parseTool
The parseTool utility is a grammar testing tool that tests whether the grammar covers input sentences, that traces ECMAScript operations performed within the grammar, or that checks the grammar for overgeneration and nonsense phrases.
As input parseTool takes the name and location of the grammar file to be tested, and other arguments as determined by the options used in the command line.
When used to test grammar coverage, the utility accepts these sentences from a test file, or directly from the command line, depending on the options used. A sentence may also be input as an audio file if the -utt option is used (audio/basic files only): however, the utility is not intended to test recognition accuracy.
The utility is located in: %SWISRSDK%\amd64\bin
Usage
parseTool grammar.grxml [-batch]
[-compute_lm]
[-debug_output]
[-dump_parser filename] [-gen_file filename][-gen_sentences]
[-iso8859]
[-max_gen number] [-media_type type][-no_pretty]
[-no_script_check]
[-perplexity filename][-s]
[-test_file filename][-test_sentences]
[-utf8]
[-utt]
[-verbose]
Options
grammar.grxml
The name and location of the XML grammar to be tested.
-batch
Uses a test_parser-type script to test whether a grammar correctly interprets a list of specified utterances.
-compute_lm
Calculates the language model score for each sentence.
-debug_output
Prints information about ECMAScript operations. Used with -test_sentences and -test_file. Can be abbreviated to -d_o.
-dump_parser filename
Prints parser information to the specified file.
-gen_file filename
Generates random output sentences from the grammar to the specified file. Use with -max_gen to specify a number of sentences to be generated.
-gen_sentences
Generates random output sentences from the grammar. Used to detect overgeneration. Use with -max_gen to specify a number of sentences to be generated. Can be abbreviated to -g_s.
-iso8859
Specifies the encoding format of the input and output files as ISO-8859. Used to override UTF-8 format when UTF-8 is the default.
-max_gen number
Specifies how many sentences to generate. Used with -gen_sentences and -gen_file.
-media_type type
Specifies the media type of the grammar. The value must be either "application/x-vnd.speechworks.emma+xml" or "application/x-vnd.speechworks.recresult+xml".
-no_pretty
Prints the parse result with no formatting (that is, as a continuous line of text).
-no_script_check
Disables validity checking of the grammar.
-perplexity filename
Specifies an input test file for computing perplexity.
-s
Enables silence mode, which stops the printing of argument information at the beginning of output.
-test_file filename
Specifies an input file with test sentences (one sentence per line).
-test_sentences
Enables input of sentences to test the grammar. You can type sentences from the keyboard (the default) or specify an input file (using the -test_file option). The tool evaluates each sentence and shows whether it is covered by the grammar. Can be abbreviated to -t_s.
-utf8
Specifies the encoding format of the input and output files as UTF-8. Used to override ISO-8859 format when ISO-8859 is the default.
-utt
Enables input of audio files to be parsed. Only audio/basic files may be input. Use this option with –test_sentences. You cannot use this option with -test_file. With this option, you can specify audio files at the prompt as well as typing sentences. The syntax is <filename (the angle bracket is required, and no whitespace is allowed between the bracket and the filename).
-verbose
Prints additional parse details.
Example
> parseTool directcalls.grxml -gen_sentences -max_gen 10
This example generates ten random sentences that are covered by the driectcalls.grxml grammar.
