Module: NameGenderClassifier::FallbackGenderDetector

Defined in:: lib/name_gender_classifier/fallback_gender_detector.rb

Overview

If no match is found in the database, this module is called to predict the gender based on the first name suffix.

Constant Summary collapse

LOCALE = Returns the locale. Returns: (String) — the locale

'PT_BR'

PT_BR_MALE_SUFFIXES = Returns male suffix terminations for pt-br. Returns: (String) — male suffix terminations for pt-br

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PT_BR_FEMALE_SUFFIXES = Returns female suffix terminations for pt-br. Returns: (String) — female suffix terminations for pt-br

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oko uko ume quel bel cao ce de dis le li lis liz lse ne
nis nge ris riz sse].freeze

Class Method Summary collapse

.guess_gender(name) ⇒ String

Try to guess the gender based on first name suffix.

Class Method Details

.guess_gender(name) ⇒ `String`

Try to guess the gender based on first name suffix.

Parameters:

name (String) —

first name

Returns:

(String) —

the gender

# File 'lib/name_gender_classifier/fallback_gender_detector.rb', line 22

def self.guess_gender(name)
  return 'female' if const_get("#{LOCALE}_FEMALE_SUFFIXES").any? { |t| name.end_with?(t) }
  return 'male' if const_get("#{LOCALE}_MALE_SUFFIXES").any? { |t| name.end_with?(t) }
end