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. # # "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. # # "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. # # "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 +titlecase+. # # "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, lowercase form from the expression in the string. # # +underscore+ will also change '::' to '/' to convert namespaces to paths. # # "ActiveRecord".underscore # => "active_record" # "ActiveRecord::Errors".underscore # => active_record/errors def underscore Inflector.underscore(self) end # Replaces underscores with dashes in the string. # # "puni_puni" # => "puni-puni" def dasherize Inflector.dasherize(self) end # Removes the module part from the constant expression in the string. # # "ActiveRecord::CoreExtensions::String::Inflections".demodulize # => "Inflections" # "Inflections".demodulize # => "Inflections" def demodulize Inflector.demodulize(self) end # Creates 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. # # "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 plural 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+.) # # "egg_and_hams".classify # => "EggAndHam" # "posts".classify # => "Post" # # Singular names are not handled correctly. # # "business".classify # => "Busines" def classify Inflector.classify(self) end # Capitalizes the first word, turns underscores into spaces, and strips '_id'. # Like +titleize+, this is meant for creating pretty output. # # "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