Specs

generate_text(%Markov{links: term()}, [any()]) :: String.t()

Generates a string of text using the chain

Optionally assumes the previous two states were [state1, state2]=state.

Returns the generated text.

Example

iex> %Markov{} |> Markov.train("hello, world!") |> Markov.generate_text()
"hello, world!"

iex> %Markov{} |> Markov.train("hello, world!") |>
...> Markov.generate_text([:start, "hello,"])
"world!"

Specs

generate_tokens(%Markov{links: term()}, acc :: [any()], [any()]) :: String.t()

Generates a list of tokens using the chain

Optionally prepends acc to it and assumes the previous two states were [state1, state2]=state.

Returns the generated list.

Example

iex> %Markov{} |> Markov.train([:a, :b, :c]) |> Markov.generate_tokens()
[:a, :b, :c]

iex> %Markov{} |> Markov.train([:a, :b, :c]) |>
...> Markov.generate_tokens([], [:a, :b])
[:c]

Specs

next_state(%Markov{links: term()}, any()) :: any()

Predicts the next state of a chain assuming current state.

Note: current state conists of two tokens.

Returns the next predicted state.

Example

iex> %Markov{} |> Markov.train("1 2 3 4 5") |> Markov.next_state(["2", "3"])
"4"

iex> %Markov{} |> Markov.train("1 2") |> Markov.next_state([:start, :start])
"1"

iex> %Markov{} |> Markov.train([:a, :b, :c]) |> Markov.next_state([:a, :b])
:c

Specs

train(%Markov{links: term()}, String.t() | [any()]) :: %Markov{links: term()}

Trains chain using text or a list of tokens.

Returns the modified chain.

Example

chain = %Markov{}
    |> Markov.train("hello, world!")
    |> Markov.train("example string number two")
    |> Markov.train("hello, Elixir!")
    |> Markov.train("fourth string")

chain = %Markov{}
    |> Markov.train(["individual tokens", :can_be, 'arbitrary terms'])