Markov Text Generator

A simple ruby based, postgresql backed markov text generator. Don't use this for anything important.

Installation

Add this line to your gemfile:

gem 'markov-ruby'

And then execute:

$ bundle

Or install it yourself:

$ gem install markov-ruby

Usage

Make a database:

psql -U DB_USER -c "CREATE DATABASE db_name;"

In an irb session:

> require 'markov'

Import some text:

> db = Markov::DB.new(dbname: 'db_name')
> db.import('table_name', 'path/to/text/file.txt')

This may take a while. If the file is large you will want to break it up.

Generate some text:

> generator = Markov::Generate.new("db_name", { table: "table_name", length: 20 })
> generator.text

=> "And comfortably unto Gideon, having two or one, let nothing of water of dogs of Israel, and sorrow of"

The bible generates really cool text!

TODO:

• add shell commands
• make part-of-speech tagging optional on import
• non pg version