lib/genderify/string_ext.rb in genderify-0.0.1 vs lib/genderify/string_ext.rb in genderify-0.0.2

@@ -2,26 +2,31 @@
 
 String.class_eval do
 
   # Genderifies string. This is done by replacing every occurence of (x|y) 
   # with either left (x) or right part (y) of it based on the gender provided as argument. 
-  # If argument of function is :f, 'f', :F, 'F', 1 or '1' it will pick the right side. \
-  # Anything else, including omitting it will us the left side as replacement. 
+  # If argument of function is :f, 'f', :F, 'F', 1, '1', :female or 'female' it will pick 
+  # the right side. Anything else, including nil, will use the left side as replacement. 
   # Hm, is this sexist? 
   #
+  # Argument can also be an object that responds to 'gender' call. Returning value of such
+  # function will be applied to stated rules above.
+  #
   # Example: 
+  #
   #   >> "About (him|her)".genderify(:f) 
   #   => "About her"
-  def genderify(gender=nil)
+  #
+  def genderify(genderable)
+    gender = genderable.respond_to?(:gender) ? genderable.gender : genderable
     gsub(/\((.+?)\|(.+?)\)/) do
       case gender
-      when :f, 'f', :F, 'F', 1, '1'
+      when :f, 'f', :F, 'F', 1, '1', :female, 'female'
         $2
       else
         $1
       end
     end
-
   end
 
 end