Morse Code Converter

A full-featured C++ utility to convert text to Morse code and vice versa. Perfect for learning, amateur radio enthusiasts, and developers.

Author: Harsh Yadav

Features

✅ Convert text to Morse code
✅ Convert Morse code back to text
✅ Interactive menu-driven interface
✅ File I/O support (load & save)
✅ Support for 40+ characters (letters, digits, punctuation)
✅ Word separation with /
✅ Efficient lookups with unordered_map
✅ Object-oriented design with MorseConverter class

Supported Characters

Letters: A–Z (case-insensitive)
Digits: 0–9
Punctuation: . , ? : ; - / " ' ( ) = + $ _ @

Build

Requires C++11 or later.

g++ -std=c++17 MorseCodeConverter.cpp -O2 -o morse

Usage

Run interactively:

./morse

Menu options:

• Convert text to Morse
• Convert Morse back to text
• Load from file
• Save to file

Example

Input:  HELLO WORLD
Output: .... . .-.. .-.. --- / .-- --- .-. .-.. -..

Input:  .... . .-.. .-.. --- / .-- --- .-. .-.. -..
Output: HELLO WORLD

Project Structure

Morse-Code/
├── MorseCodeConverter.cpp    # Main implementation
├── README.md                 # Documentation
├── LICENSE                   # Open source license
├── .gitignore               # Git ignore rules
└── tests/                    # Unit tests (future)

Roadmap

• Add unit tests with Google Test
• Support for prosigns (SOS, END, etc.)
• Audio output (play Morse sounds)
• GUI with Qt or wxWidgets
• Command-line argument support
• Performance benchmarks
• Documentation site

Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch (git checkout -b feature/YourFeature)
3. Commit changes (git commit -m 'Add YourFeature')
4. Push to branch (git push origin feature/YourFeature)
5. Open a Pull Request

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License – see LICENSE file for details.

Resources

• Morse Code Wikipedia
• International Morse Code
• Amateur Radio (Ham Radio)

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Made with ❤️ by Harsh Yadav