How to decode Leet Speak (where numbers resemble letters (7->T, 1->I, 5->S, 3 -> E)) in Go

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package main

import (
    "fmt"
)

// 7H15 M3554G3 is written in leet speak, where numbers resemble letters.
// place each leetspeak character with its matching letter
// (7 -> T, 1 -> I, 5 -> S, 3 -> E) and build a new string
// 7H15 -> THIS | M3554G3 -> MESSAGE

// Your brain can interpret distorted or number‑substituted letters
// surprisingly well because it recognizes the overall word
// shapes and patterns, not just individual characters.

// ------------------------------------------------------------
// Convert a single leet character into a normal alphabet letter
// ------------------------------------------------------------
func decodeChar(c rune) rune {
    table := map[rune]rune{
        '7': 'T',
        '1': 'I',
        '5': 'S',
        '3': 'E',
        '4': 'A',
        '0': 'O',
    }

    if v, ok := table[c]; ok {
        return v
    }
    return c // keep letters like H, M, G, etc.
}

// ------------------------------------------------------------
// Convert an entire string from leet speak to normal text
// ------------------------------------------------------------
func decodeLeetSpeak(s string) string {
    out := make([]rune, 0, len(s))
    for _, c := range s {
        out = append(out, decodeChar(c))
    }
    return string(out)
}

func main() {

    // Test lines provided by the user
    lines := []string{
        "7H15 M3554G3",
        "53RV35 7O PR0V3",
        "H0W 0UR M1ND5 C4N",
        "D0 4M4Z1NG 7H1NG5!",
        "1MPR3551V3 7H1NG5!",
        "1N 7H3 B3G1NN1NG",
        "17 WA5 H4RD BU7",
        "N0W, Y0UR M1ND 1S",
        "R34D1NG 17",
        "4U70M471C4LLY.",
    }

    // Decode and print each line
    for _, line := range lines {
        fmt.Println(decodeLeetSpeak(line))
    }
}


/*
run:

THIS MESSAGE
SERVES TO PROVE
HOW OUR MINDS CAN
DO AMAZING THINGS!
IMPRESSIVE THINGS!
IN THE BEGINNING
IT WAS HARD BUT
NOW, YOUR MIND IS
READING IT
AUTOMATICALLY.

*/

 



answered 4 hours ago by avibootz
edited 4 hours ago by avibootz
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