module Extlib # = English Nouns Number Inflection. # # This module provides english singular <-> plural noun inflections. module Inflection class << self # Take an underscored name and make it into a camelized name # # @example # "egg_and_hams".classify #=> "EggAndHam" # "post".classify #=> "Post" # def classify(name) camelize(singularize(name.to_s.sub(/.*\./, ''))) end # By default, camelize converts strings to UpperCamelCase. # # camelize will also convert '/' to '::' which is useful for converting paths to namespaces # # @example # "active_record".camelize #=> "ActiveRecord" # "active_record/errors".camelize #=> "ActiveRecord::Errors" # def camelize(lower_case_and_underscored_word, *args) lower_case_and_underscored_word.to_s.gsub(/\/(.?)/) { "::" + $1.upcase }.gsub(/(^|_)(.)/) { $2.upcase } end # The reverse of +camelize+. Makes an underscored form from the expression in the string. # # Changes '::' to '/' to convert namespaces to paths. # # @example # "ActiveRecord".underscore #=> "active_record" # "ActiveRecord::Errors".underscore #=> active_record/errors # def underscore(camel_cased_word) camel_cased_word.to_const_path end # Capitalizes the first word and turns underscores into spaces and strips _id. # Like titleize, this is meant for creating pretty output. # # @example # "employee_salary" #=> "Employee salary" # "author_id" #=> "Author" def humanize(lower_case_and_underscored_word) lower_case_and_underscored_word.to_s.gsub(/_id$/, "").gsub(/_/, " ").capitalize end # Removes the module part from the expression in the string # # @example # "ActiveRecord::CoreExtensions::String::Inflections".demodulize #=> "Inflections" # "Inflections".demodulize #=> "Inflections" def demodulize(class_name_in_module) class_name_in_module.to_s.gsub(/^.*::/, '') end # Create the name of a table like Rails does for models to table names. This method # uses the pluralize method on the last word in the string. # # @example # "RawScaledScorer".tableize #=> "raw_scaled_scorers" # "egg_and_ham".tableize #=> "egg_and_hams" # "fancyCategory".tableize #=> "fancy_categories" def tableize(class_name) pluralize(class_name.to_const_path.gsub(/\//, '_')) end # Creates a foreign key name from a class name. # # @example # "Message".foreign_key #=> "message_id" # "Admin::Post".foreign_key #=> "post_id" def foreign_key(class_name, key = "id") underscore(demodulize(class_name.to_s)) << "_" << key.to_s end # Constantize tries to find a declared constant with the name specified # in the string. It raises a NameError when the name is not in CamelCase # or is not initialized. # # @example # "Module".constantize #=> Module # "Class".constantize #=> Class def constantize(camel_cased_word) unless /\A(?:::)?([A-Z]\w*(?:::[A-Z]\w*)*)\z/ =~ camel_cased_word raise NameError, "#{camel_cased_word.inspect} is not a valid constant name!" end Object.module_eval("::#{$1}", __FILE__, __LINE__) end end @singular_of = {} @plural_of = {} @singular_rules = [] @plural_rules = [] class << self # Defines a general inflection exception case. # # ==== Parameters # singular:: # singular form of the word # plural:: # plural form of the word # # ==== Examples # # Here we define erratum/errata exception case: # # English::Inflect.word "erratum", "errata" # # In case singular and plural forms are the same omit # second argument on call: # # English::Inflect.word 'information' def word(singular, plural=nil) plural = singular unless plural singular_word(singular, plural) plural_word(singular, plural) end def clear(type = :all) if type == :singular || type == :all @singular_of = {} @singular_rules = [] @singularization_rules, @singularization_regex = nil, nil end if type == :plural || type == :all @singular_of = {} @singular_rules = [] @singularization_rules, @singularization_regex = nil, nil end end # Define a singularization exception. # # ==== Parameters # singular:: # singular form of the word # plural:: # plural form of the word def singular_word(singular, plural) @singular_of[plural] = singular @singular_of[plural.capitalize] = singular.capitalize end # Define a pluralization exception. # # ==== Parameters # singular:: # singular form of the word # plural:: # plural form of the word def plural_word(singular, plural) @plural_of[singular] = plural @plural_of[singular.capitalize] = plural.capitalize end # Define a general rule. # # ==== Parameters # singular:: # ending of the word in singular form # plural:: # ending of the word in plural form # whole_word:: # for capitalization, since words can be # capitalized (Man => Men) # # ==== Examples # Once the following rule is defined: # English::Inflect.rule 'y', 'ies' # # You can see the following results: # irb> "fly".plural # => flies # irb> "cry".plural # => cries # Define a general rule. def rule(singular, plural, whole_word = false) singular_rule(singular, plural) plural_rule(singular, plural) word(singular, plural) if whole_word end # Define a singularization rule. # # ==== Parameters # singular:: # ending of the word in singular form # plural:: # ending of the word in plural form # # ==== Examples # Once the following rule is defined: # English::Inflect.singular_rule 'o', 'oes' # # You can see the following results: # irb> "heroes".singular # => hero def singular_rule(singular, plural) @singular_rules << [singular, plural] end # Define a plurualization rule. # # ==== Parameters # singular:: # ending of the word in singular form # plural:: # ending of the word in plural form # # ==== Examples # Once the following rule is defined: # English::Inflect.singular_rule 'fe', 'ves' # # You can see the following results: # irb> "wife".plural # => wives def plural_rule(singular, plural) @plural_rules << [singular, plural] end # Read prepared singularization rules. def singularization_rules if defined?