STRING = "01360240043788015936020505";
38  
39     /**
40       * RefinedSoundex is *refined* for a number of reasons one being that the
41       * mappings have been altered. This implementation contains default
42       * mappings for US English.
43       */
44      private static final char[] US_ENGLISH_MAPPING = US_ENGLISH_MAPPING_STRING.toCharArray();
45  
46      /**
47       * Every letter of the alphabet is "mapped" to a numerical value. This char
48       * array holds the values to which each letter is mapped. This
49       * implementation contains a default map for US_ENGLISH
50       */
51      private final char[] soundexMapping;
52  
53      /**
54       * This static variable contains an instance of the RefinedSoundex using
55       * the US_ENGLISH mapping.
56       */
57      public static final RefinedSoundex US_ENGLISH = new RefinedSoundex();
58  
59       /**
60       * Creates an instance of the RefinedSoundex object using the default US
61       * English mapping.
62       */
63      public RefinedSoundex() {
64          this.soundexMapping = US_ENGLISH_MAPPING;
65      }
66  
67      /**
68       * Creates a refined soundex instance using a custom mapping. This
69       * constructor can be used to customize the mapping, and/or possibly
70       * provide an internationalized mapping for a non-Western character set.
71       *
72       * @param mapping
73       *                  Mapping array to use when finding the corresponding code for
74       *                  a given character
75       */
76      public RefinedSoundex(final char[] mapping) {
77          this.soundexMapping = new char[mapping.length];
78          System.arraycopy(mapping, 0, this.soundexMapping, 0, mapping.length);
79      }
80  
81      /**
82       * Creates a refined Soundex instance using a custom mapping. This constructor can be used to customize the mapping,
83       * and/or possibly provide an internationalized mapping for a non-Western character set.
84       *
85       * @param mapping
86       *            Mapping string to use when finding the corresponding code for a given character
87       * @since 1.4
88       */
89      public RefinedSoundex(final String mapping) {
90          this.soundexMapping = mapping.toCharArray();
91      }
92  
93      /**
94       * Returns the number of characters in the two encoded Strings that are the
95       * same. This return value ranges from 0 to the length of the shortest
96       * encoded String: 0 indicates little or no similarity, and 4 out of 4 (for
97       * example) indicates strong similarity or identical values. For refined
98       * Soundex, the return value can be greater than 4.
99       *
100      * @param s1
101      *                  A String that will be encoded and compared.
102      * @param s2
103      *                  A String that will be encoded and compared.
104      * @return The number of characters in the two encoded Strings that are the
105      *             same from 0 to to the length of the shortest encoded String.
106      *
107      * @see SoundexUtils#difference(StringEncoder,String,String)
108      * @see <a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/tsqlref/ts_de-dz_8co5.asp">
109      *          MS T-SQL DIFFERENCE</a>
110      *
111      * @throws EncoderException
112      *                  if an error occurs encoding one of the strings
113      * @since 1.3
114      */
115     public int difference(final String s1, final String s2) throws EncoderException {
116         return SoundexUtils.difference(this, s1, s2);
117     }
118 
119     /**
120      * Encodes an Object using the refined soundex algorithm. This method is
121      * provided in order to satisfy the requirements of the Encoder interface,
122      * and will throw an EncoderException if the supplied object is not of type
123      * java.lang.String.
124      *
125      * @param obj
126      *                  Object to encode
127      * @return An object (or type java.lang.String) containing the refined
128      *             soundex code which corresponds to the String supplied.
129      * @throws EncoderException
130      *                  if the parameter supplied is not of type java.lang.String
131      */
132     @Override
133     public Object encode(final Object obj) throws EncoderException {
134         if (!(obj instanceof String)) {
135             throw new EncoderException("Parameter supplied to RefinedSoundex encode is not of type java.lang.String");
136         }
137         return soundex((String) obj);
138     }
139 
140     /**
141      * Encodes a String using the refined soundex algorithm.
142      *
143      * @param str
144      *                  A String object to encode
145      * @return A Soundex code corresponding to the String supplied
146      */
147     @Override
148     public String encode(final String str) {
149         return soundex(str);
150     }
151 
152     /**
153      * Returns the mapping code for a given character. The mapping codes are
154      * maintained in an internal char array named soundexMapping, and the
155      * default values of these mappings are US English.
156      *
157      * @param c
158      *                  char to get mapping for
159      * @return A character (really a numeral) to return for the given char
160      */
161     char getMappingCode(final char c) {
162         if (!Character.isLetter(c)) {
163             return 0;
164         }
165         return this.soundexMapping[Character.toUpperCase(c) - 'A'];
166     }
167 
168     /**
169      * Retrieves the Refined Soundex code for a given String object.
170      *
171      * @param str
172      *                  String to encode using the Refined Soundex algorithm
173      * @return A soundex code for the String supplied
174      */
175     public String soundex(String str) {
176         if (str == null) {
177             return null;
178         }
179         str = SoundexUtils.clean(str);
180         if (str.length() == 0) {
181             return str;
182         }
183 
184         final StringBuilder sBuf = new StringBuilder();
185         sBuf.append(str.charAt(0));
186 
187         char last, current;
188         last = '*';
189 
190         for (int i = 0; i < str.length(); i++) {
191 
192             current = getMappingCode(str.charAt(i));
193             if (current == last) {
194                 continue;
195             } else if (current != 0) {
196                 sBuf.append(current);
197             }
198 
199             last = current;
200 
201         }
202 
203         return sBuf.toString();
204     }
205 }