ruby pig_latin.rb

Posted 2021-05-16

def pig_latin(input)
  ind = input.index(/[aeiouAEIOU]/)
  if(ind != 0)
    if(ind != nil)
      first_chunk = input[ind, input.length]
      sec_chunk = input[/[^aeiouAEIOU]+/]
      return first_chunk + sec_chunk + "ay"
    else
      return input + "ay"
    end
  else
    return input
  end
end


def pig_latin_sentence(sentence)
  input = sentence
  pig_sentence = ""
  count = 0
  input.split(' ').each do |word|
    pigWord = pig_latin(word)
    if(pigWord != word)
      count += 1
    end
    print "#{pigWord} "
  end
  puts
  puts "Count : #{count}"
end


#puts pig_latin("testing")
pig_latin_sentence("The pig    is from latin")

# Implement ARGV constant with pig_latin
puts "Pig latin a sentence: "
pig_latin_sentence(ARGV.join(' '))