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  • /*
     * RegExpOptimize.cpp
     *
     *  Created on: 20. 1. 2014
     *	  Author: Jan Travnicek
     */
    
    namespace regexp {
    
    namespace simplify {
    
    template < class SymbolType >
    void RegExpOptimize::optimize( FormalRegExpElement < SymbolType > & element ) {
    
    	ext::smart_ptr < FormalRegExpElement < SymbolType > > optimized = optimizeInner ( element );
    
    
    	FormalRegExpAlternation < SymbolType > * alternation = dynamic_cast<FormalRegExpAlternation < SymbolType > *>( & element );
    	if( alternation ) {
    
    		FormalRegExpAlternation < SymbolType > * alternationOptimized = dynamic_cast<FormalRegExpAlternation < SymbolType > * > ( optimized.get ( ) );
    
    		if( alternationOptimized ) {
    			* alternation = std::move( * alternationOptimized );
    		} else {
    
    			* alternation = FormalRegExpAlternation < SymbolType > { * optimized, FormalRegExpEmpty < SymbolType > { } };
    
    		}
    		return;
    	}
    
    	FormalRegExpConcatenation < SymbolType > * concatenation = dynamic_cast<FormalRegExpConcatenation < SymbolType > *>( & element );
    	if( concatenation ) {
    
    		FormalRegExpConcatenation < SymbolType > * concatenationOptimized = dynamic_cast<FormalRegExpConcatenation < SymbolType > * > ( optimized.get ( ) );
    
    		if( concatenationOptimized ) {
    			* concatenation = std::move( * concatenationOptimized );
    		} else {
    
    			* concatenation = FormalRegExpConcatenation < SymbolType > { * optimized, FormalRegExpEpsilon < SymbolType > { } };
    
    		}
    		return;
    	}
    
    	FormalRegExpIteration < SymbolType > * iteration = dynamic_cast<FormalRegExpIteration < SymbolType > *>( & element );
    	if( iteration ) {
    
    		FormalRegExpIteration < SymbolType > * iterationOptimized = dynamic_cast<FormalRegExpIteration < SymbolType > *>( optimized.get ( ) );
    
    		if( iterationOptimized ) {
    			* iteration = std::move( * iterationOptimized );
    		} else {
    
    			* iteration = FormalRegExpIteration < SymbolType > { optimized };
    
    		}
    		return;
    	}
    
    	// Nothing to optimize original element was FormalRegExpSymbol, FormalRegExpEpsilon, or FormalRegExpEmpty
    	return;
    }
    
    template < class SymbolType >
    
    ext::smart_ptr < FormalRegExpElement < SymbolType > > RegExpOptimize::optimizeInner( const FormalRegExpElement < SymbolType > & node ) {
    	FormalRegExpElement < SymbolType > * elem = node.clone();
    
    
    	// optimize while you can
    	while(    A1( elem ) || A2( elem ) || A3( elem ) || A4( elem ) || A10( elem ) || V2( elem ) || V5( elem ) || V6( elem ) || X1( elem )
    	       || A5( elem ) || A6( elem ) || A7( elem ) || A8( elem ) || A9( elem ) || V8( elem ) //|| V9( elem )
    	       || A11( elem ) || V1( elem ) || V3( elem ) || V4( elem ) || V10( elem ) || S(elem) );
    
    
    	return ext::smart_ptr < FormalRegExpElement < SymbolType > > ( elem );
    
    }
    
    template < class SymbolType >
    bool RegExpOptimize::S( FormalRegExpElement < SymbolType > * & node ) {
    	bool optimized = false;
    	FormalRegExpAlternation < SymbolType > * alternation = dynamic_cast<FormalRegExpAlternation < SymbolType >*>( node );
    	if( alternation ) {
    
    		ext::smart_ptr < FormalRegExpElement < SymbolType > > tmp = optimizeInner ( alternation->getLeftElement ( ) );
    
    		if(* tmp != alternation->getLeftElement ( ) ) {
    			optimized = true;
    
    			alternation->setLeftElement ( * tmp );
    
