AutoComplete.hs

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{- |
 [@AUTHOR@]	Dr. Alistair Ward

 [@DESCRIPTION@]	Autocomplete a truncated word.
-}

module BishBosh.Text.AutoComplete (
-- * Functions
	autoComplete
 ) where

import qualified	BishBosh.Data.List	as Data.List
import qualified	Control.Arrow
import qualified	Data.Char
import qualified	Data.List.Extra

{- |
	* Replace the first word from the specified string, with any item from the specified list, of which it's an unambiguously prefix.

	* N.B.: the comparison is case-insensitive, but the replacement preserves the case supplied in the choices.
-}
autoComplete
	:: [String]	-- ^ Choices
	-> String	-- ^ Words, the first of which may be replaced if an unambiguous completion can be found.
	-> String
autoComplete choices	= uncurry (++) . Control.Arrow.first (
	Data.List.unabbreviate Data.List.Extra.lower choices
 ) . break Data.Char.isSpace . Data.List.Extra.trimStart