// 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.
object LeetSpeakDecoder {
// ------------------------------------------------------------
// Convert a single leet character into a normal alphabet letter
// ------------------------------------------------------------
def decodeChar(c: Char): Char = c match {
case '7' => 'T'
case '1' => 'I'
case '5' => 'S'
case '3' => 'E'
case '4' => 'A'
case '0' => 'O'
case _ => c // keep letters like H, M, G, etc.
}
// ------------------------------------------------------------
// Convert an entire string from leet speak to normal text
// ------------------------------------------------------------
def decodeLeetSpeak(s: String): String =
s.map(decodeChar)
def main(args: Array[String]): Unit = {
// Test lines provided by the user
val lines = List(
"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
lines.foreach(line => println(decodeLeetSpeak(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.
*/
