Class: String

Inherits:
Object
  • Object
show all
Defined in:
lib/sequel_model/inflector.rb

Overview

Add inflection methods to String, which allows the easy transformation of words from singular to plural,class names to table names, modularized class names to ones without, and class names to foreign keys.

Defined Under Namespace

Modules: Inflections

Class Method Summary collapse

Instance Method Summary collapse

Class Method Details

.inflections {|Inflections| ... } ⇒ Object

Yield the Inflections module if a block is given, and return the Inflections module.

Yields:



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# File 'lib/sequel_model/inflector.rb', line 135

def self.inflections
  yield Inflections if block_given?
  Inflections
end

Instance Method Details

#camelize(first_letter_in_uppercase = :upper) ⇒ Object Also known as: camelcase

By default, camelize converts the string to UpperCamelCase. If the argument to camelize is set to :lower then camelize produces lowerCamelCase.

camelize will also convert ‘/’ to ‘::’ which is useful for converting paths to namespaces

Examples

"active_record".camelize #=> "ActiveRecord"
"active_record".camelize(:lower) #=> "activeRecord"
"active_record/errors".camelize #=> "ActiveRecord::Errors"
"active_record/errors".camelize(:lower) #=> "activeRecord::Errors"



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# File 'lib/sequel_model/inflector.rb', line 150

def camelize(first_letter_in_uppercase = :upper)
  if first_letter_in_uppercase == :upper
    gsub(/\/(.?)/){|x| "::#{x[-1..-1].upcase unless x == '/'}"}.gsub(/(^|_)(.)/){|x| x[-1..-1].upcase}
  else
    "#{first}#{camelize[1..-1]}"
  end
end

#classify ⇒ Object

Singularizes and camelizes the string. Also strips out all characters preceding and including a period (“.”).

Examples

"egg_and_hams".classify #=> "EggAndHam"
"post".classify #=> "Post"
"schema.post".classify #=> "Post"



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# File 'lib/sequel_model/inflector.rb', line 166

def classify
  sub(/.*\./, '').singularize.camelize
end

#constantize ⇒ Object

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.

Examples

"Module".constantize #=> Module
"Class".constantize #=> Class

Raises:

  • (NameError) 


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# File 'lib/sequel_model/inflector.rb', line 177

def constantize
  raise(NameError, "#{inspect} is not a valid constant name!") unless m = /\A(?:::)?([A-Z]\w*(?:::[A-Z]\w*)*)\z/.match(self)
  Object.module_eval("::#{m[1]}", __FILE__, __LINE__)
end

#dasherize ⇒ Object

Replaces underscores with dashes in the string.

Example

"puni_puni".dasherize #=> "puni-puni"



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# File 'lib/sequel_model/inflector.rb', line 186

def dasherize
  gsub(/_/, '-')
end

#demodulize ⇒ Object

Removes the module part from the expression in the string

Examples

"ActiveRecord::CoreExtensions::String::Inflections".demodulize #=> "Inflections"
"Inflections".demodulize #=> "Inflections"



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# File 'lib/sequel_model/inflector.rb', line 195

def demodulize
  gsub(/^.*::/, '')
end

#foreign_key(use_underscore = true) ⇒ Object

Creates a foreign key name from a class name. use_underscore sets whether the method should put ‘_’ between the name and ‘id’.

Examples

"Message".foreign_key #=> "message_id"
"Message".foreign_key(false) #=> "messageid"
"Admin::Post".foreign_key #=> "post_id"



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# File 'lib/sequel_model/inflector.rb', line 206

def foreign_key(use_underscore = true)
  "#{demodulize.underscore}#{'_' if use_underscore}id"
end

#humanize ⇒ Object

Capitalizes the first word and turns underscores into spaces and strips _id. Like titleize, this is meant for creating pretty output.

Examples

"employee_salary" #=> "Employee salary"
"author_id" #=> "Author"



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# File 'lib/sequel_model/inflector.rb', line 216

def humanize
  gsub(/_id$/, "").gsub(/_/, " ").capitalize
end

#pluralize ⇒ Object

Returns the plural form of the word in the string.

Examples

"post".pluralize #=> "posts"
"octopus".pluralize #=> "octopi"
"sheep".pluralize #=> "sheep"
"words".pluralize #=> "words"
"the blue mailman".pluralize #=> "the blue mailmen"
"CamelOctopus".pluralize #=> "CamelOctopi"



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# File 'lib/sequel_model/inflector.rb', line 229

def pluralize
  result = dup
  Inflections.plurals.each{|(rule, replacement)| break if result.gsub!(rule, replacement)} unless Inflections.uncountables.include?(downcase)
  result
end

#singularize ⇒ Object

The reverse of pluralize, returns the singular form of a word in a string.

Examples

"posts".singularize #=> "post"
"octopi".singularize #=> "octopus"
"sheep".singluarize #=> "sheep"
"word".singluarize #=> "word"
"the blue mailmen".singularize #=> "the blue mailman"
"CamelOctopi".singularize #=> "CamelOctopus"



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# File 'lib/sequel_model/inflector.rb', line 244

def singularize
  result = dup
  Inflections.singulars.each{|(rule, replacement)| break if result.gsub!(rule, replacement)} unless Inflections.uncountables.include?(downcase)
  result
end

#tableize ⇒ Object

Underscores and pluralizes the string.

Examples

"RawScaledScorer".tableize #=> "raw_scaled_scorers"
"egg_and_ham".tableize #=> "egg_and_hams"
"fancyCategory".tableize #=> "fancy_categories"



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# File 'lib/sequel_model/inflector.rb', line 256

def tableize
  underscore.pluralize
end

#titleize ⇒ Object Also known as: titlecase

Capitalizes all the words and replaces some characters in the string to create a nicer looking title. Titleize is meant for creating pretty output.

titleize is also aliased as as titlecase

Examples

"man from the boondocks".titleize #=> "Man From The Boondocks"
"x-men: the last stand".titleize #=> "X Men: The Last Stand"



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# File 'lib/sequel_model/inflector.rb', line 268

def titleize
  underscore.humanize.gsub(/\b([a-z])/){|x| x[-1..-1].upcase}
end

#underscore ⇒ Object

The reverse of camelize. Makes an underscored form from the expression in the string. Also changes ‘::’ to ‘/’ to convert namespaces to paths.

Examples

"ActiveRecord".underscore #=> "active_record"
"ActiveRecord::Errors".underscore #=> active_record/errors



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# File 'lib/sequel_model/inflector.rb', line 279

def underscore
  gsub(/::/, '/').gsub(/([A-Z]+)([A-Z][a-z])/,'\1_\2').
    gsub(/([a-z\d])([A-Z])/,'\1_\2').tr("-", "_").downcase
end