* * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE * file that was distributed with this source code. */ namespace Symfony\Component\Inflector; /** * Converts words between singular and plural forms. * * @author Bernhard Schussek * * @internal */ final class Inflector { /** * Map English plural to singular suffixes. * * @var array * * @see http://english-zone.com/spelling/plurals.html */ private static $pluralMap = [ // First entry: plural suffix, reversed // Second entry: length of plural suffix // Third entry: Whether the suffix may succeed a vocal // Fourth entry: Whether the suffix may succeed a consonant // Fifth entry: singular suffix, normal // bacteria (bacterium), criteria (criterion), phenomena (phenomenon) ['a', 1, true, true, ['on', 'um']], // nebulae (nebula) ['ea', 2, true, true, 'a'], // services (service) ['secivres', 8, true, true, 'service'], // mice (mouse), lice (louse) ['eci', 3, false, true, 'ouse'], // geese (goose) ['esee', 4, false, true, 'oose'], // fungi (fungus), alumni (alumnus), syllabi (syllabus), radii (radius) ['i', 1, true, true, 'us'], // men (man), women (woman) ['nem', 3, true, true, 'man'], // children (child) ['nerdlihc', 8, true, true, 'child'], // oxen (ox) ['nexo', 4, false, false, 'ox'], // indices (index), appendices (appendix), prices (price) ['seci', 4, false, true, ['ex', 'ix', 'ice']], // selfies (selfie) ['seifles', 7, true, true, 'selfie'], // movies (movie) ['seivom', 6, true, true, 'movie'], // feet (foot) ['teef', 4, true, true, 'foot'], // geese (goose) ['eseeg', 5, true, true, 'goose'], // teeth (tooth) ['hteet', 5, true, true, 'tooth'], // news (news) ['swen', 4, true, true, 'news'], // series (series) ['seires', 6, true, true, 'series'], // babies (baby) ['sei', 3, false, true, 'y'], // accesses (access), addresses (address), kisses (kiss) ['sess', 4, true, false, 'ss'], // analyses (analysis), ellipses (ellipsis), funguses (fungus), // neuroses (neurosis), theses (thesis), emphases (emphasis), // oases (oasis), crises (crisis), houses (house), bases (base), // atlases (atlas) ['ses', 3, true, true, ['s', 'se', 'sis']], // objectives (objective), alternative (alternatives) ['sevit', 5, true, true, 'tive'], // drives (drive) ['sevird', 6, false, true, 'drive'], // lives (life), wives (wife) ['sevi', 4, false, true, 'ife'], // moves (move) ['sevom', 5, true, true, 'move'], // hooves (hoof), dwarves (dwarf), elves (elf), leaves (leaf), caves (cave), staves (staff) ['sev', 3, true, true, ['f', 've', 'ff']], // axes (axis), axes (ax), axes (axe) ['sexa', 4, false, false, ['ax', 'axe', 'axis']], // indexes (index), matrixes (matrix) ['sex', 3, true, false, 'x'], // quizzes (quiz) ['sezz', 4, true, false, 'z'], // bureaus (bureau) ['suae', 4, false, true, 'eau'], // roses (rose), garages (garage), cassettes (cassette), // waltzes (waltz), heroes (hero), bushes (bush), arches (arch), // shoes (shoe) ['se', 2, true, true, ['', 'e']], // tags (tag) ['s', 1, true, true, ''], // chateaux (chateau) ['xuae', 4, false, true, 'eau'], // people (person) ['elpoep', 6, true, true, 'person'], ]; /** * This class should not be instantiated. */ private function __construct() { } /** * Returns the singular form of a word. * * If the method can't determine the form with certainty, an array of the * possible singulars is returned. * * @param string $plural A word in plural form * * @return string|array The singular form or an array of possible singular * forms * * @internal */ public static function singularize($plural) { $pluralRev = strrev($plural); $lowerPluralRev = strtolower($pluralRev); $pluralLength = \strlen($lowerPluralRev); // The outer loop iterates over the entries of the plural table // The inner loop $j iterates over the characters of the plural suffix // in the plural table to compare them with the characters of the actual // given plural suffix foreach (self::$pluralMap as $map) { $suffix = $map[0]; $suffixLength = $map[1]; $j = 0; // Compare characters in the plural table and of the suffix of the // given plural one by one while ($suffix[$j] === $lowerPluralRev[$j]) { // Let $j point to the next character ++$j; // Successfully compared the last character // Add an entry with the singular suffix to the singular array if ($j === $suffixLength) { // Is there any character preceding the suffix in the plural string? if ($j < $pluralLength) { $nextIsVocal = false !== strpos('aeiou', $lowerPluralRev[$j]); if (!$map[2] && $nextIsVocal) { // suffix may not succeed a vocal but next char is one break; } if (!$map[3] && !$nextIsVocal) { // suffix may not succeed a consonant but next char is one break; } } $newBase = substr($plural, 0, $pluralLength - $suffixLength); $newSuffix = $map[4]; // Check whether the first character in the plural suffix // is uppercased. If yes, uppercase the first character in // the singular suffix too $firstUpper = ctype_upper($pluralRev[$j - 1]); if (\is_array($newSuffix)) { $singulars = []; foreach ($newSuffix as $newSuffixEntry) { $singulars[] = $newBase.($firstUpper ? ucfirst($newSuffixEntry) : $newSuffixEntry); } return $singulars; } return $newBase.($firstUpper ? ucfirst($newSuffix) : $newSuffix); } // Suffix is longer than word if ($j === $pluralLength) { break; } } } // Assume that plural and singular is identical return $plural; } }