Module: BetterLorem

Defined in:
lib/betterlorem.rb

Overview

BetterLorem

A better Lorem Ipsum generator

Created By Caedmon Judd ([email protected]) statebuilt.com

Copyright 2012 State Digital. All rights reserved.

Defined Under Namespace

Classes: Loader

Constant Summary collapse

PUNCTUATION = 
['.', ',', '!', '?', ':']

Class Method Summary collapse

Class Method Details

.c(count = 100, plainText = false) ⇒ Object

Return Characters



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# File 'lib/betterlorem.rb', line 73

def self.c(count = 100, plainText = false)
  loader = Loader.new

  # Merge paragraphs into one line
  lines = loader.lines.join(' ')

  # Start at a random index in the array
  start_inx = rand(lines.length - count)

  # Check for overrun
  raise "I don't know that many words. Try a smaller value." if (start_inx + count) > lines.length

  # Move the starting index to the beginning of a word
  inx = 1
  lines[start_inx, 100].scan(/./).each do |char|
    if char == ' '
      start_inx += inx
      break
    end
    inx += 1
  end

  # Capitalize the sentence
  sentence = lines[start_inx, count]
  sentence[0] = sentence[0].to_s.capitalize

  if plainText
    "#{sentence}\n"
  else
    "<p>#{sentence}</p>"
  end
end

.p(count = 5, plainText = false) ⇒ Object

Return Paragraphs



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# File 'lib/betterlorem.rb', line 48

def self.p(count = 5, plainText = false)
  loader = Loader.new

  # Start at a random index in the array but do not overrun array
  start_inx = rand(loader.lines.count - count)

  # Check for overrun
  raise "I don't know that many words. Try a smaller value." if (start_inx + count) > loader.lines.count

  # Build paragraphs from array
  paragraphs = loader.lines[start_inx, count]

  # Build final format based on parameters
  paragraphs.map! do |line|
    if plainText
      line = "#{line}\n"
    else
      line = "<p>#{line}</p>"
    end
  end

  paragraphs.join('')
end

.w(count = 15, plainText = false) ⇒ Object

Return Words



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# File 'lib/betterlorem.rb', line 16

def self.w(count = 15, plainText = false)
  loader = Loader.new

  # Merge paragraphs into one line and split into words
  words = loader.lines.join(' ').split(' ')

  # Start at a random index in the array
  start_inx = rand(words.count - count)

  # Check for overrun
  raise "I don't know that many words. Try a smaller value." if (start_inx + count) > words.count

  # Select a random subset of words
  select_words = words[start_inx, count]

  # Capilalize the first word in the sentence
  select_words[0].to_s.capitalize!

  # Merge words into a string
  return_words = select_words.join(' ')

  # Correct the sentence's punctuation
  correct_punctuation(return_words)

  if plainText
    "#{return_words}\n"
  else
    "<p>#{return_words}</p>"
  end
end