Plugin rules

As A.V.A.T.A.R is a multi-language application, and in order to have a language-independent correspondence of rules, rules are obligatorily written in English. English is also the language of choice for Natural Language Processing.

A.V.A.T.A.R incorporates its own natural language processing, providing a convenient way to search for and match sentence parts with a dictated rule.

Matches

Below are matches that can be used to write a rule:

Correspondence	Description	Rule	Sentence
Basic matching	The rule must correspond exactly to a sequence in the sentence	`what time is it`	`what time is it`
			`what time is it in Paris`
			`please what time is it exactly`
			`what time`
Any one term	The `.` character means any one term	`turn on . light`	`turn on the light`
			`turn on the led light`
All terms until	The * means all terms until - it may be 0	`turn on * light`	`turn on the light`
			`turn on the led light`
Options-list - ()	`(word1\|word2)` parentheses allow listing possible matches for the word. - ( 'OR' logic )	`going to (bed\|sleep)`	`going to bed`
			`going to sleep`
First	The `^` character means something should be in the start of a match	`^John eats glue`	`John eats glue`
			`Mister John eats glue`
Last	The `$` character means something should be in the end of a match	`am going$`	`i am going`
			`i am going to the bed`
Root matches	`{}` characters mean the 'root' 'stemmed' version of the word The root form of a #Verb is an #Infinitive form.	`{go} to bed`	`i am going to bed`
			`i went to bed`
			`i will go to bed`
Regex suffix lookup	Looks for sub-word matches with the regex `/ /` characters	`/nny$/`	`tell me a funny story`
			`tell me a story`
Regex infix lookup	Looks for sub-word matches with the regex `/ /` characters	`/stor/`	`tell me a story`
			`tell me a joke`

matches can be associated, for example:

{go} * bed              ==> the 'root' version of "go" and all terms until bed
{go} * bed$             ==> the 'root' version of "go" and all terms until bed and bed is the last term
{go} * (bed|sleep)      ==> the 'root' version of "go" and all terms until bed OR sleep
^{go} . (bed|sleep)     ==> the 'root' version of "go" must be in the start and only one term until bed OR sleep

Manage rules

Each plugin has a properties file in .json format where rules are defined:

app/
    core/
        plugins/
            <plugin>/
                <plugin>.prop

Tip

Manage plugin rules and properties via the Plugin Studio interface !

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