Sockets - Kirsten

generator.rb

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+def prompt_for_input(which_word)
+  continue = false
+
+  until continue == true
+    print "Please enter the #{which_word} word: "
+    word = gets.chomp
+
+    until word.length > 1
+      print "Please enter a word with more than one character: "
+      word_a = gets.chomp
+    end
+
+    continue = validate(word)
+    if continue == false
+      puts "The word must contain at least one vowel."
+    end
+  end
+
+  return word
+end
+
+def is_vowel?(letter)
+  case letter
+  when "a", "e", "i", "o", "u", "A", "E", "I", "O", "U"
+    return true
+  else
+    return false
+  end
+end
+
+def find_vowels(word)
+  # create an array to hold the indices of all the vowels in word_a
+
+  vowel_array = []
+
+  #   find each vowel in the word and add its index to the array
+  # word.each_char.with_index { |c, i|
+  #   if is_vowel?(c)
+  #     vowel_array << i
+  #   end
+  # }
+
+  temp_array = word.split("")
+  temp_array.length.times do |i|
+    if is_vowel?(temp_array[i])
+      vowel_array << i
+    end
+  end
+
+  return vowel_array
+end
+
+def validate(word)
+  vowel_array = find_vowels(word)
+  if vowel_array == []
+    return false
+  else
+    return true
+  end
+end
+
+def run_generator
+  word_a = prompt_for_input("first")
+
+  word_b = prompt_for_input("second")
+
+  vowel_array_a = find_vowels(word_a)
+
+  # slice the string before the final vowel for the frst word
+  slice_point = vowel_array_a[-1] - 1
+  word_a_piece = word_a.slice(0..slice_point)
+
+  # slice the string before the first vowel for the second word
+  vowel_array_b = find_vowels(word_b)
+
+  slice_point = vowel_array_b[0]
+  word_b_piece = word_b.slice((slice_point)..word_b.length)
+
+  portmanteau = word_a_piece + word_b_piece
+  return portmanteau
+end
+
+run_again = "y"
+puts "Welcome to the portmanteau generator!"
+
+while run_again == "y"
+  portmanteau = run_generator
+
+  puts "The portmanteau is #{portmanteau.downcase}."
+
+  print "Would you like to make another portmanteau (y/n)? "
+  run_again = gets.chomp
+  while run_again != "y" && run_again != "n"
+    print "Please enter \"y\" for yes or \"n\" for no. "
+    run_again = gets.chomp
+  end
+end
+
+puts "Thank you for using the portmanteau generator."