rough sandwich working

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@lingdocs/pashto-inflector",
-  "version": "2.5.5",
+  "version": "2.5.6",
   "author": "lingdocs.com",
   "description": "A Pashto inflection and verb conjugation engine, inculding React components for displaying Pashto text, inflections, and conjugations",
   "homepage": "https://verbs.lingdocs.com",
@@ -76,7 +76,10 @@
     "extends": [
       "react-app",
       "react-app/jest"
-    ]
+    ],
+    "rules": {
+      "no-warning-comments": [1, {"terms": ["fixme", "xxx"], "location": "anywhere"}]
+    }
   },
   "browserslist": {
     "production": [

src/components/EntrySelect.tsx

@@ -111,4 +111,69 @@ function EntrySelect<E extends T.DictionaryEntry | T.VerbEntry>(props: {
     </div>
 }
 
+export function SandwichSelect<E extends T.Sandwich>(props: {
+    sandwiches: E[],
+    value: E | undefined,
+    onChange: (value: E | undefined) => void,
+    name: string | undefined,
+    opts: T.TextOptions,
+    style?: StyleHTMLAttributes<HTMLDivElement>,
+}) {
+    const divStyle = props.style || { width: "13rem" };
+    const placeholder = "Select Sandwich…";
+    const value = props.value ? makeSandwichOption(props.value) : undefined;
+    const options = props.sandwiches
+        // .sort((a, b) => {
+        //     if ("entry" in a) {
+        //         return a.before.p.localeCompare("p" in b ? b.p : b.entry.p, "af-PS")
+        //     }
+        //     return a.p.localeCompare("p" in b ? b.p : b.entry.p, "af-PS");
+        // })
+        .map(makeSandwichOption);
+    const onChange = (v: { label: string | JSX.Element, value: string } | null) => {
+        if (!v) {
+            props.onChange(undefined);
+            return;
+        }
+        const s = props.sandwiches.find(e => {
+            const sValue = JSON.parse(v.value) as T.Sandwich;
+            if (sValue.type !== "sandwich") throw new Error("error converting selected sandwich value to a sandwich");
+            return sandwichSideEq(e.before, sValue.before)
+                && sandwichSideEq(e.after, sValue.after)
+                && (e.e === sValue.e);
+        });
+        if (!s) return;
+        props.onChange(s);
+    }
+    return <div style={divStyle}>
+        <Select
+            styles={customStyles}
+            isSearchable={true}
+            value={value}
+            // @ts-ignore - gets messed up when using customStyles
+            onChange={onChange}
+            className="mb-2"
+            options={options}
+            placeholder={placeholder}
+        />
+    </div>
+}
+
+function sandwichSideEq(s1: T.PsString | undefined, s2: T.PsString | undefined): boolean {
+    if (s1 === undefined && s2 === undefined) {
+        return true
+    }
+    if (typeof s1 === "object" && typeof s2 === "object" && s1.p === s2.p) {
+        return true;
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
+function makeSandwichOption(s: T.Sandwich): { label: string, value: string } {
+    return {
+        label: `${s.before ? s.before.p : ""} ... ${s.after ? s.after.p : ""} (${s.e})`,
+        value: JSON.stringify(s),
+    };
+}
+
 export default EntrySelect;

src/components/ep-explorer/eq-comp-picker/EqCompPicker.tsx

@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ import { useState, useEffect } from "react";
 import * as T from "../../../types";
 import AdjectivePicker from "../../np-picker/AdjectivePicker";
 import LocativeAdverbPicker from "./LocativeAdverbPicker";
-const compTypes: T.EqCompType[] = ["adjective", "loc. adv."];
+import SandwichPicker from "../../np-picker/SandwichPicker";
+const compTypes: T.EqCompType[] = ["adjective", "loc. adv.", "sandwich"];
 
 function EqCompPicker(props: {
     onChange: (comp: T.EqCompSelection | undefined) => void,
@@ -12,9 +13,13 @@ function EqCompPicker(props: {
     heading?: JSX.Element | string,
     entryFeeder: T.EntryFeeder,
 }) {
-    const [compType, setCompType] = useState<T.EqCompType | undefined>(props.comp ? props.comp.type : undefined);
+    const [compType, setCompType] = useState<T.EqCompType | undefined>(props.comp
+        ? props.comp.type
+        : undefined);
     useEffect(() => {
-        setCompType(props.comp ? props.comp.type : undefined);
+        setCompType(props.comp
+            ? props.comp.type
+            : undefined);
     }, [props.comp]);
     function handleClear() {
         setCompType(undefined);
@@ -69,6 +74,15 @@ function EqCompPicker(props: {
                 opts={props.opts}
                 onChange={props.onChange}
             />
+            : compType === "sandwich"
+            ? <SandwichPicker
+                onChange={props.onChange}
+                opts={props.opts}
+                sandwich={props.comp?.type === "sandwich" ? props.comp : undefined}
+                entryFeeder={props.entryFeeder}
+                // TODO: get phraseIsComplete working here
+                phraseIsComplete={false}
+            />
             : null}
         </div>
     </>;

src/components/np-picker/NPPronounPicker.tsx

@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ function NPPronounPicker({ onChange, pronoun, role, opts, is2ndPersonPicker }: {
     const pSpec = is2ndPersonPicker
         ? [pSpecA[1]]
         : pSpecA;
-    return <div style={{ maxWidth: "145px", padding: 0 }}>
+    return <div style={{ maxWidth: "145px", padding: 0, margin: "0 auto" }}>
         <div className="d-flex flex-row justify-content-between mb-2">
             <ButtonSelect
                 xSmall

