mathcat 0.1.26

MathCAT: Math Capable Assistive Technology ('Speech and braille from MathML')
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---
-
  name: simple-number-set
  tag: mi
  match: "string-length(text())=1 and translate(text(), 'ℂℕℚℝℤ', '')=''"  # tricky way to match any of the letters instead of using 'or'
  replace:
  - intent:
      name: number-sets
      children: [x: "text()"]

-
  name: sup-number-set
  tag: msup
  match:
  - "*[1][string-length(text())=1 and translate(., 'ℂℕℚℝℤ', '')=''] and" 
  - "*[2][string-length(text())=1 and (text()='+' or text()='-' or self::m:mn)]" 
  replace:
  - intent:
      name: number-sets
      children:
      - x: "*[1]"
      - x: "*[2]"

-
  name: real-part
  tag: mi
  match: "(text()='Re' or text()='re' or text()='ℜ') and following-sibling::*[1][text()='\u2061']" # before function apply
  replace:
  - intent:
      name: real-part
      children: []
  
-
  name: imaginary-part
  tag: mi
  match: "(text()='Im' or text()='im' or text()='ℑ') and following-sibling::*[1][text()='\u2061']" # before function apply
  replace: 
  - intent:
      name: imaginary-part
      children: []
  
-
  name: roman_numeral
  tag: [mi, mtext]
  match: "@data-number"
  replace: 
  - intent:
      name: mn
      children: [x: "@data-number"]

-
  name: negative
  tag: mrow
  match: "count(*)=2 and *[1][self::m:mo][text()='-']"
  replace:
  - intent:
      name: "negative"
      children: [x: "*[2]"]
               
-
  name: positive
  tag: mrow
  match: "count(*)=2 and *[1][self::m:mo][text()='+']"
  replace:
  - intent:
      name: "positive"
      children: [x: "*[2]"]
               

-
  # (a,b) has many interpretations; (a, b] (etc) have fewer interpretations.
  # as an interval, it represents a set and hence a clue that it is an interval is that a set operator comes
  #   before or after it. '=' is also common.
  # They also commonly stand by themselves, but so does the interpretation as a point or gcd, so we don't include (xxx, yyy) in the inference
  name: interval
  tag: mrow
  match: 
    - "count(*)=3 and "
       # FIX: consider adding ]...[ versions
    - "(*[1][text()='(' or text()='['] and *[3][text()=')' or text()=']']) and"   # match bracketing
    - "(*[2][count(*)=3 and *[2][text()=',']]) and"                               # inside should have ','
      # FIX: if both the first and third children of *[2] are mn, then make sure first <= third
    - "("
    - "  not(IsBracketed(., '(', ')')) or "                                                                   # not (.,.) is less ambiguous
    - "  $ClearSpeak_Paren = 'Interval' or "                                                                  # pref is set
    - " *[2]/*[1][contains(., '∞')] or "                                                                      # starts with infinity
    - " *[2]/*[3][contains(., '∞')] or "                                                                      # ends with infinity
    - "  preceding-sibling::*[1][self::m:mo and ( text()='=' or IsInDefinition(., 'SubsetOperators') )] or "  # context hint
    - "  following-sibling::*[1][self::m:mo and ( text()='=' or IsInDefinition(., 'SubsetOperators') )]"      # context hint
    - ")"
  replace:
  - test:
    - if: "*[1][text()='('] and *[3][text()=')']"
      then:
      - intent:
          name: "open-interval"
          children: [x: "*[2]/*[1]", x: "*[2]/*[3]"]
    - else_if: "*[1][text()='('] and *[3][text()=']']"
      then:
      - intent:
          name: "open-closed-interval"
          children: [x: "*[2]/*[1]", x: "*[2]/*[3]"]
    - else_if: "*[1][text()='['] and *[3][text()=']']"
      then:
      - intent:
          name: "closed-interval"
          children: [x: "*[2]/*[1]", x: "*[2]/*[3]"]
      else:
      - intent:
          name: "closed-open-interval"
          children: [x: "*[2]/*[1]", x: "*[2]/*[3]"]

-
  name: binomial-frac
  tag: mrow
  match: "IsBracketed(., '(', ')') and *[2][self::m:mfrac][@linethickness=0]"
  replace:
  - intent:
      name: binomial
      children:
      - x: "*[2]/*[1]"
      - x: "*[2]/*[2]"


