module RSpec::Matchers::EnglishPhrasing
Facilitates converting ruby objects to English phrases.
Public Class Methods
list(obj)
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@note The returned string has a leading space except when given an empty list.
Converts an object (often a collection of objects) into an English list.
list(['banana', 'kiwi', 'mango']) #=> " \"banana\", \"kiwi\", and \"mango\""
Given an empty collection, returns the empty string.
list([]) #=> ""
# File lib/rspec/matchers/english_phrasing.rb, line 26 def self.list(obj) return " #{RSpec::Support::ObjectFormatter.format(obj)}" if !obj || Struct === obj items = Array(obj).map { |w| RSpec::Support::ObjectFormatter.format(w) } case items.length when 0 "" when 1 " #{items[0]}" when 2 " #{items[0]} and #{items[1]}" else " #{items[0...-1].join(', ')}, and #{items[-1]}" end end
split_words(sym)
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Converts a symbol into an English expression.
split_words(:banana_creme_pie) #=> "banana creme pie"
# File lib/rspec/matchers/english_phrasing.rb, line 9 def self.split_words(sym) sym.to_s.gsub(/_/, ' ') end