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.dup
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 parameter 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"
# '::Inflections'.demodulize # => "Inflections"
# ''.demodulize # => ''
#
# 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"
# 'ham_and_egg'.tableize # => "ham_and_eggs"
# 'fancyCategory'.tableize # => "fancy_categories"
def tableize
ActiveSupport::Inflector.tableize(self)
end
# Creates 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+.)
#
# 'ham_and_eggs'.classify # => "HamAndEgg"
# 'posts'.classify # => "Post"
def classify
ActiveSupport::Inflector.classify(self)
end
# Capitalizes the first word, turns underscores into spaces, and strips a
# trailing '_id' if present.
# Like +titleize+, this is meant for creating pretty output.
#
# The capitalization of the first word can be turned off by setting the
# optional parameter +capitalize+ to false.
# By default, this parameter is true.
#
# 'employee_salary'.humanize # => "Employee salary"
# 'author_id'.humanize # => "Author"
# 'author_id'.humanize(capitalize: false) # => "author"
# '_id'.humanize # => "Id"
def humanize(options = {})
ActiveSupport::Inflector.humanize(self, options)
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