markov-reloaded 0.1.0 → 0.2.0

data/lib/markov-reloaded.rb

@@ -89,15 +89,26 @@ class Markov
 	#Given a list of elements with length order(a key for the hash), pick the next element based on the random number generator
 	def pickElement(element, random=(Random.new(Time.now.nsec)))
 		arr = @data[element]
-		i = random.rand(arr.length)
-		arr[i]
+		if arr == nil
+			print element
+			return nil
+		else
+			i = random.rand(arr.length)
+			arr[i]
+		end
 	end
 	attr_accessor :data
-	#Given a maximum length, a list of elements with length order at which to begin the generation(nil wil be output at every point if the list of elements does not exist in the analyzed array)
-	#a seed for the random number generator and an element at which to terminate(defaults to "."). Generates and outputs an array corresponding to a markov chain.
+	#Given a maximum length, and a point at which to begin the generation(this can be either the empty list, in which case the generation begins at a random point,
+	# a list of elements with lengt=order, in which case it begins with them or a Method object accepting two arguments, which will be passed the Hash of data that makes up this Markov object
+	# and a random seed, which must then return a usable list of elements at which the generation will then start) and a seed for the random number generator and an element at which to 
+	#terminate(defaults to "."). Generates and outputs an array corresponding to a markov chain.
 	def generate(maxlength, first= [], seed=(Time.now.nsec), terminator = ".")
 		r = Random.new seed
-		first = @data.keys.pickRand(r) if first == []
+		if first.class == Method
+			first = first.call(@data, r.rand(10000))
+		else
+			first = @data.keys.pickRand(r) if first == [] || first == ""
+		end
 		out = first.dup
 		pick = out.dup
 		for i in 0..(maxlength-@order)
@@ -122,5 +133,3 @@ class Markov
 		return out
 	end
 end
-mark = Markov.analyze("James.Smith.John.Carl.Joseph.Robert.Matthew.Magnus.Eric.Gregory.", 1)
-print mark.generate(50, [], Time.now.nsec, ".")

metadata

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 --- !ruby/object:Gem::Specification
 name: markov-reloaded
 version: !ruby/object:Gem::Version
-  version: 0.1.0
+  version: 0.2.0
   prerelease: 
 platform: ruby
 authors:
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@ description: ! "markov-reloaded provides a simple interface to create markov cha
   system is based on hashes, but provides flexible methods to generate the chains
   based on any array, and to generate suitable arrays from strings.\n\tIn addition,
   version 0.1.0 extends functionality, letting one input strings instead of arrays
-  directly into the analyze method(treating each character\n\t\tas an element"
+  directly into the analyze method(treating each character\n\tas an element)\n\tAs
+  of version 0.2.0, the generate method gives the user the ability to supply a custom
+  Method object to decide the starting point"
 email: ayegill@gmail.com
 executables: []
 extensions: []