-
  # C with pre-subscript 'n' and post-subscript 'm'
  name: binomial-mmultiscripts
  tag: mmultiscripts
  variables:
  - Prescripts: "m:mprescripts/following-sibling::*"
  - Postscripts: "m:mprescripts/preceding-sibling::*[position() < last()]"
  match: 
  - "*[1][self::m:mi and text()='C'] and"
  - "count($Prescripts)=2 and $Prescripts[2][self::m:none] and "
  - "count($Postscripts)=2 and $Postscripts[2][self::m:none]"
  replace:
  - intent:
      name: binomial
      children:
      - x: "$Prescripts[1]"
      - x: "$Postscripts[1]"

-
  # P with pre-sub or superscript 'n' and post-subscript 'k' (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permutation#k-permutations_of_n)
  name: permutation-mmultiscripts
  tag: mmultiscripts
  variables:
  - Prescripts: "m:mprescripts/following-sibling::*"
  - Postscripts: "m:mprescripts/preceding-sibling::*[position() < last()]"
  match: 
  - "*[1][self::m:mi and text()='P'] and"
  - "count($Prescripts)=2 and ($Prescripts[1][self::m:none] or $Prescripts[2][self::m:none]) and "
  - "count($Postscripts)=2 and $Postscripts[2][self::m:none]"
  replace:
  - intent:
      name: permutation-symbol
      children:
      - test:
          if: "$Prescripts[1][self::m:none]"
          then: [x: "$Prescripts[2]"]
          else: [x: "$Prescripts[1]"]
      - x: "$Postscripts[1]"

-
  # P with superscript 'n' and subscript 'k' (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permutation#k-permutations_of_n)
  name: permutation-msubsup
  tag: msubsup
  match: 
  - "*[1][self::m:mi and text()='P']"
  replace:
  - intent:
      name: permutation-symbol
      children:
      - x: "*[3]"
      - x: "*[2]"

# rules on scripted vertical bars ('evaluated at')
-
  name: evaluated-at-msub
  tag: mrow
  match: "count(*)=2 and *[2][self::m:msub and *[1][self::m:mo][text()='|']]"
  replace:
  - intent:
      name: "evaluate"
      children:
      - x: "*[1]"
      - x: "*[2]/*[2]"

-
  name: evaluated-at-msubsup
  tag: mrow
  match: "count(*)=2 and *[2][self::m:msubsup and *[1][self::m:mo][text()='|']]"
  replace: 
  - intent:
      name: "evaluate"
      children:
      - x: "*[1]"
      - x: "*[2]/*[2]"
      - x: "*[2]/*[3]"

# it is also used outside of brackets
-
  name: bracketed-evaluated-at
  tag: msubsup
  match: "IsBracketed(*[1], '[', ']')"
  replace: 
  - intent:
      name: "evaluate"
      children:
      - x: "*[1]/*[1]"
      - x: "*[2]"
      - x: "*[3]"


-
  # vertical bars otherwise
  # could also be cardinality, length, ...
  name: absolute-value
  tag: mrow
  match: "IsBracketed(., '|', '|')"
  replace:
  - intent:
      name: "absolute-value"
      children: [x: "*[2]"]

-
  name: default
  tag: msqrt
  match: "."
  replace:
  - intent:
      name: "square-root"
      children: [x: "*[1]"]


-
  name: default
  tag: mroot
  match: "."
  replace:
  - intent:
      name: "root"
      children:
      - x: "*[1]"
      - x: "*[2]"


-
  name: log-base
  tag: msub
  match:
  - "*[1][self::m:mi][text()='log'] and"
  - "following-sibling::*[1][self::m:mo][text()='\u2061']"  #invisible function apply
  replace:
  - intent:
      name: log-base
      children: [x: "*[2]"]

-
  name: bigop
  tag: [msub, munder]
  match: "IsLargeOp(*[1])"
  replace: 
  - intent:
      name: "large-op"    # Fix: the name in the spreadsheet needs updating/fixing
      children:
      - x: "*[1]"
      - x: "*[2]"
-
  name: limit
  tag: [msub, munder]
  match: "*[1][text()='lim']"
  replace: 
  - intent:
      name: "limit"    # Fix: the name in the spreadsheet needs updating/fixing
      children:
      - x: "*[1]"
      - x: "*[2]"

-
  name: modified-var
  tag: mover
  # breve, check, dot, double-dot, triple-dot, quadruple-dot, grave, hat, tilde
  match: "*[2][translate(., '\u0306\u030c.\u00A8\u02D9\u20DB\u20DC`^~→', '')='']"
  replace:
  - intent:
      name: "modified-variable"
      children:
      - x: "*[1]"
      - x: "*[2]"

