Is there a good natural language processing library

java nlp
Vini picture Vini · May 15, 2009 · Viewed 59.1k times · Source

I need to implement some NLP in my current module. I am looking for some good library that can help me here. I came across 'LingPipe' but could not completely follow on how to use it.
Basically, we need to implement a feature where the application can decipher customer instructions (delivery instructions) typed in plain english. Eg:

  • Will pick up at 12:00 noon tomorrow
  • Request delivery after 10th June
  • Please do not send before Wednesday
  • Add 10 more units of XYZ to the order

Answer

n3rd picture n3rd · May 16, 2009

LingPipe is very nice and well documented. You can also take a look at:

The last one specifically might be of interest to you, although I don't know whether there are any readily available Java implementations (and maybe that's too big of a gun for your problem anyway :-)

Paul's idea of using a DSL is probably easier and faster to implement, and more reliable to use for your customers. I, too, would recommend looking into that first.

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