class

LUCKILY, we work in JAVASCRIPT, the best PROGRAMMING language in the world. that means we can use classes to make our terms.

this language translates "pasta" (yet again), using a class.

TRANSLATED:

first make a base term class.

class Term {
  check(text) {
    // return true or false
  }

  bite(text) {
    // return a string or null
  }

  tail(text) {
    // return a string or null
  }

  travel(text) {
    // return a string
  }

  error(text) {
    // return a string or null
  }
}

then extend the class to make pasta!

class PastaTerm extends Term {
  check(text) {
	//...
  }

  bite(text) {
    //...
  }

  tail(text) {
    //...
  }

  travel(text) {
    //...
  }

  error(text) {
	//...
  }
} 

construct the term.

const pastaTerm = new PastaTerm()

then use it.

function translate(text) {
  return {
	check: pastaTerm.check(text),
	travel: pastaTerm.travel(text),
	bite: pastaTerm.bite(text),
	tail: pastaTerm.tail(text),
	error: pastaTerm.error(text),
  }
}

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