Module: Treat::Workers::Inflectors::Conjugators::Linguistics

Defined in:
lib/treat/workers/inflectors/conjugators/linguistics.rb

Overview

This class is a wrapper for the functions included in the ‘linguistics’ gem that allow to conjugate verbs.

Project website: deveiate.org/projects/Linguistics/

Constant Summary collapse

DefaultOptions = 
{
  :strict => false
}
Forms = 
{
  'present_participle' =>
  {:mode => 'participle', :tense => 'present'},
  'infinitive' => {:mode => 'infinitive'},
  'plural_verb' => {:count => 'plural'},
  'singular_verb' => {:count => 'singular'}
}

Class Method Summary collapse

Class Method Details

.conjugate(entity, options = {}) ⇒ Object

Conjugate a verb using ruby linguistics with the specified mode, tense, count and person.

Options:

  • (Boolean) :strict => whether to tag all words or only verbs.

  • (Symbol) :mode => :infinitive, :indicative, :subjunctive, :participle

  • (Symbol) :tense => :past, :present, :future

  • (Symbol) :count => :singular, :plural

  • (Symbol) :person => :first, :second, :third



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# File 'lib/treat/workers/inflectors/conjugators/linguistics.rb', line 30

def self.conjugate(entity, options = {})
  
  options = DefaultOptions.merge(options)
  cat = entity.check_has(:category)
  return if cat != 'verb' && options[:strict]

  options = Forms[options[:form].to_s] if options[:form]

  code = Treat::Loaders::Linguistics.load(entity.language)
  obj = entity.to_s.send(code)

  if options[:mode] == 'infinitive'
    obj.infinitive
  elsif options[:mode] == 'participle' && options[:tense] == 'present'
    obj.present_participle
  elsif options[:count] == 'plural' && options.size == 1
    obj.plural_verb
  else
    raise Treat::Exception,
    'This combination of modes, tenses, persons ' +
    'and/or counts is not presently supported.'
  end
  
end