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+# The Inflector transforms words from singular to plural, class names to table names, modulized class names to ones without,
+# and class names to foreign keys.
+module Inflector
+ extend self
+
+ def pluralize(word)
+ result = word.dup
+ plural_rules.each do |(rule, replacement)|
+ break if result.gsub!(rule, replacement)
+ end
+ return result
+ end
+
+ def singularize(word)
+ result = word.dup
+ singular_rules.each do |(rule, replacement)|
+ break if result.gsub!(rule, replacement)
+ end
+ return result
+ end
+
+ def camelize(lower_case_and_underscored_word)
+ lower_case_and_underscored_word.gsub(/(^|_)(.)/){$2.upcase}
+ end
+
+ def underscore(camel_cased_word)
+ camel_cased_word.gsub(/([A-Z]+)([A-Z])/,'\1_\2').gsub(/([a-z])([A-Z])/,'\1_\2').downcase
+ end
+
+ def demodulize(class_name_in_module)
+ class_name_in_module.gsub(/^.*::/, '')
+ end
+
+ def tableize(class_name)
+ pluralize(underscore(class_name))
+ end
+
+ def classify(table_name)
+ camelize(singularize(table_name))
+ end
+
+ def foreign_key(class_name, separate_class_name_and_id_with_underscore = true)
+ Inflector.underscore(Inflector.demodulize(class_name)) +
+ (separate_class_name_and_id_with_underscore ? "_id" : "id")
+ end
+
+ private
+ def plural_rules #:doc:
+ [
+ [/(x|ch|ss)$/, '\1es'], # search, switch, fix, box, process, address
+ [/([^aeiouy]|qu)y$/, '\1ies'], # query, ability, agency
+ [/(?:([^f])fe|([lr])f)$/, '\1\2ves'], # half, safe, wife
+ [/sis$/, 'ses'], # basis, diagnosis
+ [/([ti])um$/, '\1a'], # datum, medium
+ [/person$/, 'people'], # person, salesperson
+ [/man$/, 'men'], # man, woman, spokesman
+ [/child$/, 'children'], # child
+ [/s$/, 's'], # no change (compatibility)
+ [/$/, 's']
+ ]
+ end
+
+ def singular_rules #:doc:
+ [
+ [/(x|ch|ss)es$/, '\1'],
+ [/([^aeiouy]|qu)ies$/, '\1y'],
+ [/([lr])ves$/, '\1f'],
+ [/([^f])ves$/, '\1fe'],
+ [/(analy|ba|diagno|parenthe|progno|synop|the)ses$/, '\1sis'],
+ [/([ti])a$/, '\1um'],
+ [/people$/, 'person'],
+ [/men$/, 'man'],
+ [/status$/, 'status'],
+ [/children$/, 'child'],
+ [/s$/, '']
+ ]
+ end
+end \ No newline at end of file