src/components/np-picker/SandwichPicker.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+import * as T from "../../types";
+import { sandwiches } from "../../lib/sandwiches";
+import { SandwichSelect } from "../../components/EntrySelect";
+import { useState } from "react";
+import NPPicker from "./NPPicker";
+
+function SandwichPicker(props: {
+    opts: T.TextOptions,
+    onChange: (s: T.SandwichSelection<T.Sandwich> | undefined) => void,
+    sandwich: T.SandwichSelection<T.Sandwich> | undefined;
+    entryFeeder: T.EntryFeeder,
+    phraseIsComplete: boolean,
+}) {
+    const [sandwichBase, setSandwichBase] = useState<T.Sandwich | undefined>(undefined);
+    function handleNounChange(n: T.NPSelection | undefined) {
+        if (!n) {
+            props.onChange(undefined);
+            return;
+        }
+        if (!sandwichBase) return;
+        props.onChange({
+            ...sandwichBase,
+            inside: n,
+        });
+    }
+    function handleSandwichChange(s: T.Sandwich | undefined) {
+        if (!s) {
+            setSandwichBase(undefined);
+            props.onChange(undefined);
+            return;
+        }
+        setSandwichBase(s);
+        if (!props.sandwich) return;
+        props.onChange({
+            ...props.sandwich,
+            ...s,
+        });
+    }
+    return <div>
+        {sandwichBase && <div className="mb-2" style={{ margin: "0 auto" }}>
+            <NPPicker
+                onChange={handleNounChange}
+                np={props.sandwich ? props.sandwich.inside : undefined}
+                counterPart={undefined}
+                opts={props.opts}
+                role="object"
+                cantClear={true}
+                entryFeeder={props.entryFeeder}
+                phraseIsComplete={props.phraseIsComplete}
+            />
+        </div>}
+        <SandwichSelect
+            name="sandwich"
+            opts={props.opts}
+            sandwiches={sandwiches}
+            value={sandwichBase}
+            onChange={handleSandwichChange}
+        />
+    </div>;
+}
+
+export default SandwichPicker;

src/components/vp-explorer/VPDisplay.tsx

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ function VPDisplay({ VP, opts, setForm }: {
     if (!("type" in VP)) {
         return <div className="lead text-muted text-center mt-4">
             {(() => {
-                const twoNPs = (VP.subject === undefined) && (VP.verb.object === undefined);
+                const twoNPs = (VP.subject === undefined) && (VP.object === undefined);
                 return `Choose NP${twoNPs ? "s " : ""} to make a phrase`;
             })()}
         </div>;

src/components/vp-explorer/VPExplorer.tsx

@@ -67,10 +67,9 @@ function VPExplorer(props: {
         }, 1500);
     }
     useEffect(() => {
-        const newVps = makeVPSelectionState(props.verb, vps);
         adjustVps({
-            type: "load vps",
+            type: "set verb",
-            payload: newVps,
+            payload: props.verb,
         });
         // eslint-disable-next-line
     }, [props.verb]);
@@ -161,7 +160,7 @@ function VPExplorer(props: {
                 {mode === "phrases" ? <i className="fas fa-share-alt" /> : ""}
             </div>
         </div>
-        {(vps.verb && (typeof vps.verb.object === "object") && (vps.verb.isCompound !== "dynamic") && (vps.verb.tenseCategory !== "imperative") &&(mode === "phrases")) &&
+        {(vps.verb && (typeof vps.object === "object") && (vps.verb.isCompound !== "dynamic") && (vps.verb.tenseCategory !== "imperative") &&(mode === "phrases")) &&
             <div className="text-center my-2">
                 <button onClick={handleSubjObjSwap} className="btn btn-sm btn-light">
                     <i className="fas fa-exchange-alt mr-2" /> subj/obj
@@ -192,14 +191,14 @@ function VPExplorer(props: {
                         }
                         is2ndPersonPicker={vps.verb.tenseCategory === "imperative"}
                         np={vps.subject}
-                        counterPart={vps.verb ? vps.verb.object : undefined}
+                        counterPart={vps.verb ? vps.object : undefined}
                         onChange={handleSubjectChange}
                         opts={props.opts}
                         isShrunk={(servantIsShrunk && roles.servant === "subject")}
                     />
                 </div>
-                {vps.verb && (vps.verb.object !== "none") && <div className="my-2" style={{ background: (servantIsShrunk && roles.servant === "object") ? shrunkenBackground : "inherit" }}>
+                {vps.verb && (vps.object !== "none") && <div className="my-2" style={{ background: (servantIsShrunk && roles.servant === "object") ? shrunkenBackground : "inherit" }}>
-                    {(typeof vps.verb.object === "number")
+                    {(typeof vps.object === "number")
                         ? <div className="text-muted">Unspoken 3rd Pers. Masc. Plur.</div>
                         : <NPPicker
                             phraseIsComplete={phraseIsComplete}
@@ -218,7 +217,7 @@ function VPExplorer(props: {
                                 </div>}
                             entryFeeder={props.entryFeeder}
                             role="object"
-                            np={vps.verb.object}
+                            np={vps.object}
                             counterPart={vps.subject}
                             onChange={handleObjectChange}
                             opts={props.opts}