    		}
    
    		tmp = optimizeInner ( alternation->getRightElement ( ) );
    		if(* tmp != alternation->getRightElement ( ) ) {
    			optimized = true;
    
    			alternation->setRightElement ( * tmp );
    
    		}
    
    		return optimized;
    	}
    
    	FormalRegExpConcatenation < SymbolType > * concatenation = dynamic_cast<FormalRegExpConcatenation < SymbolType >*>( node );
    	if( concatenation ) {
    
    		ext::smart_ptr < FormalRegExpElement < SymbolType > > tmp = optimizeInner ( concatenation->getLeftElement() );
    
    		if(* tmp != concatenation->getLeftElement ( ) ) {
    			optimized = true;
    
    			concatenation->setLeftElement ( * tmp );
    
    		}
    
    		tmp = optimizeInner ( concatenation->getRightElement ( ));
    		if(* tmp != concatenation->getRightElement ( )) {
    			optimized = true;
    
    			concatenation->setRightElement ( * tmp );
    
    		}
    
    		return optimized;
    	}
    
    	FormalRegExpIteration < SymbolType > * iteration = dynamic_cast<FormalRegExpIteration < SymbolType >*>( node );
    	if( iteration ) {
    
    		ext::smart_ptr < FormalRegExpElement < SymbolType > > tmp = optimizeInner ( iteration->getElement() );
    
    
    		if(* tmp != iteration->getElement ( ) ) {
    			optimized = true;
    
    			iteration->setElement ( * tmp );
    
    		}
    		return optimized;
    	}
    
    	return optimized;
    }
    
    
    /**
      * optimization A1: ( x + y ) + z = x + ( y + z )
      * @param node FormalRegExpElement < SymbolType > node
      * @return bool true if optimization applied else false
      */
    template < class SymbolType >
    bool RegExpOptimize::A1( FormalRegExpElement < SymbolType > * & n ) {
    	FormalRegExpAlternation < SymbolType > * node = dynamic_cast<FormalRegExpAlternation < SymbolType > *>( n );
    	if( ! node ) return false;
    
    
    	if( dynamic_cast < FormalRegExpAlternation < SymbolType > * > ( & node->getLeft ( ) ) ) {
    		FormalRegExpAlternation < SymbolType > leftAlt ( std::move ( static_cast < FormalRegExpAlternation < SymbolType > & > ( node->getLeft ( ) ) ) );
    
    		node->setLeft ( std::move ( leftAlt.getLeft ( ) ) );
    		leftAlt.setLeft ( std::move ( leftAlt.getRight ( ) ) );
    		leftAlt.setRight ( std::move ( node->getRight ( ) ) );
    
    		node->setRight ( std::move ( leftAlt ) );
    
    		return true;
    	}
    
    	return false;
    }
    
    /**
      * optimization A2: x + y = y + x (sort)
      * @param node FormalRegExpElement < SymbolType > node
      * @return bool true if optimization applied else false
      */
    template < class SymbolType >
    
    bool RegExpOptimize::A2 ( FormalRegExpElement < SymbolType > * & n ) {
    
    	FormalRegExpAlternation < SymbolType > * node = dynamic_cast<FormalRegExpAlternation < SymbolType > *>( n );
    	if( ! node ) return false;
    
    
    	if ( dynamic_cast < FormalRegExpAlternation < SymbolType > * > ( & node->getRight ( ) ) ) {
    		FormalRegExpAlternation < SymbolType > & rightAlt = static_cast < FormalRegExpAlternation < SymbolType > & > ( node->getRight ( ) );
    
    		if ( node->getLeft ( ) > rightAlt.getLeft ( ) ) {
    			ext::rvalue_ref < FormalRegExpElement < SymbolType > > tmp ( std::move ( node->getLeft ( ) ).clone ( ) );
    
