caruby-core 1.4.1

data/doc/website/uom.html

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+UOM implements Units of Measurement based on the
+<a href=http://physics.nist.gov/Pubs/SP330/sp330.pdf>International System of Units (SI)</a>.
+The base SI units, metric scalar factors and all possible combinations of these units are supported out of the box.
+
+Common alternative non-metric measurement systems, e.g. US Customary units, are supported with conversions between
+these units and the SI units. Additional units can be defined with conversion to an existing unit. UOM infers
+full conversion capability between units of the same dimension from the minimal number of conversion definitions.
+
+Arithmetic operations between UOM Measurement objects converts the measurement units and scalar factors as necessary,
+including unit products, quotients and powers of arbitrary complexity.

data/lib/caruby.rb

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+# CaRuby is a JRuby facade for the caBIG application APIs.
+# See the [http://http://caruby.rubyforge.org/](caRuby) home page for more information.
+module CaRuby;end

data/lib/caruby/active_support/README.txt

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+The files in this directory are shamelessly stolen from Rails. They are included here rather than pulled in as a gem
+in order to avoid a dependency on the entire Rails project for a limited utility.

data/lib/caruby/active_support/core_ext/string.rb

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+# encoding: utf-8
+
+require 'active_support/core_ext/string/inflections'
+
+class String #:nodoc:
+  include ActiveSupport::CoreExtensions::String::Inflections
+end

