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+IT Crowd
+SoftWriters
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diff --git a/src/Application.java b/src/Application.java
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+import parser.VoiceParser;
+
+import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
+import java.util.List;
+
+/**
+ * Shows how to combine input and parser module into one application.
+ * Easily replacable with other parts of system.
+ */
+public class Application {
+
+    /**
+     * Run example application for translation
+     * Supply one argument with the file name to translate
+     * @param args
+     */
+    public static void main(String[] args) {
+
+        // Get lines to translate
+        List<String> inputFileLines;
+        try {
+            inputFileLines = InputReader.getLinesFromFile(args[0]);
+        } catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
+            System.out.println("Could not find that file!");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        VoiceParser parser = new VoiceParser();
+
+        // Parse/Translate every line
+        for(String line : inputFileLines) {
+            String output = parser.parseDirectionsForPhrase(line);
+            System.out.println(line + ": " + output);
+        }
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/InputReader.java b/src/InputReader.java
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+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Scanner;
+
+/**
+ * General utility module that allows for reading input from a file
+ */
+public class InputReader {
+
+    /**
+     * Read in lines from a file name
+     * @param fileName
+     * @return
+     * @throws FileNotFoundException
+     */
+    public static List<String> getLinesFromFile(String fileName) throws FileNotFoundException {
+        File file = new File(fileName);
+        Scanner scanner = new Scanner(file);
+
+        List<String> fileLines = new ArrayList<>();
+
+        while(scanner.hasNext()) {
+            fileLines.add(scanner.nextLine());
+        }
+
+        scanner.close();
+        return fileLines;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/parser/VoiceParser.java b/src/parser/VoiceParser.java
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+package parser;
+
+import parser.components.Keyboard;
+
+/**
+ * A module that can be used to translate phrases into DVR commands
+ */
+public class VoiceParser {
+
+    /**
+     * Keyboard to allow for translating text
+     */
+    private Keyboard keyboard;
+
+    public VoiceParser() {
+        this.keyboard = new Keyboard();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Parse directions for a single character
+     * @param c
+     * @return
+     */
+    private String getDirectionsForCharacter(char c) {
+        return keyboard.processCharacter(c);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Parses directions for an entire line
+     * @param phrase
+     * @return
+     */
+    public String parseDirectionsForPhrase(String phrase) {
+        String outputCommand = "";
+
+        // Get directions for each character in the phrase
+        for(char c : phrase.toCharArray())
+            outputCommand += getDirectionsForCharacter(c) + ",";
+
+        outputCommand = outputCommand.substring(0, outputCommand.length() - 1);
+
+        // Reset cursor for future phrases
+        keyboard.resetCursor();
+        return outputCommand;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/parser/components/Keyboard.java b/src/parser/components/Keyboard.java
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+package parser.components;
+
+/**
+ * Manages keyboard related information. Gives directions on how to
+ * move between characters via DVR commands.
+ *
+ * The keyboard is a 2D Array of characters with a cursor pointed
+ * at the current character.
+ *
+ */
+public class Keyboard {
+
+    private int cursorRow, cursorCol;
+    private char[][] keyboard;
+
+    public Keyboard() {
+        initializeKeyboard();
+        resetCursor();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Initializes keyboard's values
+     *
+     */
+    private void initializeKeyboard() {
+        this.keyboard = new char[][] {
+                {'A', 'B', 'C', 'D', 'E', 'F'},
+                {'G', 'H', 'I', 'J', 'K', 'L'},
+                {'M', 'N', 'O', 'P', 'Q', 'R'},
+                {'S', 'T', 'U', 'V', 'W', 'X'},
+                {'Y', 'Z', '1', '2', '3', '4'},
+                {'5', '6', '7', '8', '9', '0'},
+        };
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Moves cursor for keyboard
+     * @param rowOffset
+     * @param colOffset
+     */
+    private void moveCursor(int rowOffset, int colOffset) {
+        this.cursorRow += rowOffset;
+        this.cursorCol += colOffset;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Used to place 0-9 into our keyboard after Z
+     *
+     * To search for a digit, we modify the digit's ASCII value to appear
+     * after the Z in our keyboard.
+     *
+     * @param c
+     * @return
+     */
+    private char mapDigitToKeyboard(char c) {
+        if (c == '0')
+            // '0' Needs to be placed after '9'
+            c += 10;
+
+        return (char) (c + 42);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Convert the character to an ASCII format searchable by our keyboard
+     * @param c
+     * @return
+     */
+    private char mapCommandToKeyboard(char c) {
+        return (Character.isDigit(c) ? mapDigitToKeyboard(c) : Character.toUpperCase(c));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets current character at the cursor.
+     *
+     * If it's a digit, map it to our ascii format above to allow
+     * for searching.
+     *
+     * @return
+     */
+    private char getCurrentCharacter() {
+        char c = this.keyboard[cursorRow][cursorCol];
+        if(Character.isDigit(c))
+            return mapDigitToKeyboard(c);
+        return c;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets cursor to row = 0 col = 0
+     */
+    public void resetCursor() {
+        this.cursorRow = 0;
+        this.cursorCol = 0;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Verify the command is A-Z or 0-9 and in our keyboard
+     * @param command
+     * @return
+     */
+    private boolean isValidCharacter(char command) {
+        return (65 <= command && command <= 101);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets directions for a single character
+     *
+     * To search for a letter, we compare the ASCII value of the letter
+     * with the ASCII values in our keyboard to mathematically determine
+     * the path.
+     *
+     * @param command
+     * @return
+     */
+    public String processCharacter(char command) {
+        if(command == ' ')
+            return "S";
+
+        command = mapCommandToKeyboard(command);
+        if(!isValidCharacter(command)) {
+            System.out.println("Invalid command received. Exiting...");
+            System.exit(0);
+        }
+
+        // Determine left/right
+        int cursorXPosition = (getCurrentCharacter() - 65) % 6;
+        int commandXPosition = (command - 65) % 6;
+        int colDistance = commandXPosition - cursorXPosition;
+
+        String colCharacter = (colDistance > 0) ? "R" : "L";
+        moveCursor(0, colDistance);
+
+        // Determine up/down
+        int rowDistance = (command - getCurrentCharacter()) / 6;
+        String rowCharacter = (rowDistance > 0) ? "D" : "U";
+        moveCursor(rowDistance, 0);
+
+        // Output directions string
+        String outputCommand = "";
+        for (int i = 0; i < Math.abs(rowDistance); i++)
+            outputCommand += rowCharacter + ",";
+        for (int i = 0; i < Math.abs(colDistance); i++)
+            outputCommand += colCharacter + ",";
+
+        outputCommand += "#";
+        return outputCommand;
+    }
+
+
+}