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1#!/usr/bin/env python3
2# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
3#
4# Leverage Python's unidecode module to generate ucs_fallback_table.h
5#
6# The generated table maps complex characters to their simpler fallback forms
7# for a terminal display when corresponding glyphs are unavailable.
8#
9# Usage:
10# python3 gen_ucs_fallback_table.py # Generate fallback tables
11# python3 gen_ucs_fallback_table.py -o FILE # Specify output file
12
13import unicodedata
14from unidecode import unidecode
15import sys
16import argparse
17from collections import defaultdict
18
19# Try to get unidecode version
20try:
21 from importlib.metadata import version
22 unidecode_version = version('unidecode')
23except:
24 unidecode_version = 'unknown'
25
26# This script's file name
27from pathlib import Path
28this_file = Path(__file__).name
29
30# Default output file name
31DEFAULT_OUT_FILE = "ucs_fallback_table.h"
32
33# Define the range marker value
34RANGE_MARKER = 0x00
35
36def generate_fallback_map():
37 """Generate a fallback map using unidecode for all relevant Unicode points."""
38 fallback_map = {}
39
40 # Process BMP characters (0x0000 - 0xFFFF) to keep table size manageable
41 for cp in range(0x0080, 0x10000): # Skip ASCII range (0x00-0x7F)
42 char = chr(cp)
43
44 # Skip unassigned/control characters
45 try:
46 if not unicodedata.name(char, ''):
47 continue
48 except ValueError:
49 continue
50
51 # Get the unidecode transliteration
52 ascii_version = unidecode(char)
53
54 # Only store if it results in a single character mapping
55 if len(ascii_version) == 1:
56 fallback_map[cp] = ord(ascii_version)
57
58 # Apply manual overrides for special cases
59 fallback_map.update(get_special_overrides())
60
61 return fallback_map
62
63def get_special_overrides():
64 """Get special case overrides that need different handling than unidecode
65 provides... or doesn't provide at all."""
66
67 overrides = {}
68
69 # Multi-character unidecode output
70 # These map to single chars instead of unidecode's multiple-char mappings
71 # In a terminal fallback context, we need a single character rather than multiple
72 overrides[0x00C6] = ord('E') # Æ LATIN CAPITAL LETTER AE -> E (unidecode: "AE")
73 overrides[0x00E6] = ord('e') # æ LATIN SMALL LETTER AE -> e (unidecode: "ae")
74 overrides[0x0152] = ord('E') # Œ LATIN CAPITAL LIGATURE OE -> E (unidecode: "OE")
75 overrides[0x0153] = ord('e') # œ LATIN SMALL LETTER LIGATURE OE -> e (unidecode: "oe")
76 overrides[0x00DF] = ord('s') # ß LATIN SMALL LETTER SHARP S -> s (unidecode: "ss")
77
78 # Comparison operators that unidecode renders as multiple characters
79 overrides[0x2264] = ord('<') # ≤ LESS-THAN OR EQUAL TO -> < (unidecode: "<=")
80 overrides[0x2265] = ord('>') # ≥ GREATER-THAN OR EQUAL TO -> > (unidecode: ">=")
81
82 # Unidecode returns an empty string for these
83 overrides[0x2260] = ord('#') # ≠ NOT EQUAL TO -> # (unidecode: empty string)
84
85 # Quadrant block characters that unidecode doesn't map
86 for cp in range(0x2596, 0x259F+1):
87 overrides[cp] = ord('#') # ▖ ▗ ▘ ▙ etc. - map to # (unidecode: empty string)
88
89 # Directional arrows
