class Inflecto::Inflections

A singleton instance of this class is yielded by Inflecto.inflections, which can then be used to specify additional inflection rules. Examples:

Inflecto.inflections do |inflect|
  inflect.plural /^(ox)$/i, '\1\2en'
  inflect.singular /^(ox)en/i, '\1'

  inflect.irregular 'octopus', 'octopi'

  inflect.uncountable "equipment"
end

New rules are added at the top. So in the example above, the irregular rule for octopus will now be the first of the pluralization and singularization rules that is runs. This guarantees that your rules run before any of the rules that may already have been loaded.

Attributes

humans[R]

Return humans

@return [Array]

@api private

plurals[R]

Return plurals

@return [Array]

@api private

singulars[R]

Return singulars

@return [Array]

@api private

uncountables[R]

Return uncountables

@return [Array]

@api private

Public Class Methods

instance() click to toggle source

Return instance

@return [Inflections]

@api private

# File lib/inflecto/inflections.rb, line 26
def self.instance
  @__instance__ ||= new
end
new() click to toggle source

Initialize object

@return [undefined]

@api private

# File lib/inflecto/inflections.rb, line 69
def initialize
  @plurals, @singulars, @uncountables, @humans = [], [], [], []
end

Public Instance Methods

clear() click to toggle source

Clear all inflection rules

@example

Inflecto.clear

@return [self]

@api private

# File lib/inflecto/inflections.rb, line 200
def clear
  initialize
  self
end
human(rule, replacement) click to toggle source

Add humanize rule

Specifies a humanized form of a string by a regular expression rule or by a string mapping. When using a regular expression based replacement, the normal humanize formatting is called after the replacement. When a string is used, the human form should be specified as desired (example: 'The name', not 'the_name')

@example

Inflecto.human(/_cnt$/i, '\1_count')
Inflecto.human("legacy_col_person_name", "Name")

@param [String, Regexp] rule @param [String, Regexp] replacement

@api private

@return [self]

# File lib/inflecto/inflections.rb, line 185
def human(rule, replacement)
  @humans.insert(0, [rule, replacement])
  self
end
irregular(singular, plural) click to toggle source

Add a new irregular pluralization

Specifies a new irregular that applies to both pluralization and singularization at the same time. This can only be used for strings, not regular expressions. You simply pass the irregular in singular and plural form.

@example

Inflecto.irregular('octopus', 'octopi')
Inflecto.irregular('person', 'people')

@param [String] singular @param [String] plural

@return [self]

@api private

# File lib/inflecto/inflections.rb, line 128
def irregular(singular, plural)
  @uncountables.delete(singular)
  @uncountables.delete(plural)

  if singular[0,1].upcase == plural[0,1].upcase
    plural(Regexp.new("(#{singular[0,1]})#{singular[1..-1]}$", "i"), '\1' + plural[1..-1])
    plural(Regexp.new("(#{plural[0,1]})#{plural[1..-1]}$", "i"), '\1' + plural[1..-1])
    singular(Regexp.new("(#{plural[0,1]})#{plural[1..-1]}$", "i"), '\1' + singular[1..-1])
  else
    plural(Regexp.new("#{singular[0,1].upcase}(?i)#{singular[1..-1]}$"), plural[0,1].upcase + plural[1..-1])
    plural(Regexp.new("#{singular[0,1].downcase}(?i)#{singular[1..-1]}$"), plural[0,1].downcase + plural[1..-1])
    plural(Regexp.new("#{plural[0,1].upcase}(?i)#{plural[1..-1]}$"), plural[0,1].upcase + plural[1..-1])
    plural(Regexp.new("#{plural[0,1].downcase}(?i)#{plural[1..-1]}$"), plural[0,1].downcase + plural[1..-1])
    singular(Regexp.new("#{plural[0,1].upcase}(?i)#{plural[1..-1]}$"), singular[0,1].upcase + singular[1..-1])
    singular(Regexp.new("#{plural[0,1].downcase}(?i)#{plural[1..-1]}$"), singular[0,1].downcase + singular[1..-1])
  end
  self
end
plural(rule, replacement) click to toggle source

Add a new plural role

Specifies a new pluralization rule and its replacement. The rule can either be a string or a regular expression. The replacement should always be a string that may include references to the matched data from the rule.

@param [String, Regexp] rule @param [String, Regexp] replacement

@return [self]

@api private

# File lib/inflecto/inflections.rb, line 85
def plural(rule, replacement)
  @uncountables.delete(rule) if rule.is_a?(String)
  @uncountables.delete(replacement)
  @plurals.insert(0, [rule, replacement])
  self
end
singular(rule, replacement) click to toggle source

Add a new singular rule

Specifies a new singularization rule and its replacement. The rule can either be a string or a regular expression. The replacement should always be a string that may include references to the matched data from the rule.

@param [String, Regexp] rule @param [String, Regexp] replacement

@return [self]

@api private

# File lib/inflecto/inflections.rb, line 104
def singular(rule, replacement)
  @uncountables.delete(rule) if rule.is_a?(String)
  @uncountables.delete(replacement)
  @singulars.insert(0, [rule, replacement])
  self
end
uncountable(words) click to toggle source

Add uncountable words

Uncountable will not be inflected

@example

Inflecto.uncountable "money"
Inflecto.uncountable "money", "information"
Inflecto.uncountable %w( money information rice )

@param [Enumerable<String>] words

@return [self]

@api private

# File lib/inflecto/inflections.rb, line 163
def uncountable(words)
  @uncountables.concat(words)
  self
end