er.chronic
Class Chronic

java.lang.Object
  er.chronic.Chronic

public class Chronic
extends Object

Field Summary

static String

VERSION

Method Summary

protected static List<Token>	baseTokenize(String text) Split the text on spaces and convert each word into a Token
protected static Span	guess(Span span) Guess a specific time within the given span
protected static String	numericizeNumbers(String text) Convert number words to numbers (three => 3)
protected static String	numericizeOrdinals(String text) Convert ordinal words to numeric ordinals (third => 3rd)
static Span	parse(String text)
static Span	parse(String text, Options options) Parses a string containing a natural language date or time.
protected static String	preNormalize(String text) Clean up the specified input text by stripping unwanted characters, converting idioms to their canonical form, converting number words to numbers (three => 3), and converting ordinal words to numeric ordinals (third => 3rd)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

VERSION

public static final String VERSION

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Constant Field Values

Method Detail

parse

public static Span parse(String text)

parse

public static Span parse(String text,
                         Options options)

Parses a string containing a natural language date or time. If the parser can find a date or time, either a Time or Chronic::Span will be returned (depending on the value of :guess). If no date or time can be found, +nil+ will be returned. Options are: [:context] :past or :future (defaults to :future) If your string represents a birthday, you can set :context to :past and if an ambiguous string is given, it will assume it is in the past. Specify :future or omit to set a future context. [:now] Time (defaults to Time.now) By setting :now to a Time, all computations will be based off of that time instead of Time.now [:guess] +true+ or +false+ (defaults to +true+) By default, the parser will guess a single point in time for the given date or time. If you'd rather have the entire time span returned, set :guess to +false+ and a Chronic::Span will be returned. [:ambiguous_time_range] Integer or :none (defaults to 6 (6am-6pm)) If an Integer is given, ambiguous times (like 5:00) will be assumed to be within the range of that time in the AM to that time in the PM. For example, if you set it to 7, then the parser will look for the time between 7am and 7pm. In the case of 5:00, it would assume that means 5:00pm. If :none is given, no assumption will be made, and the first matching instance of that time will be used.

preNormalize

protected static String preNormalize(String text)

Clean up the specified input text by stripping unwanted characters, converting idioms to their canonical form, converting number words to numbers (three => 3), and converting ordinal words to numeric ordinals (third => 3rd)

numericizeNumbers

protected static String numericizeNumbers(String text)

Convert number words to numbers (three => 3)

numericizeOrdinals

protected static String numericizeOrdinals(String text)

Convert ordinal words to numeric ordinals (third => 3rd)

baseTokenize

protected static List<Token> baseTokenize(String text)

Split the text on spaces and convert each word into a Token

guess

protected static Span guess(Span span)

Guess a specific time within the given span