90 # These provide better semantic meaning than unidecode's mappings
91 overrides[0x2192] = ord('>') # → RIGHTWARDS ARROW -> > (unidecode: "-")
92 overrides[0x2190] = ord('<') # ← LEFTWARDS ARROW -> < (unidecode: "-")
93 overrides[0x2191] = ord('^') # ↑ UPWARDS ARROW -> ^ (unidecode: "|")
94 overrides[0x2193] = ord('v') # ↓ DOWNWARDS ARROW -> v (unidecode: "|")
95
96 # Double arrows with their directional semantic mappings
97 overrides[0x21D0] = ord('<') # ⇐ LEFTWARDS DOUBLE ARROW -> <
98 overrides[0x21D1] = ord('^') # ⇑ UPWARDS DOUBLE ARROW -> ^
99 overrides[0x21D2] = ord('>') # ⇒ RIGHTWARDS DOUBLE ARROW -> >
100 overrides[0x21D3] = ord('v') # ⇓ DOWNWARDS DOUBLE ARROW -> v
101
102 # Halfwidth arrows
103 # These need the same treatment as their normal-width counterparts
104 overrides[0xFFE9] = ord('<') # ← HALFWIDTH LEFTWARDS ARROW -> < (unidecode: "-")
105 overrides[0xFFEA] = ord('^') # ↑ HALFWIDTH UPWARDS ARROW -> ^ (unidecode: "|")
106 overrides[0xFFEB] = ord('>') # → HALFWIDTH RIGHTWARDS ARROW -> > (unidecode: "-")
107 overrides[0xFFEC] = ord('v') # ↓ HALFWIDTH DOWNWARDS ARROW -> v (unidecode: "|")
108
109 # Currency symbols - each mapped to a representative letter
110 overrides[0x00A2] = ord('c') # ¢ CENT SIGN -> c
111 overrides[0x00A3] = ord('L') # £ POUND SIGN -> L
112 overrides[0x00A5] = ord('Y') # ¥ YEN SIGN -> Y
113 overrides[0x20AC] = ord('E') # € EURO SIGN -> E
114
115 # Symbols mapped to letters
116 overrides[0x00A7] = ord('S') # § SECTION SIGN -> S
117 overrides[0x00A9] = ord('C') # © COPYRIGHT SIGN -> C
118 overrides[0x00AE] = ord('R') # ® REGISTERED SIGN -> R
119 overrides[0x2122] = ord('T') # ™ TRADE MARK SIGN -> T
120
121 # Degree-related symbols
122 overrides[0x00B0] = ord('o') # ° DEGREE SIGN -> o
123 overrides[0x2103] = ord('C') # ℃ DEGREE CELSIUS -> C
124 overrides[0x2109] = ord('F') # ℉ DEGREE FAHRENHEIT -> F
125
126 # Angle quotation marks
127 overrides[0x00AB] = ord('<') # « LEFT-POINTING DOUBLE ANGLE QUOTATION MARK -> <
128 overrides[0x00BB] = ord('>') # » RIGHT-POINTING DOUBLE ANGLE QUOTATION MARK -> >
129
130 # Operators with circular shape
131 overrides[0x2218] = ord('o') # ∘ RING OPERATOR -> o
132 overrides[0x2219] = ord('.') # ∙ BULLET OPERATOR -> .
133
134 # Negated mathematical symbols (preserving the negation semantics)
135 # Negated symbols mapped to exclamation mark (semantically "not")
136 for cp in (0x2204, 0x2209, 0x220C, 0x2224, 0x2226, 0x226E, 0x226F, 0x2280, 0x2281, 0x2284, 0x2285):
137 overrides[cp] = ord('!') # Negated math symbols -> ! (not)
138
139 # Negated symbols mapped to hash sign (semantically "not equal")
140 for cp in (0x2241, 0x2244, 0x2249, 0x2262, 0x2268, 0x2269, 0x226D, 0x228A, 0x228B):
141 overrides[cp] = ord('#') # Negated equality symbols -> # (not equal)
142
143 # Negated arrows - all mapped to exclamation mark
144 for cp in (0x219A, 0x219B, 0x21AE, 0x21CD, 0x21CE, 0x21CF):
145 overrides[cp] = ord('!') # Negated arrows -> ! (not)
146
147 # Dashes and hyphens
148 for cp in (0x2010, 0x2011, 0x2012, 0x2013, 0x2014, 0x2015, 0x2043, 0x2052):
149 overrides[cp] = ord('-') # Dashes and hyphens -> -
150
151 # Question mark punctuation
152 for cp in (0x203D, 0x2047, 0x2048):
153 overrides[cp] = ord('?') # Question marks -> ?