data/lib/caruby/active_support/core_ext/string/inflections.rb

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+require 'caruby/active_support/inflector'
+
+module ActiveSupport #:nodoc:
+  module CoreExtensions #:nodoc:
+    module String #:nodoc:
+      # String inflections define new methods on the String class to transform names for different purposes.
+      # For instance, you can figure out the name of a database from the name of a class.
+      #
+      #   "ScaleScore".tableize #=>"scale_scores"
+      module Inflections
+        # Returns the plural form of the word in the string.
+        #
+        #   "post".pluralize             #=>"posts"
+        #   "octopus".pluralize          #=>"octopi"
+        #   "sheep".pluralize            #=>"sheep"
+        #   "words".pluralize            #=>"words"
+        #   "the blue mailman".pluralize #=>"the blue mailmen"
+        #   "CamelOctopus".pluralize     #=>"CamelOctopi"
+        def pluralize
+          Inflector.pluralize(self)
+        end
+
+        # The reverse of +pluralize+, returns the singular form of a word in a string.
+        #
+        #   "posts".singularize            #=>"post"
+        #   "octopi".singularize           #=>"octopus"
+        #   "sheep".singularize            #=>"sheep"
+        #   "word".singularize             #=>"word"
+        #   "the blue mailmen".singularize #=>"the blue mailman"
+        #   "CamelOctopi".singularize      #=>"CamelOctopus"
+        def singularize
+          Inflector.singularize(self)
+        end
+
+        # By default, +camelize+ converts strings to UpperCamelCase. If the argument to camelize
+        # is set to <tt>:lower</tt> then camelize produces lowerCamelCase.
+        #
+        # +camelize+ will also convert '/' to '::' which is useful for converting paths to namespaces.
+        #
+        #   "active_record".camelize                #=>"ActiveRecord"
+        #   "active_record".camelize(:lower)        #=>"activeRecord"
+        #   "active_record/errors".camelize         #=>"ActiveRecord::Errors"
+        #   "active_record/errors".camelize(:lower) #=>"activeRecord::Errors"
+        def camelize(first_letter = :upper)
+          case first_letter
+            when :upper then Inflector.camelize(self, true)
+            when :lower then Inflector.camelize(self, false)
+          end
+        end
+        alias_method :camelcase, :camelize
+
+        # Capitalizes all the words and replaces some characters in the string to create
+        # a nicer looking title. +titleize+ is meant for creating pretty output. It is not
+        # used in the Rails internals.
+        #
+        # +titleize+ is also aliased as +titlecase+.
+        #
+        #   "man from the boondocks".titleize #=>"Man From The Boondocks"
+        #   "x-men: the last stand".titleize  #=>"X Men: The Last Stand"
+        def titleize
+          Inflector.titleize(self)
+        end
+        alias_method :titlecase, :titleize
+
+        # The reverse of +camelize+. Makes an underscored, lowercase form from the expression in the string.
+        # 
+        # +underscore+ will also change '::' to '/' to convert namespaces to paths.
+        #
+        #   "ActiveRecord".underscore         #=>"active_record"
+        #   "ActiveRecord::Errors".underscore #=>active_record/errors
+        def underscore
+          Inflector.underscore(self)
+        end
+
+        # Replaces underscores with dashes in the string.
+        #
+        #   "puni_puni" #=>"puni-puni"
+        def dasherize
+          Inflector.dasherize(self)
+        end
+
+        # Removes the module part from the constant expression in the string.
+        #
+        #   "ActiveRecord::CoreExtensions::String::Inflections".demodulize #=>"Inflections"
+        #   "Inflections".demodulize                                       #=>"Inflections"
+        def demodulize
+          Inflector.demodulize(self)
+        end
+
+        # Replaces special characters in a string so that it may be used as part of a 'pretty' URL.
+        # 
+        # ==== Examples
+        #
+        #   class Person
+        #     def to_param
+        #       "#{id}-#{name.parameterize}"
+        #     end
+        #   end
+        # 
+        #   @person = Person.find(1)
+        #   #=>#<Person id: 1, name: "Donald E. Knuth">
+        # 
+        #   <%= link_to(@person.name, person_path %>
+        #   #=><a href="/person/1-donald-e-knuth">Donald E. Knuth</a>
+        def parameterize
+          Inflector.parameterize(self)
+        end
+
+        # Creates the name of a table like Rails does for models to table names. This method
+        # uses the +pluralize+ method on the last word in the string.
+        #
+        #   "RawScaledScorer".tableize #=>"raw_scaled_scorers"
+        #   "egg_and_ham".tableize     #=>"egg_and_hams"
+        #   "fancyCategory".tableize   #=>"fancy_categories"
+        def tableize
+          Inflector.tableize(self)
+        end
+
+        # Create a class name from a plural table name like Rails does for table names to models.
+        # Note that this returns a string and not a class. (To convert to an actual class
+        # follow +classify+ with +constantize+.)
+        #
+        #   "egg_and_hams".classify #=>"EggAndHam"
+        #   "posts".classify        #=>"Post"
+        #
+        # Singular names are not handled correctly.
+        #
+        #   "business".classify #=>"Busines"
+        def classify
+          Inflector.classify(self)
+        end
+
+        # Capitalizes the first word, turns underscores into spaces, and strips '_id'.
+        # Like +titleize+, this is meant for creating pretty output.
+        #
+        #   "employee_salary" #=>"Employee salary" 
+        #   "author_id"       #=>"Author"
+        def humanize
+          Inflector.humanize(self)
+        end
+
+        # Creates a foreign key name from a class name.
+        # +separate_class_name_and_id_with_underscore+ sets whether
+        # the method should put '_' between the name and 'id'.
+        #
+        # Examples
+        #   "Message".foreign_key        #=>"message_id"
+        #   "Message".foreign_key(false) #=>"messageid"
+        #   "Admin::Post".foreign_key    #=>"post_id"
+        def foreign_key(separate_class_name_and_id_with_underscore = true)
+          Inflector.foreign_key(self, separate_class_name_and_id_with_underscore)
+        end
+
+        # +constantize+ tries to find a declared constant with the name specified
+        # in the string. It raises a NameError when the name is not in CamelCase
+        # or is not initialized.
+        #
+        # Examples
+        #   "Module".constantize #=>Module
+        #   "Class".constantize  #=>Class
+        def constantize
+          Inflector.constantize(self)
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end

