Class | String
In: | lib/sequel/core_sql.rb lib/sequel/extensions/blank.rb lib/sequel/extensions/inflector.rb lib/sequel/extensions/string_date_time.rb lib/sequel/extensions/sql_expr.rb
Parent: | Object

The string_date_time extension provides String instance methods for converting the strings to a date (e.g. String#to_date), allowing for backwards compatibility with legacy Sequel code.

### Methods

blank? camelcase camelize classify constantize dasherize demodulize foreign_key humanize inflections lit pluralize singularize sql_expr tableize titlecase titleize to_date to_datetime to_sequel_blob to_sequel_time to_time underscore

### Included Modules

Sequel::SQL::AliasMethods Sequel::SQL::CastMethods

### Classes and Modules

Module String::Inflections

### Public Class methods

inflections() {|Inflections if block_given?| ...}

Yield the Inflections module if a block is given, and return the Inflections module.

[Source]

        # File lib/sequel/extensions/inflector.rb, line 89
    89:   def self.inflections
    90:     yield Inflections if block_given?
    91:     Inflections
    92:   end

### Public Instance methods

blank?()

Strings are blank if they are empty or include only whitespace

[Source]

        # File lib/sequel/extensions/blank.rb, line 33
    33:   def blank?
    34:     strip.empty?
    35:   end

camelcase(first_letter_in_uppercase = :upper)

Alias for camelize

camelize(first_letter_in_uppercase = :upper)

By default, camelize converts the string to UpperCamelCase. If the argument to camelize is set to :lower 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"

[Source]

         # File lib/sequel/extensions/inflector.rb, line 104
    104:   def camelize(first_letter_in_uppercase = :upper)
    105:     s = gsub(/\/(.?)/){|x| "::#{x[-1..-1].upcase unless x == '/'}"}.gsub(/(^|_)(.)/){|x| x[-1..-1].upcase}
    106:     s[0...1] = s[0...1].downcase unless first_letter_in_uppercase == :upper
    107:     s
    108:   end

classify()

Singularizes and camelizes the string. Also strips out all characters preceding and including a period (".").

Examples

      "egg_and_hams".classify #=> "EggAndHam"
      "post".classify #=> "Post"
      "schema.post".classify #=> "Post"

[Source]

         # File lib/sequel/extensions/inflector.rb, line 118
    118:   def classify
    119:     sub(/.*\./, '').singularize.camelize
    120:   end

constantize()

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

[Source]

         # File lib/sequel/extensions/inflector.rb, line 129
    129:   def constantize
    130:     raise(NameError, "#{inspect} is not a valid constant name!") unless m = /\A(?:::)?([A-Z]\w*(?:::[A-Z]\w*)*)\z/.match(self)
    131:     Object.module_eval("::#{m[1]}", __FILE__, __LINE__)
    132:   end

dasherize()

Replaces underscores with dashes in the string.

Example

      "puni_puni".dasherize #=> "puni-puni"

[Source]

         # File lib/sequel/extensions/inflector.rb, line 138
    138:   def dasherize
    139:     gsub(/_/, '-')
    140:   end

demodulize()

Removes the module part from the expression in the string

Examples

      "ActiveRecord::CoreExtensions::String::Inflections".demodulize #=> "Inflections"
      "Inflections".demodulize #=> "Inflections"

[Source]

         # File lib/sequel/extensions/inflector.rb, line 147
    147:   def demodulize
    148:     gsub(/^.*::/, '')
    149:   end

foreign_key(use_underscore = true)

Creates a foreign key name from a class name. `use_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"

[Source]

         # File lib/sequel/extensions/inflector.rb, line 158
    158:   def foreign_key(use_underscore = true)
    159:     "#{demodulize.underscore}#{'_' if use_underscore}id"
    160:   end

humanize()

Capitalizes the first word and turns underscores into spaces and strips _id. Like titleize, this is meant for creating pretty output.

Examples

      "employee_salary" #=> "Employee salary"
      "author_id" #=> "Author"

[Source]

         # File lib/sequel/extensions/inflector.rb, line 168
    168:   def humanize
    169:     gsub(/_id$/, "").gsub(/_/, " ").capitalize
    170:   end

lit(*args)

Converts a string into a Sequel::LiteralString, in order to override string literalization, e.g.:

      DB[:items].filter(:abc => 'def').sql #=>
        "SELECT * FROM items WHERE (abc = 'def')"

      DB[:items].filter(:abc => 'def'.lit).sql #=>
        "SELECT * FROM items WHERE (abc = def)"

You can also provide arguments, to create a Sequel::SQL::PlaceholderLiteralString:

       DB[:items].select{|o| o.count('DISTINCT ?'.lit(:a))}.sql #=>
         "SELECT count(DISTINCT a) FROM items"

[Source]

         # File lib/sequel/core_sql.rb, line 192
    192:   def lit(*args)
    193:     args.empty? ? Sequel::LiteralString.new(self) : Sequel::SQL::PlaceholderLiteralString.new(self, args)
    194:   end

pluralize()

Returns the plural form of the word in the string.

