Module: Language::English::Inflect

Defined in:
lib/merb-core/vendor/facets/inflect.rb

Overview

English Nouns Number Inflection.

This module provides english singular <-> plural noun inflections.

Class Method Summary collapse

Class Method Details

.plural(word) ⇒ Object Also known as: pluralize

Convert an English word from singular to plurel.

"boy".plural     #=> boys
"tomato".plural  #=> tomatoes



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# File 'lib/merb-core/vendor/facets/inflect.rb', line 103

def plural(word)
  if result = plural_of[word]
    return result.dup
  end
  #return self.dup if /s$/ =~ self # ???
  result = word.dup
  pluralization_rules.each do |(match, replacement)|
    break if result.gsub!(match, replacement)
  end
  return result
end

.plural_of ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/merb-core/vendor/facets/inflect.rb', line 69

def plural_of
  @plural_of
end

.plural_rule(singular, plural) ⇒ Object

Define a plurualization rule.



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# File 'lib/merb-core/vendor/facets/inflect.rb', line 46

def plural_rule(singular, plural)
  @plural_rules << [singular, plural]
end

.plural_word(singular, plural) ⇒ Object

Define a pluralization exception.



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# File 'lib/merb-core/vendor/facets/inflect.rb', line 30

def plural_word(singular, plural)
  @plural_of[singular] = plural
end

.pluralization_rules ⇒ Object

Read prepared pluralization rules.



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# File 'lib/merb-core/vendor/facets/inflect.rb', line 60

def pluralization_rules
  return @pluralization_rules if @pluralization_rules
  sorted = @plural_rules.sort_by{ |s, p| "#{s}".size }.reverse
  @pluralization_rules = sorted.collect do |s, p|
    [ /#{s}$/, "#{p}" ]
  end
end

.rule(singular, plural) ⇒ Object

Define a general rule.



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# File 'lib/merb-core/vendor/facets/inflect.rb', line 35

def rule(singular, plural)
  singular_rule(singular, plural)
  plural_rule(singular, plural)
end

.singular(word) ⇒ Object Also known as: singularize

Convert an English word from plurel to singular.

"boys".singular      #=> boy
"tomatoes".singular  #=> tomato



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# File 'lib/merb-core/vendor/facets/inflect.rb', line 83

def singular(word)
  if result = singular_of[word]
    return result.dup
  end
  result = word.dup
  singularization_rules.each do |(match, replacement)|
    break if result.gsub!(match, replacement)
  end
  return result
end

.singular_of ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/merb-core/vendor/facets/inflect.rb', line 74

def singular_of
  @singular_of
end

.singular_rule(singular, plural) ⇒ Object

Define a singularization rule.



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# File 'lib/merb-core/vendor/facets/inflect.rb', line 41

def singular_rule(singular, plural)
  @singular_rules << [singular, plural]
end

.singular_word(singular, plural) ⇒ Object

Define a singularization exception.



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# File 'lib/merb-core/vendor/facets/inflect.rb', line 25

def singular_word(singular, plural)
  @singular_of[plural] = singular
end

.singularization_rules ⇒ Object

Read prepared singularization rules.



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# File 'lib/merb-core/vendor/facets/inflect.rb', line 51

def singularization_rules
  return @singularization_rules if @singularization_rules
  sorted = @singular_rules.sort_by{ |s, p| "#{p}".size }.reverse
  @singularization_rules = sorted.collect do |s, p|
    [ /#{p}$/, "#{s}" ]
  end
end

.word(singular, plural = nil) ⇒ Object

Define a general exception.



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# File 'lib/merb-core/vendor/facets/inflect.rb', line 18

def word(singular, plural=nil)
  plural = singular unless plural
  singular_word(singular, plural)
  plural_word(singular, plural)
end