    			node->setLeft ( std::move ( rightAlt.getLeft ( ) ) );
    			rightAlt.setLeft ( tmp );
    
    			return true;
    		} else {
    			return false;
    		}
    	}
    
    	return false;
    }
    
    /**
      * optimization A3: x + \0 = x
      * @param node FormalRegExpElement < SymbolType > node
      * @return bool true if optimization applied else false
      */
    template < class SymbolType >
    
    bool RegExpOptimize::A3 ( FormalRegExpElement < SymbolType > * & n ) {
    	FormalRegExpAlternation < SymbolType > * node = dynamic_cast < FormalRegExpAlternation < SymbolType > * > ( n );
    
    	if( ! node ) return false;
    
    	// input can be \0 + \0, so at least one element must be preserved
    
    
    	if ( dynamic_cast < FormalRegExpEmpty < SymbolType > * > ( & node->getRight ( ) ) ) {
    		n = std::move ( node->getLeft ( ) ).clone ( );
    
    		delete node;
    		return true;
    	}
    
    
    	if ( dynamic_cast < FormalRegExpEmpty < SymbolType > * > ( & node->getLeft ( ) ) ) {
    		n = std::move ( node->getRight ( ) ).clone ( );
    
    		delete node;
    		return true;
    	}
    
    	return false;
    }
    
    /**
      * optimization A4: x + x = x
      * @param node FormalRegExpElement < SymbolType > node
      * @return bool true if optimization applied else false
      */
    template < class SymbolType >
    bool RegExpOptimize::A4( FormalRegExpElement < SymbolType > * & n ) {
    	/*
    	 * two ways of implementing this opitimization:
    	 * - sort and call std::unique ( O(n lg n) + O(n) ), but it also sorts...
    	 * - check every element against other ( O(n*n) )
    	 *
    	 * As we always sort in optimization, we can use the first version, but A4 must be __always__ called __after__ A2
    	 */
    
    
    	FormalRegExpAlternation < SymbolType > * node = dynamic_cast < FormalRegExpAlternation < SymbolType > * > ( n );
    	if ( ! node ) return false;
    
    	if ( node->getLeftElement() == node->getRightElement() ) {
    		n = std::move ( node->getRight ( ) ).clone ( );
    
    		delete node;
    		return true;
    	}
    
    	return false;
    }
    
    /**
      * optimization A5: x.(y.z) = (x.y).z = x.y.z
      * @param node FormalRegExpElement < SymbolType > node
      * @return bool true if optimization applied else false
      */
    template < class SymbolType >
    bool RegExpOptimize::A5( FormalRegExpElement < SymbolType > * & n ) {
    	FormalRegExpConcatenation < SymbolType > * node = dynamic_cast<FormalRegExpConcatenation < SymbolType > *>( n );
    	if( ! node ) return false;
    
    
    	if( dynamic_cast < FormalRegExpConcatenation < SymbolType > * > ( & node->getLeft ( ) ) ) {
    		FormalRegExpConcatenation < SymbolType > leftCon ( std::move ( static_cast < FormalRegExpConcatenation < SymbolType > & > ( node->getLeft ( ) ) ) );
    
    		node->setLeft ( std::move ( leftCon.getLeft ( ) ) );
    		leftCon.setLeft ( std::move ( leftCon.getRight ( ) ) );
    		leftCon.setRight ( std::move ( node->getRight ( ) ) );
    
    		node->setRight ( std::move ( leftCon ) );
    
    		return true;
    	}
    
    	return false;
    }
    
    /**
      * optimization A6: \e.x = x.\e = x
      * @param node FormalRegExpElement < SymbolType > node
      * @return bool true if optimization applied else false
      */
    template < class SymbolType >
    bool RegExpOptimize::A6( FormalRegExpElement < SymbolType > * & n ) {
    	FormalRegExpConcatenation < SymbolType > * node = dynamic_cast<FormalRegExpConcatenation < SymbolType > *>( n );
    	if( ! node ) return false;
    
