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#include <cstdlib>
#include <cstdio>
#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
#include "EST_math.h"
#include "ling_class/EST_Utterance.h"

using namespace std;

typedef EST_TVector<EST_Item*> EST_Item_ptr_Vector;
static EST_Item *const def_val_item_ptr = NULL;
template <> EST_Item* const *EST_Item_ptr_Vector::def_val = &def_val_item_ptr;

static EST_Item* error_return_item_ptr = NULL;
template <> EST_Item* *EST_Item_ptr_Vector::error_return = &error_return_item_ptr;

#if defined(INSTANTIATE_TEMPLATES)

#include "../base_class/EST_TVector.cc"

template class EST_TVector<EST_Item*>;

#endif

typedef
float (*local_cost_function)(const EST_Item *item1,
                 const EST_Item *item2);

typedef
bool (*local_pruning_function)(const int i,
                   const int j,
                   const int max_i, 
                   const int max_j);

bool dp_sub(int i, int j,
        const EST_Item_ptr_Vector &vr1,
        const EST_Item_ptr_Vector &vr2,
        EST_IMatrix &DP_path_i, EST_IMatrix &DP_path_j, 
        local_cost_function lcf,
        local_pruning_function lpf,
        EST_Item *null_sym,
        EST_FMatrix &cost);

int trace_back_and_link(int i, int j,
             EST_Item *p1, EST_Item *p2,
             const EST_IMatrix &DP_path_i, 
             const EST_IMatrix &DP_path_j,
             EST_Item *null_sym);

inline bool null_lpf(const int,const int,const int,const int)
{
    return FALSE;
}

bool dp_match(const EST_Relation &lexical,
          const EST_Relation &surface,
          EST_Relation &match,
          local_cost_function lcf,
          local_pruning_function lpf,
          EST_Item *null_sym);


bool dp_match(const EST_Relation &lexical,
          const EST_Relation &surface,
          EST_Relation &match,
          local_cost_function lcf,
          EST_Item *null_sym)
{
    // dp without pruning

    return dp_match(lexical,surface,match,lcf,null_lpf,null_sym);

}

static float fixed_ins;
static float fixed_del;
static float fixed_sub;

float fixed_local_cost(const EST_Item *s1, const EST_Item *s2)
{
    EST_String null_sym = "nil";

    // otherwise cost is either insertion cost, or cost_matrix value
    if (s1->name() == s2->name())
    return 0;
    else
    {
    if (s1->name() == null_sym)
        return fixed_ins;
    else if (s2->name() == null_sym)
        return fixed_del;
    else 
        return fixed_sub;
    }
}


bool dp_match(const EST_Relation &lexical,
          const EST_Relation &surface,
          EST_Relation &match,
          float ins, float del, float sub)
{
    fixed_ins = ins;
    fixed_del = del;
    fixed_sub = sub;
    EST_Item null_sym;

    return dp_match(lexical, surface, match, fixed_local_cost, 
            null_lpf, &null_sym);
}


bool dp_match(const EST_Relation &lexical,
          const EST_Relation &surface,
          EST_Relation &match,
          local_cost_function lcf,
          local_pruning_function lpf,
          EST_Item *null_sym)
{
    

    // aligns lexical and surface forms using dynamic programming
    // i.e. the lexical form is transformed into the surface form
    //      by substitutions, insertions and deletions

    // makes links between associated (matching or substituted) items
    // insertions and deletions are 'left dangling'
    // links are stored in a new relation called "Match"

    // assumes that local cost computation is cheap (no caching)

    EST_IMatrix DP_path_i,DP_path_j;
    EST_Item_ptr_Vector vr1,vr2;
    EST_Item *p;
    int l1,l2,i,j;
    
    l1 = lexical.length() + 1;
    l2 = surface.length() + 1;

    vr1.resize(l1);
    vr2.resize(l2);

    // prepend null_syms
    vr1[0] = null_sym;
    vr2[0] = null_sym;

    for (p=lexical.head(),i=1; p != 0; p = p->next(),i++)
    vr1[i] = p;
    for (p=surface.head(),i=1; p != 0; p = p->next(),i++)
    vr2[i] = p;
    
    DP_path_i.resize(l1,l2);
    DP_path_j.resize(l1,l2);

/*
    cerr << "Pruning" << endl;
    for(i=0;i<l1;i++)
    {
    for(j=0;j<l2;j++)
        if(lpf(i,j,l1,l2))
        cerr << "- ";
        else
        cerr << "+ ";
    cerr << endl;
    }
    cerr << endl;
*/

    // end conditions : must start at (0,0) and finish at (l1-1,l2-1)
    // i.e. extreme corners of grid
    EST_FMatrix cost;
    cost.resize(vr1.length(),vr2.length());
    for(i=0;i<l1;i++)
    for(j=0;j<l2;j++)
        cost.a_no_check(i,j) = -1; // means not computed yet

    if(!dp_sub(l1-1,l2-1,
           vr1,vr2,
           DP_path_i,DP_path_j,
           lcf,lpf,null_sym,cost))
    {
    cerr << "No path found (over pruning ?)" << endl;
    return FALSE;
    }
    // make somewhere to record the relations
    //utt.create_relation("Match");
    for (p = lexical.head(); p; p = p->next())
    match.append(p);