data/lib/caruby/active_support/inflections.rb

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+module ActiveSupport
+  Inflector.inflections do |inflect|
+    inflect.plural(/$/, 's')
+    inflect.plural(/s$/i, 's')
+    inflect.plural(/(ax|test)is$/i, '\1es')
+    inflect.plural(/(octop|vir)us$/i, '\1i')
+    inflect.plural(/(alias|status)$/i, '\1es')
+    inflect.plural(/(bu)s$/i, '\1ses')
+    inflect.plural(/(buffal|tomat)o$/i, '\1oes')
+    inflect.plural(/([ti])um$/i, '\1a')
+    inflect.plural(/sis$/i, 'ses')
+    inflect.plural(/(?:([^f])fe|([lr])f)$/i, '\1\2ves')
+    inflect.plural(/(hive)$/i, '\1s')
+    inflect.plural(/([^aeiouy]|qu)y$/i, '\1ies')
+    inflect.plural(/(x|ch|ss|sh)$/i, '\1es')
+    inflect.plural(/(matr|vert|ind)(?:ix|ex)$/i, '\1ices')
+    inflect.plural(/([m|l])ouse$/i, '\1ice')
+    inflect.plural(/^(ox)$/i, '\1en')
+    inflect.plural(/(quiz)$/i, '\1zes')
+
+    inflect.singular(/s$/i, '')
+    inflect.singular(/(n)ews$/i, '\1ews')
+    inflect.singular(/([ti])a$/i, '\1um')
+    inflect.singular(/((a)naly|(b)a|(d)iagno|(p)arenthe|(p)rogno|(s)ynop|(t)he)ses$/i, '\1\2sis')
+    inflect.singular(/(^analy)ses$/i, '\1sis')
+    inflect.singular(/([^f])ves$/i, '\1fe')
+    inflect.singular(/(hive)s$/i, '\1')
+    inflect.singular(/(tive)s$/i, '\1')
+    inflect.singular(/([lr])ves$/i, '\1f')
+    inflect.singular(/([^aeiouy]|qu)ies$/i, '\1y')
+    inflect.singular(/(s)eries$/i, '\1eries')
+    inflect.singular(/(m)ovies$/i, '\1ovie')
+    inflect.singular(/(x|ch|ss|sh)es$/i, '\1')
+    inflect.singular(/([m|l])ice$/i, '\1ouse')
+    inflect.singular(/(bus)es$/i, '\1')
+    inflect.singular(/(o)es$/i, '\1')
+    inflect.singular(/(shoe)s$/i, '\1')
+    inflect.singular(/(cris|ax|test)es$/i, '\1is')
+    inflect.singular(/(octop|vir)i$/i, '\1us')
+    inflect.singular(/(alias|status)es$/i, '\1')
+    inflect.singular(/^(ox)en/i, '\1')
+    inflect.singular(/(vert|ind)ices$/i, '\1ex')
+    inflect.singular(/(matr)ices$/i, '\1ix')
+    inflect.singular(/(quiz)zes$/i, '\1')
+
+    inflect.irregular('person', 'people')
+    inflect.irregular('man', 'men')
+    inflect.irregular('child', 'children')
+    inflect.irregular('sex', 'sexes')
+    inflect.irregular('move', 'moves')
+    inflect.irregular('cow', 'kine')
+
+    inflect.uncountable(%w(equipment information rice money species series fish sheep))
+  end
+end

