natural_lang_date_parser 0.1.0

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data/lib/natural_lang_date_parser.rb

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+#require "natural_lang_date_parser/version"
+
+module NaturalLangDateParser
+	require "date"
+require 'active_support/all'
+
+EXISTING_PATTERNS  = {
+	months: ['january','february','march','may','june','july','august','september', 'october','november','december'],
+	days: ['sunday','monday','tuesday', 'wednesday','thursday','friday','saturday'],
+	past: ["before","ago", 'yesterday', 'last','previous'],
+	future: ['after','later','tomorrow','next', 'in']
+}
+ class NaturalDateParser
+	 
+	def initialize(datetime)
+		@current_datetime = DateTime.now
+		@input_params = datetime
+		@formatted_params = nil
+	end
+ 
+	def format_input
+		# removing white spaces at the beginning and the end
+		@input_params.strip()
+		@formatted_params = @input_params.split(" ").map {|x| x.downcase.singularize}
+		# p @formatted_params
+	 end
+	 
+	 def parse_input
+		# sanitise the input before processing.
+		format_input
+		
+		# check if its today 
+		if @input_params == 'today'
+				DateTime.now
+		# check if its past 
+		elsif !(@formatted_params & EXISTING_PATTERNS[:past]).empty?
+			calculate_past_date
+		# check if its future 
+		elsif !(@formatted_params & EXISTING_PATTERNS[:future]).empty?
+			calculate_future_date
+		# Fallback to Ruby Date parser
+		else 
+			# replacing noon with 12pm. Further scenarios can be added and moved to a new method in future
+			@input_params.gsub!(/noon/,'12pm')			
+			DateTime.parse(@input_params)
+		end
+	rescue
+		puts "Sorry!! Something went wrong while interpreting your input. Pls. check and try again."
+    end
+
+	 def calculate_past_date
+		# storing the various parameters
+		past_params = {
+			past_type: nil,
+			past_value: nil,
+			date_type: nil,
+			date_quantity: nil,
+			past_index: nil
+		}
+		
+		past_params[:past_value] = @formatted_params & EXISTING_PATTERNS[:past]
+		
+		# case for yesterday
+		if past_params[:past_value] && @formatted_params.length == 1
+			calculate_time('days',1,"ago")
+		
+		# case for string containing last or previous ( Immediate Past)
+		elsif  is_immediate_past?(past_params[:past_value])
+			# Removing preposition like on, at
+			temp_formatted_params = @formatted_params.reject{|item| item == /on|at/i }
+			
+			# check if the user is inputing a weekeday 
+			if is_weekday? temp_formatted_params[1]
+				Date.today.beginning_of_week(:temp_formatted_params[1])
+			# if its one among year, day, month
+			else 
+				calculate_time(temp_formatted_params[1],1,"ago")
+			end
+	
+		# case for string containing ago or before etc (non-immediate past)
+		elsif !(past_params[:past_value] & ['ago','before']).empty?
+			temp_formatted_params =  @formatted_params.reject{|item| item == /on|at|ago|before/i }
+						
+			# Extracting Values
+			past_params[:date_quantity]  = temp_formatted_params[0]
+			past_params[:date_type]  = temp_formatted_params[1]
+			
+			# Calcuate Datetime
+			calculate_time(past_params[:date_type],past_params[:date_quantity].to_i,"ago")
+		end
+	 end
+	 
+	 def calculate_future_date
+		# storing the various parameters
+		future_params = {
+			future_type: nil,
+			future_value: nil,
+			date_type: nil,
+			date_quantity: nil,
+			future_index: nil
+		}
+		future_params[:future_value] = @formatted_params & EXISTING_PATTERNS[:future]
+		
+		# case for tomorrow
+		if future_params[:future_value] == ["tomorrow"] && @formatted_params.length == 1
+			calculate_time('days',1,"from_now")
+		
+		# Case for immediate future	
+		elsif is_immediate_future? @formatted_params
+			future_params[:future_type] ='immediate'
+			future_params[:date_type]  = @formatted_params[1]
+			
+			# check if the user is inputing a weekeday 
+			# can be exteneded with options like next full moon, next christmas etc
+			if is_weekday? @formatted_params[1]
+				date_of_next @formatted_params[1]
+			# it its one among year, day, month
+			else 
+				calculate_time(@formatted_params[1],1,"from_now")
+			end
+			
+		# case for string non-immediate future like 'later','in
+		elsif !(future_params[:future_value] & ['later','in']).empty?
+			future_params[:future_type] = 'future'
+			temp_formatted_params =  @formatted_params.reject{|item| item =~ /later|in/i }
+	
+			# Extracting Values
+			future_params[:date_quantity]  = temp_formatted_params[0]
+			future_params[:date_type]  = temp_formatted_params[1]
+			calculate_time(future_params[:date_type],future_params[:date_quantity].to_i,"from_now")
+		end
+	 end
+	 
+	 # reutrns if its a valid day of the week
+	 def is_weekday?(day)
+		day && (EXISTING_PATTERNS[:days].include? day)
+	 end
+	 
+	 # Return the next specific weekeday. Example: next tuesday
+	 def date_of_next(day)
+	  date  = Date.parse(day)
+	  delta = date > Date.today ? 0 : 7
+	  date + delta
+	end
+	 
+	 def is_immediate_future?(data)
+		data.include? "next"
+	 end
+	 
+	 def is_immediate_past?(data)
+		!(data & ['last', 'previous']).empty?
+	 end
+	 
+	 def calculate_time(type, quantity, tense)
+		type = type.pluralize
+		quantity.send(type).send(tense)
+	 end
+	 
+ end
+end