src/components/vp-explorer/VPExplorerQuiz.tsx

@@ -375,8 +375,8 @@ function completeVPs(vps: T.VPSelectionState): T.VPSelectionComplete {
     const oldSubj = vps.subject?.type === "pronoun"
         ? vps.subject.person
         : undefined;
-    const oldObj = (typeof vps.verb.object === "object" && vps.verb.object.type === "pronoun")
+    const oldObj = (typeof vps.object === "object" && vps.object.type === "pronoun")
-        ? vps.verb.object.person
+        ? vps.object.person
         : undefined;
     const { subj, obj } = randomSubjObj(
         oldSubj === undefined
@@ -389,17 +389,6 @@ function completeVPs(vps: T.VPSelectionState): T.VPSelectionComplete {
     const t = getTenseFromVerbSelection(vps.verb);
     const verb: T.VerbSelectionComplete = {
         ...vps.verb,
-        object: (
-            (typeof vps.verb.object === "object" && !(vps.verb.object.type === "noun" && vps.verb.object.dynamicComplement))
-            ||
-            vps.verb.object === undefined
-        )
-            ? {
-                type: "pronoun",
-                distance: "far",
-                person: obj,
-            }
-            : vps.verb.object,
         tense: isImperativeTense(t) ? "presentVerb" : t,
     };
     return {
@@ -409,18 +398,29 @@ function completeVPs(vps: T.VPSelectionState): T.VPSelectionComplete {
             distance: "far",
             person: subj,
         },
+        object: (
+            (typeof vps.object === "object" && !(vps.object.type === "noun" && vps.object.dynamicComplement))
+            ||
+            vps.object === undefined
+        )
+            ? {
+                type: "pronoun",
+                distance: "far",
+                person: obj,
+            }
+            : vps.object,
         verb,
     };
 }
 
 function getRandomVPSelection(mix: MixType = "both") {
     // TODO: Type safety to make sure it's safe?
-    return ({ subject, verb }: T.VPSelectionComplete): T.VPSelectionComplete => {
+    return ({ subject, verb, object }: T.VPSelectionComplete): T.VPSelectionComplete => {
         const oldSubj = (subject.type === "pronoun")
             ? subject.person
             : undefined;
-        const oldObj = (typeof verb.object === "object" && verb.object.type === "pronoun")
+        const oldObj = (typeof object === "object" && object.type === "pronoun")
-            ? verb.object.person
+            ? object.person
             : undefined;
         const { subj, obj } = randomSubjObj(
             oldSubj !== undefined ? { subj: oldSubj, obj: oldObj } : undefined
@@ -433,8 +433,8 @@ function getRandomVPSelection(mix: MixType = "both") {
             distance: "far",
             person: subj,
         };
-        const randObj: T.PronounSelection = typeof verb?.object === "object" && verb.object.type === "pronoun" ? {
+        const randObj: T.PronounSelection = typeof object === "object" && object.type === "pronoun" ? {
-            ...verb.object,
+            ...object,
             person: obj,
         } : {
             type: "pronoun",
@@ -445,23 +445,21 @@ function getRandomVPSelection(mix: MixType = "both") {
         if (mix === "tenses") {
             return {
                 subject: subject !== undefined ? subject : randSubj,
+                object: object !== undefined ? object : randObj,
                 verb: randomizeTense(verb, true),
                 form: { removeKing: false, shrinkServant: false },
             }
         }
-        const v: T.VerbSelectionComplete = {
-            ...verb,
-            object: (
-                (typeof verb.object === "object" && !(verb.object.type === "noun" && verb.object.dynamicComplement))
-                ||
-                verb.object === undefined
-            )
-                ? randObj
-                : verb.object,
-        };
         return {
             subject: randSubj,
-            verb: randomizeTense(v, true),
+            object: (
+                (typeof object === "object" && !(object.type === "noun" && object.dynamicComplement))
+                ||
+                object === undefined
+            )
+                ? randObj
+                : object,
+            verb: randomizeTense(verb, true),
             form: { removeKing: false, shrinkServant: false },
         };
     };

src/components/vp-explorer/verb-selection.ts

@@ -15,12 +15,12 @@ export function makeVPSelectionState(
     function getTransObjFromos() {
         if (
             !os ||
-            os.verb.object === "none" ||
+            os.object === "none" ||
-            typeof os.verb.object === "number" ||
+            typeof os.object === "number" ||
             os.verb.isCompound === "dynamic" ||
-            (os.verb.object?.type === "noun" && os.verb.object.dynamicComplement)
+            (os.object?.type === "noun" && os.object.dynamicComplement)
         ) return undefined;
-        return os.verb.object;
+        return os.object;
     }
     const transitivity: T.Transitivity = "grammaticallyTransitive" in info
         ? "transitive"
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ export function makeVPSelectionState(
                 : undefined;
     return {
         subject,
+        object,
         verb: {
             type: "verb",
             verb: verb,
@@ -55,7 +56,6 @@ export function makeVPSelectionState(
             perfectTense: os ? os.verb.perfectTense : "presentPerfect",
             imperativeTense: os ? os.verb.imperativeTense : "imperfectiveImperative",
             tenseCategory: os ? os.verb.tenseCategory : "basic",
-            object,
             transitivity,
             isCompound,
             voice: transitivity === "transitive"
@@ -70,27 +70,33 @@ export function makeVPSelectionState(
     };
 }
 
-export function changeStatDyn(v: T.VerbSelection, s: "dynamic" | "stative"): T.VerbSelection {
+export function changeStatDyn(v: T.VPSelectionState, s: "dynamic" | "stative"): T.VPSelectionState {
-    const info = getVerbInfo(v.verb.entry, v.verb.complement);
+    const info = getVerbInfo(v.verb.verb.entry, v.verb.verb.complement);
     if (!("stative" in info)) {
         return v;
     }
     return {
         ...v,
-        isCompound: s,
         object: s === "dynamic"
             ? makeNounSelection(info.dynamic.objComplement.entry as T.NounEntry, undefined, true)
             : undefined,
+        verb: {
+            ...v.verb,
+            isCompound: s,
             dynAuxVerb: s === "dynamic"
                 ? { entry: info.dynamic.auxVerb } as T.VerbEntry
                 : undefined,
+        },
     };
 }
 
