NAME

    String::ToIdentifier::EN - Convert Strings to English Program
    Identifiers

SYNOPSIS

        use utf8;
        use String::ToIdentifier::EN 'to_identifier';
    
        to_identifier 'foo-bar';             # fooDashBar
        to_identifier 'foo-bar', '_';        # foo_dash_bar
        to_identifier 'foo.bar', '_';        # foo_dot_bar
        to_identifier "foo\x{4EB0}bar";      # fooJingBar
        to_identifier "foo\x00bar";          # fooNullCharBar
        to_identifier "foo\x00\x00bar";      # foo2NullCharsBar
        to_identifier "foo\x00\x00bar", '_'; # foo_2_null_chars_bar
    
        {
            no utf8;
            to_identifier "foo\xFF\xFFbar.baz";      # foo_2_0xFF_BarDotBaz
            to_identifier "foo\xFF\xFFbar.baz", '_'; # foo_2_0xFF_bar_dot_baz
        }

DESCRIPTION

    This module provides a utility method, "to_identifier" for converting
    an arbitrary string into a readable representation using the ASCII
    subset of \w for use as an identifier in a computer program. The intent
    is to make unique identifier names from which the content of the
    original string can be easily inferred by a human just by reading the
    identifier.

    If you need the full set of \w including Unicode, see the subclass
    String::ToIdentifier::EN::Unicode.

    Currently, this process is one way only, and will likely remain this
    way.

    The default is to create camelCase identifiers, or you may pass in a
    separator char of your choice such as _.

    Binary char groups will be separated by _ even in camelCase identifiers
    to make them easier to read, e.g.: foo_2_0xFF_Bar.

EXPORT

    Optionally exports the "to_identifier" function.

SUBROUTINES

 to_identifier

    Takes the string to be converted to an identifier, and optionally a
    separator char such as _. If a separator char is not provided, a
    camelCase identifier will be returned.

METHODS

 string_to_identifier

    The class method version of "to_identifier", if you want to use the
    object oriented interface.

SEE ALSO

    String::ToIdentifier::EN::Unicode, Text::Unidecode,
    Lingua::EN::Inflect::Phrase

AUTHOR

    Rafael Kitover, <rkitover@gmail.com>

REPOSITORY

    http://github.com/rkitover/string-toidentifier-en

LICENSE AND COPYRIGHT

    Copyright (c) 2018 Rafael Kitover <rkitover@gmail.com>.

    This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
    under the terms of either: the GNU General Public License as published
    by the Free Software Foundation; or the Artistic License.

    See http://dev.perl.org/licenses/ for more information.