data/lib/caruby/active_support/inflector.rb

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+# encoding: utf-8
+require 'singleton'
+require 'iconv'
+
+module ActiveSupport
+  # 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. The default inflections for pluralization, singularization, and uncountable words are kept
+  # in inflections.rb.
+  #
+  # The Rails core team has stated patches for the inflections library will not be accepted
+  # in order to avoid breaking legacy applications which may be relying on errant inflections.
+  # If you discover an incorrect inflection and require it for your application, you'll need
+  # to correct it yourself (explained below).
+  module Inflector
+    extend self
+
+    # A singleton instance of this class is yielded by {Inflector#inflections}, which can then be used to specify additional
+    # inflection rules. Examples:
+    #
+    #   ActiveSupport::Inflector.inflections do |inflect|
+    #     inflect.plural /^(ox)$/i, '\12en'
+    #     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.
+    class Inflections
+      include Singleton
+
+      attr_reader :plurals, :singulars, :uncountables, :humans
+
+      def initialize
+        @plurals, @singulars, @uncountables, @humans = [], [], [], []
+      end
+
+      # 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.
+      def plural(rule, replacement)
+        @uncountables.delete(rule) if String === rule
+        @uncountables.delete(replacement)
+        @plurals.insert(0, [rule, replacement])
+      end
+
+      # 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.
+      def singular(rule, replacement)
+        @uncountables.delete(rule) if String === rule
+        @uncountables.delete(replacement)
+        @singulars.insert(0, [rule, replacement])
+      end
+
+      # 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
+      #   irregular 'octopus', 'octopi'
+      #   irregular 'person', 'people'
+      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])
+          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]}$"), plural[0,1].downcase + plural[1..-1])
+          singular(Regexp.new("#{plural[0,1].upcase}(?i)#{plural[1..-1]}$"), singular[0,1].upcase + singular[1..-1])
+          singular(Regexp.new("#{plural[0,1].downcase}(?i)#{plural[1..-1]}$"), singular[0,1].downcase + singular[1..-1])
+        end
+      end
+
+      # Add uncountable words that shouldn't be attempted inflected.
+      #
+      # @example
+      #   uncountable "money"
+      #   uncountable "money", "information"
+      #   uncountable %w( money information rice )
+      def uncountable(*words)
+        (@uncountables << words).flatten!
+      end
+
+      # Specifies a humanized form of a string by a regular expression rule or by a string mapping.
+      # When using a regular expression based replacement, the normal humanize formatting is called after the replacement.
+      # When a string is used, the human form should be specified as desired (example: 'The name', not 'the_name')
+      #
+      # @example
+      #   human /_cnt$/i, '1_count'
+      #   human "legacy_col_person_name", "Name"
+      def human(rule, replacement)
+        @humans.insert(0, [rule, replacement])
+      end
+
+      # Clears the loaded inflections within a given scope (default is <tt>:all</tt>).
+      # Give the scope as a symbol of the inflection type, the options are: <tt>:plurals</tt>,
+      # <tt>:singulars</tt>, <tt>:uncountables</tt>, <tt>:humans</tt>.
+      #
+      # @example
+      #   clear :all
+      #   clear :plurals
+      def clear(scope = :all)
+        case scope
+          when :all
+            @plurals, @singulars, @uncountables = [], [], []
+          else
+            instance_variable_set "@#{scope}", []
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    # Yields a singleton instance of Inflector::Inflections so you can specify additional
+    # inflector rules.
+    #
+    # Example:
+    #   ActiveSupport::Inflector.inflections do |inflect|
+    #     inflect.uncountable "rails"
+    #   end
+    def inflections
+      if block_given?
+        yield Inflections.instance
+      else
+        Inflections.instance
+      end
+    end
+
+    # Returns the plural form of the word in the string.
+    #
+    # @example
+    #   "post".pluralize             #=>"posts"
+    #   "octopus".pluralize          #=>"octopi"
+    #   "sheep".pluralize            #=>"sheep"
+    #   "words".pluralize            #=>"words"
+    #   "CamelOctopus".pluralize     #=>"CamelOctopi"
+    def pluralize(word)
+      result = word.to_s.dup
+
+      if word.empty? || inflections.uncountables.include?(result.downcase)
+        result
+      else
+        inflections.plurals.each {  |(rule, replacement)| break if result.gsub!(rule, replacement)  }
