Script for fixing irregular lujvo place labels in definitions

fix_defs.js

var definitions = require('./definitions.js');

function fixDefinition(def) {
  if (/;/.test(def)) {
    // split at ; and recombine
    return def.split(';').map(fixDefinition).join(';');
  }

  // remove all $ signs
  def = def.replace(/\$/g, '');

  // magic regexes
  var termMatch = /[A-Za-z]+_?{?(\d+)}?(\s*[=~]\s*[A-Za-z]+_?{?\d+}?)*/g;
  var xTermMatch = /[Xx]_?{?(\d+)}?(\s*[=~]\s*[A-Za-z]+_?{?\d+}?)*/g;

  if (xTermMatch.test(def)) {
    // get the list of matches and see if they're out of order
    var match;
    var n = 1;
    xTermMatch.lastIndex = 0;
    while ((match = xTermMatch.exec(def)) !== null) {
      if (match[1] !== '' + n) {
        // places are out of order
        // hope that all terms have [a-z]_n in them as first thing with correct n
        return def.replace(termMatch, 'x$1');
      }
      n += 1;
    }
    // places are in order; rely on fixer below to fix stuff
  }

  if (!termMatch.test(def)) {
    return def; // it's probably fine! non-selbri definition
  }

  // replace all instances of termMatch with placeholder
  def = def.replace(termMatch, '~!~');
  var x_index = 1;
  while (/~!~/.test(def)) {
    def = def.replace(/~!~/, 'x' + x_index);
    x_index += 1;
  }
  return def;
}

var scaryWords = ['selbengo', 'krefu', 'plikai', 'selbeika\'e', 'xelfanvyxelfanva'];

for (var i = 0; i < definitions.length; i++) {
  var w = definitions[i].w;
  var oldDef = definitions[i].d;
  if (/\$/.test(oldDef) && Math.random() < 0.01 || scaryWords.indexOf(w) !== -1) {
    var newDef = fixDefinition(oldDef);
    console.log(w);
    console.log(oldDef);
    console.log(newDef);
    console.log();
  }
}