conject 0.0.1

data/.gitignore

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+/coverage
+tags
+*.swp
+/README.html

data/.rvmrc

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+rvm_gemset_create_on_use_flag=1
+rvm 1.9.3@object_context

data/Gemfile

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+source 'https://rubygems.org'
+
+# Specify your gem's dependencies in conject.gemspec
+gemspec

data/Gemfile.lock

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+PATH
+  remote: .
+  specs:
+    conject (0.0.1)
+
+GEM
+  remote: https://rubygems.org/
+  specs:
+    diff-lcs (1.1.3)
+    multi_json (1.0.4)
+    rake (0.9.2.2)
+    rspec (2.8.0)
+      rspec-core (~> 2.8.0)
+      rspec-expectations (~> 2.8.0)
+      rspec-mocks (~> 2.8.0)
+    rspec-core (2.8.0)
+    rspec-expectations (2.8.0)
+      diff-lcs (~> 1.1.2)
+    rspec-mocks (2.8.0)
+    simplecov (0.5.4)
+      multi_json (~> 1.0.3)
+      simplecov-html (~> 0.5.3)
+    simplecov-html (0.5.3)
+
+PLATFORMS
+  ruby
+
+DEPENDENCIES
+  conject!
+  rake
+  rspec
+  simplecov

data/NOTES.txt

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+
+# Jan 2012
+
+# Requesting an object from a Context
+#   if object exists in current context
+#     return it
+#   else
+#     if a super context has the object
+#       use the object from the super context
+#     else
+#       create the object
+#       store in this Context as a singleton
+#       return the object
+#
+# Special case: an object being created within a subcontext requires a
+#               component that SHOULD be defined in the supercontext
+#               BUT has not yet been created.
+#
+#               Support a request-time option :from_super => [ :obj1, :obj2]
+#
+#
+# Special case: an object being created within a subcontext requires a
+#               component that SHOULD be defined in that SAME subcontext,
+#               but whose name overlaps with an object already defined in
+#               the SUPER context.
+#
+#               Suppoer a request-time option :define_own => [ :obj1, :obj2]
+#               (:hide_in_super ? name debatable)
+#
+#
+#               
+
+# Dec 2011
+
+# Term: REGULAR OBJECT
+# Instance of some class with 0 or more components
+
+#
+# Object definitions
+#   Manually add to context by name
+#   Indirectly added to context by meta programming in concerned class
+#   Generated defaults
+#
+# If no def exists 
+#   if require_on_demand is true
+#     require guessed library name
+#   if def still not exist
+#     generate default def
+#
+# Use def to construct object
+#   
+#   ? when a class uses meta programming to define aspects of itself
+#   we are not yet in a context for certain.
+#   We could assume global context but that isn't always right.
+#
+#   REAL QUESTION:
+#     How do we define non-global contexts conveniently?
+#     :w
+#
+
+

data/README.md

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+# Object Context #
+
+Retrieve and relate objects within contexts.  Provides dependency injection convenience inspired by the simplicity of Google's Guice.
+
+# VERY ALPHA #
+
+
+

data/Rakefile

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+#!/usr/bin/env rake
+require "bundler/gem_tasks"
+HERE = File.dirname(__FILE__)
+
+Dir[File.expand_path(HERE) + "/rake_tasks/*.rake"].each do |rake_file|
+  import rake_file
+end
+
+# desc 'Default: run specs and cucumber features'
+# task :default => [ "spec", "cuc:features" ]
+
+task :default => [ "spec" ]

data/TODO

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+Sketch out some more use cases
+
+Move / copy test data (loadable classes) into spec/acceptance/testdata
+Make helpers for accessing that folder
+Make helper to set load path for a specific test
+
+Move basic object creation spec to regression
+
+

data/conject.gemspec

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+# -*- encoding: utf-8 -*-
+require File.expand_path('../lib/conject/version', __FILE__)
+
+Gem::Specification.new do |gem|
+  gem.authors       = ["David Crosby"]
+  gem.email         = ["david.crosby@atomicobject.com"]
+  gem.description   = %q{Enable Guice-like dependency injection and contextual object interactions.}
+  gem.summary       = %q{Enable Guice-like dependency injection and contextual object interactions.}
+  gem.homepage      = "https://github.com/dcrosby42/conject"
+
+  gem.executables   = `git ls-files -- bin/*`.split("\n").map{ |f| File.basename(f) }
+  gem.files         = `git ls-files`.split("\n")
+  gem.test_files    = `git ls-files -- {test,spec,features}/*`.split("\n")
+  gem.name          = "conject"
+  gem.require_paths = ["lib"]
+  gem.version       = Conject::VERSION
+
+  gem.add_development_dependency "rake"
+  gem.add_development_dependency "rspec"
+  gem.add_development_dependency "simplecov"
+end

data/lib/conject.rb

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+require "conject/version"
+
+module Conject
+  #
+  # Provide access to the default ObjectContext.  
+  # This context is created on first use, and can 
+  # serve as the root of all other ObjectContexts.
+  #
+  def self.default_object_context
+    @default_object_context ||= create_object_context(nil)
+  end
+
+  def self.default_object_factory
+    @default_object_factory ||=  Conject::ObjectFactory.new(
+      :class_finder => Conject::ClassFinder.new,
+      :dependency_resolver => Conject::DependencyResolver.new
+    )
+  end
+
+  def self.create_object_context(parent_context, object_factory=nil)
+    object_factory ||= default_object_factory
+    Conject::ObjectContext.new(
+      :parent_context => parent_context,
+      :object_factory => object_factory
+    )
+  end
+end
+
+# The rest of the libraries namespace themselves under Conject so
+# they must be required AFTER the initial definition of Conject.
+require 'conject/object_definition'
+require 'conject/extended_metaid'
+require 'conject/class_ext_construct_with'
+require 'conject/object_context'
+require 'conject/object_factory'
+require 'conject/class_finder'
+require 'conject/dependency_resolver'
+require 'conject/utilities'
+require 'conject/composition_error'
+require 'conject/borrowed_active_support_inflector'

