Class: Syllabize::Counter

Inherits:
Object
  • Object
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Defined in:
lib/syllabize.rb

Constant Summary collapse

CONSONANTS = 
/[bcdfghjklmnpqrstvwxz]/i
VOWELS = 
/[aeiou]/i
LE_VOWEL_SOUND = 
/((le)\z)|((le(d|r|s))|(ling)\z)/i
DIPHTHONGS = 
/ou|ie|oo|oi|ea|ee|ai|ae/i
Y_AS_VOWEL = 
/[^yY][yY]/
RE_VOWEL = 
/(^re[aeiou])/i

Instance Attribute Summary collapse

Instance Method Summary collapse

Constructor Details

#initialize(word) ⇒ Counter

Returns a new instance of Counter.



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# File 'lib/syllabize.rb', line 9

def initialize(word)
  @word = word
  handle_non_string_input
  load_exceptions
end

Instance Attribute Details

#exceptions_file ⇒ Object

Returns the value of attribute exceptions_file.



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# File 'lib/syllabize.rb', line 7

def exceptions_file
  @exceptions_file
end

#word ⇒ Object

Returns the value of attribute word.



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# File 'lib/syllabize.rb', line 7

def word
  @word
end

Instance Method Details

#count_syllables ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/syllabize.rb', line 22

def count_syllables
  return handle_exceptions if exceptions.keys.include?(word)
  @syllables = count_vowels
  handle_additions
  handle_subtractions
  @syllables <= 1 ? 1 : @syllables
end