Class: Gamefic::Grammar::Pronouns

Inherits:
Object
  • Object
show all
Defined in:
lib/gamefic/grammar/pronouns.rb

Class Method Summary collapse

Instance Method Summary collapse

Constructor Details

#initialize(object) ⇒ Pronouns

Returns a new instance of Pronouns.



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# File 'lib/gamefic/grammar/pronouns.rb', line 6

def initialize object
  @object = object
end

Class Method Details

.get_pronoun_set(obj) ⇒ Array<String>

Get a an array of pronouns based on the person, gender, and plurality of the provided object.

Parameters:

  • obj —

    An object that responds to #person, #gender, and #plural

Returns:



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# File 'lib/gamefic/grammar/pronouns.rb', line 71

def self.get_pronoun_set(obj)
  set = Pronouns.sets["#{obj.person}"]
  if set.nil?
    set = Pronouns.sets["#{obj.person}:#{obj.plural? ? 'plural' : 'singular'}"]
  end
  if set.nil?
    set = Pronouns.sets["#{obj.person}:#{obj.plural? ? 'plural' : 'singular'}:#{obj.gender}"]
  end
  if set.nil?
    raise "Pronoun set could not be determined"
  end
  set
end

.sets ⇒ Object

TODO Consider implementing method_missing to determine correct pronoun from example, e.g., “he” would change to “she” for female entities



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# File 'lib/gamefic/grammar/pronouns.rb', line 87

def self.sets
  if @sets.nil?
    @sets = {}
    @sets["1:singular"] = ["I", "me", "my", "myself"]
    @sets["2:singular"] = ["you", "you", "your", "yourself"]
    @sets["3:singular:male"] = ["he", "him", "his", "himself"]
    @sets["3:singular:female"] = ["she", "her", "her", "herself"]
    # "other" refers to a person or living being that is neither

    # male or female or for whom gender is unspecified. It's

    # typically used to avoid referring to a person as "it."

    @sets["3:singular:other"] = ["they", "them", "their", "themselves"]
    @sets["3:singular:neutral"] = ["it", "it", "its", "itself"]
    @sets["1:plural"] = ["we", "us", "our", "ourselves"]
    @sets["2:plural"] = ["you", "you", "your", "yourselves"]
    @sets["3:plural"] = ["they", "them", "their", "themselves"]
  end
  @sets
end

Instance Method Details

#obj ⇒ String

Get the objective pronoun (me, them, us, etc.)

Returns:



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# File 'lib/gamefic/grammar/pronouns.rb', line 20

def obj
  Pronouns.get_pronoun_set(@object)[1]
end

#Obj ⇒ String

Get the capitalized objective pronoun

Returns:



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# File 'lib/gamefic/grammar/pronouns.rb', line 48

def Obj
  obj.cap_first
end

#poss ⇒ String

Get the possessive pronoun (my, your, our, etc.)

Returns:



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# File 'lib/gamefic/grammar/pronouns.rb', line 27

def poss
  Pronouns.get_pronoun_set(@object)[2]
end

#Poss ⇒ String

Get the capitalized possessive pronoun

Returns:



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# File 'lib/gamefic/grammar/pronouns.rb', line 55

def Poss
  poss.cap_first
end

#reflex ⇒ String

Get the reflexive pronoun (myself, yourself, etc.)

Returns:



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# File 'lib/gamefic/grammar/pronouns.rb', line 34

def reflex
  Pronouns.get_pronoun_set(@object)[3]
end

#Reflex ⇒ String

Get the capitalized reflexive pronoun

Returns:



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# File 'lib/gamefic/grammar/pronouns.rb', line 62

def Reflex
  reflex.cap_first
end

#Subj ⇒ String

Get the capitalized subjective pronoun

Returns:



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# File 'lib/gamefic/grammar/pronouns.rb', line 41

def Subj
  subj.cap_first
end

#subj ⇒ String

Get the subjective pronoun (I, you, we, etc.)

Returns:



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# File 'lib/gamefic/grammar/pronouns.rb', line 13

def subj
  Pronouns.get_pronoun_set(@object)[0]
end