Start merging tokens.

lib/ace/ext/chromevox.js

@@ -275,6 +275,47 @@ var rules = {
   'variable': VARIABLE_PROP
 };
 
+/**
+ * Merges tokens from start inclusive to end exclusive.
+ * @param {Array.<cvoxAce.Token>} Tokens to be merged.
+ * @param {number} start Start index inclusive.
+ * @param {number} end End index exclusive.
+ * @return {cvoxAce.Token} Merged token.
+ */
+var mergeTokens = function(tokens, start, end) {
+  /* Different type of token found! Merge all previous like tokens. */
+  var newToken = {};
+  newToken.value = '';
+  newToken.type = tokens[start].type;
+  for (var j = start; j < end; j++) {
+    newToken.value += tokens[j].value;
+  }
+  return newToken;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Merges tokens that use the same speech properties.
+ * @param {Array.<cvoxAce.Token>} tokens Tokens to be merged.
+ * @return {Array.<cvoxAce.Token>} Merged tokens.
+ */
+var mergeLikeTokens = function(tokens) {
+  if (tokens.length <= 1) {
+    return tokens;
+  }
+  var newTokens = [];
+  var lastLikeIndex = 0;
+  for (var i = 1; i < tokens.length; i++) {
+    var lastLikeToken = tokens[lastLikeIndex];
+    var currToken = tokens[i];
+    if (getTokenProp(lastLikeToken) !== getTokenProp(currToken)) {
+      newTokens.push(mergeTokens(tokens, lastLikeIndex, i));
+      lastLikeIndex = i;
+    }
+  }
+  newTokens.push(mergeTokens(tokens, lastLikeIndex, tokens.length));
+  return newTokens;
+};
+
 /**
  * Speak the line with syntax properties.
  * @param {number} row Row to speak.
@@ -285,6 +326,7 @@ var speakLine = function(row, queue) {
   if (tokens.length === 0) {
     return;
   }
+  tokens = mergeLikeTokens(tokens);
   var firstToken = tokens[0];
   /* Filter out first token. */
   tokens = tokens.filter(function(token) {