Examples

      "post".pluralize #=> "posts"
      "octopus".pluralize #=> "octopi"
      "sheep".pluralize #=> "sheep"
      "words".pluralize #=> "words"
      "the blue mailman".pluralize #=> "the blue mailmen"
      "CamelOctopus".pluralize #=> "CamelOctopi"

[Source]

         # File lib/sequel/extensions/inflector.rb, line 181
    181:   def pluralize
    182:     result = dup
    183:     Inflections.plurals.each{|(rule, replacement)| break if result.gsub!(rule, replacement)} unless Inflections.uncountables.include?(downcase)
    184:     result
    185:   end

singularize()

The reverse of pluralize, returns the singular form of a word in a string.

Examples

      "posts".singularize #=> "post"
      "octopi".singularize #=> "octopus"
      "sheep".singluarize #=> "sheep"
      "word".singluarize #=> "word"
      "the blue mailmen".singularize #=> "the blue mailman"
      "CamelOctopi".singularize #=> "CamelOctopus"

[Source]

         # File lib/sequel/extensions/inflector.rb, line 196
    196:   def singularize
    197:     result = dup
    198:     Inflections.singulars.each{|(rule, replacement)| break if result.gsub!(rule, replacement)} unless Inflections.uncountables.include?(downcase)
    199:     result
    200:   end

sql_expr()

Returns a copy of the object wrapped in a Sequel::SQL::StringExpression, allowing easy use of Sequel‘s DSL:

      "a".sql_expr + :a  # 'a' || a

[Source]

         # File lib/sequel/extensions/sql_expr.rb, line 107
    107:   def sql_expr
    108:     Sequel::SQL::StringExpression.new(:NOOP, self)
    109:   end

tableize()

Underscores and pluralizes the string.

Examples

      "RawScaledScorer".tableize #=> "raw_scaled_scorers"
      "egg_and_ham".tableize #=> "egg_and_hams"
      "fancyCategory".tableize #=> "fancy_categories"

[Source]

         # File lib/sequel/extensions/inflector.rb, line 208
    208:   def tableize
    209:     underscore.pluralize
    210:   end

titlecase()

Alias for titleize

titleize()

Capitalizes all the words and replaces some characters in the string to create a nicer looking title. Titleize is meant for creating pretty output.

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"

[Source]

         # File lib/sequel/extensions/inflector.rb, line 220
    220:   def titleize
    221:     underscore.humanize.gsub(/\b([a-z])/){|x| x[-1..-1].upcase}
    222:   end

to_date()

Converts a string into a Date object.

[Source]

        # File lib/sequel/extensions/string_date_time.rb, line 7
     7:   def to_date
     8:     begin
     9:       Date.parse(self, Sequel.convert_two_digit_years)
    10:     rescue => e
    11:       raise Sequel.convert_exception_class(e, Sequel::InvalidValue)
    12:     end
    13:   end

to_datetime()

Converts a string into a DateTime object.

[Source]

        # File lib/sequel/extensions/string_date_time.rb, line 16
    16:   def to_datetime
    17:     begin
    18:       DateTime.parse(self, Sequel.convert_two_digit_years)
    19:     rescue => e
    20:       raise Sequel.convert_exception_class(e, Sequel::InvalidValue)
    21:     end
    22:   end

to_sequel_blob()

Returns a Sequel::SQL::Blob that holds the same data as this string. Blobs provide proper escaping of binary data.

[Source]

         # File lib/sequel/core_sql.rb, line 198
    198:   def to_sequel_blob
    199:     ::Sequel::SQL::Blob.new(self)
    200:   end

to_sequel_time()

Converts a string into a Time or DateTime object, depending on the value of Sequel.datetime_class

[Source]

        # File lib/sequel/extensions/string_date_time.rb, line 26
    26:   def to_sequel_time
    27:     begin
    28:       if Sequel.datetime_class == DateTime
    29:         DateTime.parse(self, Sequel.convert_two_digit_years)
    30:       else
    31:         Sequel.datetime_class.parse(self)
    32:       end
    33:     rescue => e
    34:       raise Sequel.convert_exception_class(e, Sequel::InvalidValue)
    35:     end
    36:   end

to_time()

Converts a string into a Time object.

[Source]

        # File lib/sequel/extensions/string_date_time.rb, line 39
    39:   def to_time
    40:     begin
    41:       Time.parse(self)
    42:     rescue => e
    43:       raise Sequel.convert_exception_class(e, Sequel::InvalidValue)
    44:     end
    45:   end

underscore()

The reverse of camelize. Makes an underscored form from the expression in the string. Also changes ’::’ to ’/’ to convert namespaces to paths.

Examples

      "ActiveRecord".underscore #=> "active_record"
      "ActiveRecord::Errors".underscore #=> active_record/errors

[Source]

         # File lib/sequel/extensions/inflector.rb, line 231
    231:   def underscore
    232:     gsub(/::/, '/').gsub(/([A-Z]+)([A-Z][a-z])/,'\1_\2').
    233:       gsub(/([a-z\d])([A-Z])/,'\1_\2').tr("-", "_").downcase
    234:   end

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