require 'active_support/inflector' module ActiveSupport #:nodoc: module CoreExtensions #:nodoc: module String #:nodoc: # String inflections define new methods on the String class to transform names for different purposes. # For instance, you can figure out the name of a database from the name of a class. # "ScaleScore".tableize => "scale_scores" module Inflections # Returns the plural form of the word in the string. # # Examples # "post".pluralize #=> "posts" # "octopus".pluralize #=> "octopi" # "sheep".pluralize #=> "sheep" # "words".pluralize #=> "words" # "the blue mailman".pluralize #=> "the blue mailmen" # "CamelOctopus".pluralize #=> "CamelOctopi" def pluralize Inflector.pluralize(self) end # The reverse of pluralize, returns the singular form of a word in a string. # # Examples # "posts".singularize #=> "post" # "octopi".singularize #=> "octopus" # "sheep".singluarize #=> "sheep" # "word".singluarize #=> "word" # "the blue mailmen".singularize #=> "the blue mailman" # "CamelOctopi".singularize #=> "CamelOctopus" def singularize Inflector.singularize(self) end # 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 # # Examples # "active_record".camelize #=> "ActiveRecord" # "active_record".camelize(:lower) #=> "activeRecord" # "active_record/errors".camelize #=> "ActiveRecord::Errors" # "active_record/errors".camelize(:lower) #=> "activeRecord::Errors" def camelize(first_letter = :upper) case first_letter when :upper then Inflector.camelize(self, true) when :lower then Inflector.camelize(self, false) end end alias_method :camelcase, :camelize # 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" def titleize Inflector.titleize(self) end alias_method :titlecase, :titleize # The reverse of +camelize+. Makes an underscored form from the expression in the string. # # Changes '::' to '/' to convert namespaces to paths. # # Examples # "ActiveRecord".underscore #=> "active_record" # "ActiveRecord::Errors".underscore #=> active_record/errors def underscore Inflector.underscore(self) end # Replaces underscores with dashes in the string. # # Example # "puni_puni" #=> "puni-puni" def dasherize Inflector.dasherize(self) end # Removes the module part from the expression in the string # # Examples # "ActiveRecord::CoreExtensions::String::Inflections".demodulize #=> "Inflections" # "Inflections".demodulize #=> "Inflections" def demodulize Inflector.demodulize(self) end # 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" def tableize Inflector.tableize(self) end # Create a class name from a 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" # "post".classify #=> "Post" def classify Inflector.classify(self) end # Capitalizes the first word and turns underscores into spaces and strips _id. # Like titleize, this is meant for creating pretty output. # # Examples # "employee_salary" #=> "Employee salary" # "author_id" #=> "Author" def humanize Inflector.humanize(self) end # Creates a foreign key name from a class name. # +separate_class_name_and_id_with_underscore+ sets whether # the method should put '_' between the name and 'id'. # # Examples # "Message".foreign_key #=> "message_id" # "Message".foreign_key(false) #=> "messageid" # "Admin::Post".foreign_key #=> "post_id" def foreign_key(separate_class_name_and_id_with_underscore = true) Inflector.foreign_key(self, separate_class_name_and_id_with_underscore) end # 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. # # Examples # "Module".constantize #=> Module # "Class".constantize #=> Class def constantize Inflector.constantize(self) end end end end end