SimplifyPathParensTransform.java
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package org.eclipse.rdf4j.queryrender.sparql.ir.util.transform;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Objects;
import java.util.regex.Pattern;
import org.eclipse.rdf4j.queryrender.sparql.ir.IrBGP;
import org.eclipse.rdf4j.queryrender.sparql.ir.IrGraph;
import org.eclipse.rdf4j.queryrender.sparql.ir.IrMinus;
import org.eclipse.rdf4j.queryrender.sparql.ir.IrNode;
import org.eclipse.rdf4j.queryrender.sparql.ir.IrOptional;
import org.eclipse.rdf4j.queryrender.sparql.ir.IrPathTriple;
import org.eclipse.rdf4j.queryrender.sparql.ir.IrService;
import org.eclipse.rdf4j.queryrender.sparql.ir.IrSubSelect;
import org.eclipse.rdf4j.queryrender.sparql.ir.IrUnion;
/**
* Simplify redundant parentheses in textual path expressions for readability and idempotence.
*
* Safe rewrites: - ((!(...))) -> (!(...)) - (((X))?) -> ((X)?)
*/
public final class SimplifyPathParensTransform extends BaseTransform {
private SimplifyPathParensTransform() {
}
private static final Pattern DOUBLE_WRAP_NPS = Pattern.compile("\\(\\(\\(!\\([^()]*\\)\\)\\)\\)");
private static final Pattern TRIPLE_WRAP_OPTIONAL = Pattern.compile("\\(\\(\\(([^()]+)\\)\\)\\?\\)\\)");
// Reduce double parens around a simple segment: ((...)) -> (...)
private static final Pattern DOUBLE_PARENS_SEGMENT = Pattern.compile("\\(\\(([^()]+)\\)\\)");
// Drop parens around a simple sequence when immediately followed by '/': (a/b)/ -> a/b/
private static final Pattern PARENS_AROUND_SEQ_BEFORE_SLASH = Pattern
.compile("\\(([^()|]+/[^()|]+)\\)(?=/)");
// Remove parentheses around an atomic segment (optionally with a single quantifier) e.g., (ex:p?) -> ex:p?
private static final Pattern PARENS_AROUND_ATOMIC = Pattern
.compile("\\(([^()|/]+[?+*]?)\\)");
// Compact single-member negated property set: !(^p) -> !^p, !(p) -> !p
private static final Pattern COMPACT_NPS_SINGLE_INVERSE = Pattern
// !(^<iri>) or !(^prefixed)
.compile("!\\(\\s*(\\^\\s*(?:<[^>]+>|[^()|/\\s]+))\\s*\\)");
private static final Pattern COMPACT_NPS_SINGLE = Pattern
// !(<iri>) or !(prefixed)
.compile("!\\(\\s*((?:<[^>]+>|[^()|/\\s]+))\\s*\\)");
// Remove parentheses around a simple negated token within an alternation: (!ex:p) -> !ex:p
private static final Pattern COMPACT_PARENED_NEGATED_TOKEN = Pattern
.compile("\\((!\\s*(?:<[^>]+>|[^()|/\\s]+))\\)");
private static final Pattern SIMPLE_ALT_GROUP = Pattern
.compile("(?<!!)\\(\\s*([^()]+\\|[^()]+)\\s*\\)");
private static final Pattern NPS_PARENS_SPACING = Pattern
.compile("!\\(\\s*([^()]+?)\\s*\\)");
public static IrBGP apply(IrBGP bgp) {
if (bgp == null) {
return null;
}
final List<IrNode> out = new ArrayList<>();
for (IrNode n : bgp.getLines()) {
IrNode m = n;
if (n instanceof IrPathTriple) {
IrPathTriple pt = (IrPathTriple) n;
String ptxt = pt.getPathText();
String rew = simplify(ptxt);
if (!rew.equals(ptxt)) {
IrPathTriple np = new IrPathTriple(pt.getSubject(), pt.getSubjectOverride(), rew, pt.getObject(),
pt.getObjectOverride(), pt.getPathVars(), pt.isNewScope());
