CSCI 261 - Programming Concepts - Maynooth 2022

A4 - Ogham Transliteration

→This assignment is due by Friday, July 15, 2022, 11:59 PM.←
→ As with all assignments, this must be an individual effort and cannot be pair programmed. Any debugging assistance must follow the course collaboration policy and be cited in the comment header block for the assignment.←
→ Do not forget to complete the following labs with this set: L4A, L4B

· Instructions · Rubric ·Submission ·

Ogham is a written alphabet from the 4th - 6th century used to write the early Irish language. Transliteration is the process of mapping from one system of writing to another based on phonetic similarity. Some scholars believe the Latin alphabet, used in nearby Roman Britannia, was the inspiration for ogham. Our program will read in a file containing ogham text, perform transliteration into Latin, and then create an ogham search engine when given Latin text.

You are given some helper files for this task. Download the ogham_starter_pack.zip. These files contain:


Unicode Strings


A Unicode character is a "wide" character of variable length. The ogham characters are 24 bits. A standard character is 8 bits. Therefore, we will represent the ogham Unicode characters each as a string of three characters. When you read in the text file into a string, you will need to process the string as a sequence of substrings, each of length three. This substring corresponds to a single ogham character.


The OghamText class


Begin by creating a class to store a line of Ogham text. The class needs to contain the following data members and methods:

Be sure to use const as appropriate for both functions and parameters.


The Ogham Search Engine


As with our prior assignments, allow the user to provide a filename from the command line. If no file was provided, then prompt the user to enter a filename. Open the file and verify if it opened. If the file opened, then create a list of OghamText objects. Each line of the file corresponds to a different text of ogham. Once the file has been read, provide the user with a menu of six options:

Select an option:
    1: Print all Ogham strings
    2: Print all Latin strings
    3: Print all transliterations
    4: Search for Latin occurrences (any)
    5: Search for Latin occurrences (all)
    6: Quit

Each menu option is described below

1: Print all Ogham strings

Print each ogham text with its position in the file.

1: ᚛ᚃᚐᚔᚂᚈᚓ᚜
2: ᚛ᚈᚑ᚜
3: ᚛ᚔᚏᚓᚂᚐᚅᚇ᚜
4: ᚛ᚃᚐᚔᚂᚈᚓ ᚈᚑ ᚔᚏᚓᚂᚐᚅᚇ᚜
5: ᚛ᚉᚓᚐᚇ ᚋᚔᚂᚓ ᚃᚐᚔᚂᚈᚓ᚜
6: ᚛ᚄᚂᚐᚔᚅᚈᚓ᚜
7: ᚛ᚉᚏᚐᚔᚉ᚜
8: ᚛ᚌᚑ ᚅᚓᚔᚏᚔ ᚐᚅ ᚁᚑᚈᚆᚓᚏ ᚂᚓᚐᚈ᚜
9: ᚛ᚌᚑᚑᚇ ᚌᚑᚁ᚜

2: Print all Latin strings

Print each ogham transliteration with its position in the file.

1: VAILTE
2: TO
3: IRELAND
4: VAILTE TO IRELAND
5: CEAD MILE VAILTE
6: SLAINTE
7: CRAIC
8: GO NEIRI AN BOTHER LEAT
9: GOOD GOB

3: Print all transliterations

Print each ogham text and transliteration with its position in the file.

