Module: CompSci::Names::Greek

Defined in:
lib/compsci/names/greek.rb

Constant Summary collapse

UPPER = 
[*'Α'..'Ρ', *'Σ'..'Ω']
LOWER = 
[*('α'..'ρ'), *('σ'..'ω')]
SYMBOLS = 
[:alpha, :beta, :gamma, :delta, :epsilon, :zeta, :eta, :theta,
:iota, :kappa, :lambda, :mu, :nu, :xi, :omicron, :pi, :rho,
:sigma, :tau, :upsilon, :phi, :chi, :psi, :omega]
CHAR_MAP =

e.g. { alpha: [‘Α’, ‘α’] …

{}
LATIN_SYMBOLS = 
{
  a: :alpha,
  b: :beta,
  c: :gamma,
  d: :delta,
  e: :epsilon,
  f: :zeta,
  g: :eta,
  h: :theta,
  i: :iota,
  j: :xi,      # use for j, q and w
  k: :kappa,
  l: :lambda,
  m: :mu,
  n: :nu,
  # nonesuch: => :xi,
  o: :omicron,
  p: :pi,
  q: :xi,      # use for j, q and w
  r: :rho,
  s: :sigma,
  t: :tau,
  u: :upsilon,
  v: :phi,
  w: :xi,      # use for j, q and w
  x: :chi,
  y: :psi,
  z: :omega,
}
SYMBOLS26 = 
LATIN_SYMBOLS.values

Class Method Summary collapse

Class Method Details

.lower(latin_str) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/compsci/names/greek.rb', line 51

def self.lower(latin_str)
  CHAR_MAP.fetch(self.sym(latin_str)).last
end

.sym(val) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/compsci/names/greek.rb', line 55

def self.sym(val)
  case val
  when String
    if val.match %r{\A\d+\z}
      # treat positive integer strings as positive integers
      val = val.to_i
      if val >= 0 and val < SYMBOLS.size
        SYMBOLS[val]
      else
        raise "val #{val} not in range (#{SYMBOLS.size})"
      end
    else
      # map the first character to a greek symbol
      LATIN_SYMBOLS.fetch val[0].downcase.to_sym
    end
  when Integer
    if val >= 0 and val < SYMBOLS.size
      # map the integer to a greek symbol
      SYMBOLS[val]
    else
      raise "val #{val} not in range (#{SYMBOLS.size})"
    end
  else
    raise "unexpected val #{val} (#{val.class})"
  end
end

.upper(latin_str) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/compsci/names/greek.rb', line 47

def self.upper(latin_str)
  CHAR_MAP.fetch(self.sym(latin_str)).first
end