pigLatin Project

02week/pigLatin.js

@@ -1,51 +1,74 @@
-'use strict';
+"use strict";
 
-const assert = require('assert');
-const readline = require('readline');
+const assert = require("assert");
+const readline = require("readline");
 const rl = readline.createInterface({
   input: process.stdin,
   output: process.stdout
 });
 
+// my code starts here
 
-function pigLatin(word) {
+// find first vowel of word: 'findFirstVowel' (for loop)
+// if first vowel is first letter of word, add "yay" to end of word
+// if first vowel is in another position: 'translateWord',
+// remove all consinents before it (.split and .splice)
+// add those consinents to the end of the word (.join)
+// add "ay" to the end of all of that
 
-  // Your code here
+const findFirstVowel = word => {
+  for (let i = 0; i < word.length; i++) {
+    const charPosition = word[i];
+    if (charPosition.includes("a", "e", "i", "o", "u")) {
+      return i;
+    }
+  }
+};
 
-}
+const translateWord = (word, vowelPosition) => {
+  if (vowelPosition == 0) {
+    return word + "yay";
+  } else {
+    const separateLetters = word.split("");
+    const removeConsonants = separateLetters.splice(0, vowelPosition);
+    return separateLetters.join("") + removeConsonants.join("") + "ay";
+  }
+};
 
+function pigLatin(word) {
+  // Your code here
+  const vowelPosition = findFirstVowel(word);
+  return translateWord(word, vowelPosition);
+}
 
 function getPrompt() {
-  rl.question('word ', (answer) => {
-    console.log( pigLatin(answer) );
+  rl.question("word ", answer => {
+    console.log(pigLatin(answer));
     getPrompt();
   });
 }
 
 // Tests
 
-if (typeof describe === 'function') {
-
-  describe('#pigLatin()', () => {
-    it('should translate a simple word', () => {
-      assert.equal(pigLatin('car'), 'arcay');
-      assert.equal(pigLatin('dog'), 'ogday');
+if (typeof describe === "function") {
+  describe("#pigLatin()", () => {
+    it("should translate a simple word", () => {
+      assert.equal(pigLatin("car"), "arcay");
+      assert.equal(pigLatin("dog"), "ogday");
     });
-    it('should translate a complex word', () => {
-      assert.equal(pigLatin('create'), 'eatecray');
-      assert.equal(pigLatin('valley'), 'alleyvay');
+    it("should translate a complex word", () => {
+      assert.equal(pigLatin("create"), "eatecray");
+      assert.equal(pigLatin("valley"), "alleyvay");
     });
     it('should attach "yay" if word begins with vowel', () => {
-      assert.equal(pigLatin('egg'), 'eggyay');
-      assert.equal(pigLatin('emission'), 'emissionyay');
+      assert.equal(pigLatin("egg"), "eggyay");
+      assert.equal(pigLatin("emission"), "emissionyay");
     });
-    it('should lowercase and trim word before translation', () => {
-      assert.equal(pigLatin('HeLlO '), 'ellohay');
-      assert.equal(pigLatin(' RoCkEt'), 'ocketray');
+    it("should lowercase and trim word before translation", () => {
+      assert.equal(pigLatin("HeLlO "), "ellohay");
+      assert.equal(pigLatin(" RoCkEt"), "ocketray");
     });
   });
 } else {
-
   getPrompt();
-
 }