    	// input can be \e + \e, so at least one element must be preserved
    
    
    	if ( dynamic_cast < FormalRegExpEpsilon < SymbolType > * > ( & node->getRight ( ) ) ) {
    		n = std::move ( node->getLeft ( ) ).clone ( );
    
    		delete node;
    		return true;
    	}
    
    
    	if ( dynamic_cast < FormalRegExpEpsilon < SymbolType > * > ( & node->getLeft ( ) ) ) {
    		n = std::move ( node->getRight ( ) ).clone ( );
    
    		delete node;
    		return true;
    	}
    
    	return false;
    }
    
    /**
      * optimization A7: \0.x = x.\0 = \0
      * @param node FormalRegExpElement < SymbolType > node
      * @return bool true if optimization applied else false
      */
    template < class SymbolType >
    bool RegExpOptimize::A7( FormalRegExpElement < SymbolType > * & n ) {
    	FormalRegExpConcatenation < SymbolType > * node = dynamic_cast<FormalRegExpConcatenation < SymbolType > *>( n );
    	if( ! node ) return false;
    
    
    	if ( dynamic_cast < FormalRegExpEmpty < SymbolType > * > ( & node->getRight ( ) ) || dynamic_cast < FormalRegExpEmpty < SymbolType > * > ( & node->getLeft ( ) ) ) {
    
    		delete node;
    		n = new FormalRegExpEmpty < SymbolType > { };
    		return true;
    	}
    
    	return false;
    }
    
    /**
      * optimization A8: x.(y+z) = x.y + x.z
      * @param node FormalRegExpElement < SymbolType > node
      * @return bool true if optimization applied else false
      */
    template < class SymbolType >
    bool RegExpOptimize::A8( FormalRegExpElement < SymbolType > * & /* n */) {
    	return false; //TODO
    }
    
    /**
      * optimization A9: (x+y).z = x.z + y.z
      * @param node FormalRegExpElement < SymbolType > node
      * @return bool true if optimization applied else false
      */
    template < class SymbolType >
    bool RegExpOptimize::A9( FormalRegExpElement < SymbolType > * & /* n */) {
    	return false; //TODO
    }
    
    /**
      * optimization A10: x* = \e + x*x
      * @param node FormalRegExpElement < SymbolType > node
      * @return bool true if optimization applied else false
      */
    template < class SymbolType >
    bool RegExpOptimize::A10( FormalRegExpElement < SymbolType > * & n ) {
    	/*
    	 * problem:
    	 * - \e + x*x = x*
    	 * - but if we do not have the eps, but we do have iteration, then \e \in h(iter), therefore \e in h(node).
    	 */
    
    
    	FormalRegExpAlternation < SymbolType > * node = dynamic_cast<FormalRegExpAlternation < SymbolType > * > ( n );
    	if ( ! node ) return false;
    
    	if ( dynamic_cast < FormalRegExpEpsilon < SymbolType > * > ( & node->getLeft ( ) ) ) {
    		FormalRegExpConcatenation < SymbolType > * rightCon = dynamic_cast < FormalRegExpConcatenation < SymbolType > * > ( & node->getRight ( ) );
    		if ( ! rightCon ) return false;
    