m = np;
}
} else if (n instanceof IrGraph) {
IrGraph g = (IrGraph) n;
m = new IrGraph(g.getGraph(), apply(g.getWhere()), g.isNewScope());
} else if (n instanceof IrBGP) {
m = apply((IrBGP) n);
} else if (n instanceof IrOptional) {
IrOptional o = (IrOptional) n;
IrOptional no = new IrOptional(apply(o.getWhere()), o.isNewScope());
m = no;
} else if (n instanceof IrMinus) {
IrMinus mi = (IrMinus) n;
m = new IrMinus(apply(mi.getWhere()), mi.isNewScope());
} else if (n instanceof IrUnion) {
IrUnion u = (IrUnion) n;
IrUnion u2 = new IrUnion(u.isNewScope());
for (IrBGP b : u.getBranches()) {
u2.addBranch(apply(b));
}
m = u2;
} else if (n instanceof IrService) {
IrService s = (IrService) n;
m = new IrService(s.getServiceRefText(), s.isSilent(), apply(s.getWhere()), s.isNewScope());
} else if (n instanceof IrSubSelect) {
// keep as-is
}
out.add(m);
}
return BaseTransform.bgpWithLines(bgp, out);
}
public static String simplify(String s) {
if (s == null) {
return null;
}
String prev;
String cur = s;
int guard = 0;
do {
prev = cur;
cur = DOUBLE_WRAP_NPS.matcher(cur).replaceAll("(!$1)");
cur = TRIPLE_WRAP_OPTIONAL.matcher(cur).replaceAll("(($1)?)");
cur = DOUBLE_PARENS_SEGMENT.matcher(cur).replaceAll("($1)");
cur = PARENS_AROUND_SEQ_BEFORE_SLASH.matcher(cur).replaceAll("$1");
cur = PARENS_AROUND_ATOMIC.matcher(cur).replaceAll("$1");
// Compact a single-member NPS
cur = COMPACT_NPS_SINGLE_INVERSE.matcher(cur).replaceAll("!$1");
cur = COMPACT_NPS_SINGLE.matcher(cur).replaceAll("!$1");
// Deduplicate alternation members inside parentheses when the group has no nested parentheses
cur = dedupeParenedAlternations(cur);
// Flatten nested alternation groups: ((a|b)|^a) -> (a|b|^a)
cur = flattenNestedAlternationGroups(cur);
// Remove parens around simple negated tokens to allow NPS normalization next
cur = COMPACT_PARENED_NEGATED_TOKEN.matcher(cur).replaceAll("$1");
// Normalize alternation of negated tokens (!a|!^b) into a proper NPS !(a|^b)
cur = normalizeBangAlternationToNps(cur);
// Normalize a paren group of negated tokens: (!a|!^b) -> !(a|^b)
cur = normalizeParenBangAlternationGroups(cur);
// Style: ensure a single space just inside any parentheses before grouping
cur = cur.replaceAll("\\((\\S)", "($1");
cur = cur.replaceAll("(\\S)\\)", "$1)");
// In a simple alternation group that mixes positive and negated tokens, compress the
// negated tokens into a single NPS member: (ex:p|!a|!^b|ex:q) -> (ex:p|!(a|^b)|ex:q)
cur = groupNegatedMembersInSimpleGroup(cur);
// Style: add a space just inside simple alternation parentheses
cur = SIMPLE_ALT_GROUP.matcher(cur).replaceAll("($1)");
// (general parentheses spacing done earlier)
// Finally: ensure no extra spaces inside NPS parentheses when used as a member
cur = NPS_PARENS_SPACING.matcher(cur).replaceAll("!($1)");
} while (!cur.equals(prev) && ++guard < 5);
// If the entire path is a single parenthesized alternation group, remove the
// outer parentheses: (a|^b) -> a|^b. This is safe only when the whole path
// is that alternation (no top-level sequence operators outside).
