leuchebem.rb

# split the sentence into words
# ignore punctuation // filter words
# ignore one letter words
# shift initial consonant group to the end of each word
# add random suffix to the end
# pre-pend l to te beginning of each word

SUFFIXES = %w[em é ji oc ic uche ès].freeze
VOWELS = %w[a e i o u].freeze

def randomize
  SUFFIXES.sample
end

def shift_consonants(word)
  letters = word.chars
  counter = 0

  letters.take_while do |letter|
    counter += 1 unless VOWELS.include?(letter)
  end

  consonants = letters.shift(counter)
  letters.push(consonants).flatten
end

def transform(word)
  if word.size != 1
    # shift initial consonant group to the end of each word
    letters = shift_consonants(word)
    # add random suffix to the end
    letters.push(randomize)
    # pre-pend l to te beginning of each word
    letters.unshift 'l'
    letters.join
  else
    word
  end
end

def louchebemize(sentence)
  # TODO: implement your louchebem translator
  # split the sentence into words
  elements = sentence.split(/\b/)

  translated_elements = elements.map do |element|
    # transform if element is a word
    element =~ /\W/ ? element : transform(element)
  end

  translated_elements.join
end