VerbPlusPreps.java

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package org.cogroo.tools.checker.rules.verbs;

import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;

public class VerbPlusPreps {

  private final Map<String, Prep> prepsMap;

  public VerbPlusPreps(List<Prep> preps) {
    Map<String, Prep> map = new HashMap<String, Prep>();

    for (Prep prep : preps) {
      for (String word : prep.getObjects()) {
        map.put(word, prep);
      }
    }

    prepsMap = Collections.unmodifiableMap(map);

  }

  // Looks for a noun that matches the current verb and returns the preposition
  // that should be linking them, otherwise returns null
  public Prep findWord(String word) {
    
    if (prepsMap.containsKey("*")) {
      word = "*";
    }
    
    return prepsMap.get(word);
  }

}