    /*
    for(i=0;i<l1;i++)
    {
    for(j=0;j<l2;j++)
        cerr << i << "," << j << "=[" << DP_path_i(i,j) << "," << DP_path_j(i,j) << "] ";
    cerr << endl;
    }
    cerr << endl;
*/

    trace_back_and_link(l1-1,l2-1,
            match.last(),
            surface.last(),
            DP_path_i,DP_path_j,null_sym);

    return TRUE;
}


bool dp_sub(int i, int j,
        const EST_Item_ptr_Vector &vr1, 
        const EST_Item_ptr_Vector &vr2,
        EST_IMatrix &DP_path_i, EST_IMatrix &DP_path_j, 
        local_cost_function lcf, 
        local_pruning_function lpf, 
        EST_Item *null_sym,
        EST_FMatrix &cost)
{

    // the goal is to compute cost(i,j)
    
    // already done ?
    if(cost(i,j) >= 0)
    return TRUE;

    //cerr << "sub " << i << " " << j << endl;

    int best_i=-1,best_j=-1;
    float sub,ins,del;
    float best_c=MAXFLOAT;

    // prune ?
    if(lpf(i,j,vr1.length()-1,vr2.length()-1))
    return FALSE;


    // consider all paths into this point 
    // and select the best one (lowest cost)

    if(i==0)
    {
    if(j==0)
    {

        best_i = i;
        best_j = j;
        best_c = lcf(null_sym,null_sym);
    }
    else
    {

        // insert j'th item from vr2
        if(dp_sub(i,j-1,vr1,vr2,
              DP_path_i,DP_path_j,
              lcf,lpf, null_sym,cost))
        {
        best_i = i;
        best_j = j-1;
        best_c = lcf(null_sym,vr2(j)) + cost.a(i,j-1);
        }
        else
        return FALSE;
    }
    }

    else if(j==0)
    {
    
    // delete i'th item from vr1
    if(dp_sub(i-1,j,vr1,vr2,
          DP_path_i,DP_path_j,
          lcf,lpf, null_sym,cost))
    {
        best_i = i-1;
        best_j = j;
        best_c = lcf(vr1(i),null_sym) + cost.a(i-1,j);
    }

    }

    // this is the simplest local constraint (i.e. no constraints !)
    // which allows unlimited consecutive insertions or deletions

    else
    {

    if(dp_sub(i-1,j-1,vr1,vr2,
          DP_path_i,DP_path_j,
          lcf,lpf, null_sym,cost))
    {
        sub = 2 * lcf(vr1(i),vr2(j)) + cost(i-1,j-1);
        if(sub < best_c)
        {
        best_i=i-1;
        best_j=j-1;
        best_c = sub;
        }
    }
    
    if(dp_sub(i,j-1,vr1,vr2,
          DP_path_i,DP_path_j,
          lcf,lpf, null_sym,cost))
    {
        ins=lcf(null_sym,vr2(j)) + cost(i,j-1);
        if(ins < best_c)
        {
        best_i=i;
        best_j=j-1;
        best_c = ins;
        }
    }
    
    if(dp_sub(i-1,j,vr1,vr2,
          DP_path_i,DP_path_j,
          lcf,lpf, null_sym,cost))
    {
        del=lcf(vr1(i),null_sym) + cost(i-1,j);
        if(del < best_c)
        {
        best_i=i-1;
        best_j=j;
        best_c = del;
        }
    }
    }

    cost.a(i,j) = best_c;
    DP_path_i.a_no_check(i,j) = best_i;
    DP_path_j.a_no_check(i,j) = best_j;


    //cerr << "best " << i << "," << j << " = " << best_c << endl;

    if(best_c == MAXFLOAT)
    // didn't find a better path
    return FALSE;
    else
    return TRUE;

}


int trace_back_and_link(int i, int j,
             EST_Item *p1, EST_Item *p2,
             const EST_IMatrix &DP_path_i, 
             const EST_IMatrix &DP_path_j,
             EST_Item *null_sym)
{

    //cerr << "trace " << i << " " << j << endl;


    //int i,j;
    //i=utt.relation("Lexical")->index(p1);
    //j=utt.relation("Surface")->index(p2);

    if((p1==0)&&(p2==0)) // reached start
       return TRUE;

    if(DP_path_i(i,j) == i-1)
    {
      if(DP_path_j(i,j) == j-1)
      {
        // match, or substitution
        //cerr << "sub " << p1->name() << " with " << p2->name() << endl;
        if ((p1 == 0) || (p2 == 0)) {
            cerr << "trace back and link: Wrong dynamic programming " <<
            "path or wrong  items at (i=" << i <<", j=" << j <<")" << 
            endl;
            return FALSE;
        }
        p1->append_daughter(p2);
        p1=p1->prev();
        p2=p2->prev();
      }
      else
      {
        // deletion
        if (p1 == 0) {
            cerr << "trace back and link: Wrong dynamic programming " <<
            "path or wrong  item p1 at (i=" << i <<", j=" << j <<")" << 
            endl;
            return FALSE;
        }
        p1=p1->prev();
      }
    }
    else
    {
    // insertion
    // p1->append_daughter(p2); // decorative
    if (p2 == 0) {
        cerr << "trace back and link: Wrong dynamic programming " <<
        "path or wrong  item p2 at (i=" << i <<", j=" << j <<")" << 
        endl;
        return FALSE;
    }
    p2=p2->prev();
    }

    return trace_back_and_link(DP_path_i(i,j), DP_path_j(i,j),
            p1,p2,
            DP_path_i,DP_path_j,
            null_sym);
}