Hello is a Ruby interface to a collection of the word “hello” in many languages and dialects.
I wrote it for Flickr-style messages after users sign in to a web application:
>> Hello.random
=> "Wushiwushi"By default, the word you get is time-neutral and religious-neutral. It is intended to be directed at one person of any gender or any age. The “hello” may be formal or informal.
Expand the list of "hello"s by gender:
Hello.random(:gender => :male)
Hello.random(:gender => :female)Expand the list of "hello"s by time of day:
Hello.random(:time => :morning)
Hello.random(:time => :afternoon)
Hello.random(:time => :evening)Or combine them:
Hello.random(:time => :morning, :gender => :female)Adjustments to the list are… welcome.
@Croaky