Re: [O] fuzzy matching of parameters
THanks, John, I'm sure you're right actually. So I've just written my
matching function like this:
(lambda (f) (string-match (concat "\\\(" fname "\\\)\\\([^[:alnum:]]\\\)*"
lname) f))
and if that has a nil result:
(lambda (f) (string-match (concat "\\\(" nname "\\\)\\\([^[:alnum:]]\\\)*"
lname) f))
That seems to work pretty well so far. And as you suggest, I've written a
simple function that calls read-file-name for org-attach-attach in the
appropriate directory -- though it' s extremely simple, it makes manual
attachment much quicker when my brain starts to get foggy from grading
papers.
On Fri, Dec 2, 2016 at 8:55 AM, John Kitchin
wrote:
> I would not do that if I were you. The fuzzy match might inadvertently
> send feed back to the wrong student. I would fall back to some manual
> attachment if you do not find an exact match, e.g. using helm or ivy to
> select the files for attachment, perhaps sorted and matched using their
> fuzzy algorithms.
>
>
>
> Matt Price writes:
>
> > I have just done something I'm very excited about. Given a directory
> name
> > (the variable ~assignment~ in this case) and a list of student info,
> search
> > through the directory for files whose names contain the student names,
> and
> > attach those to newly created subtrees.
> >
> > Before now, manually attaching those files has been a real pain, so it's
> > great to have this automated! However, sometimes the name I have on file
> > doesn't quite match the submitted name. In particular, my Chinese
> students
> > usually have an English first name that we use in class, and a
> > transliterated Chinese personal name that is used in official documents
> > (like my class list). I would like to first try to match the whole name,
> > and if that fails, attempt some kind of "fuzzy" match of the name. I'm
> not
> > sure the best way to go about it.
> >
> > Any suggestions? Here is, I think, the relevant section of code (I can
> post
> > the wider context if that would be helpful). Thanks!
> >
> > Matt
> >
> > (mapcar (lambda (stu)
> > (let ((name (car stu))
> > (email (cdr stu))
> > )
> > (insert (format "\n** %s" name))
> > (org-todo 'todo)
> > (org-set-property "MAIL_TO" email)
> > (org-set-property "MAIL_SUBJECT"
> > (format "Comments on %s
> > Assignment (%s)"
> >
> > (mwp-org-get-parent-headline) name ))
> > ;; try to attach files, if possible
> > (condition-case nil
> > (let* (( afiles (directory-files
> > assignment nil name)))
> > (if afiles
> > (dolist (f afiles)
> > (org-attach-attach (concat
> > (file-name-directory (buffer-file-name)) assignment "/" f) ))
> > (message "No files match name of %s"
> > name)))
> > (error (message "Unable to attach file
> > belonging to student")))
> > (save-excursion
> > (org-mark-subtree)
> > (org-cycle nil))
> > )) students)
>
>
> --
> Professor John Kitchin
> Doherty Hall A207F
> Department of Chemical Engineering
> Carnegie Mellon University
> Pittsburgh, PA 15213
> 412-268-7803
> @johnkitchin
> http://kitchingroup.cheme.cmu.edu
>
Re: [O] fuzzy matching of parameters
I would not do that if I were you. The fuzzy match might inadvertently send feed back to the wrong student. I would fall back to some manual attachment if you do not find an exact match, e.g. using helm or ivy to select the files for attachment, perhaps sorted and matched using their fuzzy algorithms. Matt Price writes: > I have just done something I'm very excited about. Given a directory name > (the variable ~assignment~ in this case) and a list of student info, search > through the directory for files whose names contain the student names, and > attach those to newly created subtrees. > > Before now, manually attaching those files has been a real pain, so it's > great to have this automated! However, sometimes the name I have on file > doesn't quite match the submitted name. In particular, my Chinese students > usually have an English first name that we use in class, and a > transliterated Chinese personal name that is used in official documents > (like my class list). I would like to first try to match the whole name, > and if that fails, attempt some kind of "fuzzy" match of the name. I'm not > sure the best way to go about it. > > Any suggestions? Here is, I think, the relevant section of code (I can post > the wider context if that would be helpful). Thanks! > > Matt > > (mapcar (lambda (stu) > (let ((name (car stu)) > (email (cdr stu)) > ) > (insert (format "\n** %s" name)) > (org-todo 'todo) > (org-set-property "MAIL_TO" email) > (org-set-property "MAIL_SUBJECT" > (format "Comments on %s > Assignment (%s)" > > (mwp-org-get-parent-headline) name )) > ;; try to attach files, if possible > (condition-case nil > (let* (( afiles (directory-files > assignment nil name))) > (if afiles > (dolist (f afiles) > (org-attach-attach (concat > (file-name-directory (buffer-file-name)) assignment "/" f) )) > (message "No files match name of %s" > name))) > (error (message "Unable to attach file > belonging to student"))) > (save-excursion > (org-mark-subtree) > (org-cycle nil)) > )) students) -- Professor John Kitchin Doherty Hall A207F Department of Chemical Engineering Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA 15213 412-268-7803 @johnkitchin http://kitchingroup.cheme.cmu.edu
Re: [O] fuzzy matching of parameters
On Thu, 1 Dec 2016, Matt Price wrote: I have just done something I'm very excited about. Given a directory name (the variable ~assignment~ in this case) and a list of student info, search through the directory for files whose names contain the student names, and attach those to newly created subtrees. Before now, manually attaching those files has been a real pain, so it's great to have this automated! However, sometimes the name I have on file doesn't quite match the submitted name. A Google Scholar search on 'personal name matching' will point you to the literature on this subject. You might get lucky and find something in a scripting language that Babel supports that you can piggyback onto. HTH, Chuck
[O] fuzzy matching of parameters
I have just done something I'm very excited about. Given a directory name (the variable ~assignment~ in this case) and a list of student info, search through the directory for files whose names contain the student names, and attach those to newly created subtrees. Before now, manually attaching those files has been a real pain, so it's great to have this automated! However, sometimes the name I have on file doesn't quite match the submitted name. In particular, my Chinese students usually have an English first name that we use in class, and a transliterated Chinese personal name that is used in official documents (like my class list). I would like to first try to match the whole name, and if that fails, attempt some kind of "fuzzy" match of the name. I'm not sure the best way to go about it. Any suggestions? Here is, I think, the relevant section of code (I can post the wider context if that would be helpful). Thanks! Matt (mapcar (lambda (stu) (let ((name (car stu)) (email (cdr stu)) ) (insert (format "\n** %s" name)) (org-todo 'todo) (org-set-property "MAIL_TO" email) (org-set-property "MAIL_SUBJECT" (format "Comments on %s Assignment (%s)" (mwp-org-get-parent-headline) name )) ;; try to attach files, if possible (condition-case nil (let* (( afiles (directory-files assignment nil name))) (if afiles (dolist (f afiles) (org-attach-attach (concat (file-name-directory (buffer-file-name)) assignment "/" f) )) (message "No files match name of %s" name))) (error (message "Unable to attach file belonging to student"))) (save-excursion (org-mark-subtree) (org-cycle nil)) )) students)