-export function changeTransitivity(v: T.VerbSelection, transitivity: "transitive" | "grammatically transitive"): T.VerbSelection {
+export function changeTransitivity(v: T.VPSelectionState, transitivity: "transitive" | "grammatically transitive"): T.VPSelectionState {
     return {
         ...v,
-        transitivity,
         object: transitivity === "grammatically transitive" ? T.Person.ThirdPlurMale : undefined,
+        verb: {
+            ...v.verb,
+            transitivity,
+        },
     };
 }

src/components/vp-explorer/vps-reducer.ts

@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ import {
     isImperativeTense,
 } from "../../lib/type-predicates";
 import { checkForMiniPronounsError } from "../../lib/phrase-building/compile";
+import {
+    makeVPSelectionState,
+} from "./verb-selection";
 
 export type VpsReducerAction = {
     type: "load vps",
@@ -48,7 +51,10 @@ export type VpsReducerAction = {
     payload: "basic" | "modal" | "perfect" | "imperative",
 } | {
     type: "toggle servant shrink",
-};
+} | {
+    type: "set verb",
+    payload: T.VerbEntry,
+}
 
 export function vpsReducer(vps: T.VPSelectionState, action: VpsReducerAction, sendAlert?: (msg: string) => void): T.VPSelectionState {
     return ensureMiniPronounsOk(vps, doReduce());
@@ -70,7 +76,7 @@ export function vpsReducer(vps: T.VPSelectionState, action: VpsReducerAction, se
             if (
                 !skipPronounConflictCheck
                 &&
-                hasPronounConflict(subject, vps.verb?.object)
+                hasPronounConflict(subject, vps.object)
             ) {
                 if (sendAlert) sendAlert("That combination of pronouns is not allowed");
                 return vps;
@@ -82,7 +88,7 @@ export function vpsReducer(vps: T.VPSelectionState, action: VpsReducerAction, se
         }
         if (action.type === "set object") {
             if (!vps.verb) return vps;
-            if ((vps.verb.object === "none") || (typeof vps.verb.object === "number")) {
+            if ((vps.object === "none") || (typeof vps.object === "number")) {
                 return vps;
             }
             const object = action.payload;
@@ -93,10 +99,7 @@ export function vpsReducer(vps: T.VPSelectionState, action: VpsReducerAction, se
             }
             return {
                 ...vps,
-                verb: {
-                    ...vps.verb,
                 object,
-                },
             };
         }
         if (action.type === "swap subj/obj") {
@@ -118,10 +121,10 @@ export function vpsReducer(vps: T.VPSelectionState, action: VpsReducerAction, se
                 if (voice === "passive") {
                     return {
                         ...vps,
-                        subject: typeof vps.verb.object === "object" ? vps.verb.object : undefined,
+                        subject: typeof vps.object === "object" ? vps.object : undefined,
+                        object: "none",
                         verb: {
                             ...vps.verb,
-                            object: "none",
                             voice,
                         },
                     };
@@ -129,10 +132,9 @@ export function vpsReducer(vps: T.VPSelectionState, action: VpsReducerAction, se
                     return {
                         ...vps,
                         subject: undefined,
+                        object: typeof vps.subject === "object" ? vps.subject : undefined,
                         verb: {
                             ...vps.verb,
-                            // TODO: is this ok??
-                            object: typeof vps.subject === "object" ? vps.subject : undefined,
                             voice,
                         },
                     };
@@ -143,17 +145,11 @@ export function vpsReducer(vps: T.VPSelectionState, action: VpsReducerAction, se
         }
         if (action.type === "set transitivity") {
             if (!(vps.verb && vps.verb.canChangeTransitivity)) return vps;
-            return {
+            return changeTransitivity(vps, action.payload);
-                ...vps,
-                verb: changeTransitivity(vps.verb, action.payload),
-            };
         }
         if (action.type === "set statDyn") {
             if (!(vps.verb && vps.verb.canChangeStatDyn)) return vps;
-            return {
+            return changeStatDyn(vps, action.payload);
-                ...vps,
-                verb: changeStatDyn(vps.verb, action.payload),
-            };
         }
         if (action.type === "set negativity") {
             if (!vps.verb) return vps;
@@ -220,7 +216,7 @@ export function vpsReducer(vps: T.VPSelectionState, action: VpsReducerAction, se
                 },
             };
         }
-        // if (action.type === "toggle servant shrink") {
+        if (action.type === "toggle servant shrink") {
             return {
                 ...vps,
                 form: {
@@ -228,6 +224,9 @@ export function vpsReducer(vps: T.VPSelectionState, action: VpsReducerAction, se
                     shrinkServant: !vps.form.shrinkServant,
                 },
             };
+        }
+        // if (action.type === "set verb") {
+            return makeVPSelectionState(action.payload, vps);
         // }
     }
 }

src/lib/phrase-building/np-tools.ts

@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ import * as T from "../../types";
 import { concatPsString } from "../p-text-helpers";
 
 function getBaseAndAdjectives(np: T.Rendered<T.NPSelection | T.EqCompSelection>): T.PsString[] {
+    if (np.type === "sandwich") {
+        return getSandwichPsBaseAndAdjectives(np);
+    }
     const adjs = np.adjectives;
     if (!adjs) {
         return np.ps;
@@ -22,6 +25,32 @@ function getBaseAndAdjectives(np: T.Rendered<T.NPSelection | T.EqCompSelection>)
     ));
 }
 
+function getSandwichPsBaseAndAdjectives(s: T.Rendered<T.SandwichSelection<T.Sandwich>>): T.PsString[] {
+    const insideBase = getBaseAndAdjectives(s.inside);
+    const willContractWithPronoun = s.before && s.before.p === "د" && s.inside.type === "pronoun"
+        && (isFirstPerson(s.inside.person) || isSecondPerson(s.inside.person))
+    const contracted = (willContractWithPronoun && s.inside.type === "pronoun")
+        ? contractPronoun(s.inside)
+        : undefined
+    return insideBase.map((inside) => (
+        concatPsString(
+            (s.before && !willContractWithPronoun) ? s.before : "",
+            s.before ? " " : "",
+            contracted ? contracted : inside,
+            s.after ? " " : "",
+            s.after ? s.after : "",
+        )
+    ));
+}
+
+function contractPronoun(n: T.Rendered<T.PronounSelection>): T.PsString | undefined {
+    return isFirstPerson(n.person)
+        ? concatPsString({ p: "ز", f: "z" }, n.ps[0])
+        : isSecondPerson(n.person)
+        ? concatPsString({ p: "س", f: "s" }, n.ps[0])
+        : undefined;
+}
+
 function trimOffShrunkenPossesive(p: T.Rendered<T.NPSelection>): T.Rendered<T.NPSelection> {
     if (!("possesor" in p)) {
         return p;
@@ -46,13 +75,21 @@ function trimOffShrunkenPossesive(p: T.Rendered<T.NPSelection>): T.Rendered<T.NP
 