    		FormalRegExpIteration < SymbolType > * rightLeftIte = dynamic_cast < FormalRegExpIteration < SymbolType > * > ( & rightCon->getLeft ( ) );
    		if ( rightLeftIte ) {
    			if ( rightLeftIte->getElement ( ) == rightCon->getRightElement ( ) ) {
    				n = std::move ( rightCon->getLeft ( ) ).clone ( );
    
    				delete node;
    				return true;
    			}
    		}
    
    
    		FormalRegExpIteration < SymbolType > * rightRightIte = dynamic_cast < FormalRegExpIteration < SymbolType > * > ( & rightCon->getRight ( ) );
    		if ( rightRightIte ) {
    			if ( rightRightIte->getElement ( ) == rightCon->getLeftElement ( ) ) {
    				n = std::move ( rightCon->getRight ( ) ).clone ( );
    
    				delete node;
    				return true;
    			}
    		}
    	}
    
    
    	if ( dynamic_cast < FormalRegExpEpsilon < SymbolType > * > ( & node->getRight ( ) ) ) {
    		FormalRegExpConcatenation < SymbolType > * leftCon = dynamic_cast < FormalRegExpConcatenation < SymbolType > * > ( & node->getLeft ( ) );
    		if ( ! leftCon ) return false;
    
    		FormalRegExpIteration < SymbolType > * leftLeftIte = dynamic_cast < FormalRegExpIteration < SymbolType > * > ( & leftCon->getLeft ( ) );
    		if ( leftLeftIte ) {
    			if ( leftLeftIte->getElement ( ) == leftCon->getRightElement ( ) ) {
    				n = std::move ( leftCon->getLeft ( ) ).clone ( );
    
    				delete node;
    				return true;
    			}
    		}
    
    
    		FormalRegExpIteration < SymbolType > * leftRightIte = dynamic_cast < FormalRegExpIteration < SymbolType > * > ( & leftCon->getRight ( ) );
    		if ( leftRightIte ) {
    			if ( leftRightIte->getElement ( ) == leftCon->getLeftElement ( ) ) {
    				n = std::move ( leftCon->getRight ( ) ).clone ( );
    
    				delete node;
    				return true;
    			}
    		}
    	}
    
    	return false;
    }
    
    /**
      * optimization A11: x* = (\e + x)*
      * @param node FormalRegExpElement < SymbolType > node
      * @return bool true if optimization applied else false
      */
    template < class SymbolType >
    bool RegExpOptimize::A11( FormalRegExpElement < SymbolType > * & n ) {
    	FormalRegExpIteration < SymbolType > * node = dynamic_cast<FormalRegExpIteration < SymbolType > *>( n );
    	if( ! node ) return false;
    
    
    	FormalRegExpAlternation < SymbolType > * childAlt = dynamic_cast < FormalRegExpAlternation < SymbolType > * > ( & node->getChild ( ) );
    	if ( childAlt ) {
    		if ( dynamic_cast < FormalRegExpEpsilon < SymbolType > * > ( & childAlt->getLeft ( ) ) ) {
    
    			node->setChild ( std::move ( childAlt->getRight ( ) ) );
    			return true;
    		}
    
    		if ( dynamic_cast < FormalRegExpEpsilon < SymbolType > * > ( & childAlt->getRight ( ) ) ) {
    
    			node->setChild ( std::move ( childAlt->getLeft ( ) ) );
    			return true;
    		}
    	}
    
    	return false;
    }
    
    /**
      * optimization V1: \0* = \e
      * optimization T1: \e* = \e
      * @param node FormalRegExpElement < SymbolType > node
      * @return bool true if optimization applied else false
      */
    template < class SymbolType >
    bool RegExpOptimize::V1( FormalRegExpElement < SymbolType > * & n ) {
    	FormalRegExpIteration < SymbolType > * node = dynamic_cast<FormalRegExpIteration < SymbolType > *>( n );
    	if( ! node ) return false;
    
    
    	if ( dynamic_cast < FormalRegExpEmpty < SymbolType > * > ( & node->getChild ( ) ) ) {
    
    		delete node;
    		n = new FormalRegExpEpsilon < SymbolType > ( );
    		return true;
    	}
    
    	if ( dynamic_cast<FormalRegExpEpsilon < SymbolType > * > ( & node->getChild ( ) ) ) {
    
    		delete node;
    		n = new FormalRegExpEpsilon < SymbolType > ( );
    		return true;
    	}
    	return false;
    }
    
