Ports - Kim Fasbender

generator.rb

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+# program that generates a portmanteau by combining two words that the
+# user enters
+
+# outputs welcome message
+puts "\nWelcome to Portmanteau Pro Deluxe 5!"
+print "I will combine any two words, of your choice, into one AMAZING "
+puts "new word!"
+
+# method that checks whether a letter is a vowel or not
+def is_vowel?(letter)
+  if ["a", "e", "i", "o", "u"].include?(letter)
+    return true
+  else
+    return false
+  end
+end
+
+# method that returns user input after verifying that is at least 2
+# letters in length
+def input
+  word = gets.chomp.downcase
+  until word.length >= 2
+    print "ERROR! Please enter a word that is at least 2 letters in "
+    print "length: "
+    word = gets.chomp.downcase
+  end
+  return word
+end
+
+# method that returns the first half of the portmanteau
+def portmanteau_first_half(word)
+  last_vowel_index = nil
+  word.each_char do |letter|
+    last_vowel_index = word.rindex(letter) if is_vowel?(letter)
+  end
+
+  if last_vowel_index == nil
+    return word
+  else
+    return word[0...last_vowel_index]
+  end
+end
+
+# method that returns the second half of the portmanteau
+def portmanteau_second_half(word)
+  first_vowel_index = nil
+  word.each_char do |letter|
+    first_vowel_index = word.index(letter) if is_vowel?(letter)
+  end
+
+  if first_vowel_index == nil
+    return word
+  else
+    return word[first_vowel_index..-1]
+  end
+end
+
+# method that generates a portmanteau based off input from the user
+def run_generator
+
+  # prompts user for two words that they would like to combine
+  print "\nPlease enter in the first word you would like to combine: "
+  first_word = input
+  print "Please enter in the second word you wouldl like to combine: "
+  second_word = input
+
+  # combines user input and outputs the portmanteau
+  portmanteau = portmanteau_first_half(first_word) << portmanteau_second_half(second_word)
+  puts "\n#{first_word} + #{second_word} = #{portmanteau}"
+  puts "Isn't that an AMAZING new word?!"
+end
+
+# prompts a user on whether they would like to create another
+# portmanteau
+
+# method that checks if an input is yes or no
+def yes_no?
+  input = gets.chomp.downcase
+  until input == "no" || input == "yes"
+    print "ERROR! Please enter either yes, or no: "
+    input = gets.chomp.downcase
+  end
+  return input
+end
+
+# prompts a user on whether they would like to create another
+# portmanteau
+continue = "yes"
+while continue == "yes"
+  run_generator
+  print "\nWould you like to create another portmanteau (yes/no)? "
+  continue = yes_no?
+end