#!/usr/bin/env python3 """ The Bifid Cipher uses a Polybius Square to encipher a message in a way that makes it fairly difficult to decipher without knowing the secret. https://www.braingle.com/brainteasers/codes/bifid.php """ import numpy as np SQUARE = [ ["a", "b", "c", "d", "e"], ["f", "g", "h", "i", "k"], ["l", "m", "n", "o", "p"], ["q", "r", "s", "t", "u"], ["v", "w", "x", "y", "z"], ] class BifidCipher: def __init__(self) -> None: self.SQUARE = np.array(SQUARE) def letter_to_numbers(self, letter: str) -> np.ndarray: """ Return the pair of numbers that represents the given letter in the polybius square >>> np.array_equal(BifidCipher().letter_to_numbers('a'), [1,1]) True >>> np.array_equal(BifidCipher().letter_to_numbers('u'), [4,5]) True """ index1, index2 = np.where(letter == self.SQUARE) indexes = np.concatenate([index1 + 1, index2 + 1]) return indexes def numbers_to_letter(self, index1: int, index2: int) -> str: """ Return the letter corresponding to the position [index1, index2] in the polybius square >>> BifidCipher().numbers_to_letter(4, 5) == "u" True >>> BifidCipher().numbers_to_letter(1, 1) == "a" True """ letter = self.SQUARE[index1 - 1, index2 - 1] return letter def encode(self, message: str) -> str: """ Return the encoded version of message according to the polybius cipher >>> BifidCipher().encode('testmessage') == 'qtltbdxrxlk' True >>> BifidCipher().encode('Test Message') == 'qtltbdxrxlk' True >>> BifidCipher().encode('test j') == BifidCipher().encode('test i') True """ message = message.lower() message = message.replace(" ", "") message = message.replace("j", "i") first_step = np.empty((2, len(message))) for letter_index in range(len(message)): numbers = self.letter_to_numbers(message[letter_index]) first_step[0, letter_index] = numbers[0] first_step[1, letter_index] = numbers[1] second_step = first_step.reshape(2 * len(message)) encoded_message = "" for numbers_index in range(len(message)): index1 = int(second_step[numbers_index * 2]) index2 = int(second_step[(numbers_index * 2) + 1]) letter = self.numbers_to_letter(index1, index2) encoded_message = encoded_message + letter return encoded_message def decode(self, message: str) -> str: """ Return the decoded version of message according to the polybius cipher >>> BifidCipher().decode('qtltbdxrxlk') == 'testmessage' True """ message = message.lower() message.replace(" ", "") first_step = np.empty(2 * len(message)) for letter_index in range(len(message)): numbers = self.letter_to_numbers(message[letter_index]) first_step[letter_index * 2] = numbers[0] first_step[letter_index * 2 + 1] = numbers[1] second_step = first_step.reshape((2, len(message))) decoded_message = "" for numbers_index in range(len(message)): index1 = int(second_step[0, numbers_index]) index2 = int(second_step[1, numbers_index]) letter = self.numbers_to_letter(index1, index2) decoded_message = decoded_message + letter return decoded_message