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First solution in Clear category for [old] Bird Language by byte986

"use strict";

const VOWELS = "aeiouy"

function translate(phrase){
    return phrase
        .replace(/([^aeiouy ])\w/g,'$1')
        .replace(/([aeiouy]){3}/g,'$1');
}

var assert = require('assert');

if (!global.is_checking) {
    assert.equal(translate("hieeelalaooo"), "hello", "Hi!");
    assert.equal(translate("hoooowe yyyooouuu duoooiiine"), "how you doin", "Joey?");
    assert.equal(translate("aaa bo cy da eee fe"), "a b c d e f", "Alphabet");
    assert.equal(translate("sooooso aaaaaaaaa"), "sos aaa", "Mayday, mayday");

    console.log("Coding complete? Click 'Check' to review your tests and earn cool rewards!");
}

Oct. 29, 2016

Comments:

qiang.zu.7 on March 9, 2017, 7:41 p.m.
"after each consonant letter the bird appends a random vowel letter" Therefore it is possible to have a word like this: "heeelalaooo" which is not working with above function. The output will become "heello". An improvement can be followings: function translate(phrase){ return phrase .replace(/([^aeiouy ])([aeiouy])(?=[^aeiouy]| |\b)/g,'$1') .replace(/([^aeiouy ])([aeiouy])(?=[aeiouy]{3})/g,'$1') .replace(/([aeiouy]){3}/g,'$1') }

artee2025 on Nov. 25, 2018, 10:05 a.m.
Ideal

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