Question

PLURALIZATION_EXCEPTIONS = "hardware",'memory'
def pluralize_category_name(name)
  category = name.split(' and ')
  exceptions_to_exp = ""

  category.map! { |e| 
    if e.match(/^[A-Z]+$/)  and !e.match(/^[A-Z]+S$/)
      e = e.pluralize
    end
    (PLURALIZATION_EXCEPTIONS.include?(e.downcase)  || e.match(/^[A-Z]+S$/) ||
      e.match(/[memory|hardware]/) )? e : e.pluralize
  }.join(' and ')
end

The test should and expectation should be as follows:

it "properly pluralizes hardware as hardware" do
   pluralize_category_name("hardware").should == "hardware"
end

it "properly pluralizes UPS as UPS" do
   pluralize_category_name("UPS").should == "UPS"
end

it "properly pluralizes PDA and Portable Hardware as PDAs and Portable Hardware" do
   pluralize_category_name("PDA and Portable Hardware").should == "PDAs and Portable Hardware"
end

it "properly pluralizes perfume and cologne as perfumes and colognes" do
   pluralize_category_name("perfume and cologne").should == "perfumes and colognes"
end

The last test fails 🙁

HELP!

Answer 1

I think your problem is that in your condition

(PLURALIZATION_EXCEPTIONS.include?(e.downcase)  || e.match(/^[A-Z]+S$/) ||
      e.match(/[memory|hardware]/) )? e : e.pluralize

"perfume" matches /[memory|hardware]/.

[memory|hardware] is a character class that matches any of m, e, m, o, r, etc..

Perhaps you meant e.match(/(memory|hardware)]/i) instead? This alternative pattern would pass your tests but it doesn’t make use of your PLURALIZATION_EXCEPTIONS constant so would need updating if you added any other exceptions.