string-phonetize.js

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var phnrgx = require( './phonetize_regexes.js' );
/* eslint no-underscore-dangle: "off" */

// ## string

// ### phonetize
/**
 *
 * Phonetizes the input string using an algorithmic adaptation of Metaphone; It
 * is not an exact implementation of Metaphone.
 *
 * @alias string#phonetize
 * @param {string} word the input word.
 * @return {string} phonetic code of `word`.
 * @example
 * phonetize( 'perspective' );
 * // -> 'prspktv'
 * phonetize( 'phenomenon' );
 * // -> 'fnmnn'
 */
var phonetize = function ( word ) {
  var p = word.toLowerCase();
  // Remove repeating letters.
  p = p.replace( phnrgx.repeatingChars, '$1');
  // Drop first character of `kgknPairs`.
  if ( phnrgx.kngnPairs.test( p ) ) {
    p = p.substr( 1, p.length - 1 );
  }
  // Run Regex Express now!
  p = p
      // Change `ough` in the end as `f`,
      .replace( phnrgx.ough, 'f' )
      // Change `dg` to `j`, in `dge, dgi, dgy`.
      .replace( phnrgx.dge, 'je' )
      .replace( phnrgx.dgi, 'ji' )
      .replace( phnrgx.dgy, 'jy' )
      // Change `c` to `k` in `sch`
      .replace( phnrgx.sch, 'sk' )
      // Drop `c` in `sci, sce, scy`.
      .replace( phnrgx.sci, 'si' )
      .replace( phnrgx.sce, 'se' )
      .replace( phnrgx.scy, 'sy' )
      // Drop `t` if it appears as `tch`.
      .replace( phnrgx.tch, 'ch' )
      // Replace `tio & tia` by `sh`.
      .replace( phnrgx.tio, 'sh' )
      .replace( phnrgx.tia, 'sh' )
      // Drop `b` if it appears as `mb` in the end.
      .replace( phnrgx.mb_, 'm' )
      // Drop `r` if it preceeds a vowel and not followed by a vowel or `y`
      // .replace( rgx.vrnotvy, '$1$3' )
      // Replace `c` by `s` in `ce, ci, cy`.
      .replace( phnrgx.ce, 'se' )
      .replace( phnrgx.ci, 'si' )
      .replace( phnrgx.cy, 'sy' )
      // Replace `cq` by `q`.
      .replace( phnrgx.cq, 'q' )
      // Replace `ck` by `k`.
      .replace( phnrgx.ck, 'k' )
      // Replace `ph` by `f`.
      .replace( phnrgx.ph, 'f' )
      // Replace `th` by `0` (theta look alike!).
      .replace( phnrgx.th, '0' )
      // Replace `c` by `k` if it is not followed by `h`.
      .replace( phnrgx.cnoth, 'k$2' )
      // Replace `q` by `k`.
      .replace( phnrgx.q, 'k' )
      // Replace `x` by `s` if it appears in the beginning.
      .replace( phnrgx._x, 's' )
      // Other wise replace `x` by `ks`.
      .replace( phnrgx.x, 'ks' )
      // Replace `sh, sia, sio` by `x`. Needs to be done post `x` processing!
      .replace( phnrgx.sh, 'x' )
      // Drop `y` if it is now followed by a **vowel**.
      .replace( phnrgx.ynotv, '$2' )
      .replace( phnrgx.y_, '' )
      // Replace `z` by `s`.
      .replace( phnrgx.z, 's' )
      // Drop all **vowels** excluding the first one.
      .replace( phnrgx.__vowels, '' );

      return ( p );
}; // phonetize()

module.exports = phonetize;