Method: Regexp::Template.count

Defined in:

lib/core_ext/regexp.rb

.count(count) ⇒ Object

# File 'lib/core_ext/regexp.rb', line 299

def self.count(count)
  if(count == :any)
    return "*"
  end
  # if(count.is_a? Symbol)
  if(count.to_s.match(/\>(?<count>\d*)$/))
    count_number = count.to_s.match(/\>(?<count>\d*)/)[:count].to_i
    return "+" if(count_number == 0)
    return "{#{count_number},}"
  elsif(count.to_s.match(/0_or_1/))
    return "?"
  elsif(count.to_s.match(/\>(?<count_min>\d*)_\<(?<count_max>\d*)/)) # Example: count(">3_<5".to_sym) for "greater than 3 less than 5"
    counts = count.match(/\>(?<count_min>\d*)_\<(?<count_max>\d*)/)
    count_min = counts[:count_min].to_i
    count_max = counts[:count_max].to_i
    return "{#{count_min},#{count_max}}"
  elsif(count.to_s.match(/(?<count>\d*)/))
    return"{#{count.to_s.match(/(?<count>\d*)/)[:count].to_i}}"
  end
end