 export function getPashtoFromRendered(np: T.Rendered<T.NPSelection> | T.Rendered<T.EqCompSelection>, subjectsPerson: false | T.Person): T.PsString[] {
     const base = getBaseAndAdjectives(np);
-    if (np.type !== "loc. adv." && np.type !== "adjective") {
+    if (np.type === "loc. adv." || np.type === "adjective") {
-        // ts being dumb
+        return base;
-        const trimmed = trimOffShrunkenPossesive(np as T.Rendered<T.NPSelection>);
+    }
+    const trimmed = np.type === "sandwich" ? {
+        ...np,
+        inside: trimOffShrunkenPossesive(np.inside),
+    } : trimOffShrunkenPossesive(np);
+    if (trimmed.type === "sandwich") {
+        return trimmed.inside.possesor
+            ? addPossesor(trimmed.inside.possesor.np, base, subjectsPerson)
+            : base;
+    }
     if (trimmed.possesor) {
         return addPossesor(trimmed.possesor.np, base, subjectsPerson);
     }
-    }
     return base;
 }
 
@@ -143,6 +180,9 @@ function pronounPossEng(p: T.Person): string {
 }
 
 export function getEnglishFromRendered(r: T.Rendered<T.NPSelection | T.EqCompSelection>): string | undefined {
+    if (r.type === "sandwich") {
+        return getEnglishFromRenderedSandwich(r);
+    }
     if (!r.e) return undefined;
     if (r.type === "loc. adv." || r.type === "adjective") {
         return r.e;
@@ -155,3 +195,9 @@ export function getEnglishFromRendered(r: T.Rendered<T.NPSelection | T.EqCompSel
     // TODO: possesives in English for participles and pronouns too!
     return r.e;
 }
+
+function getEnglishFromRenderedSandwich(r: T.Rendered<T.SandwichSelection<T.Sandwich>>): string | undefined {
+    const insideE = getEnglishFromRendered(r.inside);
+    if (!insideE) return undefined;
+    return `${r.e} ${insideE}`;
+} 

src/lib/phrase-building/render-ep.ts

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import { getEnglishWord } from "../get-english-word";
 import { psStringFromEntry } from "../p-text-helpers";
 import { isLocativeAdverbEntry } from "../type-predicates";
 import { renderAdjectiveSelection } from "./render-adj";
+import { renderSandwich } from "./render-sandwich";
 
 export function renderEP(EP: T.EPSelectionComplete): T.EPRendered {
     const king = (EP.subject.type === "pronoun")
@@ -65,6 +66,9 @@ function renderEquative(es: T.EquativeSelection, person: T.Person): T.EquativeRe
 }
 
 function renderEqCompSelection(s: T.EqCompSelection, person: T.Person): T.Rendered<T.EqCompSelection> {
+    if (s.type === "sandwich") {
+        return renderSandwich(s);
+    }
     const e = getEnglishWord(s.entry);
     if (!e || typeof e !== "string") {
         console.log(e);

src/lib/phrase-building/render-np.ts

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import {
 } from "../../lib/np-tools";
 import { getEnglishWord } from "../get-english-word";
 import { renderAdjectiveSelection } from "./render-adj";
-import { isPattern5Entry, isUnisexAnimNounEntry } from "../type-predicates";
+import { isPattern5Entry, isAnimNounEntry } from "../type-predicates";
 
 export function renderNPSelection(NP: T.NPSelection, inflected: boolean, inflectEnglish: boolean, role: "subject", soRole: "servant" | "king" | "none"): T.Rendered<T.NPSelection>;
 export function renderNPSelection(NP: T.NPSelection | T.ObjectNP, inflected: boolean, inflectEnglish: boolean, role: "object", soRole: "servant" | "king" | "none"): T.Rendered<T.NPSelection> | T.Person.ThirdPlurMale | "none";
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ function renderPossesor(possesor: T.PossesorSelection | undefined, possesorRole:
     if (!possesor) return undefined;
     const isSingUnisexAnim5PatternNoun = (possesor.np.type === "noun"
         && possesor.np.number === "singular"
-        && isUnisexAnimNounEntry(possesor.np.entry)
+        && isAnimNounEntry(possesor.np.entry)
         && isPattern5Entry(possesor.np.entry)
     );
     return {

src/lib/phrase-building/render-sandwich.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import * as T from "../../types";
+import { isPattern1Entry, isPattern5Entry, isAnimNounEntry } from "../type-predicates";
+import { renderNPSelection } from "./render-np";
+
+export function renderSandwich(s: T.SandwichSelection<T.Sandwich>): T.Rendered<T.SandwichSelection<T.Sandwich>> {
+    const inflectInside = (isLocationSandwich(s) && s.inside.type === "noun" && isPattern1Entry(s.inside.entry) &&  s.inside.number === "singular")
+        ? false
+        : (s.inside.type === "noun" && isPattern5Entry(s.inside.entry) && isAnimNounEntry(s.inside.entry))
+        ? false
+        : true;
+    return {
+        ...s,
+        inside: renderNPSelection(
+            s.inside,
+            true,
+            inflectInside,
+            "subject",
+            "none",
+        ),
+    };
+}
+
+function isLocationSandwich(s: T.SandwichSelection<T.Sandwich>): boolean {
+    // TODO: more nuanced version of this?
+    return s.before?.p === "په" && s.after?.f === "کې";
+}

