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+{"track":"elixir","exercise":"word-count","id":"d4d0245ac687461fb69c2e536694fd0f","url":"https://exercism.io/my/solutions/d4d0245ac687461fb69c2e536694fd0f","handle":"JBiason","is_requester":true,"auto_approve":false}
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diff --git a/elixir/word-count/.gitignore b/elixir/word-count/.gitignore
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+# The directory Mix will write compiled artifacts to.
+/_build/
+
+# If you run "mix test --cover", coverage assets end up here.
+/cover/
+
+# The directory Mix downloads your dependencies sources to.
+/deps/
+
+# Where third-party dependencies like ExDoc output generated docs.
+/doc/
+
+# Ignore .fetch files in case you like to edit your project deps locally.
+/.fetch
+
+# If the VM crashes, it generates a dump, let's ignore it too.
+erl_crash.dump
+
+# Also ignore archive artifacts (built via "mix archive.build").
+*.ez
+
+# Ignore package tarball (built via "mix hex.build").
+word_count-*.tar
+
diff --git a/elixir/word-count/README.md b/elixir/word-count/README.md
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+# Word Count
+
+Given a phrase, count the occurrences of each word in that phrase.
+
+For example for the input `"olly olly in come free"`
+
+```text
+olly: 2
+in: 1
+come: 1
+free: 1
+```
+
+Words are compared case-insensitively.
+The keys are lowercase.
+
+## Running tests
+
+Execute the tests with:
+
+```bash
+$ mix test
+```
+
+### Pending tests
+
+In the test suites, all but the first test have been skipped.
+
+Once you get a test passing, you can unskip the next one by
+commenting out the relevant `@tag :pending` with a `#` symbol.
+
+For example:
+
+```elixir
+# @tag :pending
+test "shouting" do
+  assert Bob.hey("WATCH OUT!") == "Whoa, chill out!"
+end
+```
+
+Or, you can enable all the tests by commenting out the
+`ExUnit.configure` line in the test suite.
+
+```elixir
+# ExUnit.configure exclude: :pending, trace: true
+```
+
+If you're stuck on something, it may help to look at some of
+the [available resources](https://exercism.io/tracks/elixir/resources)
+out there where answers might be found.
+
+## Source
+
+This is a classic toy problem, but we were reminded of it by seeing it in the Go Tour.
+
+## Submitting Incomplete Solutions
+It's possible to submit an incomplete solution so you can see how others have completed the exercise.
diff --git a/elixir/word-count/lib/word_count.ex b/elixir/word-count/lib/word_count.ex
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+defmodule WordCount do
+  @doc """
+  Count the number of words in the sentence.
+
+  Words are compared case-insensitively.
+  """
+
+  @spec count(String.t()) :: map
+  def count(sentence) do
+    sentence
+    |> String.split(~r/[ _ ]/)
+    |> Enum.reduce(%{}, fn (word, acc) ->
+      lower_word = word
+      |> String.downcase
+      |> String.replace(~r/[\$!&^%,:@]/, "")
+
+      if String.length(lower_word) > 0 do
+        count = Map.get(acc, lower_word, 0)
+        Map.put(acc, lower_word, count + 1)
+      else
+        acc
+      end
+    end)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/elixir/word-count/mix.exs b/elixir/word-count/mix.exs
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+defmodule WordCount.MixProject do
+  use Mix.Project
+
+  def project do
+    [
+      app: :word_count,
+      version: "0.1.0",
+      # elixir: "~> 1.8",
+      start_permanent: Mix.env() == :prod,
+      deps: deps()
+    ]
+  end
+
+  # Run "mix help compile.app" to learn about applications.
+  def application do
+    [
+      extra_applications: [:logger]
+    ]
+  end
+
+  # Run "mix help deps" to learn about dependencies.
+  defp deps do
+    [
+      # {:dep_from_hexpm, "~> 0.3.0"},
+      # {:dep_from_git, git: "https://github.com/elixir-lang/my_dep.git", tag: "0.1.0"}
+    ]
+  end
+end
diff --git a/elixir/word-count/test/test_helper.exs b/elixir/word-count/test/test_helper.exs
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+ExUnit.start()
+ExUnit.configure(exclude: :pending, trace: true)
diff --git a/elixir/word-count/test/word_count_test.exs b/elixir/word-count/test/word_count_test.exs
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+defmodule WordCountTest do
+  use ExUnit.Case
+
+  test "count one word" do
+    assert WordCount.count("word") == %{"word" => 1}
+  end
+
+  test "count one of each" do
+    expected = %{"one" => 1, "of" => 1, "each" => 1}
+    assert WordCount.count("one of each") == expected
+  end
+
+  test "count multiple occurrences" do
+    expected = %{"one" => 1, "fish" => 4, "two" => 1, "red" => 1, "blue" => 1}
+    assert WordCount.count("one fish two fish red fish blue fish") == expected
+  end
+
+  test "ignore punctuation" do
+    expected = %{"car" => 1, "carpet" => 1, "as" => 1, "java" => 1, "javascript" => 1}
+    assert WordCount.count("car : carpet as java : javascript!!&@$%^&") == expected
+  end
+
+  test "include numbers" do
+    expected = %{"testing" => 2, "1" => 1, "2" => 1}
+    assert WordCount.count("testing, 1, 2 testing") == expected
+  end
+
+  test "hyphens" do
+    expected = %{"co-operative" => 1}
+    assert WordCount.count("co-operative") == expected
+  end
+
+  test "ignore underscores" do
+    expected = %{"two" => 1, "words" => 1}
+    assert WordCount.count("two_words") == expected
+  end
+
+  test "normalize case" do
+    expected = %{"go" => 3}
+    assert WordCount.count("go Go GO") == expected
+  end
+
+  test "German" do
+    expected = %{"götterfunken" => 1, "schöner" => 1, "freude" => 1}
+    assert WordCount.count("Freude schöner Götterfunken") == expected
+  end
+end