#include <adv3.h>

#include <en_us.h>

ModuleID

{

    name = 'GiveTo->AskFor Library Extension'

    byline = 'by Eric Eve'

    htmlByline = 'by <a href="mailto:eric.eve@hmc.ox.ac.uk">Eric Eve</a>'

    version = '2.0'    

    listingOrder = 72

}

/* Converts X, GIVE ME Y into ASK X FOR Y */

StringPreParser

    runOrder = 90

    doParsing(str, which)

    {

        local workStr = str.toLower;

        local iGive = workStr.find('give');

        if(iGive == nil)

            return str;

        local iComma = workStr.find(',');

        local iGiveMe = workStr.find('give me');        

        local iToMe = workStr.find('to me');

        local objectName; 

        if(iComma == nil || (iGiveMe == nil && iToMe == nil))

            return str;

        local npcName = workStr.substr(1, iComma-1);        

        if(iGiveMe)    

            objectName = workStr.substr(iGiveMe + 8);

        else

        {

            if(iGive == nil || iGive > iToMe || iGive < iComma)

                return str;

            objectName = workStr.substr(iGive + 5, iToMe - iGive - 6);

        }

        str = 'ask ' + npcName + ' for ' + objectName;

        str = rexReplace(pat, str, npcName + '\'s', ReplaceAll); 

        return str;

    }

    pat = static new RexPattern('%<your%>')

;