src/lib/phrase-building/render-vp.ts

@@ -28,20 +28,20 @@ import { renderNPSelection } from "./render-np";
 export function renderVP(VP: T.VPSelectionComplete): T.VPRendered {
     // Sentence Rules Logic
     const isPast = isPastTense(VP.verb.tense);
-    const isTransitive = VP.verb.object !== "none";
+    const isTransitive = VP.object !== "none";
     const { king, servant } = getKingAndServant(isPast, isTransitive);
     const kingPerson = getPersonFromNP(
-        king === "subject" ? VP.subject : VP.verb.object,
+        king === "subject" ? VP.subject : VP.object,
     );
     // TODO: more elegant way of handling this type safety
     if (kingPerson === undefined) {
         throw new Error("king of sentance does not exist");
     }
     const subjectPerson = getPersonFromNP(VP.subject);
-    const objectPerson = getPersonFromNP(VP.verb.object);
+    const objectPerson = getPersonFromNP(VP.object);
     // TODO: also don't inflect if it's a pattern one animate noun
     const inflectSubject = isPast && isTransitive && !isMascSingAnimatePattern4(VP.subject);
-    const inflectObject = !isPast && isFirstOrSecondPersPronoun(VP.verb.object);
+    const inflectObject = !isPast && isFirstOrSecondPersPronoun(VP.object);
     // Render Elements
     const b: T.VPRendered = {
         type: "VPRendered",
@@ -51,11 +51,11 @@ export function renderVP(VP: T.VPSelectionComplete): T.VPRendered {
         isTransitive,
         isCompound: VP.verb.isCompound,
         subject: renderNPSelection(VP.subject, inflectSubject, false, "subject", king === "subject" ? "king" : "servant"),
-        object: renderNPSelection(VP.verb.object, inflectObject, true, "object", king === "object" ? "king" : "servant"),
+        object: renderNPSelection(VP.object, inflectObject, true, "object", king === "object" ? "king" : "servant"),
         verb: renderVerbSelection(VP.verb, kingPerson, objectPerson),
         englishBase: renderEnglishVPBase({
             subjectPerson,
-            object: VP.verb.isCompound === "dynamic" ? "none" : VP.verb.object,
+            object: VP.verb.isCompound === "dynamic" ? "none" : VP.object,
             vs: VP.verb,
         }),
         form: VP.form,

src/lib/phrase-building/vp-tools.ts

@@ -197,48 +197,85 @@ export function switchSubjObj(vps: T.VPSelectionState): T.VPSelectionState;
 export function switchSubjObj(vps: T.VPSelectionComplete): T.VPSelectionComplete;
 export function switchSubjObj(vps: T.VPSelectionState | T.VPSelectionComplete): T.VPSelectionState | T.VPSelectionComplete {
     if ("tenseCategory" in vps.verb) {
-        if (!vps.subject || !(typeof vps.verb.object === "object") || (vps.verb.tenseCategory === "imperative")) {
+        if (!vps.subject || !(typeof vps.object === "object") || (vps.verb.tenseCategory === "imperative")) {
             return vps;
         }
         return {
             ...vps,
-            subject: vps.verb.object,
+            subject: vps.object,
-            verb: {
-                ...vps.verb,
             object: vps.subject,
-            },
         };
     }
-    if (!vps.subject|| !vps.verb || !(typeof vps.verb.object === "object")) {
+    if (!vps.subject|| !vps.verb || !(typeof vps.object === "object")) {
         return vps;
     }
     return {
         ...vps,
-        subject: vps.verb.object,
+        subject: vps.object,
-        verb: {
-            ...vps.verb,
         object: vps.subject,
-        }
     };
 }
 