    /**
      * optimization V2: x* + x = x*
      * @param node FormalRegExpElement < SymbolType > node
      * @return bool true if optimization applied else false
      */
    template < class SymbolType >
    bool RegExpOptimize::V2( FormalRegExpElement < SymbolType > * & n ) {
    	FormalRegExpAlternation < SymbolType > * node = dynamic_cast<FormalRegExpAlternation < SymbolType > *>( n );
    	if( ! node ) return false;
    
    
    	FormalRegExpIteration < SymbolType > * leftIte = dynamic_cast < FormalRegExpIteration < SymbolType > * > ( & node->getLeft ( ) );
    	if ( leftIte ) {
    		if ( leftIte->getElement ( ) == node->getRightElement ( ) ) {
    			n = std::move ( node->getLeft ( ) ).clone ( );
    
    			delete node;
    			return true;
    		}
    	}
    
    
    	FormalRegExpIteration < SymbolType > * rightIte = dynamic_cast < FormalRegExpIteration < SymbolType > * > ( & node->getRight ( ) );
    	if ( rightIte ) {
    		if ( rightIte->getElement ( ) == node->getLeftElement ( ) ) {
    			n = std::move ( node->getRight ( ) ).clone ( );
    
    			delete node;
    			return true;
    		}
    	}
    
    	return false;
    }
    
    /**
      * optimization V3: x** = x*
      * @param node FormalRegExpElement < SymbolType > node
      * @return bool true if optimization applied else false
      */
    template < class SymbolType >
    bool RegExpOptimize::V3( FormalRegExpElement < SymbolType > * & n ) {
    	FormalRegExpIteration < SymbolType > * node = dynamic_cast<FormalRegExpIteration < SymbolType > *>( n );
    	if( ! node ) return false;
    
    
    	FormalRegExpIteration < SymbolType > * childIter = dynamic_cast < FormalRegExpIteration < SymbolType > * > ( & node->getChild ( ) );
    
    	if( childIter ) {
    		node->setChild ( std::move ( childIter->getChild ( ) ) );
    		return true;
    	}
    
    	return false;
    }
    
    /**
      * optimization V4: (x+y)* = (x*y*)*
      * @param node FormalRegExpElement < SymbolType > node
      * @return bool true if optimization applied else false
      */
    template < class SymbolType >
    bool RegExpOptimize::V4( FormalRegExpElement < SymbolType > * & n ) {
    
    	FormalRegExpIteration < SymbolType > * node = dynamic_cast < FormalRegExpIteration < SymbolType > *>( n );
    
    	if( ! node ) return false;
    
    
    	FormalRegExpConcatenation < SymbolType > * child = dynamic_cast < FormalRegExpConcatenation < SymbolType > * > ( & node->getChild ( ) );
    
    	if( ! child ) return false;
    
    
    	FormalRegExpIteration < SymbolType > * leftIte = dynamic_cast < FormalRegExpIteration < SymbolType > * > ( & child->getLeft ( ) );
    
    	if( ! leftIte ) return false;
    
    
    	FormalRegExpIteration < SymbolType > * rightIte = dynamic_cast < FormalRegExpIteration < SymbolType > * > ( & child->getRight ( ) );
    
    	if( ! rightIte ) return false;
    
    
    	node->setChild ( FormalRegExpAlternation < SymbolType >( std::move ( leftIte->getElement ( ) ), std::move ( rightIte->getElement ( ) ) ) );
    
    	return true;
    }
    
    /**
      * optimization V5: x*y = y + x*xy
      * @param node FormalRegExpElement < SymbolType > node
      * @return bool true if optimization applied else false
      */
    template < class SymbolType >
    bool RegExpOptimize::V5( FormalRegExpElement < SymbolType > * & /* n */) {
    	return false; //TODO
    }
    
