How to decode Leet Speak (where numbers resemble letters (7->T, 1->I, 5->S, 3 -> E)) in Rust

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// 7H15 M3554G3 is written in leet speak, where numbers resemble letters.
// place each leetspeak character with its matching letter
// (7 -> T, 1 -> I, 5 -> S, 3 -> E) and build a new string
// 7H15 -> THIS | M3554G3 -> MESSAGE
//
// Your brain can interpret distorted or number‑substituted letters
// surprisingly well because it recognizes the overall word
// shapes and patterns, not just individual characters.

// ------------------------------------------------------------
// Convert a single leet character into a normal alphabet letter
// ------------------------------------------------------------
fn decode_char(c: char) -> char {
    match c {
        '7' => 'T',
        '1' => 'I',
        '5' => 'S',
        '3' => 'E',
        '4' => 'A',
        '0' => 'O',
        _   => c, // keep letters like H, M, G, etc.
    }
}

// ------------------------------------------------------------
// Convert an entire string from leet speak to normal text
// ------------------------------------------------------------
fn decode_leet_speak(s: &str) -> String {
    s.chars().map(decode_char).collect()
}

fn main() {
    // Test lines provided by the user
    let lines = [
        "7H15 M3554G3",
        "53RV35 7O PR0V3",
        "H0W 0UR M1ND5 C4N",
        "D0 4M4Z1NG 7H1NG5!",
        "1MPR3551V3 7H1NG5!",
        "1N 7H3 B3G1NN1NG",
        "17 WA5 H4RD BU7",
        "N0W, Y0UR M1ND 1S",
        "R34D1NG 17",
        "4U70M471C4LLY.",
    ];

    // Decode and print each line
    for line in lines {
        println!("{}", decode_leet_speak(line));
    }
}


/*
run:

THIS MESSAGE
SERVES TO PROVE
HOW OUR MINDS CAN
DO AMAZING THINGS!
IMPRESSIVE THINGS!
IN THE BEGINNING
IT WAS HARD BUT
NOW, YOUR MIND IS
READING IT
AUTOMATICALLY.

*/

 



answered 4 hours ago by avibootz
edited 4 hours ago by avibootz
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