+// export function insertSubjectSelection(vps: T.VPSelectionState, s: T.SubjectSelection): T.VPSelectionState {
+//     const index = vps.blocks.findIndex(f => f.type === "subjectSelection");
+//     if (index === -1) {
+//         throw new Error("couldn't find subjectSelection to insert over");
+//     }
+//     const blocks = [...vps.blocks];
+//     blocks[index] = s;
+//     return {
+//         ...vps,
+//         blocks,
+//     };
+// }
+
+// export function insertObjecttSelection(vps: T.VPSelectionState, o: T.ObjectSelection): T.VPSelectionState {
+//     const index = vps.blocks.findIndex(f => f.type === "objectSelection");
+//     if (index === -1) {
+//         throw new Error("couldn't find objectSelection to insert over");
+//     }
+//     const blocks = [...vps.blocks];
+//     blocks[index] = o;
+//     return {
+//         ...vps,
+//         blocks,
+//     };
+// }
+
+// export function getSubjectSelection(vps: T.VPSelectionState): T.SubjectSelection {
+//     const subject = vps.blocks.find(f => f.type === "subjectSelection");
+//     if (subject?.type !== "subjectSelection") {
+//         throw new Error("couldn't find subjectSelection");
+//     }
+//     return subject;
+// }
+
+// export function getObjectSelection(vps: T.VPSelectionState): T.ObjectSelection {
+//     const object = vps.blocks.find(f => f.type === "objectSelection");
+//     if (object?.type !== "objectSelection") {
+//         throw new Error("couldn't find objectSelection");
+//     }
+//     return object;
+// }
+
 export function completeVPSelection(vps: T.VPSelectionState): T.VPSelectionComplete | undefined {
     if (vps.subject === undefined) {
         return undefined;
     }
-    if (vps.verb.object === undefined) {
+    if (vps.object === undefined) {
         return undefined;
     }
     // necessary for this version on typscript ...
     const verb: T.VerbSelectionComplete = {
         ...vps.verb,
-        object: vps.verb.object,
         tense: getTenseFromVerbSelection(vps.verb),
     };
     const subject = vps.subject;
+    const object = vps.object
     return {
         ...vps,
         subject,
+        object,
         verb,
     };
 }
@@ -264,9 +301,9 @@ export function isThirdPerson(p: T.Person): boolean {
 export function ensure2ndPersSubjPronounAndNoConflict(vps: T.VPSelectionState): T.VPSelectionState {
     console.log("checking more...", vps);
     const subjIs2ndPerson = (vps.subject?.type === "pronoun") && isSecondPerson(vps.subject.person);
-    const objIs2ndPerson = (typeof vps.verb.object === "object")
+    const objIs2ndPerson = (typeof vps.object === "object")
-        && (vps.verb.object.type === "pronoun")
+        && (vps.object.type === "pronoun")
-        && isSecondPerson(vps.verb.object.person);
+        && isSecondPerson(vps.object.person);
     console.log({ subjIs2ndPerson, objIs2ndPerson });
     const default2ndPersSubject: T.PronounSelection = {
         type: "pronoun",
@@ -284,22 +321,19 @@ export function ensure2ndPersSubjPronounAndNoConflict(vps: T.VPSelectionState):
         return vps;
     }
     if (subjIs2ndPerson && objIs2ndPerson)  {
-        if (typeof vps.verb.object !== "object" || vps.verb.object.type !== "pronoun") {
+        if (typeof vps.object !== "object" || vps.object.type !== "pronoun") {
             return vps;
         }
         return {
             ...vps,
-            verb: {
-                ...vps.verb,
             object: {
-                    ...vps.verb.object,
+                ...vps.object,
                 person: getNon2ndPersPronoun(),
             },
-            },
         };
     }
     if (!subjIs2ndPerson && objIs2ndPerson) {
-        if (typeof vps.verb.object !== "object" || vps.verb.object.type !== "pronoun") {
+        if (typeof vps.object !== "object" || vps.object.type !== "pronoun") {
             return {
                 ...vps,
                 subject: default2ndPersSubject,
@@ -308,13 +342,10 @@ export function ensure2ndPersSubjPronounAndNoConflict(vps: T.VPSelectionState):
         return {
             ...vps,
             subject: default2ndPersSubject,
-            verb: {
-                ...vps.verb,
             object: {
-                    ...vps.verb.object,
+                ...vps.object,
                 person: getNon2ndPersPronoun(),
             },
-            },
         };
     }
     if (!subjIs2ndPerson && !objIs2ndPerson) {

src/lib/sandwiches.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+import * as T from "../types";
+
+export const sandwiches: T.Sandwich[] = [
+    {
+        type: "sandwich",
+        before: { p: "له", f: "la" },
+        after: { p: "نه", f: "na" },
+        e: "from",
+    },
+    {
+        type: "sandwich",
+        before: { p: "له", f: "la" },
+        after: { p: "څخه", f: "tsuxa" },
+        e: "from",
+    },
+    // TODO: Implement mayonaise
+    // {
+    //     type: "sandwich",
+    //     before: { p: "له", f: "la" },
+    //     after: "mayonaise",
+    //     e: "from",
+    // },
+    {
+        type: "sandwich",
+        before: { p: "له", f: "la" },
+        after: { p: "سره", f: "sara" },
+        e: "with",
+    },
+    {
+        type: "sandwich",
+        before: undefined,
+        after: { p: "ته", f: "ta" },
+        e: "to",
+    },
+    {
+        type: "sandwich",
+        before: { p: "د", f: "du" },
+        after: { p: "په څانګ", f: "pu tsaang" },
+        e: "beside",
+    },
+    {
+        type: "sandwich",
+        before: { p: "پر", f: "pur" },
+        after: { p: "باندې", f: "baande" },
+        e: "on",
+    },
+    {
+        type: "sandwich",
+        before: { p: "په", f: "pu" },
+        after: { p: "کې", f: "ke" },
+        e: "in",
+    },
+    {
+        type: "sandwich",
+        before: { p: "د", f: "du" },
+        after: { p: "دننه", f: "dununa" },
+        e: "inside",
+    },
+    {
+        type: "sandwich",
+        before: { p: "د", f: "du" },
+        after: { p: "دباندې", f: "dubaande" },
+        e: "outside",
+    },
+    {
+        type: "sandwich",
+        before: { p: "د", f: "du" },
+        after: { p: "مخې ته", f: "mukhe ta" },
+        e: "in front of",
+    },
+    {
+        type: "sandwich",
+        before: { p: "د", f: "du" },
+        after: { p: "شا ته", f: "shaa ta" },
+        e: "behind",
+    },
+    {
+        type: "sandwich",
+        before: { p: "د", f: "du" },
+        after: { p: "لاندې", f: "laande" },
+        e: "under",
+    },
+    {
+        type: "sandwich",
+        before: { p: "د", f: "du" },
+        after: { p: "په شان", f: "pu shaan" },
+        e: "like",
+    },
+    {
+        type: "sandwich",
+        before: { p: "د", f: "du" },
+        after: { p: "غوندې", f: "ghwunde" },
+        e: "like",
+    },
+];
+
+export default sandwiches;

src/lib/type-predicates.ts

@@ -49,8 +49,12 @@ export function isUnisexNounEntry(e: T.NounEntry | T.AdjectiveEntry): e is T.Uni
     return isNounEntry(e) && e.c.includes("unisex");
 }
 
