defmodule Utilx.NamingUtils do
@moduledoc """
This module encapsulates common tasks related to processing personal names in
a standardized format. This module treats names as case-insensitive and
returns results in a formatted, readable way.
"""
@doc """
Shortens the first name to its initial, while preserving the rest of the name.
This function takes a name (a string of one or more words), and reduces the first name to its initial.
The rest of the name is preserved. The initial is followed by a period and a space, and then the rest of the name.
## Parameters
- `name`: A string representing a full name, or `nil`.
## Examples
iex> NamingUtils.shorten_firstname(nil)
""
iex> NamingUtils.shorten_firstname("")
""
iex> NamingUtils.shorten_firstname("John")
"J."
iex> NamingUtils.shorten_firstname("john")
"J."
iex> NamingUtils.shorten_firstname("John Doe")
"J. Doe"
iex> NamingUtils.shorten_firstname("john doe")
"J. Doe"
iex> NamingUtils.shorten_firstname("john doe jr")
"J. Doe Jr"
"""
@spec shorten_firstname(nil | String.t()) :: String.t()
def shorten_firstname(name) when is_nil(name) or name == "", do: ""
def shorten_firstname(name) do
case String.split(name, " ", parts: 2) do
[first] ->
[letter | _rest] = String.codepoints(first)
"#{String.upcase(letter)}."
[first, rest] ->
[letter | _rest] = String.codepoints(first)
"#{String.upcase(letter)}. #{capitalize(rest)}"
end
end
@doc """
Extracts the initials from a given name.
This function takes a name (a string of one or more words), and extracts the
first letter of the first name and the family name.
## Parameters
- `name`: A string representing a full name, or `nil`.
## Examples
iex> NamingUtils.extract_initials(nil)
""
iex> NamingUtils.extract_initials("")
""
iex> NamingUtils.extract_initials("John")
"J"
iex> NamingUtils.extract_initials("John Doe")
"JD"
iex> NamingUtils.extract_initials("John Nommensen Duchac")
"JD"
"""
@spec extract_initials(nil | String.t()) :: String.t()
def extract_initials(name) when is_nil(name) or name == "", do: ""
def extract_initials(name) do
[first | rest] =
name
|> String.upcase()
|> split_and_filter_names()
|> Enum.map(&String.first/1)
case rest do
[] -> first || ""
_ -> first <> Enum.at(rest, -1)
end
end
@doc """
Extracts and capitalizes the first and last names from a given name.
## Parameters
- `name`: A string representing a full name, or `nil`.
## Examples
iex> NamingUtils.extract_first_last_name(nil)
""
iex> NamingUtils.extract_first_last_name("")
""
iex> NamingUtils.extract_first_last_name("john")
"John"
iex> NamingUtils.extract_first_last_name("john doe smith")
"John Smith"
"""
@spec extract_first_last_name(nil | String.t()) :: String.t()
def extract_first_last_name(name) when is_nil(name) or name == "", do: ""
def extract_first_last_name(name) do
[first | rest] =
name
|> split_and_filter_names()
|> Enum.map(&String.capitalize/1)
case rest do
[] -> first
_ -> first <> " " <> Enum.at(rest, -1)
end
end
@doc """
Capitalizes the first letter of each word in a name.
## Parameters
- `name`: A string representing a full name, or `nil`.
## Examples
iex> NamingUtils.capitalize(nil)
""
iex> NamingUtils.capitalize("")
""
iex> NamingUtils.capitalize("john doe")
"John Doe"
iex> NamingUtils.capitalize("JOHN DOE")
"John Doe"
iex> NamingUtils.capitalize("john nommensen duchac")
"John Nommensen Duchac"
"""
@spec capitalize(nil | String.t()) :: String.t()
def capitalize(name) when is_nil(name) or name == "", do: ""
def capitalize(name) do
name
|> String.split(" ")
|> Enum.map(&String.capitalize/1)
|> Enum.join(" ")
end
defp split_and_filter_names(name) do
name
|> String.split(" ")
|> Enum.filter(&String.match?(String.first(&1), ~r/^\p{L}$/u))
end
end