Module Inflector
In: lib/active_record/support/inflector.rb

The Inflector transforms words from singular to plural, class names to table names, modulized class names to ones without, and class names to foreign keys.

Methods

Public Instance methods

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    # File lib/active_record/support/inflector.rb, line 22
22:   def camelize(lower_case_and_underscored_word)
23:     lower_case_and_underscored_word.to_s.gsub(/(^|_)(.)/){$2.upcase}
24:   end

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    # File lib/active_record/support/inflector.rb, line 42
42:   def classify(table_name)
43:     camelize(singularize(table_name))
44:   end

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    # File lib/active_record/support/inflector.rb, line 34
34:   def demodulize(class_name_in_module)
35:     class_name_in_module.to_s.gsub(/^.*::/, '')
36:   end

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    # File lib/active_record/support/inflector.rb, line 46
46:   def foreign_key(class_name, separate_class_name_and_id_with_underscore = true)
47:     Inflector.underscore(Inflector.demodulize(class_name)) + 
48:       (separate_class_name_and_id_with_underscore ? "_id" : "id")
49:   end

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    # File lib/active_record/support/inflector.rb, line 30
30:   def humanize(lower_case_and_underscored_word)
31:     lower_case_and_underscored_word.to_s.gsub(/_/, " ").capitalize
32:   end

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    # File lib/active_record/support/inflector.rb, line 6
 6:   def pluralize(word)
 7:     result = word.to_s.dup
 8:     plural_rules.each do |(rule, replacement)|
 9:       break if result.gsub!(rule, replacement)
10:     end
11:     return result
12:   end

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    # File lib/active_record/support/inflector.rb, line 14
14:   def singularize(word)
15:     result = word.to_s.dup
16:     singular_rules.each do |(rule, replacement)|
17:       break if result.gsub!(rule, replacement)
18:     end
19:     return result
20:   end

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    # File lib/active_record/support/inflector.rb, line 38
38:   def tableize(class_name)
39:     pluralize(underscore(class_name))
40:   end

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    # File lib/active_record/support/inflector.rb, line 26
26:   def underscore(camel_cased_word)
27:     camel_cased_word.to_s.gsub(/([A-Z]+)([A-Z])/,'\1_\2').gsub(/([a-z])([A-Z])/,'\1_\2').downcase
28:   end

Private Instance methods

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    # File lib/active_record/support/inflector.rb, line 52
52:     def plural_rules #:doc:
53:       [
54:         [/(x|ch|ss|sh)$/, '\1es'],               # search, switch, fix, box, process, address
55:         [/([^aeiouy]|qu)ies$/, '\1y'],
56:         [/([^aeiouy]|qu)y$/, '\1ies'],        # query, ability, agency
57:         [/(?:([^f])fe|([lr])f)$/, '\1\2ves'], # half, safe, wife
58:         [/sis$/, 'ses'],                      # basis, diagnosis
59:         [/([ti])um$/, '\1a'],                 # datum, medium
60:         [/person$/, 'people'],                # person, salesperson
61:         [/man$/, 'men'],                      # man, woman, spokesman
62:         [/child$/, 'children'],               # child
63:         [/s$/, 's'],                          # no change (compatibility)
64:         [/$/, 's']
65:       ]
66:     end

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    # File lib/active_record/support/inflector.rb, line 68
68:     def singular_rules #:doc:
69:       [
70:         [/(x|ch|ss)es$/, '\1'],
71:         [/movies$/, 'movie'],
72:         [/([^aeiouy]|qu)ies$/, '\1y'],
73:         [/([lr])ves$/, '\1f'],
74:         [/([^f])ves$/, '\1fe'],
75:         [/(analy|ba|diagno|parenthe|progno|synop|the)ses$/, '\1sis'],
76:         [/([ti])a$/, '\1um'],
77:         [/people$/, 'person'],
78:         [/men$/, 'man'],
79:         [/status$/, 'status'],
80:         [/children$/, 'child'],
81:         [/s$/, '']
82:       ]
83:     end

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