nightfury7 / universalbasics.js

var stringFuncs = {

	// conversion

	toAcronym: function(smartCase = true){

		var word = this;

		// 3D Engine > 3DE

		// Home loan > HL

		if (smartCase){

			word = word.toSmartCase();

		}

		// collect upper case

		var chars = [];

		for (var c = 0, cl = word.length;c<cl;c++){

			var ch = word.charAt(c);

			if (ch.isAlphabet() && ch == ch.toUpperCase()) {

				chars.push(ch);

			}

		}

		return chars.join("");

	},

	toPlural: function(){

		var word = this;

		// -ies  (study -> studies)

		if (word.endsWith("y") && word.length > 3) {

			return word.removePostfix("y") + "ies";

		}

		// -s  (dog -> dogs)

		return word + "s";

	},

	toSingular: function(){

		var word = this;

		// -ies  (studies -> study)

		if (word.endsWith("ies") && word.length > 3) {

			return word.removePostfix("ies") + "y";

		}

		// -s  (dogs -> dog)

		return word.removePostfix("s");

	},

	none:null