module I18n::Backend::Pluralization - i18n-0.6.11 Documentation

# module I18n::Backend::Pluralization

### Public Instance Methods

pluralize(locale, entry, count) click to toggle source

Overwrites the Base backend translate method so that it will check the translation meta data space (:i18n) for a locale specific pluralization rule and use it to pluralize the given entry. I.e. the library expects pluralization rules to be stored at I18n.t(:'i18n.plural.rule')

Pluralization rules are expected to respond to call(count) and return a pluralization key. Valid keys depend on the translation data hash (entry) but it is generally recommended to follow CLDR's style, i.e., return one of the keys :zero, :one, :few, :many, :other.

The :zero key is always picked directly when count equals 0 AND the translation data has the key :zero. This way translators are free to either pick a special :zero translation even for languages where the pluralizer does not return a :zero key.

Calls superclass method

    # File lib/i18n/backend/pluralization.rb, line 29
    def pluralize(locale, entry, count)
      return entry unless entry.is_a?(Hash) and count

      pluralizer = pluralizer(locale)
      if pluralizer.respond_to?(:call)
        key = count == 0 && entry.has_key?(:zero) ? :zero : pluralizer.call(count)
        raise InvalidPluralizationData.new(entry, count) unless entry.has_key?(key)
        entry[key]
      else
        super
      end
    end

### Protected Instance Methods

pluralizer(locale) click to toggle source

    # File lib/i18n/backend/pluralization.rb, line 48
    def pluralizer(locale)
      pluralizers[locale] ||= I18n.t(:'i18n.plural.rule', :locale => locale, :resolve => false)
    end

pluralizers() click to toggle source

    # File lib/i18n/backend/pluralization.rb, line 44
    def pluralizers
      @pluralizers ||= {}
    end