data/lib/conject/borrowed_active_support_inflector.rb

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+# in case active_support/inflector is required without the rest of active_support
+module BorrowedActiveSupport
+  module Inflector
+    # A singleton instance of this class is yielded by Inflector.inflections, which can then be used to specify additional
+    # inflection rules. Examples:
+    #
+    #   BorrowedActiveSupport::Inflector.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.
+    class Inflections
+      def self.instance
+        @__instance__ ||= new
+      end
+
+      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 rule.is_a?(String)
+        @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 rule.is_a?(String)
+        @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.
+      #
+      # Examples:
+      #   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])
+          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
+      end
+
+      # Add uncountable words that shouldn't be attempted inflected.
+      #
+      # Examples:
+      #   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')
+      #
+      # Examples:
+      #   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>.
+      #
+      # Examples:
+      #   clear :all
+      #   clear :plurals
+      def clear(scope = :all)
+        case scope
+          when :all
+            @plurals, @singulars, @uncountables, @humans = [], [], [], []
+          else
+            instance_variable_set "@#{scope}", []
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    # Yields a singleton instance of Inflector::Inflections so you can specify additional
+    # inflector rules.
+    #
+    # Example:
+    #   BorrowedActiveSupport::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.
+    #
+    # Examples:
+    #   "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.
+    #
+    # Examples:
+    #   "posts".singularize            # => "post"
+    #   "octopi".singularize           # => "octopus"
+    #   "sheep".singularize            # => "sheep"
+    #   "word".singularize             # => "word"
+    #   "CamelOctopi".singularize      # => "CamelOctopus"
+    def singularize(word)
+      result = word.to_s.dup
+
+      if inflections.uncountables.any? { |inflection| result =~ /\b(#{inflection})\Z/i }
+        result
+      else
+        inflections.singulars.each { |(rule, replacement)| break if result.gsub!(rule, replacement) }
+        result
+      end
+    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
+
+    # 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
+
+    # 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
+  end
+
+  # 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
+
+    # 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.
+    #
+    # Examples:
+    #   "active_record".camelize                # => "ActiveRecord"
+    #   "active_record".camelize(:lower)        # => "activeRecord"
+    #   "active_record/errors".camelize         # => "ActiveRecord::Errors"
+    #   "active_record/errors".camelize(:lower) # => "activeRecord::Errors"
+    #
+    # As a rule of thumb you can think of +camelize+ as the inverse of +underscore+,
+    # though there are cases where that does not hold:
+    #
+    #   "SSLError".underscore.camelize # => "SslError"
+    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
+        lower_case_and_underscored_word.to_s[0].chr.downcase + camelize(lower_case_and_underscored_word)[1..-1]
+      end
+    end
+
+    # 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
+    #
+    # As a rule of thumb you can think of +underscore+ as the inverse of +camelize+,
+    # though there are cases where that does not hold:
+    #
+    #   "SSLError".underscore.camelize # => "SslError"
+    def underscore(camel_cased_word)
+      word = camel_cased_word.to_s.dup
+      word.gsub!(/::/, '/')
+      word.gsub!(/([A-Z]+)([A-Z][a-z])/,'\1_\2')
+      word.gsub!(/([a-z\d])([A-Z])/,'\1_\2')
+      word.tr!("-", "_")
+      word.downcase!
+      word
+    end
+
+    # Replaces underscores with dashes in the string.
+    #
+    # Example:
+    #   "puni_puni" # => "puni-puni"
+    def dasherize(underscored_word)
+      underscored_word.gsub(/_/, '-')
+    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
+
+    # 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_defined?(name, false) ? constant.const_get(name) : 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"
+    #   ordinalize(-11)   # => "-11th"
+    #   ordinalize(-1021) # => "-1021st"
+    def ordinalize(number)
+      if (11..13).include?(number.to_i.abs % 100)
+        "#{number}th"
+      else
+        case number.to_i.abs % 10
+          when 1; "#{number}st"
+          when 2; "#{number}nd"
+          when 3; "#{number}rd"
+          else    "#{number}th"
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
+
+# 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 table from the name of a class.
+#
+#   "ScaleScore".tableize # => "scale_scores"
+#
+class String
+  # 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
+    BorrowedActiveSupport::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
+    BorrowedActiveSupport::Inflector.singularize(self)
+  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
+    BorrowedActiveSupport::Inflector.constantize(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 BorrowedActiveSupport::Inflector.camelize(self, true)
+      when :lower then BorrowedActiveSupport::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
+    BorrowedActiveSupport::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
+    BorrowedActiveSupport::Inflector.underscore(self)
+  end
+
+  # Replaces underscores with dashes in the string.
+  #
+  #   "puni_puni" # => "puni-puni"
+  def dasherize
+    BorrowedActiveSupport::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
+    BorrowedActiveSupport::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(sep = '-')
+    BorrowedActiveSupport::Inflector.parameterize(self, sep)
+  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
+    BorrowedActiveSupport::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
+    BorrowedActiveSupport::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
+    BorrowedActiveSupport::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)
+    BorrowedActiveSupport::Inflector.foreign_key(self, separate_class_name_and_id_with_underscore)
+  end
+end