C++17: Initialization in Selection Statements
C++17 enhances if and switch statements with the ability to define variables whose life-time is limited to the corresponding scope. This is in keeping…
Using Function Calls in the Grammar
One of the advanced features of iLangGen is the ability to embed arbitrary function calls on the RHS of grammar rules. Such functions impart…
Composition of Grammars
In the last post, we saw how iLangGen text generation framework supports reuse of grammars through inheritance, akin to object-oriented languages. The good news…
Reuse of Grammars Through Inheritance
We are familiar with the advantages of class inheritance in object-oriented languages such as C++, C#, Java, and Python. The ability to reuse functionality…
KP Astrology REST API
In today’s post I want to share my experience in implementing a set of REST API calls for Astrology. The series on iLangGen will…
Repetition in Grammar Rules
Many times, we need to repeatedly generate an element, or in general, have a way to control the number times one or more elements…
Text Generation Using iLangGen Framework
The two primary areas in Natural Language processing are Natural Language Understanding and Natural Language Generation. The former is concerned with processing and making…
CLPython: Python in Common Lisp – Part 2
We looked at the basic features of CLPython in our last blog. In today’s post let us look at the support for Python classes. PYTEST…
CLPython – Python in Common Lisp
My work in the area of NLP requires me to work with several frameworks across multiple languages such as Java, Python and Lisp. Sometime ago…
Definite Clause Grammars in Lisp – Part 3
In today’s post, let us see how we can enhance the grammar representation discussed so far to include both Number constraint and Parse Tree.…