Class: Syllabize::Counter

Inherits:
Object
  • Object
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Defined in:
lib/syllabize.rb

Constant Summary collapse

CONSONANTS = 
/[bcdfghjklmnpqrstvwxz]/i
VOWELS = 
/[aeiou]/i
LE_VOWEL_SOUND = 
/((le)\z)|((le(d|r|s))|(ling)\z)/i
DIPHTHONGS = 
/ou|ie|io|oa|oo|oi|ea|ee|ai|ae|ay/i
Y_AS_VOWEL = 
/[^yY][yY]/
RE_VOWEL = 
/(^re[aeiou])/i
SUFFIXES = 
/(?<=.)(able|ible|al|ial|ed|en|er|est|ful|ic|ing|ion|ing|less|ly|ment|nes|ous)\z/

Instance Attribute Summary collapse

Instance Method Summary collapse

Constructor Details

#initialize(str) ⇒ Counter

Returns a new instance of Counter.



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# File 'lib/syllabize.rb', line 9

def initialize(str)
  @str = strip_punctuation(str)
  handle_non_string_input
  load_exceptions
  @syllables = 0
end

Instance Attribute Details

#exceptions_file ⇒ Object

Returns the value of attribute exceptions_file.



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# File 'lib/syllabize.rb', line 7

def exceptions_file
  @exceptions_file
end

#str ⇒ Object

Returns the value of attribute str.



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# File 'lib/syllabize.rb', line 7

def str
  @str
end

Instance Method Details

#__dir__ ⇒ Object

for Ruby 1.9



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# File 'lib/syllabize.rb', line 149

def __dir__
  File.dirname(__FILE__)
end

#count_syllables ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/syllabize.rb', line 24

def count_syllables
  @str = str.to_i.to_words if is_int_in_string_form?
  return break_into_words  if str.split(' ').length > 1
  return handle_exceptions if exceptions.keys.include?(str)
  count_suffixes if str.scan(SUFFIXES).any?
  @syllables += count_vowels
  handle_additions
  handle_subtractions
  @syllables <= 1 ? 1 : @syllables
end