string-kit/lib/english.js

A string manipulation toolbox, featuring a string formatter (inspired by sprintf), a variable inspector (output featuring ANSI colors and HTML) and various escape functions (shell argument, regexp, html, etc).

/*
	Book Source

	Copyright (c) 2023 Cédric Ronvel

	The MIT License (MIT)

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	of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
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*/

"use strict" ;



const english = {} ;
module.exports = english ;



const VOWELS = new Set( [ 'a' , 'e' , 'i' , 'o' , 'u' , 'y' ] ) ;
const VOWELS_ADDING_E = new Set( [ 'a' , 'i' , 'o' , 'u' ] ) ;
const CONSONANTS_AFTER_VOWEL_ADDING_E = new Set( [ 's' ] ) ;
const CONSONANTS_ADDING_E = new Set( [ 'v' ] ) ;
const CONSONANTS_NOT_ADDING_E = new Set( [ 'w' , 'x' ] ) ;
const DOUBLE_CONSONANTS_ADDING_E = new Set( [ 'cl' , 'dl' , 'gl' , 'kl' , 'nc' , 'pl' , 'tl' ] ) ;
const REDUCING_DOUBLE_CONSONANTS = new Set( [ 'd' , 'g' , 'm' , 'n' , 'p' ] ) ;
const CONSONANTS_AFTER_VOWELS_COMBO_NOT_ADDING_E = new Set( [ 'or' ] ) ;	// Last chance fix

// Remove -ing and transform to a proper verb or noun
english.undoPresentParticiple = word => {
	if ( word.endsWith( 'ing' ) && word.length >= 6 && ! word.endsWith( 'ghtning' ) ) {
		let ingSuffix = 'ing' ;
		//if ( word.endsWith( 'ling' ) ) { ingSuffix = 'ling' ; }

		let ingLen = ingSuffix.length ;

		let before = word[ word.length - ingLen - 1 ] ,
			before2 = word[ word.length - ingLen - 2 ] ,
			before3 = word[ word.length - ingLen - 3 ] ;

		if ( VOWELS.has( before ) ) {
			word = word.slice( 0 , -ingLen ) ;
		}
		else if ( VOWELS.has( before2 ) ) {
			if ( VOWELS.has( before3 ) ) {
				if ( CONSONANTS_AFTER_VOWEL_ADDING_E.has( before ) && ! CONSONANTS_AFTER_VOWELS_COMBO_NOT_ADDING_E.has( before2 + before ) ) {
					word = word.slice( 0 , -ingLen ) + 'e' ;
				}
				else {
					word = word.slice( 0 , -ingLen ) ;
				}
			}
			else if ( VOWELS_ADDING_E.has( before2 ) && ! CONSONANTS_NOT_ADDING_E.has( before ) ) {
				word = word.slice( 0 , -ingLen ) + 'e' ;
			}
			else {
				word = word.slice( 0 , -ingLen ) ;
			}
		}
		else if ( before === before2 && REDUCING_DOUBLE_CONSONANTS.has( before ) ) {
			word = word.slice( 0 , -ingLen - 1 ) ;
		}
		else if ( CONSONANTS_ADDING_E.has( before ) || DOUBLE_CONSONANTS_ADDING_E.has( before2 + before ) ) {
			word = word.slice( 0 , -ingLen ) + 'e' ;
		}
		else {
			word = word.slice( 0 , -ingLen ) ;
		}
	}

	return word ;
} ;