metadata

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+--- !ruby/object:Gem::Specification
+name: natural_lang_date_parser
+version: !ruby/object:Gem::Version
+  version: 0.1.0
+platform: ruby
+authors:
+- Sriram R
+autorequire: 
+bindir: exe
+cert_chain: []
+date: 2016-10-06 00:00:00.000000000 Z
+dependencies:
+- !ruby/object:Gem::Dependency
+  name: bundler
+  requirement: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement
+    requirements:
+    - - "~>"
+      - !ruby/object:Gem::Version
+        version: '1.13'
+  type: :development
+  prerelease: false
+  version_requirements: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement
+    requirements:
+    - - "~>"
+      - !ruby/object:Gem::Version
+        version: '1.13'
+- !ruby/object:Gem::Dependency
+  name: rake
+  requirement: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement
+    requirements:
+    - - "~>"
+      - !ruby/object:Gem::Version
+        version: '10.0'
+  type: :development
+  prerelease: false
+  version_requirements: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement
+    requirements:
+    - - "~>"
+      - !ruby/object:Gem::Version
+        version: '10.0'
+- !ruby/object:Gem::Dependency
+  name: rspec
+  requirement: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement
+    requirements:
+    - - "~>"
+      - !ruby/object:Gem::Version
+        version: '3.0'
+  type: :development
+  prerelease: false
+  version_requirements: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement
+    requirements:
+    - - "~>"
+      - !ruby/object:Gem::Version
+        version: '3.0'
+description: Natural Lang Date Parser for Ruby
+email:
+- sriram15690@mail.com
+executables: []
+extensions: []
+extra_rdoc_files: []
+files:
+- lib/natural_lang_date_parser.rb
+homepage: https://github.com/sriram15690?tab=repositories
+licenses:
+- MIT
+metadata: {}
+post_install_message: 
+rdoc_options: []
+require_paths:
+- lib
+required_ruby_version: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement
+  requirements:
+  - - ">="
+    - !ruby/object:Gem::Version
+      version: '0'
+required_rubygems_version: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement
+  requirements:
+  - - ">="
+    - !ruby/object:Gem::Version
+      version: '0'
+requirements: []
+rubyforge_project: 
+rubygems_version: 2.4.8
+signing_key: 
+specification_version: 4
+summary: Natural Lang Date Parser
+test_files: []