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Name parser
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| # http://artofmission.com/articles/2009/5/31/parse-full-names-with-ruby | |
| class Name < ActiveRecord::Base | |
| def self.parse(name) | |
| return false unless name.is_a?(String) | |
| # First, split the name into an array | |
| parts = name.split | |
| # If any part is "and", then put together the two parts around it | |
| # For example, "Mr. and Mrs." or "Mickey and Minnie" | |
| parts.each_with_index do |part, i| | |
| if ["and", "&"].include?(part) and i > 0 | |
| p3 = parts.delete_at(i+1) | |
| p2 = parts.at(i) | |
| p1 = parts.delete_at(i-1) | |
| parts[i-1] = [p1, p2, p3].join(" ") | |
| end | |
| end | |
| # Build a hash of the remaining parts | |
| { | |
| :suffix => (s = parts.pop unless parts.last !~ /(\w+\.|[IVXLM]+|[A-Z]+)$/), | |
| :last_name => (l = parts.pop), | |
| :prefix => (p = parts.shift unless parts[0] !~ /^\w+\./), | |
| :first_name => (f = parts.shift), | |
| :middle_name => (m = parts.join(" ")) | |
| } | |
| end | |
| end |
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