    /**
      * optimization V6: x*y = y + xx*y
      * @param node FormalRegExpElement < SymbolType > node
      * @return bool true if optimization applied else false
      */
    template < class SymbolType >
    bool RegExpOptimize::V6( FormalRegExpElement < SymbolType > * & /* n */) {
    	return false; //TODO
    }
    
    /**
      * optimization V8: \e in h(x) => xx*=x*
      * @param node FormalRegExpElement < SymbolType > node
      * @return bool true if optimization applied else false
      */
    template < class SymbolType >
    bool RegExpOptimize::V8( FormalRegExpElement < SymbolType > * & /* n */) {
    	return false; //TODO
    }
    
    /**
      * optimization V9: (xy)*x = x(yx)*
      * @param node FormalRegExpElement < SymbolType > node
      * @return bool true if optimization applied else false
      */
    template < class SymbolType >
    bool RegExpOptimize::V9( FormalRegExpElement < SymbolType > * & /* n */) {
    	return false; //TODO
    }
    
    /**
      * optimization V10: (x+y)* = (x*+y*)*
      * @param node FormalRegExpElement < SymbolType > node
      * @return bool true if optimization applied else false
      */
    template < class SymbolType >
    bool RegExpOptimize::V10( FormalRegExpElement < SymbolType > * & n ) {
    
    	FormalRegExpIteration < SymbolType > * node = dynamic_cast < FormalRegExpIteration < SymbolType > *>( n );
    
    	if( ! node ) return false;
    
    
    	FormalRegExpAlternation < SymbolType > * alt = dynamic_cast < FormalRegExpAlternation < SymbolType > * > ( & node->getChild ( ) );
    	if( ! alt ) return false;
    
    	FormalRegExpIteration < SymbolType > * leftIte = dynamic_cast < FormalRegExpIteration < SymbolType > * > ( & alt->getLeft ( ) );
    
    	if( ! leftIte ) return false;
    
    
    	FormalRegExpIteration < SymbolType > * rightIte = dynamic_cast < FormalRegExpIteration < SymbolType > * > ( & alt->getRight ( ) );
    
    	if( ! rightIte ) return false;
    
    
    	alt->setLeft ( std::move ( leftIte->getChild ( ) ) );
    	alt->setRight ( std::move ( rightIte->getChild ( ) ) );
    
    	delete leftIte;
    	delete rightIte;
    
    	return true;
    }
    
    /**
      * optimization X1: a* + \e = a*
      * @param node FormalRegExpElement < SymbolType > node
      * @return bool true if optimization applied else false
      */
    template < class SymbolType >
    bool RegExpOptimize::X1( FormalRegExpElement < SymbolType > * & n ) {
    	FormalRegExpAlternation < SymbolType > * node = dynamic_cast<FormalRegExpAlternation < SymbolType > *>( n );
    	if( ! node ) return false;
    
    
    	FormalRegExpIteration < SymbolType > * leftIte = dynamic_cast < FormalRegExpIteration < SymbolType > * > ( & node->getLeft ( ) );
    	if ( leftIte ) {
    		if ( dynamic_cast < FormalRegExpEpsilon < SymbolType > * > ( & node->getRight ( ) ) ) {
    			n = std::move ( node->getLeft ( ) ).clone ( );
    
    			delete node;
    			return true;
    		}
    	}
    
    
    	FormalRegExpIteration < SymbolType > * rightIte = dynamic_cast < FormalRegExpIteration < SymbolType > * > ( & node->getRight ( ) );
    	if ( rightIte ) {
    		if ( dynamic_cast < FormalRegExpEpsilon < SymbolType > * > ( & node->getLeft ( ) ) ) {
    			n = std::move ( node->getRight ( ) ).clone ( );
    
    			delete node;
    			return true;
    		}
    	}
    
    	return false;
    
    }
    
    } /* namespace simplify */
    
    } /* namespace regexp */