# This needs to be before the simple "x prime" rule
# minutes/seconds or feet/inches
# If ' or " follows a number, then it is not "prime", but is a unit
# Note the ASCII ' and " are converted to prime during canonicalization if in a superscript
# Handles single, double, primes, and also double quote, which don't have to be in an msup
# The rules are:
# 1. If the prime follows a degree sign with a number (in various forms) or letter after it,
#    then it is minutes/seconds
# 2. Else, if it follows a *number* (in various forms), then it feet/inches
# 3. Else it is 'prime'
# any ? ( count(match)==2 &&
#           (name(match)=="mrow" || name(match)=="msup") &&
#           (MatchString($1, "mo", "'") || MatchString($1, "mo", "′") ||      // apostrophe or prime
#            MatchString($1, "mo", "″") || MatchString($1, "mo", "\"")) &&    // double quote or double prime
#           (
#               // '1': degree sign check
#               ( has_previous(match) &&
#                  ( (MatchString($1, "mo", "′") &&
#                      ( name(previous(match))=="msup" ||
#                         (name(previous(match))=="mrow" && count(previous(match))==2)) &&
#                     MatchString(previous(match)[1], "mo", "°")) ||
#                      ( has_previous(previous(match)) &&
#                         (MatchString($1, "mo", "″") || MatchString($1, "mo", "\"")) &&
#                         ( name(previous(match, 2))=="msup" ||
#                           (name(previous(match, 2))=="mrow" && count(previous(match, 2))==2)) &&
#                         MatchString(previous(match, 2)[1], "mo", "°"))
#                   )
#               ) || 
# 
#              // '2': number or numeric fraction in front
#              name($0)=="mn" ||
#               (name($0)=="mfrac" && name($0[0])=="mn" && name($0[1])=="mn")
#           )
#         )
#   => structure(
#         $0,
#        UIWord([$1[0],$1[-1]])
#                 {ruleRef="RR_unitsBase";
#                  singular=MatchString($0, "mn", "1");
#                  // if this follows a degree sign, then it is an angle notation (min/secs) regardless of the pref setting
#                  // we have to either look at the previous entry for mins or the one prior to that for secs
#                  pref= ( has_previous(match) &&
#                            ( (MatchString($1, "mo", "′") &&
#                               ( name(previous(match))=="msup" ||
#                                  (name(previous(match))=="mrow" && count(previous(match))==2)) &&
#                                MatchString(previous(match)[1], "mo", "°")) ||
#                               ( has_previous(previous(match)) &&
#                                   (MatchString($1, "mo", "″") || MatchString($1, "mo", "\"")) &&
#                                 ( name(previous(match, 2))=="msup" ||
#                                    (name(previous(match, 2))=="mrow" && count(previous(match, 2))==2)) &&
#                                  MatchString(previous(match, 2)[1], "mo", "°"))
#                             )
#                          ) ? "Angle" : "Length";
#                 }
#         );

-
  name: prime
  tag: msup
  match: "*[2][translate(., '′″‴⁗', '')=''] and *[1][self::m:mi]"
  replace:
  - intent:
      name: "prime"
      children: [x: "*"]

# rules for functions raised to a power
# these could have been written on 'mrow' but putting them on msup seems more specific
# to see if it is a function, we look right to see if the following sibling is apply-function
-
  name: function-inverse
  tag: msup
  match:
  - "*[2][self::m:mrow][count(*)=2] and"                        # exponent is an mrow with children...
  - "*[2]/*[1][self::m:mo][text()='-'] and"                     #   '-'
  - "*[2]/*[2][self::m:mn][text()=1] and"                       #  and '1'
  - "*[1][self::m:mi] and IsNode(*[1], 'trig_name') and"        # base is a trig function name (e.g, sin, sinh)
  - "following-sibling::*[1][self::m:mo][text()='\u2061']"      # and msup is followed by invisible function apply
  replace:
  - intent:
      name: "inverse-function"
      children:
      - x: "*[1]"


-
  name: bigop
  tag: [msubsup, munderover]
  match: "IsLargeOp(*[1])"
  replace: 
  - intent:
      name: "large-op"    # Fix: the name in the spreadsheet needs updating/fixing
      children:
      - x: "*[1]"
      - x: "*[2]"
      - x: "*[3]"