+export function isAnimNounEntry(e: T.NounEntry | T.AdverbEntry): e is T.AnimNounEntry {
+    return e.c.includes("anim.");
+}
+
 export function isUnisexAnimNounEntry(e: T.NounEntry | T.AdjectiveEntry): e is T.UnisexAnimNounEntry {
-    return isUnisexNounEntry(e) && e.c.includes("anim.");
+    return isUnisexNounEntry(e) && isAnimNounEntry(e);
 }
 
 export function isAdjOrUnisexNounEntry(e: T.Entry): e is (T.AdjectiveEntry | T.UnisexNounEntry) {
@@ -191,4 +195,3 @@ export function isEquativeTense(t: T.Tense): t is T.EquativeTense {
 export function isImperativeTense(tense: T.Tense): tense is T.ImperativeTense {
     return tense === "imperfectiveImperative" || tense === "perfectiveImperative";
 }
-

src/types.ts

@@ -472,6 +472,7 @@ export type AayTail = "ey" | "aay";
 export type NounEntry = DictionaryEntry & { c: string } & { __brand: "a noun entry" };
 export type MascNounEntry = NounEntry & { __brand2: "a masc noun entry" };
 export type FemNounEntry = NounEntry & { __brand2: "a fem noun entry" };
+export type AnimNounEntry = NounEntry & { __brand3: "a anim noun entry" }; 
 export type UnisexNounEntry = MascNounEntry & { __brand3: "a unisex noun entry" };
 export type UnisexAnimNounEntry = UnisexNounEntry & { __brand4: "an anim unisex noun entry" };
 export type AdverbEntry = DictionaryEntry & { c: string } & { __brand: "an adverb entry" };
@@ -529,20 +530,43 @@ export type ModalTense = `${VerbTense}Modal`;
 export type ImperativeTense = `${Aspect}Imperative`;
 export type Tense = EquativeTense | VerbTense | PerfectTense | ModalTense | ImperativeTense;
 
+export type SubjectSelection = {
+    type: "subjectSelection",
+    selection: NPSelection | undefined,
+};
+
+export type ObjectSelection = {
+    type: "objectSelection",
+    selection: NPSelection | ObjectNP | undefined,
+};
+
+export type SubjectSelectionComplete = {
+    type: "subjectSelectionComplete",
+    selection: NPSelection,
+};
+
+export type ObjectSelectionComplete = {
+    type: "objectSelection",
+    selection: NPSelection | ObjectNP,
+};
+
 export type VPSelectionState = {
+    // blocks: (SubjectSelection | ObjectSelection)[]
     subject: NPSelection | undefined,
+    object: NPSelection | ObjectNP | undefined,
     verb: VerbSelection,
     form: FormVersion,
 };
 
 export type VPSelectionComplete = {
+    // blocks: (SubjectSelectionComplete | ObjectSelectionComplete)[]
     subject: NPSelection,
+    object: NPSelection | ObjectNP,
     verb: VerbSelectionComplete,
     form: FormVersion,
 };
 
 export type VerbSelectionComplete = Omit<VerbSelection, "object" | "verbTense" | "perfectTense" | "imperfectiveTense" | "tenseCategory"> & {
-    object: Exclude<VerbObject, undefined>,
     tense: VerbTense | PerfectTense | ModalTense | ImperativeTense,
 }
 
@@ -550,7 +574,6 @@ export type VerbSelection = {
     type: "verb",
     verb: VerbEntry,
     dynAuxVerb?: VerbEntry,
-    object: VerbObject, // TODO: should have a locked in (but number changeable noun) here for dynamic compounds
     transitivity: Transitivity,
     canChangeTransitivity: boolean,
     canChangeStatDyn: boolean,
@@ -586,6 +609,8 @@ export type VerbObject =
 
 export type NPSelection = NounSelection | PronounSelection | ParticipleSelection;
 
+export type APSelection = AdverbSelection | SandwichSelection<Sandwich>;
+
 export type NPType = "noun" | "pronoun" | "participle";
 
 export type ObjectNP = "none" | Person.ThirdPlurMale;
@@ -608,6 +633,11 @@ export type NounSelection = {
     possesor: undefined | PossesorSelection,
 };
 
+export type AdverbSelection = {
+    type: "adverb",
+    entry: AdverbEntry,
+}
+
 export type AdjectiveSelection = {
     type: "adjective",
     entry: AdjectiveEntry,
@@ -645,11 +675,15 @@ export type RenderedPossesorSelection = {
     shrunken: boolean,
 };
 
-export type Rendered<T extends NPSelection | EqCompSelection | AdjectiveSelection> = ReplaceKey<
+export type Rendered<T extends NPSelection | EqCompSelection | AdjectiveSelection | SandwichSelection<Sandwich>> = T extends SandwichSelection<Sandwich> 
+    ? Omit<SandwichSelection<Sandwich>, "inside"> & {
+        inside: Rendered<NPSelection>,
+    }
+    : ReplaceKey<
         Omit<T, "changeGender" | "changeNumber" | "changeDistance" | "adjectives" | "possesor">,
         "e",
         string
-> & {
+    > & {
         ps: PsString[],
         e?: string,
         inflected: boolean,
@@ -661,7 +695,7 @@ export type Rendered<T extends NPSelection | EqCompSelection | AdjectiveSelectio
             shrunken: boolean,
             np: Rendered<NPSelection>,
         },
-};
+    };
 // TODO: recursive changing this down into the possesor etc.
 
 export type EPSelectionState = {
@@ -687,8 +721,19 @@ export type EPSelectionComplete = Omit<EPSelectionState, "subject" | "predicate"
     omitSubject: boolean,
 };
 
-export type EqCompType = "adjective" | "loc. adv."; // TODO: - more
+export type EqCompType = "adjective" | "loc. adv." | "sandwich"
-export type EqCompSelection = AdjectiveSelection | LocativeAdverbSelection; // TODO: - more
+export type EqCompSelection = AdjectiveSelection | LocativeAdverbSelection | SandwichSelection<Sandwich>;
+
+export type SandwichSelection<S extends Sandwich> = S & {
+    inside: NPSelection,
+};
+
+export type Sandwich = {
+    type: "sandwich",
+    before: PsString | undefined,
+    after: PsString | undefined,
+    e: string,
+};
 
 export type EquativeSelection = {
     tense: EquativeTense,