1: ᚛ᚃᚐᚔᚂᚈᚓ᚜ => VAILTE
2: ᚛ᚈᚑ᚜ => TO
3: ᚛ᚔᚏᚓᚂᚐᚅᚇ᚜ => IRELAND
4: ᚛ᚃᚐᚔᚂᚈᚓ ᚈᚑ ᚔᚏᚓᚂᚐᚅᚇ᚜ => VAILTE TO IRELAND
5: ᚛ᚉᚓᚐᚇ ᚋᚔᚂᚓ ᚃᚐᚔᚂᚈᚓ᚜ => CEAD MILE VAILTE
6: ᚛ᚄᚂᚐᚔᚅᚈᚓ᚜ => SLAINTE
7: ᚛ᚉᚏᚐᚔᚉ᚜ => CRAIC
8: ᚛ᚌᚑ ᚅᚓᚔᚏᚔ ᚐᚅ ᚁᚑᚈᚆᚓᚏ ᚂᚓᚐᚈ᚜ => GO NEIRI AN BOTHER LEAT
9: ᚛ᚌᚑᚑᚇ ᚌᚑᚁ᚜ => GOOD GOB

4: Search for Latin occurrences (any)

Allow the user to enter any set of search terms. The user will enter a space separated list of strings that will be used as the search criteria. If any of the search words are present in the Latin transliteration of the ogham text, then print the ogham and list position. If no ogham texts match, then print "No matches found."

> to an
2: ᚛ᚈᚑ᚜
3: ᚛ᚔᚏᚓᚂᚐᚅᚇ᚜
4: ᚛ᚃᚐᚔᚂᚈᚓ ᚈᚑ ᚔᚏᚓᚂᚐᚅᚇ᚜
8: ᚛ᚌᚑ ᚅᚓᚔᚏᚔ ᚐᚅ ᚁᚑᚈᚆᚓᚏ ᚂᚓᚐᚈ᚜
> nothing will match
No matches found

4: Search for Latin occurrences (all)

Allow the user to enter any set of search terms. The user will enter a space separated list of strings that will be used as the search criteria. If all of the search words are present in the Latin transliteration of the ogham text, then print the ogham and list position. If no ogham texts match, then print "No matches found."

> to an
4: ᚛ᚃᚐᚔᚂᚈᚓ ᚈᚑ ᚔᚏᚓᚂᚐᚅᚇ᚜
> nothing will match
No matches found

6: Quit

Quits the program.


Grading Rubric


Your submission will be graded according to the following rubric.

PointsRequirement Description
7 OghamText class created correctly.
2 Ogham strings stored in Linked List as appropriate.
2 File read correctly.
9 Menu items 1-3 function properly. (3 pts each)
10 Menu items 4-5 function properly. (5 pts each)
3 Private test file generates correct results.
5 The above items make up 33/38 points towards the assignment. The rest of the assignment grade is based on how well the best practices are followed:
  • +5 Code is easily readable, follows best practices, well structured
  • +4 Code is easy to follow, only a few small violations of best practices
  • +3 No egregiously bad practices
  • +2 Lots of violations of best practices
  • +1 Little effort to follow best practices
  • +0 No effort to follow best practices
10 All labs completed and submitted
L4A, L4B
48 Total Points

→This assignment is due by Friday, July 15, 2022, 11:59 PM.←
→ As with all assignments, this must be an individual effort and cannot be pair programmed. Any debugging assistance must follow the course collaboration policy and be cited in the comment header block for the assignment.←
→ Do not forget to complete the following labs with this set: L4A, L4B


Submission


Always, always, ALWAYS update the header comments at the top of your main.cpp file. And if you ever get stuck, remember that there is LOTS of help available.

It is critical that you follow these steps when submitting homework.

If you do not follow these instructions, your assignment will receive a major deduction. Why all the fuss? Because we have several hundred of these assignments to grade, and we use computer tools to automate as much of the process as possible. If you deviate from these instructions, our grading tools will not work.


Submission Instructions



Here are step-by-step instructions for submitting your homework properly:

  1. Make sure you have the appropriate comment header block at the top of every source code file for this set. The header block should include the following information at a minimum.
    /* CSCI 261: Assignment 4: A4 - Ogham Transliteration
     *  * Author: XXXX (INSERT_NAME) * Resources used (Office Hours, Tutoring, Other Students, etc & in what capacity):  * // list here any outside assistance you used/received while following the * // CS@Mines Collaboration Policy and the Mines Academic Code of Honor *  * XXXXXXXX (MORE_COMPLETE_DESCRIPTION_HERE)  */
    Be sure to fill in the appropriate information, including:
    • Assignment number
    • Assignment title
    • Your name
    • If you received any type of assistance (office hours - whose, tutoring - when), then list where/what/who gave you the assistance and describe the assistance received
    • A description of the assignment task and what the code in this file accomplishes.

