pluralizer 0.0.4

data/lib/pluralizer.rb

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+# The main Pluralizer class
+class Pluralizer
+
+  # Examples:
+  #   >> Pluralizer.pluralize(book)
+  #   => books
+  #
+  #   >> Pluralizer.pluralize(bunny)
+  #   => bunnies  
+  #
+  # @param [String] word to be pluralized
+  # @return [String] word in plural form
+
+  def self.pluralize(word)
+    if is_vowel(word[-2,1]) && word[-1,1] == "y"
+      puts word + "s"
+    elsif is_vowel(word[-2,1]) == false && word[-1,1] == "y"
+      puts word[0, word.length - 1] + "ies"
+    elsif is_vowel(word[-2,1]) && word[-1,1] == "o"
+      puts word + "s"
+    elsif is_vowel(word[-2,1]) == false && word[-1,1] == "o"
+      puts word + "es"
+    elsif word[-2,2] == "fe" || word[-1,1] == "f"
+      puts word[0, word.length - 1] + "ves"
+    elsif word[-1,1] == "s" || word[-2,2] == "ss" || word[-2,2] == "sh" || word[-2,2] == "ch" || word[-1,1] == "x" || word[-1,1] == "z"
+      puts word + "es"
+    else
+      puts word + "s"
+    end
+  end
+
+  def self.is_vowel(letter)
+    if letter == "a" || letter == "e" || letter == "i" || letter == "o" || letter == "u"
+      return true
+    else
+      return false
+    end
+  end
+
+end

metadata

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+--- !ruby/object:Gem::Specification
+name: pluralizer
+version: !ruby/object:Gem::Version
+  version: 0.0.4
+  prerelease: 
+platform: ruby
+authors:
+- Elyse Dougherty
+autorequire: 
+bindir: bin
+cert_chain: []
+date: 2012-10-01 00:00:00.000000000 Z
+dependencies: []
+description: A gem for basic English pluralization rules - Pluralizer.pluralize(scarf)
+  => scarves
+email: elysedougherty@gmail.com
+executables: []
+extensions: []
+extra_rdoc_files: []
+files:
+- lib/pluralizer.rb
+homepage: http://rubygems.org/gems/pluralizer
+licenses: []
+post_install_message: 
+rdoc_options: []
+require_paths:
+- lib
+required_ruby_version: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement
+  none: false
+  requirements:
+  - - ! '>='
+    - !ruby/object:Gem::Version
+      version: '0'
+required_rubygems_version: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement
+  none: false
+  requirements:
+  - - ! '>='
+    - !ruby/object:Gem::Version
+      version: '0'
+requirements: []
+rubyforge_project: 
+rubygems_version: 1.8.23
+signing_key: 
+specification_version: 3
+summary: A gem to pluralize your words
+test_files: []
+has_rdoc: