public string Describe(string name, DescMods mods = DescMods.None, int quantity = 1, string adj = "")
{
string art;
adj = mods.HasFlag(DescMods.NoAdjective) ? string.Empty : adj;
if (adj.Length > 0)
{
adj += " ";
}
if (mods.HasFlag(DescMods.Article))
{
if (mods.HasFlag(DescMods.Definite))
{
art = "the ";
}
else
{
if (quantity == 1)
{
var leadingWord = adj.Length > 0 ? adj : name;
bool leadingVowel = HasLeadingVowelSound(leadingWord);
art = leadingVowel ? "an " : "a ";
}
else
{
art = mods.HasFlag(DescMods.Quantity) ? $"{quantity} " : "some ";
}
}
}
else
{
art = mods.HasFlag(DescMods.Quantity) ? $"{quantity} " : string.Empty;
}
var s = (quantity == 1) ? string.Empty : "s";
var description = $"{art}{adj}{name}{s}";
if (mods.HasFlag(DescMods.LeadingCapital) && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(description))
{
description = char.ToUpper(description[0], CultureInfo.InvariantCulture) + description.Substring(1);
}
return(description);
}
public virtual string Describe(IItem item, DescMods mods = DescMods.None)
{
return(Describe(item.Name, mods, item.Quantity, item.Adjective));
}