Some internal projects require access to Rails' ActiveSupport::Inflectors. Particularly, if you're wanting to navigate a Rails codebase and you want a program to infer the parallel model, controller, and test filenames. Each of these filenames have different naming schemes that can not be trivially inferred. Thus, the #singularize and #pluralize methods provided by ActiveSupport::Inflectors are crucial.
Parallel Filenames for "Category"
For example, the pluralization and/or singularization of the model name Category would need to generate the following parallel filenames:
Type
Class Name
File Name
Model
Category
category.rb
Model test
CategoryTest
category_test.rb
Controller
CategoriesController
categories_controller.rb
Controller test
CategoriesControllerTest
categories_controller_test.rb
In practice, if you are currently viewing categories_controller_test.rb file and would like to infer the model filename, a singularization would be needed (after stripping off the _controller_test.rb suffix).
Access the Inflector
In order for RailsInflector to work, the underlying system will need to have ruby installed and accessible from the command line, and rails installed and available in the ruby gems path. Specifically, the active_support gem of Rails is required.
The RailsInflector works by running the ruby code through a shell command and retrieving the output as a string (by using ShellCommandExecutor). An alternative approach might be to include ruby.h and use the interpreter within C++, but this requires header and linker dependencies could be more cumbersome.
Accessing Rails' Inflectors
Some internal projects require access to Rails'
ActiveSupport::Inflectors. Particularly, if you're wanting to navigate a Rails codebase and you want a program to infer the parallel model, controller, and test filenames. Each of these filenames have different naming schemes that can not be trivially inferred. Thus, the#singularizeand#pluralizemethods provided byActiveSupport::Inflectorsare crucial.Parallel Filenames for "Category"
For example, the pluralization and/or singularization of the model name
Categorywould need to generate the following parallel filenames:Categorycategory.rbCategoryTestcategory_test.rbCategoriesControllercategories_controller.rbCategoriesControllerTestcategories_controller_test.rbIn practice, if you are currently viewing
categories_controller_test.rbfile and would like to infer the model filename, a singularization would be needed (after stripping off the_controller_test.rbsuffix).Access the Inflector
In order for
RailsInflectorto work, the underlying system will need to haverubyinstalled and accessible from the command line, andrailsinstalled and available in the ruby gems path. Specifically, theactive_supportgem of Rails is required.The
RailsInflectorworks by running the ruby code through a shell command and retrieving the output as a string (by usingShellCommandExecutor). An alternative approach might be to includeruby.hand use the interpreter within C++, but this requires header and linker dependencies could be more cumbersome.