154
155 # Exclamation mark punctuation
156 for cp in (0x203C, 0x2049):
157 overrides[cp] = ord('!') # Exclamation marks -> !
158
159 # Asterisk-like symbols
160 for cp in (0x2042, 0x2051, 0x2055):
161 overrides[cp] = ord('*')
162
163 # Other specific punctuation with unique mappings
164 overrides[0x201E] = ord('"') # „ DOUBLE LOW-9 QUOTATION MARK
165 overrides[0x2023] = ord('>') # ‣ TRIANGULAR BULLET
166 overrides[0x2026] = ord('.') # … HORIZONTAL ELLIPSIS
167 overrides[0x2033] = ord('"') # ″ DOUBLE PRIME
168 overrides[0x204B] = ord('P') # ⁋ REVERSED PILCROW SIGN
169 overrides[0x204C] = ord('<') # ⁌ BLACK LEFTWARDS BULLET
170 overrides[0x204D] = ord('>') # ⁍ BLACK RIGHTWARDS BULLET
171 overrides[0x204F] = ord(';') # ⁏ REVERSED SEMICOLON
172 overrides[0x205B] = ord(':') # ⁛ FOUR DOT MARK
173
174 # Check marks
175 overrides[0x2713] = ord('v') # ✓ CHECK MARK
176 overrides[0x2714] = ord('V') # ✔ HEAVY CHECK MARK
177
178 # X marks - lowercase for regular, uppercase for heavy
179 for cp in (0x2715, 0x2717):
180 overrides[cp] = ord('x') # Regular X marks -> x
181 for cp in (0x2716, 0x2718):
182 overrides[cp] = ord('X') # Heavy X marks -> X
183
184 # Stars and asterisk-like symbols mapped to '*'
185 for cp in (0x2605, 0x2606, 0x262A, 0x269D, 0x2698):
186 overrides[cp] = ord('*') # All star and asterisk symbols -> *
187 for cp in range(0x2721, 0x2746+1):
188 overrides[cp] = ord('*') # All star and asterisk symbols -> *
189 for cp in range(0x2749, 0x274B+1):
190 overrides[cp] = ord('*') # Last set of asterisk symbols -> *
191 for cp in (0x229B, 0x22C6, 0x235F, 0x2363):
192 overrides[cp] = ord('*') # Star operators -> *
193
194 # Special exclusions with fallback value of 0
195 # These will be filtered out in organize_by_pages()
196
197 # Exclude U+2028 (LINE SEPARATOR)
198 overrides[0x2028] = 0 # LINE SEPARATOR (unidecode: '\n')
199
200 # Full-width to ASCII mapping (covering all printable ASCII 33-126)
201 # 0xFF01 (!) to 0xFF5E (~) -> ASCII 33 (!) to 126 (~)
202 # Those are excluded here to reduce the table size.
203 # It is more efficient to process them programmatically in
204 # ucs.c:ucs_get_fallback().
205 for cp in range(0xFF01, 0xFF5E + 1):
206 overrides[cp] = 0 # Double-width ASCII characters
207
208 return overrides
209
210def organize_by_pages(fallback_map):
211 """Organize the fallback mappings by their high byte (page)."""
212 # Group by high byte (page)
213 page_groups = defaultdict(list)
214 for code, fallback in fallback_map.items():
215 # Skip characters with fallback value of 0 (excluded characters)
216 if fallback == 0:
217 continue
218
219 page = code >> 8 # Get the high byte (page)
220 offset = code & 0xFF # Get the low byte (offset within page)
221 page_groups[page].append((offset, fallback))
222
223 # Sort each page's entries by offset
224 for page in page_groups:
225 page_groups[page].sort()
226
227 return page_groups
228
229def compress_ranges(page_groups):
230 """Compress consecutive entries with the same fallback character into ranges.
231 A range is only compressed if it contains 3 or more consecutive entries."""
232
233 compressed_pages = {}
234
235 for page, entries in page_groups.items():
236 compressed_entries = []
237 i = 0
238 while i < len(entries):
239 start_offset, fallback = entries[i]
240
241 # Look ahead to find consecutive entries with the same fallback
242 j = i + 1
243 while (j < len(entries) and
244 entries[j][0] == entries[j-1][0] + 1 and # consecutive offsets
245 entries[j][1] == fallback): # same fallback
246 j += 1
247
248 # Calculate the range end
249 end_offset = entries[j-1][0]
250
251 # If we found a range with 3 or more entries (worth compressing)
252 if j - i >= 3:
253 # Add a range entry
254 compressed_entries.append((start_offset, RANGE_MARKER))
255 compressed_entries.append((end_offset, fallback))
256 else:
257 # Add the individual entries as is
258 for k in range(i, j):
259 compressed_entries.append(entries[k])
260
261 i = j
262
263 compressed_pages[page] = compressed_entries
264
265 return compressed_pages
266
267def cp_name(cp):
268 """Get the Unicode character name for a code point."""
269 try:
270 return unicodedata.name(chr(cp))
271 except:
272 return f"U+{cp:04X}"
273
274def generate_fallback_tables(out_file=DEFAULT_OUT_FILE):
275 """Generate the fallback character tables."""
276 # Generate fallback map using unidecode
277 fallback_map = generate_fallback_map()
278 print(f"Generated {len(fallback_map)} total fallback mappings")
279
280 # Organize by pages
281 page_groups = organize_by_pages(fallback_map)
282 print(f"Organized into {len(page_groups)} pages")
283
284 # Compress ranges
285 compressed_pages = compress_ranges(page_groups)
286 total_compressed_entries = sum(len(entries) for entries in compressed_pages.values())
287 print(f"Total compressed entries: {total_compressed_entries}")
288
289 # Create output file
290 with open(out_file, 'w') as f:
291 f.write(f"""\
292/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
293/*
294 * {out_file} - Unicode character fallback table
295 *
296 * Auto-generated by {this_file}
297 *
298 * Unicode Version: {unicodedata.unidata_version}
299 * Unidecode Version: {unidecode_version}
300 *
301 * This file contains optimized tables that map complex Unicode characters
302 * to simpler fallback characters for terminal display when corresponding
303 * glyphs are unavailable.
304 */
305
306static const struct ucs_page_desc ucs_fallback_pages[] = {{
307""")
308
309 # Convert compressed_pages to a sorted list of (page, entries) tuples
310 sorted_pages = sorted(compressed_pages.items())
311
312 # Track the start index for each page
313 start_index = 0
314
315 # Write page descriptors
316 for page, entries in sorted_pages:
317 count = len(entries)
318 f.write(f"\t{{ 0x{page:02X}, {count}, {start_index} }},\n")
319 start_index += count
320
321 # Write entries array
322 f.write("""\
323};
324
325/* Page entries array (referenced by page descriptors) */
326static const struct ucs_page_entry ucs_fallback_entries[] = {
327""")
328
329 # Write all entries
330 for page, entries in sorted_pages:
331 page_hex = f"0x{page:02X}"
332 f.write(f"\t/* Entries for page {page_hex} */\n")
333
334 for i, (offset, fallback) in enumerate(entries):
335 # Convert to hex for better readability
336 offset_hex = f"0x{offset:02X}"
337 fallback_hex = f"0x{fallback:02X}"
338
339 # Handle comments
340 codepoint = (page << 8) | offset
341
342 if fallback == RANGE_MARKER:
343 comment = f"{cp_name(codepoint)} -> ..."
344 else:
345 comment = f"{cp_name(codepoint)} -> '{chr(fallback)}'"
346 f.write(f"\t{{ 0x{offset:02X}, 0x{fallback:02X} }}, /* {comment} */\n")
347
348 f.write(f"""\
349}};
350
351#define UCS_PAGE_ENTRY_RANGE_MARKER {RANGE_MARKER}
352""")
353
354if __name__ == "__main__":
355 parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Generate Unicode fallback character tables")
356 parser.add_argument("-o", "--output", dest="output_file", default=DEFAULT_OUT_FILE,
357 help=f"Output file name (default: {DEFAULT_OUT_FILE})")
358 args = parser.parse_args()
359
360 generate_fallback_tables(out_file=args.output_file)