module RandomWord

Provides random, non-repeating enumerators of a large list of english words. For example“

RandomWord.adjs.next #=> "strengthened"

Constants

VERSION

Attributes

word_list[RW]

Public Class Methods

adjs(opts = {}) click to toggle source

@return [Enumerator] Random adjective enumerator

# File lib/random_word.rb, line 82
def adjs(opts = {})
  @adjs ||= enumerator(load_word_list("adjs.json"), exclude_list)
  word_list.set_constraints(opts)
  @adjs
end

each() { |"#{adjs.next} #{nouns.next}"| ... } click to toggle source

# File lib/random_word.rb, line 91
def each()
  while true
    yield "#{RandomWord.adjs.next} #{RandomWord.nouns.next}"
  end
end

enumerator(word_list, list_of_regexs_or_strings_to_exclude = []) click to toggle source

Create a random, non-repeating enumerator for a list of words (or anything really).

# File lib/random_word.rb, line 101
def enumerator(word_list, list_of_regexs_or_strings_to_exclude = [])
  @word_list = word_list
  word_list.extend EachRandomly
  word_list.random_word_exclude_list = list_of_regexs_or_strings_to_exclude
  word_list.enum_for(:each_randomly)
end

exclude_list() click to toggle source

# File lib/random_word.rb, line 70
def exclude_list
  @exclude_list ||= []
end

nouns(opts = {}) click to toggle source

@return [Enumerator] Random noun enumerator

# File lib/random_word.rb, line 75
def nouns(opts = {})
  @nouns ||= enumerator(load_word_list("nouns.json"), exclude_list)
  word_list.set_constraints(opts)
  @nouns
end

phrases() click to toggle source

@return [Enumerator] Random phrase enumerator

# File lib/random_word.rb, line 89
def phrases
  @phrases ||= (Class.new do
    def each()
      while true
        yield "#{RandomWord.adjs.next} #{RandomWord.nouns.next}"
      end
    end
  end.new).to_enum
end

Protected Class Methods

load_word_list(name) click to toggle source

# File lib/random_word.rb, line 110
def load_word_list(name)
  filename = File.join Pathname(File.dirname(__FILE__)), "../data", name
  JSON.parse(File.read(filename))
end