Module: Modifiers

Defined in:
lib/mods-eng-basic.rb

Class Method Summary collapse

Class Method Details

.baseEngModifiers ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/mods-eng-basic.rb', line 25

def self.baseEngModifiers
    {
        "replace" => lambda do |s, parameters|
            return s.gsub(/#{Regexp.quote(parameters[0])}/, parameters[1])
        end,

        "capitalizeAll" => lambda do |s, parameters|
            return s.gsub(/\w+/) {|word| word.capitalize}
        end,
        
        "capitalize" => lambda do |s, parameters|
            return s.capitalize
        end,
        
        "a" => lambda do |s, parameters|
            if(s.length > 0) then
                if(s =~ /^u((\wi)|(\W))/) then
                    #catches "university" and "u-boat"
                    return "a #{s}"
                end
                
                if(isVowel(s[0])) then
                    return "an #{s}"
                end
            end
            
            return "a #{s}"
        end,

        "firstS" => lambda do |s, parameters|
            words = s.split(" ")
            if(words.length > 0) then
                words[0] = pluralize words[0]
            end
            return words.join " "
        end,
        
        "s" => lambda do |s, parameters|
            return pluralize(s)
        end,
        
        "ed" => lambda do |s, parameters|
            case(s[-1])
                when 's' then
                    return s + "ed"
                when 'e' then
                    return s + "d"
                when 'h' then
                    return s + "ed"
                when 'x' then
                    return s + "ed"
                when 'y' then
                    if(!isVowel(s[-2])) then
                        return s[0...-1] + "ied"
                    else
                        return s + "d"
                    end
                else
                    return s + "ed"
            end
        end
    }
end

.isVowel(c) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/mods-eng-basic.rb', line 2

def self.isVowel(c)
    return ['a', 'e', 'i', 'o', 'u'].member?(c.downcase)
end

.pluralize(s) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/mods-eng-basic.rb', line 6

def self.pluralize(s)
    case(s[-1])
    when 's' then
        return s + "es"
    when 'h' then
        return s + "es"
    when 'x' then
        return s + "es"
    when 'y' then
        if(!isVowel(s[-2])) then
            return s[0...-1] + "ies"
        else
            return s + "s"
        end
    else
        return s + "s"
    end
end