- 
  name: set
  tag: mrow
  match: "IsBracketed(., '{', '}')"
  replace: 
  - intent:
      name: "set"
      children:
      - test:
          if: count(*) = 2
          then: []
          else: [x: "*[2]"]

-
   # this captures the output for the mhchem's "<=>", "<<=>", and "<=>>" output (there are no Unicode arrows for them)
   # this isn't a perfect match, but should be good enough and allows merging all three (see github.com/NSoiffer/MathCAT/issues/60)
   name: chemistry-mhchem-equilibrium-arrow
   tag: mover
   match:
   -    "*[1][substring(., 1, 1)='↽'] and"
   -    "*[2][substring(., string-length(), 1)='⇀']"
   replace:
   - intent:
      name: "chemical-equation-operator"
      children:
      - test:
          if: "*[1][self::m:mrow]"
          then_test:
              if: "*[2][self::m:mrow]"
              then: [t: "\u2B96"]    # this is currently unassigned and may get used by UTC at some point (<=>)
              else: [t: "\u2B74"]    # this is currently unassigned and may get used by UTC at some point (<<=>)
          else: [t: "\u2B75"]        # this is currently unassigned and may get used by UTC at some point (<==>>)

-
  # need to include the name of the element so the rules know whether to say "sub" or "super"
  name: chemistry
  tag: [msub, msup]
  match: "@data-chem-formula"
  replace:
  - intent:
      name: "chemical-formula"
      children:       # have to list individual children because "*" results in an internal error (children aren't flat)
      - x: "name(.)"
      - x: "*[1]"
      - x: "*[2]"


-
  name: chemistry-prescripts
  tag: mmultiscripts
  match: "@data-chem-formula"
  replace:
  - test:
      - if: "count(*)=4 or count(*)=6"
        then:
        - intent:
            name: "chemical-nuclide"
            children:
            - x: "*"
        else:       # FIX: what other cases are there???
        - intent:
            name: "chemical-formula"
            children:       
            - x: "*"


-
  name: chemical-element
  tag: [mi, mtext]
  match: "@data-chem-element"
  replace:
  - intent:
      name: "chemical-element"
      children:
      - x: "text()"

-
  name: chemical-formula-op
  tag: [mo]
  match: "@data-chem-formula-op"
  replace:
  - intent:
      name: "chemical-formula-operator"
      children:
      - x: "text()"

-
  name: chemical-equation-op
  tag: [mo]
  match: "@data-chem-equation-op"
  replace:
  - intent:
      name: "chemical-equation-operator"
      children:
      - x: "text()"

-
  name: chemistry-state
  tag: mrow
  match:
    - "(@data-chem-formula or @data-chem-equation) and"
    - "IsBracketed(., '(', ')') and"
    - "*[2][text()='s' or text()='l' or text()='g' or text()='aq']"
  replace:
  - intent:
      name: "chemical-state"
      children:
      - x: "*[2]"

-
  name: default
  tag: msub
  match: "."
  replace:
  - intent:
      name: "particular-value-of"
      children:
      - x: "*[1]"
      - x: "*[2]"

-
  name: default
  tag: msup
  match: "."
  replace:
  - intent:
      name: "power"
      children:
      - x: "*[1]"
      - x: "*[2]"


-
  name: default
  tag: msubsup
  match: "."
  replace: 
  - intent:
      name: "power"
      children:
      - intent:
          name: "sub"
          children:
            - x: "*[1]"
            - x: "*[2]"
      - x: "*[3]"

-
  name: default
  tag: mfrac
  match: "."
  replace:
  - intent:
      name: "fraction"
      children:
      - x: "*[1]"
      - x: "*[2]"


# generic mtable: treat as multiline equations of some sort
-
  name: cases
  tag: mrow
  match: "count(*)=2 and *[1][text()='{'] and *[2][self::m:mtable]"
  replace:
  - intent:
      name: "piecewise"
      children:
      - x: "*[2]/*"


-
  # if there is a relational op in the first row, assume that's true of all rows and call them equations
  name: equations
  tag: mtable
      # xpath hack: transform the chars we care about to an unlikely char and then see if that char exists
  match: "count(*) > 0 and *[1][contains(translate(., '=≠<>≤≥≦≧', '='), '=')]"
  replace:
  - intent:
      name: "equations"
      children:
      - x: "*"


-
  # don't know anything about them -- think of them as "lines"
  name: lines
  tag: mtable
  match: "."
  replace:
  - intent:
      name: "lines"
      children:
      - x: "*"