require 'active_support/inflector/methods' require 'active_support/inflector/transliterate' # 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 table from the name of a class. # # 'ScaleScore'.tableize # => "scale_scores" # class String # Returns the plural form of the word in the string. # # If the optional parameter +count+ is specified, # the singular form will be returned if count == 1. # For any other value of +count+ the plural will be returned. # # If the optional parameter +locale+ is specified, # the word will be pluralized as a word of that language. # By default, this parameter is set to :en. # You must define your own inflection rules for languages other than English. # # 'post'.pluralize # => "posts" # 'octopus'.pluralize # => "octopi" # 'sheep'.pluralize # => "sheep" # 'words'.pluralize # => "words" # 'the blue mailman'.pluralize # => "the blue mailmen" # 'CamelOctopus'.pluralize # => "CamelOctopi" # 'apple'.pluralize(1) # => "apple" # 'apple'.pluralize(2) # => "apples" # 'ley'.pluralize(:es) # => "leyes" # 'ley'.pluralize(1, :es) # => "ley" def pluralize(count = nil, locale = :en) locale = count if count.is_a?(Symbol) if count == 1 self else ActiveSupport::Inflector.pluralize(self, locale) end end # The reverse of +pluralize+, returns the singular form of a word in a string. # # If the optional parameter +locale+ is specified, # the word will be singularized as a word of that language. # By default, this paramter is set to :en. # You must define your own inflection rules for languages other than English. # # 'posts'.singularize # => "post" # 'octopi'.singularize # => "octopus" # 'sheep'.singularize # => "sheep" # 'word'.singularize # => "word" # 'the blue mailmen'.singularize # => "the blue mailman" # 'CamelOctopi'.singularize # => "CamelOctopus" # 'leyes'.singularize(:es) # => "ley" def singularize(locale = :en) ActiveSupport::Inflector.singularize(self, locale) 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. See ActiveSupport::Inflector.constantize # # 'Module'.constantize # => Module # 'Class'.constantize # => Class # 'blargle'.constantize # => NameError: wrong constant name blargle def constantize ActiveSupport::Inflector.constantize(self) end # +safe_constantize+ tries to find a declared constant with the name specified # in the string. It returns nil when the name is not in CamelCase # or is not initialized. See ActiveSupport::Inflector.safe_constantize # # 'Module'.safe_constantize # => Module # 'Class'.safe_constantize # => Class # 'blargle'.safe_constantize # => nil def safe_constantize ActiveSupport::Inflector.safe_constantize(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 ActiveSupport::Inflector.camelize(self, true) when :lower ActiveSupport::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 ActiveSupport::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. # # 'ActiveModel'.underscore # => "active_model" # 'ActiveModel::Errors'.underscore # => "active_model/errors" def underscore ActiveSupport::Inflector.underscore(self) end # Replaces underscores with dashes in the string. # # 'puni_puni'.dasherize # => "puni-puni" def dasherize ActiveSupport::Inflector.dasherize(self) end # Removes the module part from the constant expression in the string. # # 'ActiveRecord::CoreExtensions::String::Inflections'.demodulize # => "Inflections" # 'Inflections'.demodulize # => "Inflections" # # See also +deconstantize+. def demodulize ActiveSupport::Inflector.demodulize(self) end # Removes the rightmost segment from the constant expression in the string. # # 'Net::HTTP'.deconstantize # => "Net" # '::Net::HTTP'.deconstantize # => "::Net" # 'String'.deconstantize # => "" # '::String'.deconstantize # => "" # ''.deconstantize # => "" # # See also +demodulize+. def deconstantize ActiveSupport::Inflector.deconstantize(self) end # Replaces special characters in a string so that it may be used as part of a 'pretty' URL. # # class Person # def to_param # "#{id}-#{name.parameterize}" # end # end # # @person = Person.find(1) # # => # # # <%= link_to(@person.name, person_path) %> # # => Donald E. Knuth def parameterize(sep = '-') ActiveSupport::Inflector.parameterize(self, sep) 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 ActiveSupport::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 ActiveSupport::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'.humanize # => "Employee salary" # 'author_id'.humanize # => "Author" def humanize ActiveSupport::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'. # # '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) ActiveSupport::Inflector.foreign_key(self, separate_class_name_and_id_with_underscore) end end