/*
   aux/functions.cc
   This file is part of the Osirion project and is distributed under
   the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2
*/

#include "auxiliary/functions.h"

namespace aux
{

const std::string plural(const char * word, size_t n)
{
	std::string p(word);

	if (n != 1) 
		p += 's';
	return p;
}

const std::string article(const char * word)
{
	std::string w(word);

	if (!w.size())
		return w;

	switch (word[0]) {
		case 'a':
		case 'A':
		case 'e':
		case 'E':
		case 'i':
		case 'I':
		case 'o':
		case 'O':
		case 'u':
		case 'U':
		case 'y':
		case 'Y':
			w.assign("an ");
			break;
		default:
			w.assign("a ");
	}

	w.append(word);
	return w;
}

}