+        result
+      end
+    end
+
+    # The reverse of +pluralize+, returns the singular form of a word in a string.
+    #
+    # @example
+    #   "posts".singularize            #=>"post"
+    #   "octopi".singularize           #=>"octopus"
+    #   "sheep".singluarize            #=>"sheep"
+    #   "word".singularize             #=>"word"
+    #   "CamelOctopi".singularize      #=>"CamelOctopus"
+    def singularize(word)
+      result = word.to_s.dup
+
+      if inflections.uncountables.include?(result.downcase)
+        result
+      else
+        inflections.singulars.each {  |(rule, replacement)| break if result.gsub!(rule, replacement)  }
+        result
+      end
+    end
+
+    # By default, +camelize+ converts strings to UpperCamelCase. If the argument to +camelize+
+    # is set to <tt>:lower</tt> then +camelize+ produces lowerCamelCase.
+    #
+    # +camelize+ will also convert '/' to '::' which is useful for converting paths to namespaces.
+    #
+    # @example
+    #   "active_record".camelize                #=>"ActiveRecord"
+    #   "active_record".camelize(:lower)        #=>"activeRecord"
+    #   "active_record/errors".camelize         #=>"ActiveRecord::Errors"
+    #   "active_record/errors".camelize(:lower) #=>"activeRecord::Errors"
+    def camelize(lower_case_and_underscored_word, first_letter_in_uppercase = true)
+      if first_letter_in_uppercase
+        lower_case_and_underscored_word.to_s.gsub(/\/(.?)/) { "::#{$1.upcase }" }.gsub(/(?:^|_)(.)/) { $1.upcase  }
+      else
+        # FL - fixed bug: String doesn't have a first method
+        #lower_case_and_underscored_word.first.downcase + camelize(lower_case_and_underscored_word)[1..-1]
+        lower_case_and_underscored_word[0, 1].downcase + camelize(lower_case_and_underscored_word)[1..-1]
+      end
+    end
+
+    # Capitalizes all the words and replaces some characters in the string to create
+    # a nicer looking title. +titleize+ is meant for creating pretty output. It is not
+    # used in the Rails internals.
+    #
+    # +titleize+ is also aliased as as +titlecase+.
+    #
+    # Examples:
+    #   "man from the boondocks".titleize #=>"Man From The Boondocks"
+    #   "x-men: the last stand".titleize  #=>"X Men: The Last Stand"
+    def titleize(word)
+      humanize(underscore(word)).gsub(/\b('?[a-z])/) { $1.capitalize  }
+    end
+
+    # The reverse of +camelize+. Makes an underscored, lowercase form from the expression in the string.
+    #
+    # Changes '::' to '/' to convert namespaces to paths.
+    #
+    # Examples:
+    #   "ActiveRecord".underscore         #=>"active_record"
+    #   "ActiveRecord::Errors".underscore #=>active_record/errors
+    def underscore(camel_cased_word)
+      camel_cased_word.to_s.gsub(/::/, '/').
+        gsub(/([A-Z]+)([A-Z][a-z])/,'\1_\2').
+        gsub(/([a-z\d])([A-Z])/,'\1_\2').
+        tr("-", "_").
+        downcase
+    end
+
+    # Replaces underscores with dashes in the string.
+    #
+    # Example:
+    #   "puni_puni" #=>"puni-puni"
+    def dasherize(underscored_word)
+      underscored_word.gsub(/_/, '-')
+    end
+
+    # Capitalizes the first word and turns underscores into spaces and strips a
+    # trailing "_id", if any. Like +titleize+, this is meant for creating pretty output.
+    #
+    # Examples:
+    #   "employee_salary" #=>"Employee salary"
+    #   "author_id"       #=>"Author"
+    def humanize(lower_case_and_underscored_word)
+      result = lower_case_and_underscored_word.to_s.dup
+
+      inflections.humans.each {  |(rule, replacement)| break if result.gsub!(rule, replacement)  }
+      result.gsub(/_id$/, "").gsub(/_/, " ").capitalize
+    end
+
+    # Removes the module part from the expression in the string.
+    #
+    # Examples:
+    #   "ActiveRecord::CoreExtensions::String::Inflections".demodulize #=>"Inflections"
+    #   "Inflections".demodulize                                       #=>"Inflections"
+    def demodulize(class_name_in_module)
+      class_name_in_module.to_s.gsub(/^.*::/, '')
+    end
+
+    # Replaces special characters in a string so that it may be used as part of a 'pretty' URL.
+    #
+    # ==== Examples
+    #
+    #   class Person
+    #     def to_param
+    #       "#{id}-#{name.parameterize}"
+    #     end
+    #   end
+    #
+    #   @person = Person.find(1)
+    #   #=>#<Person id: 1, name: "Donald E. Knuth">
+    #
+    #   <%= link_to(@person.name, person_path %>
+    #   #=><a href="/person/1-donald-e-knuth">Donald E. Knuth</a>
+    def parameterize(string, sep = '-')
+      re_sep = Regexp.escape(sep)
+      # replace accented chars with ther ascii equivalents
+      parameterized_string = transliterate(string)
+      # Turn unwanted chars into the seperator
+      parameterized_string.gsub!(/[^a-z0-9\-_\+]+/i, sep)
