class TalkLikeAPirate def self.translate(me_string) me_string.is_a?(String) ? build_string(me_string) : me_string end private ##################################################################### def self.build_string(me_string) sentence = translate_string(me_string) if sentence.split(" ").length > 5 && rand(5) == 0 sentence = prepare_original_sentence(sentence) + " " + build_piratey_sentence end sentence end def self.translate_string(me_string) me_string.split(/ /).map do |word| capitalized = (word.slice(0,1) == word.slice(0,1).upcase) pluralized = word.pluralize == word if dictionary.has_key?(word.downcase.singularize) word = dictionary[word.downcase.singularize] word = pluralized ? word.pluralize : word word = capitalized ? capitalize_first(word) : word end word end.join(" ") end def self.prepare_original_sentence(sentence) sentence.gsub!(/\.\z/, "") sentence = sentence + "." if sentence.match(/\w\z/) capitalize_first(sentence) end def self.build_piratey_sentence capitalize_first(sprinklings_of_flavor.sample) + ["!!","!","."].sample end def self.pirate_locale @@locale ||= local_config.has_key?("locale") ? local_config["locale"] : config["locale"] end def self.dictionary @@dictionary_map ||= config["dictionary"].merge(local_dictionary) end def self.sprinklings_of_flavor @@fill ||= (config["pirate_flavor"] << local_flavor).compact end def self.config @@config ||= YAML.load_file(File.dirname(__FILE__) + "/talk_like_a_pirate/pirate_booty.yml") end def self.local_dictionary local_config.has_key?("dictionary") ? local_config["dictionary"] : {} end def self.local_flavor local_config.has_key?("pirate_flavor") ? local_config["pirate_flavor"] : nil end def self.local_config @@local_configs ||= YAML.load_file("#{Rails.root.to_s}/config/pirate_booty.yml") rescue {} end def self.capitalize_first(string) return string unless string.is_a? String return string.upcase if string.length < 2 string.slice(0,1).capitalize + string.slice(1..-1) end end require 'talk_like_a_pirate/railties'