Sockets - Cyndi

generator.rb

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+def is_vowel(letter)
+  case letter
+  when "a", "e", "i", "o", "u"
+    return "true"
+  else
+    return "false"
+  end
+end
+
+def rev_str(strg)
+  aa = strg.split("")
+  rev = Array.new
+  aa.length.times do
+    rev << aa.pop
+  end
+  rev = rev.join
+  return rev
+end
+
+def check_length(word)
+  if word.length < 2
+    until word.length > 1
+      puts "Your word must be 2 or more characters."
+      word = gets.chomp
+    end
+    return word
+  else
+    return word
+  end
+end
+
+def vowel_index(word)
+  count = 0
+  word.each_char { |letter|
+    if is_vowel(letter) == "false"
+      count += 1
+    else
+      break
+    end
+  }
+  return count
+end
+
+def check_contain_vowel(word)
+  count = vowel_index(word)
+  if count == word.length
+    until count != word.length
+      puts "Word must contain a vowel."
+      word = gets.chomp
+      count = vowel_index(word)
+    end
+  end
+  return word
+end
+
+def run_generator
+  #----get first and second word from caller----
+  puts "What is the first word to combine?"
+  a = gets.chomp.downcase
+  a = check_length(a)
+  a = check_contain_vowel(a)
+  # get second word
+  puts "What is the second word to combine?"
+  b = gets.chomp.downcase
+  b = check_length(b)
+  b = check_contain_vowel(b)
+
+  #----find vowel indices
+  #first word
+  rev = rev_str(a) #reverse string
+  count1 = vowel_index(rev)
+  #since word was reversed, find index of original word
+  index1 = a.length - count1 - 1
+
+  #second word
+  count2 = vowel_index(b)
+  index2 = count2
+
+  #----splice words according to rules
+  #first word
+  #if no vowels found then print out entire word, otherwise extract substrings
+  if count1 == a.length
+    firstword = a
+  else
+    firstword = a.slice(0...index1)
+  end
+  #second word
+  #if no vowels found then print out entire word, otherwise extract substrings
+  if count2 == b.length
+    secondword = b
+  else
+    secondword = b.slice(index2..b.length)
+  end
+
+  #----combine words
+  word = firstword + secondword
+  #print out combined word
+  puts word
+end
+
+run_generator
+rerun = nil
+until rerun == "n" || rerun == "no"
+  puts "Would you like to re-run this program? Write 'Y' for yes and 'N' for no."
+  rerun = gets.chomp.downcase
+  case rerun
+  when "yes", "y"
+    run_generator
+  else
+  end
+end