cur = unwrapWholeAlternationGroup(cur);
return cur;
}
/** Remove outer parens when the entire expression is a single alternation group. */
private static String unwrapWholeAlternationGroup(String s) {
if (s == null) {
return null;
}
String t = s.trim();
String inner = PathTextUtils.trimSingleOuterParens(t);
if (Objects.equals(inner, t)) {
return s; // not a single outer pair
}
// At this point, t is wrapped with a single pair of parentheses. Only unwrap when
// the content is a pure top-level alternation (no top-level sequence '/')
List<String> alts = PathTextUtils.splitTopLevel(inner, '|');
if (alts.size() <= 1) {
return s;
}
List<String> seqCheck = PathTextUtils.splitTopLevel(inner, '/');
if (seqCheck.size() > 1) {
return s; // contains a top-level sequence; need the outer parens
}
return inner;
}
// Compact sequences of !tokens inside a simple top-level alternation group into a single NPS member.
private static String groupNegatedMembersInSimpleGroup(String s) {
StringBuilder out = new StringBuilder(s.length());
int i = 0;
while (i < s.length()) {
int open = s.indexOf('(', i);
if (open < 0) {
out.append(s.substring(i));
break;
}
out.append(s, i, open);
int j = open + 1;
int depth = 1;
while (j < s.length() && depth > 0) {
char c = s.charAt(j++);
if (c == '(') {
depth++;
} else if (c == ')') {
depth--;
}
}
if (depth != 0) {
// unmatched parentheses; append rest and stop
out.append(s.substring(open));
break;
}
int close = j - 1;
String inner = s.substring(open + 1, close);
// Skip groups that contain nested parentheses
if (inner.indexOf('(') >= 0 || inner.indexOf(')') >= 0) {
out.append('(').append(inner).append(')');
i = close + 1;
continue;
}
String[] toks = inner.split("\\|");
StringBuilder rebuilt = new StringBuilder(inner.length());
StringBuilder neg = new StringBuilder();
boolean insertedGroup = false;
for (int k = 0; k < toks.length; k++) {
String tok = toks[k].trim();
if (tok.isEmpty()) {
continue;
}
boolean isNeg = tok.startsWith("!") && (tok.length() == 1 || tok.charAt(1) != '(');
if (isNeg) {
String member = tok.substring(1).trim();
if (neg.length() > 0) {
neg.append('|');
}
neg.append(member);
continue;
}
// flush any pending neg group before adding a positive token
if (neg.length() > 0 && !insertedGroup) {
if (rebuilt.length() > 0) {
rebuilt.append('|');
}
rebuilt.append("!(").append(neg).append(")");
neg.setLength(0);
insertedGroup = true;
}
if (rebuilt.length() > 0) {
rebuilt.append('|');
}
rebuilt.append(tok);
}
// flush at end if needed
if (neg.length() > 0) {
if (rebuilt.length() > 0) {
rebuilt.append('|');
}
rebuilt.append("!(").append(neg).append(")");
}
out.append('(').append(rebuilt).append(')');
i = close + 1;
}
return out.toString();
}
// Flatten groups that contain nested alternation groups into a single-level alternation.