+      # No more than one of the separator in a row.
+      parameterized_string.squeeze!(sep)
+      # Remove leading/trailing separator.
+      parameterized_string.gsub!(/^#{re_sep}|#{re_sep}$/i, '')
+      parameterized_string.downcase
+    end
+
+    # Replaces accented characters with their ascii equivalents.
+    def transliterate(string)
+      Iconv.iconv('ascii//ignore//translit', 'utf-8', string).to_s
+    end
+
+    # The iconv transliteration code doesn't function correctly
+    # on some platforms, but it's very fast where it does function.
+    if "foo" != Inflector.transliterate("föö")
+      undef_method :transliterate
+      def transliterate(string)
+        string.mb_chars.normalize(:kd). # Decompose accented characters
+          gsub(/[^\x00-\x7F]+/, '')     # Remove anything non-ASCII entirely (e.g. diacritics).
+      end
+    end
+
+    # Create the name of a table like Rails does for models to table names. This method
+    # uses the +pluralize+ method on the last word in the string.
+    #
+    # Examples
+    #   "RawScaledScorer".tableize #=>"raw_scaled_scorers"
+    #   "egg_and_ham".tableize     #=>"egg_and_hams"
+    #   "fancyCategory".tableize   #=>"fancy_categories"
+    def tableize(class_name)
+      pluralize(underscore(class_name))
+    end
+
+    # Create a class name from a plural table name like Rails does for table names to models.
+    # Note that this returns a string and not a Class. (To convert to an actual class
+    # follow +classify+ with +constantize+.)
+    #
+    # Examples:
+    #   "egg_and_hams".classify #=>"EggAndHam"
+    #   "posts".classify        #=>"Post"
+    #
+    # Singular names are not handled correctly:
+    #   "business".classify     #=>"Busines"
+    def classify(table_name)
+      # strip out any leading schema name
+      camelize(singularize(table_name.to_s.sub(/.*\./, '')))
+    end
+
+    # Creates a foreign key name from a class name.
+    # +separate_class_name_and_id_with_underscore+ sets whether
+    # the method should put '_' between the name and 'id'.
+    #
+    # Examples:
+    #   "Message".foreign_key        #=>"message_id"
+    #   "Message".foreign_key(false) #=>"messageid"
+    #   "Admin::Post".foreign_key    #=>"post_id"
+    def foreign_key(class_name, separate_class_name_and_id_with_underscore = true)
+      underscore(demodulize(class_name)) + (separate_class_name_and_id_with_underscore ? "_id" : "id")
+    end
+
+    # Ruby 1.9 introduces an inherit argument for {Module#const_get} and
+    # #const_defined? and changes their default behavior.
+    if Module.method(:const_get).arity == 1
+      # Tries to find a constant with the name specified in the argument string:
+      #
+      #   "Module".constantize     #=>Module
+      #   "Test::Unit".constantize #=>Test::Unit
+      #
+      # The name is assumed to be the one of a top-level constant, no matter whether
+      # it starts with "::" or not. No lexical context is taken into account:
+      #
+      #   C = 'outside'
+      #   module M
+      #     C = 'inside'
+      #     C               #=>'inside'
+      #     "C".constantize #=>'outside', same as ::C
+      #   end
+      #
+      # NameError is raised when the name is not in CamelCase or the constant is
+      # unknown.
+      def constantize(camel_cased_word)
+        names = camel_cased_word.split('::')
+        names.shift if names.empty? || names.first.empty?
+
+        constant = Object
+        names.each do |name|
+          constant = constant.const_defined?(name) ? constant.const_get(name) : constant.const_missing(name)
+        end
+        constant
+      end
+    else
+      def constantize(camel_cased_word) #:nodoc:
+        names = camel_cased_word.split('::')
+        names.shift if names.empty? || names.first.empty?
+
+        constant = Object
+        names.each do |name|
+          constant = constant.const_get(name, false) || constant.const_missing(name)
+        end
+        constant
+      end
+    end
+
+    # Turns a number into an ordinal string used to denote the position in an
+    # ordered sequence such as 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th.
+    #
+    # Examples:
+    #   ordinalize(1)     #=>"1st"
+    #   ordinalize(2)     #=>"2nd"
+    #   ordinalize(1002)  #=>"1002nd"
+    #   ordinalize(1003)  #=>"1003rd"
+    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
+  end
+end
+
+# in case caruby/active_support/inflector is required without the rest of active_support
+require 'caruby/active_support/inflections'
+require 'caruby/active_support/core_ext/string/inflections'
+unless String.included_modules.include?(ActiveSupport::CoreExtensions::String::Inflections)
+  String.send :include, ActiveSupport::CoreExtensions::String::Inflections
+end