Method: Faker::Base.parse

Defined in:
lib/faker.rb

.parse(key) ⇒ Object

Load formatted strings from the locale, “parsing” them into method calls that can be used to generate a formatted translation: e.g., “#first_name #last_name”.



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# File 'lib/faker.rb', line 115

def parse(key)
  fetch(key).scan(/(\(?)#\{([A-Za-z]+\.)?([^\}]+)\}([^#]+)?/).map {|prefix, kls, meth, etc|
    # If the token had a class Prefix (e.g., Name.first_name)
    # grab the constant, otherwise use self
    cls = kls ? Faker.const_get(kls.chop) : self

    # If an optional leading parentheses is not present, prefix.should == "", otherwise prefix.should == "("
    # In either case the information will be retained for reconstruction of the string.
    text = prefix

    # If the class has the method, call it, otherwise
    # fetch the transation (i.e., faker.name.first_name)
    text += cls.respond_to?(meth) ? cls.send(meth) : fetch("#{(kls || self).to_s.split('::').last.downcase}.#{meth.downcase}")

    # And tack on spaces, commas, etc. left over in the string
    text += etc.to_s
  }.join
end