# The Inflector transforms words from singular to plural, class names to table names, modularized class names to ones without, # and class names to foreign keys. module Inflector extend self def pluralize(word) result = word.to_s.dup if uncountable_words.include?(result.downcase) result else plural_rules.each { |(rule, replacement)| break if result.gsub!(rule, replacement) } result end end def singularize(word) result = word.to_s.dup if uncountable_words.include?(result.downcase) result else singular_rules.each { |(rule, replacement)| break if result.gsub!(rule, replacement) } result end end def camelize(lower_case_and_underscored_word) lower_case_and_underscored_word.to_s.gsub(/\/(.?)/) { "::" + $1.upcase }.gsub(/(^|_)(.)/) { $2.upcase } end def underscore(camel_cased_word) camel_cased_word.to_s.gsub(/::/, '/').gsub(/([A-Z]+)([A-Z])/,'\1_\2').gsub(/([a-z\d])([A-Z])/,'\1_\2').downcase end def humanize(lower_case_and_underscored_word) lower_case_and_underscored_word.to_s.gsub(/_id$/, "").gsub(/_/, " ").capitalize end def demodulize(class_name_in_module) class_name_in_module.to_s.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 def constantize(camel_cased_word) camel_cased_word.split("::").inject(Object) do |final_type, part| final_type = final_type.const_get(part) end end def ordinalize(number) if (11..13).include?(number.to_i % 100) "#{number}th" else case number.to_i % 10 when 1: "#{number}st" when 2: "#{number}nd" when 3: "#{number}rd" else "#{number}th" end end end private def uncountable_words #:doc %w( equipment information rice money species series fish ) end def plural_rules #:doc: [ [/^(ox)$/i, '\1\2en'], # ox [/([m|l])ouse$/i, '\1ice'], # mouse, louse [/(matr|vert)ix|ex$/i, '\1ices'], # matrix, vertex, index [/(x|ch|ss|sh)$/i, '\1es'], # search, switch, fix, box, process, address [/([^aeiouy]|qu)ies$/i, '\1y'], [/([^aeiouy]|qu)y$/i, '\1ies'], # query, ability, agency [/(hive)$/i, '\1s'], # archive, hive [/(?:([^f])fe|([lr])f)$/i, '\1\2ves'], # half, safe, wife [/sis$/i, 'ses'], # basis, diagnosis [/([ti])um$/i, '\1a'], # datum, medium [/(p)erson$/i, '\1eople'], # person, salesperson [/(m)an$/i, '\1en'], # man, woman, spokesman [/(c)hild$/i, '\1hildren'], # child [/(buffal|tomat)o$/i, '\1\2oes'], # buffalo, tomato [/(bu)s$/i, '\1\2ses'], # bus [/(alias)/i, '\1es'], # alias [/(octop|vir)us$/i, '\1i'], # octopus, virus - virus has no defined plural (according to Latin/dictionary.com), but viri is better than viruses/viruss [/(ax|cri|test)is$/i, '\1es'], # axis, crisis [/s$/i, 's'], # no change (compatibility) [/$/, 's'] ] end def singular_rules #:doc: [ [/(matr)ices$/i, '\1ix'], [/(vert)ices$/i, '\1ex'], [/^(ox)en/i, '\1'], [/(alias)es$/i, '\1'], [/([octop|vir])i$/i, '\1us'], [/(cris|ax|test)es$/i, '\1is'], [/(shoe)s$/i, '\1'], [/(o)es$/i, '\1'], [/(bus)es$/i, '\1'], [/([m|l])ice$/i, '\1ouse'], [/(x|ch|ss|sh)es$/i, '\1'], [/(m)ovies$/i, '\1\2ovie'], [/(s)eries$/i, '\1\2eries'], [/([^aeiouy]|qu)ies$/i, '\1y'], [/([lr])ves$/i, '\1f'], [/(tive)s$/i, '\1'], [/(hive)s$/i, '\1'], [/([^f])ves$/i, '\1fe'], [/(^analy)ses$/i, '\1sis'], [/((a)naly|(b)a|(d)iagno|(p)arenthe|(p)rogno|(s)ynop|(t)he)ses$/i, '\1\2sis'], [/([ti])a$/i, '\1um'], [/(p)eople$/i, '\1\2erson'], [/(m)en$/i, '\1an'], [/(s)tatus$/i, '\1\2tatus'], [/(c)hildren$/i, '\1\2hild'], [/(n)ews$/i, '\1\2ews'], [/s$/i, ''] ] end end