Module: Sevgi::Function::Pluralize

Included in:
Sevgi::Function
Defined in:
lib/sevgi/function/string.rb

Overview

English pluralization promoted to Sevgi::F. This module organizes the facade implementation; it is not a consumer mixin contract.

Instance Method Summary collapse

Instance Method Details

#pluralize(word) ⇒ String

Pluralizes an English word using a small built-in rule set.

Examples:

Pluralize through the library facade

Sevgi::F.pluralize("post")         # => "posts"
Sevgi::F.pluralize("octopus")      # => "octopi"
Sevgi::F.pluralize("sheep")        # => "sheep"
Sevgi::F.pluralize("CamelOctopus") # => "CamelOctopi"

Parameters:

  • word (Object) —

    word to pluralize

Returns:



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# File 'lib/sevgi/function/string.rb', line 107

def pluralize(word)
  result = word.to_s.dup

  return result if result.empty? || UNCOUNTABLES.key?(result) || PLURALS.key?(result)
  return IRREGULARS[result] if IRREGULARS.key?(result)

  RULES.each { |(rule, replacement)| break if result.sub!(rule, replacement) }
  result
end