import re import nltk import logging from nltk.tokenize import sent_tokenize, word_tokenize from nltk.corpus import stopwords from nltk.tag import pos_tag import torch from transformers import pipeline # Configure logging logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO) logger = logging.getLogger(__name__) # NLTK data setup def setup_nltk(): """Download required NLTK data.""" try: nltk.data.find('tokenizers/punkt') nltk.data.find('corpora/stopwords') nltk.data.find('taggers/averaged_perceptron_tagger') nltk.data.find('corpora/wordnet') nltk.data.find('corpora/omw-1.4') logger.info("NLTK data is already set up.") return True except LookupError: logger.info("Downloading required NLTK data...") try: nltk.download('punkt', quiet=True) nltk.download('stopwords', quiet=True) nltk.download('averaged_perceptron_tagger', quiet=True) nltk.download('wordnet', quiet=True) nltk.download('omw-1.4', quiet=True) logger.info("NLTK data downloaded successfully.") return True except Exception as e: logger.error(f"Error downloading NLTK data: {str(e)}") return False # Initialize NLTK if not setup_nltk(): logger.warning("NLTK data not available. Some features may not work properly.") class QuestionGenerator: def __init__(self, model_name="valhalla/t5-small-qa-qg-hl", use_transformers=False): """Initialize the question generator with enhanced capabilities.""" self.use_transformers = use_transformers self.stop_words = set(stopwords.words('english')) self.device = 'cuda' if torch.cuda.is_available() else 'cpu' # Initialize rule-based system self._init_rule_based_system() # Initialize transformer model if requested if use_transformers: try: logger.info("Loading transformer model...") self.qg_model = pipeline( "text2text-generation", model=model_name, device=0 if self.device == 'cuda' else -1 ) logger.info("Transformer model loaded successfully.") except Exception as e: logger.error(f"Error loading transformer model: {str(e)}") self.use_transformers = False logger.info("Falling back to rule-based generation.") def _init_rule_based_system(self): """Initialize the rule-based question generation system.""" self.wh_words = ['what', 'when', 'where', 'who', 'whom', 'whose', 'which', 'why', 'how'] self.aux_verbs = ['is', 'are', 'was', 'were', 'do', 'does', 'did', 'have', 'has', 'had', 'can', 'could', 'will', 'would', 'shall', 'should', 'may', 'might', 'must'] self.common_nouns = {'time', 'year', 'people', 'way', 'day', 'man', 'thing', 'woman', 'life', 'child', 'world', 'school', 'state', 'family', 'student', 'group', 'country', 'problem'} def _is_good_sentence(self, sentence): """Check if a sentence is suitable for question generation.""" try: if not sentence or not isinstance(sentence, str): return False # Basic length checks words = word_tokenize(sentence) if len(words) < 4: # At least 4 words return False # Check for question mark if '?' in sentence: return False # Check for proper sentence ending if not sentence.strip().endswith(('.', '!', ';', ':')): return False # Check for at least one noun and one verb pos_tags = pos_tag(words) has_noun = any(tag.startswith('NN') for word, tag in pos_tags) has_verb = any(tag.startswith('VB') for word, tag in pos_tags) return has_noun and has_verb except Exception as e: logger.error(f"Error in _is_good_sentence: {str(e)}") return False def _generate_question_what_is(self, words, pos_tags): """Generate 'What is...?' questions.""" for i, (word, tag) in enumerate(pos_tags): if tag.startswith('NN'): return f"What is {word}?" return "" def _generate_question_verb_subject(self, words, pos_tags): """Generate questions by inverting subject and verb.""" for i, (word, tag) in enumerate(pos_tags): if tag.startswith('VB') and i > 0: subject = ' '.join(words[:i]) verb = word rest = ' '.join(words[i+1:]) return f"{verb.capitalize()} {subject} {rest}?" return "" def _generate_question_wh_word(self, words, pos_tags): """Generate questions using WH-words.""" for i, (word, tag) in enumerate(pos_tags): if tag.startswith('VB') and i > 0: wh_word = "What" if i > 0 and pos_tags[i-1][1].startswith('NNP'): wh_word = "Who" return f"{wh_word} {word} {' '.join(words[:i])}?" return "" def _generate_question_from_statement(self, sentence): """Generate a question from a statement using multiple strategies.""" try: if not sentence or not isinstance(sentence, str): return "" # Clean the sentence sentence = sentence.strip() if sentence.endswith('.'): sentence = sentence[:-1].strip() words = word_tokenize(sentence) if len(words) < 4: # Too short for a good question return "" pos_tags = pos_tag(words) # Try different question generation strategies strategies = [ self._generate_question_what_is, self._generate_question_verb_subject, self._generate_question_wh_word ] for strategy in strategies: question = strategy(words, pos_tags) if question: return question # Fallback: ask about the whole sentence return f"Can you explain: {sentence[:100]}...?" except Exception as e: logger.error(f"Error in _generate_question_from_statement: {str(e)}") return "" def generate_question_from_sentence(self, sentence): """Generate a question from a given sentence.""" if not self._is_good_sentence(sentence): return "" try: # Use transformer model if available if self.use_transformers and hasattr(self, 'qg_model'): try: # Prepare input for e2e model input_text = f"generate questions: {sentence}" outputs = self.qg_model(input_text) if outputs and len(outputs) > 0: generated_text = outputs[0]['generated_text'] # The model might generate multiple questions separated by questions = generated_text.split('') if questions: return questions[0].strip() except Exception as e: logger.error(f"Transformer generation failed: {e}") # Fallback to rule-based # First try rule-based generation question = self._generate_question_from_statement(sentence) if question: return question # Fallback to simple question generation words = word_tokenize(sentence) if len(words) < 4: return "" # Try to make a simple question return f"What is the main point about: {sentence[:100]}...?" except Exception as e: logger.error(f"Error generating question: {str(e)}") return "" def _score_sentence(self, sentence): """Score a sentence based on its quality for question generation.""" try: if not self._is_good_sentence(sentence): return 0 words = word_tokenize(sentence) pos_tags = pos_tag(words) # Start with base score score = 1.0 # Check for content words has_noun = any(tag.startswith('NN') for _, tag in pos_tags) has_verb = any(tag.startswith('VB') for _, tag in pos_tags) has_adj = any(tag.startswith('JJ') for _, tag in pos_tags) # Increase score based on content if has_noun and has_verb: score += 2.0 elif has_noun or has_verb: score += 1.0 if has_adj: score += 0.5 # Adjust for sentence length word_count = len(words) if 8 <= word_count <= 25: # Ideal length score += 1.0 # Bonus for proper nouns or numbers if any(tag in {'NNP', 'NNPS', 'CD'} for _, tag in pos_tags): score += 1.0 return max(0.5, score) # Ensure minimum score except Exception as e: logger.error(f"Error in _score_sentence: {str(e)}") return 0.5 def generate_questions(self, text, num_questions=5): """Generate questions from the given text.""" if not text or not text.strip(): logger.warning("Empty text provided for question generation") return [] try: # Split text into sentences sentences = sent_tokenize(text) return self.generate_multiple_questions(sentences, num_questions) except Exception as e: logger.error(f"Error in generate_questions: {str(e)}") return [] def generate_multiple_questions(self, inputs, max_questions=5): """ Generate multiple questions from a list of inputs (context/answer pairs). Args: inputs: List of dicts {'context': str, 'answer': str} or list of strings max_questions: Maximum number of questions to generate Returns: List of generated questions with metadata """ if not inputs or max_questions <= 0: logger.warning("No inputs provided or invalid max_questions") return [] questions = [] used_contexts = set() logger.info(f"Generating up to {max_questions} questions from {len(inputs)} inputs") for item in inputs: try: if len(questions) >= max_questions: break # Handle different input types if isinstance(item, dict): context = item.get('context', '') answer = item.get('answer') else: context = str(item) answer = None if not context or not context.strip(): continue context = context.strip() # Skip if we've already used this context if context in used_contexts: continue question_text = "" # Use transformer model if available if self.use_transformers and hasattr(self, 'qg_model'): try: if answer: input_text = f"answer: {answer} context: {context}" else: input_text = f"generate questions: {context}" outputs = self.qg_model(input_text) if outputs and len(outputs) > 0: question_text = outputs[0]['generated_text'] except Exception as e: logger.error(f"Transformer generation failed: {e}") # Fallback to rule-based if transformer failed or not available if not question_text: question_text = self.generate_question_from_sentence(context) if question_text and question_text not in [q.get('question', '') for q in questions]: q_data = { 'question': question_text, 'context': context, 'score': 1.0, 'type': 'short_answer' } # If we have a known answer, use it for options later if answer: q_data['correct_answer'] = answer questions.append(q_data) used_contexts.add(context) except Exception as e: logger.error(f"Error processing input: {str(e)}") continue # If we still don't have enough questions, create simple ones if len(questions) < max_questions: logger.info(f"Creating simple questions to reach {max_questions} total") for i in range(len(questions), max_questions): # Try to find an unused context or reuse one fallback_context = "General knowledge about the topic" if inputs: # Pick a random input to generate a question from import random item = random.choice(inputs) if isinstance(item, dict): fallback_context = item.get('context', fallback_context) else: fallback_context = str(item) # Create a more specific fallback question words = fallback_context.split() topic_snippet = " ".join(words[:5]) + "..." if len(words) > 5 else fallback_context questions.append({ 'question': f"Explain the significance of: {topic_snippet}", 'context': fallback_context, 'score': 0.5, 'type': 'short_answer' }) logger.info(f"Successfully generated {len(questions)} questions") return questions[:max_questions] # Example usage if __name__ == "__main__": # Test the question generator qg = QuestionGenerator(use_transformers=False) test_text = """ Machine learning is a branch of artificial intelligence that focuses on building systems that learn from data. These systems can improve their performance over time without being explicitly programmed. There are three main types of machine learning: supervised learning, unsupervised learning, and reinforcement learning. """ print("\nGenerating questions...") questions = qg.generate_questions(test_text, 3) print("\nGenerated Questions:") for i, q in enumerate(questions, 1): print(f"{i}. {q.get('question', 'No question generated')}") print(f" Context: {q.get('context', 'No context')[:100]}...") print()