Apache CXF example source code file (EnglishInflector.java)

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The Apache CXF EnglishInflector.java source code

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package org.apache.cxf.binding.http.strategy;

/**
 * Rules for English inflection.
 * <p>
 * Notice: Some portions of this class where ported from Ruby's ActiveSupport
 * library which are Copyright (c) 2005-2006 David Heinemeier Hansson and
 * under the MIT license.
 */
public class EnglishInflector extends Inflector {
    
    public EnglishInflector() {
        addPlural("$", "s");
        addPlural("s$", "$1s");
        addPlural("(ax|test)is$", "$1es");
        addPlural("(octop|vir)us$", "$1i");
        addPlural("(alias|status)$", "$1es");
        addPlural("(bu)s$", "$1ses");
        addPlural("(buffal|tomat)o$", "$1oes");
        addPlural("([ti])um$", "$1a");
        addPlural("sis$", "ses");
        addPlural("(?:([^f])fe|([lr])f)$", "$1\2ves");
        addPlural("(hive)$", "$1s");
        addPlural("([^aeiouy]|qu)y$", "$1ies");
        addPlural("(x|ch|ss|sh)$", "$1es");
        addPlural("(matr|vert|ind)ix|ex$", "$1ices");
        addPlural("([m|l])ouse$", "$1ice");
        addPlural("^(ox)$", "$1en");
        addPlural("(quiz)$", "$1zes");

        addSingular("s$", "");
        addSingular("(n)ews$", "$1ews");
        addSingular("([ti])a$", "$1um");
        addSingular("((a)naly|(b)a|(d)iagno|(p)arenthe|(p)rogno|(s)ynop|(t)he)ses$", "$1\2sis");
        addSingular("(^analy)ses$", "$1sis");
        addSingular("([^f])ves$", "$1fe");
        addSingular("(hive)s$", "$1");
        addSingular("(tive)s$", "$1");
        addSingular("([lr])ves$", "$1f");
        addSingular("([^aeiouy]|qu)ies$", "$1y");
        addSingular("(s)eries$", "$1eries");
        addSingular("(m)ovies$", "$1ovie");
        addSingular("(x|ch|ss|sh)es$", "$1");
        addSingular("([m|l])ice$", "$1ouse");
        addSingular("(bus)es$", "$1");
        addSingular("(o)es$", "$1");
        addSingular("(shoe)s$", "$1");
        addSingular("(cris|ax|test)es$", "$1is");
        addSingular("(octop|vir)i$", "$1us");
        addSingular("(alias|status)es$", "$1");
        addSingular("^(ox)en", "$1");
        addSingular("(vert|ind)ices$", "$1ex");
        addSingular("(matr)ices$", "$1ix");
        addSingular("(quiz)zes$", "$1");

        addIrregular("person", "people");
        addIrregular("man", "men");
        addIrregular("child", "children");
        addIrregular("sex", "sexes");
        addIrregular("move", "moves");

        addUncountable(new String[] {"equipment", "information", "rice", 
                                     "money", "species", "series", "fish", "sheep"});
    }
}