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# Extending the String class.
#
class String

  # Returns a _single_ double metaphone code
  # for this string.
  #
  def double_metaphone
    codes = Text::Metaphone.double_metaphone self
    codes.first unless codes.empty?
  end

  # Returns a metaphone code for this string.
  #
  def metaphone
    Text::Metaphone.metaphone self
  end

  # Returns a soundex code for this string.
  #
  def soundex
    Text::Soundex.soundex self
  end

  # 'keys'.each_subtoken    # => yields each of ['keys', 'key', 'ke', 'k']
  # 'keys'.each_subtoken(2) # => yields each of ['keys', 'key', 'ke']
  #
  def each_subtoken from_length = 1, range = nil
    sub = self
    
    if range
      unless (range.first.zero? && range.last == -1)
        sub = sub[range]
      end
    end
    
    yield sub
    
    size = sub.size
    from_length = size + from_length + 1 if from_length < 0
    from_length = size if size < from_length
    from_length = 1 if from_length < 1

    size.downto(from_length + 1) { yield sub = sub.chop }
    
    sub = nil
  end

  # 'keys'.each_intoken         # => yields each of ['keys', 'key', 'eys', 'ke', 'ey', 'ys', 'k', 'e', 'y', 's']
  # 'keys'.each_intoken(2)      # => yields each of ['keys', 'key', 'eys', 'ke', 'ey', 'ys']
  # 'keys'.each_intoken(2, 3)   # => yields each of ['key', 'eys', 'ke', 'ey', 'ys']
  # 'keys'.each_intoken(10, 12) # => yields nothing (min larger than str)
  #
  def each_intoken min_length = 1, max_length = -1
    max_length = size + max_length + 1 if max_length < 0
    max_length = size if size < max_length
    max_length = 1 if max_length < 1

    min_length = size + min_length + 1 if min_length < 0
    min_length = 1 if min_length < 1

    this_many = size - max_length + 1
    max_length.downto(min_length) do |length|
      this_many.times do |offset|
        yield self[offset, length]
      end
      this_many += 1
    end
  end

end

Version data entries

5 entries across 5 versions & 1 rubygems

Version	Path
picky-4.31.3	lib/picky/extensions/string.rb
picky-4.31.2	lib/picky/extensions/string.rb
picky-4.31.1	lib/picky/extensions/string.rb
picky-4.31.0	lib/picky/extensions/string.rb
picky-4.30.0	lib/picky/extensions/string.rb