Class: FauxData::PersonalNameGenerator

Inherits:
Object
  • Object
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Defined in:
lib/faux_data/personal_name_generator.rb

Instance Method Summary collapse

Constructor Details

#initialize ⇒ PersonalNameGenerator

Returns a new instance of PersonalNameGenerator.



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# File 'lib/faux_data/personal_name_generator.rb', line 6

def initialize 
  @surnames = Array.new
  @given_names_female = Array.new
  @given_names_male = Array.new
  @filename_surnames = File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__),'data','us','surnames.txt')
  @filename_given_names_female = File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__),'data','us','female_given_names.txt')
  @filename_given_names_male = File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__),'data','us','male_given_names.txt')

end

Instance Method Details

#given_name_female ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/faux_data/personal_name_generator.rb', line 20

def given_name_female
  load_given_names_female if @given_names_female.size < 1 
  return @given_names_female.choice
end

#given_name_male ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/faux_data/personal_name_generator.rb', line 24

def given_name_male
  load_given_names_male if @given_names_male.size < 1
  return @given_names_male.choice
end

#surname ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/faux_data/personal_name_generator.rb', line 16

def surname
  load_surname if @surnames.size < 1
  return @surnames.choice
end