    Additionally, update the Makefile for A4 to generate a target executable named A4.

  2. File and folder names are extremely important in this process. Please double-check carefully, to ensure things are named correctly.
    1. The top-level folder of your project must be named Set4
    2. Inside Set4, create 3 sub-folders that are required for this Set. The name of each sub-folder is defined in that Set (e.g. L4A, L4B, and A4).
    3. Copy your files into the subdirectories ofSet4 (steps 2-3), zip this Set4 folder (steps 4-5), and then submit the zipped file (steps 6-11) to Canvas.
    4. For example, when you zip/submit Set4, there will be 3 sub-folders called L4A, L4B, and A4 inside the Set4 folder, and each of these sub-folders will have the associated files.

  3. Using Windows Explorer (not to be confused with Internet Explorer), find the files named main.cpp, Makefile, *.h, *.cpp.

    STOP: Are you really sure you are viewing the correct assignment's folder?

  4. Now, for A4, right click on main.cpp, Makefile, *.h, *.cpp to copy the files. Then, return to the Set4/A4 folder and right click to paste the files. In other words, put a copy of your homework's main.cpp, Makefile, *.h, *.cpp source code into the Set4/A4 folder.

    Follow the same steps for each lab to put a copy of each lab's deliverable into the Set4/L4 folders. Do this process for Set4/L4A (Node.h, LinkedList.h, LinkedList.cpp), Set4/L4B (Node.hpp, LinkedList.hpp, main.cpp).

    STOP: Are you sure your Set4 folder now has all your code to submit?

  5. Now, right-click on the "Set4" folder.
    1. In the pop-up menu that opens, move the mouse "Send to..." and expand the sub-menu.
    2. In the sub-menu that opens, select "Compressed (zipped) folder".

    STOP: Are you really sure you are zipping a Set4 folder with sub-folders that each contain a main.cpp file in it?

  6. After the previous step, you should now see a "Set4.zip" file.

  7. Now visit the Canvas page for this course and click the "Assignments" button in the sidebar.

  8. Find Set4, click on it, find the "Submit Assignment" area, and then click the "Choose File" button.

  9. Find the "Set4.zip" file created earlier and click the "Open" button.

    STOP: Are you really sure you are selecting the right homework assignment? Are you double-sure?

  10. WAIT! There's one more super-important step. Click on the blue "Submit Assignment" button to submit your homework.

  11. No, really, make sure you click the "Submit Assignment" button to actually submit your homework. Clicking the "Choose File" button in the previous step kind of makes it feel like you're done, but you must click the Submit button as well! And you must allow the file time to upload before you turn off your computer!

  12. Canvas should say "Submitted!". Click "Submission Details" and you can download the zip file you just submitted. In other words, verify you submitted what you think you submitted!

In summary, you must zip the "Set4" folder and only the "Set4" folder, this zip folder must have several sub-folders, you must name all these folders correctly, you must submit the correct zip file for this homework, and you must click the "Submit Assignment" button. Not doing these steps is like bringing your homework to class but forgetting to hand it in. No concessions will be made for incorrectly submitted work. If you incorrectly submit your homework, we will not be able to give you full credit. And that makes us unhappy.


→This assignment is due by Friday, July 15, 2022, 11:59 PM.←
→ As with all assignments, this must be an individual effort and cannot be pair programmed. Any debugging assistance must follow the course collaboration policy and be cited in the comment header block for the assignment.←
→ Do not forget to complete the following labs with this set: L4A, L4B