(@singularization_regex) && @singularization_regex return [@singularization_regex, @singularization_hash] end # No sorting needed: Regexen match on longest string @singularization_regex = Regexp.new("(" + @singular_rules.map {|s,p| p}.join("|") + ")$", "i") @singularization_hash = Hash[*@singular_rules.flatten].invert [@singularization_regex, @singularization_hash] end # Read prepared pluralization rules. def pluralization_rules if defined?(@pluralization_regex) && @pluralization_regex return [@pluralization_regex, @pluralization_hash] end @pluralization_regex = Regexp.new("(" + @plural_rules.map {|s,p| s}.join("|") + ")$", "i") @pluralization_hash = Hash[*@plural_rules.flatten] [@pluralization_regex, @pluralization_hash] end attr_reader :singular_of, :plural_of # Convert an English word from plurel to singular. # # "boys".singular #=> boy # "tomatoes".singular #=> tomato # # ==== Parameters # word:: word to singularize # # ==== Returns # :: singularized form of word # # ==== Notes # Aliased as singularize (a Railism) def singular(word) if result = singular_of[word] return result.dup end result = word.dup regex, hash = singularization_rules result.sub!(regex) {|m| hash[m]} singular_of[word] = result return result end # Alias for #singular (a Railism). # alias_method(:singularize, :singular) # Convert an English word from singular to plurel. # # "boy".plural #=> boys # "tomato".plural #=> tomatoes # # ==== Parameters # word:: word to pluralize # # ==== Returns # :: pluralized form of word # # ==== Notes # Aliased as pluralize (a Railism) def plural(word) # special exceptions return "" if word == "" if result = plural_of[word] return result.dup end result = word.dup regex, hash = pluralization_rules result.sub!(regex) {|m| hash[m]} plural_of[word] = result return result end # Alias for #plural (a Railism). alias_method(:pluralize, :plural) end # One argument means singular and plural are the same. word 'equipment' word 'information' word 'money' word 'species' word 'series' word 'fish' word 'sheep' word 'moose' word 'hovercraft' word 'grass' word 'rain' word 'milk' word 'rice' word 'plurals' word 'postgres' word 'status' # Two arguments defines a singular and plural exception. word 'status' , 'status' word 'Swiss' , 'Swiss' word 'life' , 'lives' word 'wife' , 'wives' word 'goose' , 'geese' word 'criterion' , 'criteria' word 'alias' , 'aliases' word 'status' , 'statuses' word 'axis' , 'axes' word 'crisis' , 'crises' word 'testis' , 'testes' word 'potato' , 'potatoes' word 'tomato' , 'tomatoes' word 'buffalo' , 'buffaloes' word 'torpedo' , 'torpedoes' word 'quiz' , 'quizzes' word 'matrix' , 'matrices' word 'vertex' , 'vertices' word 'index' , 'indices' word 'ox' , 'oxen' word 'mouse' , 'mice' word 'louse' , 'lice' word 'thesis' , 'theses' word 'thief' , 'thieves' word 'analysis' , 'analyses' word 'erratum' , 'errata' word 'phenomenon', 'phenomena' word 'octopus' , 'octopi' word 'thesaurus' , 'thesauri' word 'movie' , 'movies' word 'cactus' , 'cacti' word 'plus' , 'plusses' word 'cross' , 'crosses' word 'medium' , 'media' word 'datum' , 'data' word 'basis' , 'bases' word 'diagnosis' , 'diagnoses' # One-way singularization exception (convert plural to singular). # General rules. rule 'person' , 'people', true rule 'shoe' , 'shoes', true rule 'hive' , 'hives', true rule 'man' , 'men', true rule 'child' , 'children', true rule 'news' , 'news', true rule 'rf' , 'rves' rule 'af' , 'aves' rule 'ero' , 'eroes' rule 'man' , 'men' rule 'ch' , 'ches' rule 'sh' , 'shes' rule 'ss' , 'sses' rule 'ta' , 'tum' rule 'ia' , 'ium' rule 'ra' , 'rum' rule 'ay' , 'ays' rule 'ey' , 'eys' rule 'oy' , 'oys' rule 'uy' , 'uys' rule 'y' , 'ies' rule 'x' , 'xes' rule 'lf' , 'lves' rule 'ffe' , 'ffes' rule 'afe' , 'aves' rule 'ouse' , 'ouses' # more cases of words ending in -oses not being singularized properly # than cases of words ending in -osis # rule 'osis' , 'oses' rule 'ox' , 'oxes' rule 'us' , 'uses' rule '' , 's' # One-way singular rules. singular_rule 'of' , 'ofs' # proof singular_rule 'o' , 'oes' # hero, heroes singular_rule 'f' , 'ves' # One-way plural rules. #plural_rule 'fe' , 'ves' # safe, wife plural_rule 's' , 'ses' plural_rule 'ive' , 'ives' # don't want to snag wife plural_rule 'fe' , 'ves' # don't want to snag perspectives end end class String def singular Extlib::Inflection.singular(self) end alias_method(:singularize, :singular) def plural Extlib::Inflection.plural(self) end alias_method(:pluralize, :plural) end