angelikatyborska's solution to Bob on the Haskell track

Instructions

Test suite

Solution

Note:

This solution was written on an old version of Exercism. The tests below might not correspond to the solution code, and the exercise may have changed since this code was written.

Bob is a lackadaisical teenager. In conversation, his responses are very limited.

Bob answers 'Sure.' if you ask him a question.

He answers 'Whoa, chill out!' if you yell at him.

He answers 'Calm down, I know what I'm doing!' if you yell a question at him.

He says 'Fine. Be that way!' if you address him without actually saying anything.

He answers 'Whatever.' to anything else.

Getting Started

For installation and learning resources, refer to the exercism help page.

Running the tests

To run the test suite, execute the following command:

stack test

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No .cabal file found in directory

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Otherwise, if you get an error message like this...

No compiler found, expected minor version match with...
Try running "stack setup" to install the correct GHC...

Just do as it says and it will download and install the correct compiler version:

stack setup

Running GHCi

If you want to play with your solution in GHCi, just run the command:

stack ghci

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Source

Inspired by the 'Deaf Grandma' exercise in Chris Pine's Learn to Program tutorial. http://pine.fm/LearnToProgram/?Chapter=06

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Tests.hs

{-# LANGUAGE RecordWildCards #-}

import Data.Foldable     (for_)
import Test.Hspec        (Spec, describe, it, shouldBe)
import Test.Hspec.Runner (configFastFail, defaultConfig, hspecWith)

import Bob (responseFor)

main :: IO ()
main = hspecWith defaultConfig {configFastFail = True} specs

specs :: Spec
specs = describe "responseFor" $ for_ cases test
  where
    test Case{..} = it description $ responseFor input `shouldBe` expected

data Case = Case { description :: String
                 , input       :: String
                 , expected    :: String
                 }

cases :: [Case]
cases = [ Case { description = "stating something"
               , input       = "Tom-ay-to, tom-aaaah-to."
               , expected    = "Whatever."
               }
        , Case { description = "shouting"
               , input       = "WATCH OUT!"
               , expected    = "Whoa, chill out!"
               }
        , Case { description = "shouting gibberish"
               , input       = "FCECDFCAAB"
               , expected    = "Whoa, chill out!"
               }
        , Case { description = "asking a question"
               , input       = "Does this cryogenic chamber make me look fat?"
               , expected    = "Sure."
               }
        , Case { description = "asking a numeric question"
               , input       = "You are, what, like 15?"
               , expected    = "Sure."
               }
        , Case { description = "asking gibberish"
               , input       = "fffbbcbeab?"
               , expected    = "Sure."
               }
        , Case { description = "talking forcefully"
               , input       = "Let's go make out behind the gym!"
               , expected    = "Whatever."
               }
        , Case { description = "using acronyms in regular speech"
               , input       = "It's OK if you don't want to go to the DMV."
               , expected    = "Whatever."
               }
        , Case { description = "forceful question"
               , input       = "WHAT THE HELL WERE YOU THINKING?"
               , expected    = "Calm down, I know what I'm doing!"
               }
        , Case { description = "shouting numbers"
               , input       = "1, 2, 3 GO!"
               , expected    = "Whoa, chill out!"
               }
        , Case { description = "only numbers"
               , input       = "1, 2, 3"
               , expected    = "Whatever."
               }
        , Case { description = "question with only numbers"
               , input       = "4?"
               , expected    = "Sure."
               }
        , Case { description = "shouting with special characters"
               , input       = "ZOMG THE %^*@#$(*^ ZOMBIES ARE COMING!!11!!1!"
               , expected    = "Whoa, chill out!"
               }
        , Case { description = "shouting with no exclamation mark"
               , input       = "I HATE YOU"
               , expected    = "Whoa, chill out!"
               }
        , Case { description = "statement containing question mark"
               , input       = "Ending with ? means a question."
               , expected    = "Whatever."
               }
        , Case { description = "non-letters with question"
               , input       = ":) ?"
               , expected    = "Sure."
               }
        , Case { description = "prattling on"
               , input       = "Wait! Hang on. Are you going to be OK?"
               , expected    = "Sure."
               }
        , Case { description = "silence"
               , input       = ""
               , expected    = "Fine. Be that way!"
               }
        , Case { description = "prolonged silence"
               , input       = "          "
               , expected    = "Fine. Be that way!"
               }
        , Case { description = "alternate silence"
               , input       = "\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t"
               , expected    = "Fine. Be that way!"
               }
        , Case { description = "multiple line question"
               , input       = "\nDoes this cryogenic chamber make me look fat?\nno"
               , expected    = "Whatever."
               }
        , Case { description = "starting with whitespace"
               , input       = "         hmmmmmmm..."
               , expected    = "Whatever."
               }
        , Case { description = "ending with whitespace"
               , input       = "Okay if like my  spacebar  quite a bit?   "
               , expected    = "Sure."
               }
        , Case { description = "other whitespace"
               , input       = "\n\r \t"
               , expected    = "Fine. Be that way!"
               }
        , Case { description = "non-question ending with whitespace"
               , input       = "This is a statement ending with whitespace      "
               , expected    = "Whatever."
               }
        ]

module Bob (responseFor) where
import Data.String.Utils
import Data.Char

responseFor :: String -> String
responseFor statement
  | isSilence statement = "Fine. Be that way!"
  | isShouting statement = "Whoa, chill out!"
  | isQuestion statement = "Sure."
  | otherwise = "Whatever."

isSilence :: String -> Bool
isSilence statement = strip statement == ""

isShouting :: String -> Bool
isShouting statement =
  map toUpper statement == statement &&
  map toLower statement /= statement

isQuestion :: String -> Bool
isQuestion statement = endswith "?" (strip statement)

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