private static String flattenNestedAlternationGroups(String s) {
StringBuilder out = new StringBuilder(s.length());
int i = 0;
while (i < s.length()) {
int open = s.indexOf('(', i);
if (open < 0) {
out.append(s.substring(i));
break;
}
out.append(s, i, open);
int j = open + 1;
int depth = 1;
while (j < s.length() && depth > 0) {
char c = s.charAt(j++);
if (c == '(') {
depth++;
} else if (c == ')') {
depth--;
}
}
if (depth != 0) {
// Unbalanced; append rest
out.append(s.substring(open));
break;
}
int close = j - 1;
String inner = s.substring(open + 1, close);
// Recursively flatten inside first
String innerFlat = flattenNestedAlternationGroups(inner);
// Try to flatten one level of nested alternation groups at the top level of this group
List<String> parts = PathTextUtils.splitTopLevel(innerFlat, '|');
if (parts.size() >= 2) {
ArrayList<String> members = new ArrayList<>();
boolean changed = false;
for (String seg : parts) {
String u = seg.trim();
String uw = PathTextUtils.trimSingleOuterParens(u);
// If this part is a simple alternation group (no nested parens), flatten it
if (uw.indexOf('(') < 0 && uw.indexOf(')') < 0 && uw.indexOf('|') >= 0) {
for (String tok : uw.split("\\|")) {
String t = tok.trim();
if (!t.isEmpty()) {
members.add(t);
}
}
changed = true;
} else {
members.add(u);
}
}
if (changed) {
out.append('(').append(String.join("|", members)).append(')');
i = close + 1;
continue;
}
}
// No flattening; keep recursively-flattened content
out.append('(').append(innerFlat).append(')');
i = close + 1;
}
return out.toString();
}
private static String normalizeBangAlternationToNps(String s) {
if (s == null) {
return null;
}
String t = s.trim();
if (t.isEmpty()) {
return s;
}
// Trim a single layer of wrapping parentheses if they enclose the full expression
String tw = PathTextUtils.trimSingleOuterParens(t);
// Split by top-level '|' to detect an alternation ignoring nested parentheses
List<String> parts = PathTextUtils.splitTopLevel(tw, '|');
if (parts.size() < 2) {
return s;
}
ArrayList<String> members = new ArrayList<>();
for (String seg : parts) {
String u = seg.trim();
// Allow parentheses around a simple negated token: (!ex:p) -> !ex:p
u = PathTextUtils.trimSingleOuterParens(u);
if (!u.startsWith("!")) {
return s; // not all segments negated at top level
}
u = u.substring(1).trim();
if (u.isEmpty()) {
return s;
}
members.add(u);
}
return "!(" + String.join("|", members) + ")";
}
// trimSingleOuterParens and splitTopLevel now centralized in PathTextUtils
private static String dedupeParenedAlternations(String s) {
StringBuilder out = new StringBuilder(s.length());
int i = 0;
while (i < s.length()) {
int open = s.indexOf('(', i);
if (open < 0) {
out.append(s.substring(i));
break;
}
out.append(s, i, open);
int j = open + 1;
int depth = 1;
while (j < s.length() && depth > 0) {
char c = s.charAt(j++);
if (c == '(') {
depth++;
} else if (c == ')') {
depth--;
}
}
if (depth != 0) {
// unmatched; append rest and break
out.append(s.substring(open));
break;
}
int close = j - 1;
String inner = s.substring(open + 1, close);
// Preserve original order and duplicates; do not deduplicate alternation members
out.append('(').append(inner).append(')');
i = close + 1;
}
return out.toString();
}
private static String normalizeParenBangAlternationGroups(String s) {
StringBuilder out = new StringBuilder(s.length());
int i = 0;
while (i < s.length()) {
int open = s.indexOf('(', i);
if (open < 0) {
out.append(s.substring(i));
break;
}
out.append(s, i, open);
int j = open + 1;
int depth = 1;
while (j < s.length() && depth > 0) {
char c = s.charAt(j++);
if (c == '(') {
depth++;
} else if (c == ')') {
depth--;
}
}
if (depth != 0) {
// unmatched; append rest and break
out.append(s.substring(open));
break;
}
int close = j - 1;
String inner = s.substring(open + 1, close).trim();
// Recursively normalize nested groups first so that inner (!a|!^b) forms are handled
String normalizedInner = normalizeParenBangAlternationGroups(inner);
// Attempt top-level split on '|' inside this group, ignoring nested parens
List<String> segs = PathTextUtils.splitTopLevel(normalizedInner, '|');
if (segs.size() >= 2) {
boolean allNeg = true;
ArrayList<String> members = new ArrayList<>();
for (String seg : segs) {
String u = seg.trim();
// Allow one layer of wrapping parens around the token
u = PathTextUtils.trimSingleOuterParens(u).trim();
if (!u.startsWith("!")) {
allNeg = false;
break;
}
u = u.substring(1).trim();
if (u.isEmpty()) {
allNeg = false;
break;
}
members.add(u);
}
if (allNeg) {
out.append("!(").append(String.join("|", members)).append(')');
i = close + 1;
continue;
}
}
// No rewrite; keep group with recursively normalized content
out.append('(').append(normalizedInner).append(')');
i = close + 1;
}
return out.toString();
}
}