class Faker::Lorem

Based on Perl's Text::Lorem

Constants

CHARACTERS

Public Class Methods

character() click to toggle source
# File lib/faker/lorem.rb, line 21
def character
  sample(CHARACTERS)
end
characters(char_count = 255) click to toggle source
# File lib/faker/lorem.rb, line 25
def characters(char_count = 255)
  char_count = resolve(char_count)
  return '' if char_count.to_i < 1
  Array.new(char_count) { sample(CHARACTERS) }.join
end
paragraph(sentence_count = 3, supplemental = false, random_sentences_to_add = 3) click to toggle source
# File lib/faker/lorem.rb, line 39
def paragraph(sentence_count = 3, supplemental = false, random_sentences_to_add = 3)
  sentences(resolve(sentence_count) + rand(random_sentences_to_add.to_i), supplemental).join(' ')
end
paragraphs(paragraph_count = 3, supplemental = false) click to toggle source
# File lib/faker/lorem.rb, line 43
def paragraphs(paragraph_count = 3, supplemental = false)
  1.upto(resolve(paragraph_count)).collect { paragraph(3, supplemental) }
end
question(word_count = 4, supplemental = false, random_words_to_add = 6) click to toggle source
# File lib/faker/lorem.rb, line 47
def question(word_count = 4, supplemental = false, random_words_to_add = 6)
  words(word_count + rand(random_words_to_add.to_i), supplemental).join(' ').capitalize + '?'
end
questions(question_count = 3, supplemental = false) click to toggle source
# File lib/faker/lorem.rb, line 51
def questions(question_count = 3, supplemental = false)
  1.upto(resolve(question_count)).collect { question(3, supplemental) }
end
sentence(word_count = 4, supplemental = false, random_words_to_add = 6) click to toggle source
# File lib/faker/lorem.rb, line 31
def sentence(word_count = 4, supplemental = false, random_words_to_add = 6)
  words(word_count + rand(random_words_to_add.to_i), supplemental).join(' ').capitalize + '.'
end
sentences(sentence_count = 3, supplemental = false) click to toggle source
# File lib/faker/lorem.rb, line 35
def sentences(sentence_count = 3, supplemental = false)
  1.upto(resolve(sentence_count)).collect { sentence(3, supplemental) }
end
word() click to toggle source
# File lib/faker/lorem.rb, line 7
def word
  sample(translate('faker.lorem.words'))
end
words(num = 3, supplemental = false) click to toggle source
# File lib/faker/lorem.rb, line 11
def words(num = 3, supplemental = false)
  resolved_num = resolve(num)
  word_list = (
    translate('faker.lorem.words') +
    (supplemental ? translate('faker.lorem.supplemental') : [])
  )
  word_list = word_list * ((resolved_num / word_list.length) + 1)
  shuffle(word_list)[0, resolved_num]
end

Private Class Methods

resolve(value) click to toggle source

If an array or range is passed, a random value will be selected. All other values are simply returned.

# File lib/faker/lorem.rb, line 59
def resolve(value)
  case value
  when Array then sample(value)
  when Range then rand value
  else value
  end
end