Module: Gorillib::Inflector

Extended by:
Inflector
Included in:
Inflector
Defined in:
lib/gorillib/string/inflector.rb,
lib/gorillib/string/simple_inflector.rb

Overview

String inflections define new methods on the String class to transform names for different purposes.

"ScaleScore".underscore # => "scale_score"

This doesn't define the full set of inflections -- only

  • camelize
  • snakeize
  • underscore
  • demodulize

Class Method Summary collapse

Instance Method Summary collapse

Class Method Details

.pluralizationsObject



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# File 'lib/gorillib/string/simple_inflector.rb', line 17

def self.pluralizations
  @pluralizations ||= {}
end

Instance Method Details

#camelize(str, first_letter = :upper) ⇒ Object

By default, +camelize+ converts strings 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.

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

As a rule of thumb you can think of +camelize+ as the inverse of +underscore+, though there are cases where that does not hold:

"SSLError".underscore.camelize # => "SslError"



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# File 'lib/gorillib/string/inflector.rb', line 33

def camelize(str, first_letter = :upper)
  camelized = str.gsub(/\/(.?)/){ "::#{ $1.upcase }" }.gsub(/(?:^|_)(.)/){ $1.upcase }
  (first_letter == :lower) ? (str[0..0].downcase + camelized[1..-1]) : camelized
end

#classify(table_name) ⇒ Object

Create a class name from a plural table name like Rails does for table names to models. Note that this returns a string and not a Class. (To convert to an actual class follow +classify+ with +constantize+.)

Examples: "egg_and_hams".classify # => "EggAndHam" "posts".classify # => "Post"

Singular names are not handled correctly: "business".classify # => "Busines"



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# File 'lib/gorillib/string/simple_inflector.rb', line 86

def classify(table_name)
  # strip out any leading schema name
  camelize(singularize(table_name.to_s.sub(/.*\./, '')))
end

#constantize(str) ⇒ 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.

This is the extlib version of String#constantize, which has different behavior wrt using lexical context: see active_support/inflector/methods.rb

Examples:

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


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# File 'lib/gorillib/string/inflector.rb', line 115

def constantize(str)
  unless /\A(?:::)?([A-Z]\w*(?:::[A-Z]\w*)*)\z/ =~ str
    raise NameError, "#{str.inspect} is not a valid constant name!"
  end

  Object.module_eval("::#{$1}", __FILE__, __LINE__)
end

#dasherize(underscored_word) ⇒ Object

Replaces underscores with dashes in the string.

Example: "puni_puni" # => "puni-puni"



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# File 'lib/gorillib/string/inflector.rb', line 76

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

#deconstantize(path) ⇒ Object

Removes the rightmost segment from the constant expression in the string:

"Net::HTTP".deconstantize # => "Net" "::Net::HTTP".deconstantize # => "::Net" "String".deconstantize # => "" "::String".deconstantize # => "" "".deconstantize # => ""

See also +demodulize+.



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# File 'lib/gorillib/string/inflector.rb', line 100

def deconstantize(path)
  path.to_s[0...(path.rindex('::') || 0)] # implementation based on the one in facets' Module#spacename
end

#demodulize(str) ⇒ Object

Removes the module part from the expression in the string:

See also +deconstantize+.

Examples:

"Gorillib::Inflections".demodulize #=> "Inflections"
"Inflections".demodulize                   #=> "Inflections"


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# File 'lib/gorillib/string/inflector.rb', line 87

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

#humanize(lower_case_and_underscored_word) ⇒ Object

Capitalizes the first word and turns underscores into spaces and strips a trailing "_id", if any. Like +titleize+, this is meant for creating pretty output.

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



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# File 'lib/gorillib/string/simple_inflector.rb', line 44

def humanize(lower_case_and_underscored_word)
  result = lower_case_and_underscored_word.to_s.dup
  result.gsub!(/_id$/, "")
  result.gsub(/(_)?([a-z\d]*)/i){ "#{ $1 && ' ' }#{ $2.downcase}" }.gsub(/^\w/){ $&.upcase }
end

#ordinalize(number) ⇒ Object

Turns a number into an ordinal string used to denote the position in an ordered sequence such as 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th.

Examples: ordinalize(1) # => "1st" ordinalize(2) # => "2nd" ordinalize(1002) # => "1002nd" ordinalize(1003) # => "1003rd" ordinalize(-11) # => "-11th" ordinalize(-1021) # => "-1021st"



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# File 'lib/gorillib/string/inflector.rb', line 170

def ordinalize(number)
  if (11..13).include?(number.to_i.abs % 100)
    "#{number}th"
  else
    case number.to_i.abs % 10
    when 1; "#{number}st"
    when 2; "#{number}nd"
    when 3; "#{number}rd"
    else    "#{number}th"
    end
  end
end

#pluralize(str) ⇒ Object



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# File 'lib/gorillib/string/simple_inflector.rb', line 21

def pluralize(str)
  Gorillib::Inflector.pluralizations.fetch(str){ "#{str}s" }
end

#safe_constantize(camel_cased_word) ⇒ Module, Class

Tries to find a declared constant with the name specified in the string, or return nil.

The name is assumed to be the one of a top-level constant, no matter whether it starts with "::" or not. No lexical context is taken into account:

Examples:

"Module".safe_constantize  # => Module
"Class".safe_constantize   # => Class

finds the top-level constant ::C, not ::M::C

C = 'outside'
module M
  C = 'inside'
  C                    # => 'inside'
  "C".safe_constantize # => 'outside', same as ::C
end

nil is returned when the name is not in CamelCase or the constant (or part of it) is unknown.

"blargle".safe_constantize  # => nil
"UnknownModule".safe_constantize  # => nil
"UnknownModule::Foo::Bar".safe_constantize  # => nil

Returns:

  • (Module, Class)

    the specified constant, or nil when the name is not in CamelCase or is not initialized.

See Also:



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# File 'lib/gorillib/string/inflector.rb', line 149

def safe_constantize(camel_cased_word)
  begin
    constantize(camel_cased_word)
  rescue NameError => e
    raise unless e.message =~ /uninitialized constant #{const_regexp(camel_cased_word)}$/ ||
      e.name.to_s == camel_cased_word.to_s
  rescue ArgumentError => e
    raise unless e.message =~ /not missing constant #{const_regexp(camel_cased_word)}\!$/
  end
end

#singularize(str) ⇒ Object

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

Examples: "posts".singularize # => "post" # it's not very smart "octopi".singularize # => "octopi" "bonus".singularize # => "bonu" "boxes".singularize # => "boxe" "CamelOctopi".singularize # => "CamelOctopi"



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# File 'lib/gorillib/string/simple_inflector.rb', line 34

def singularize(str)
  Gorillib::Inflector.pluralizations.invert.fetch(str){ str.gsub(/s$/, '') }
end

#snakeize(str) ⇒ Object

Converts strings to snakeCase, also known as lowerCamelCase.

+snakeize+ will also convert '/' to '::' which is useful for converting paths to namespaces.

@example: "active_record".snakeize # => "activeRecord" "active_record/errors".snakeize # => "activeRecord::Errors"



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# File 'lib/gorillib/string/inflector.rb', line 46

def snakeize(str)
  camelize(str, :lower)
end

#tableize(class_name) ⇒ Object

Create the name of a table like Rails does for models to table names. This method uses the +pluralize+ method on the last word in 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/gorillib/string/simple_inflector.rb', line 72

def tableize(class_name)
  pluralize(underscore(class_name))
end

#titleize(word) ⇒ Object

Capitalizes all the words and replaces some characters in the string to create a nicer looking title. +titleize+ is meant for creating pretty output. It is not used in the Rails internals.

+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" "TheManWithoutAPast".titleize # => "The Man Without A Past" "raiders_of_the_lost_ark".titleize # => "Raiders Of The Lost Ark"



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# File 'lib/gorillib/string/simple_inflector.rb', line 61

def titleize(word)
  humanize(underscore(word)).gsub(/\b('?[a-z])/){ $1.capitalize }
end

#underscore(str) ⇒ Object

Makes an underscored, lowercase form from the expression in the string.

+underscore+ will also change '::' to '/' to convert namespaces to paths.

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

As a rule of thumb you can think of +underscore+ as the inverse of +camelize+, though there are cases where that does not hold:

"SSLError".underscore.camelize # => "SslError"



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# File 'lib/gorillib/string/inflector.rb', line 62

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