pseudocode.txt

TODO:
-[ ] mainMenu:
	-[ ] updateTextFn
	-[ ] askQuestionFn
	-[ ] explinationFn
-[x] determineFactoidType
-[ ] removeStopWords
-[ ] Split
-[ ] CalculateSimularity
-[ ] GetPerson
-[ ] GetLocation
-[ ] GetDateTime
-[ ] GetAmount
-[ ] printAnswerFn



Function determineFactoidType;
Var string firstWord, question, answerType;
Var boolean done;
//TODO add comments inline
BEGIN
// assuming that question is already input
i = 0;
done = false;

WHILE done == false DO
    firstWord[i] = firstWord + question[i];
    IF firstWord[i] != ' ' AND firstWord != "How" THEN
  	    firstWord = firstWord + question[i];
    ELSE
  	    IF question[i] == ' ' AND firstWorld == "How" THEN
            firstWord = firstWord + question[i];
            i = i + 1;
            firstWord = firstWord + question[i];
	    END IF;
    END IF;
    IF question[i] == ' ' THEN
	    done = true;
    END IF;
    i = i + 1;
END WHILE;
SWITCH (firstWord) DO
	case "Who":
		answerType = "getPerson";		
		Break;
	case "When":
		answerType = "getDateTime";
		Break;
	case "Where":
		answerType = "getPlace";
		Break;	
	case "How many":
		answerType = "getAmount";
		Break;
	case "How much":
		answerType = "getAmount";
		Break;
	default:
        Write ("The question you have asked is invalid, please rephrase your question and ask again.");
	badQuestion = badQuestion +1;
	IF (badQuestion >= 3) THEN
		explinationFn;
	END IF;
	Break;
END SWITCH;
return answerType;
END