Pig Latin

pig_latin.rb

def translate(str)
  words = str.split(" ")
  result_array = Array.new
  words.each do |word|
    if ( word.match(/^[aeiou]/) )
      result_array.push( word + 'ay' )
    else
      done = false
      consonants = ''
      until(done)
        working = word[0]
        if (working == 'q')
          consonants = consonants + 'qu'
          word[0] = ''
          word[0] = ''
          break
        end
        if ( working.match(/^[aeiou]/) )
          break
        end
        consonants = consonants + working
        word[0] = ''
      end

      result_array.push( word + consonants + 'ay' )
    end
  end
  result_array.join(' ')
end

# def translate(str)
#   words = str.split(" ")
#   vowels = ["a","e","i","o","u"]
#   result_string = ""
#   result_array = []
#
#   words.each do |word|
#     letters = word.split
#     truncated_word = ""
#     consonants = []
#
#     i = 0
#     unless vowels.include?(letters.first)
#       consonants[0] = letters.first
#
#       until vowels.include?(letters[i])
#         consonants[i] = letters[i]
#         i += 1
#       end
#
#       if consonants.last == 'q'
#         consonants[i] = letters[i]
#         i += 1
#       end
#     end
#
#     truncated_word[i] = letters[i]
#     i += 1
#     while i < word.length
#       truncated_word += letters[i]
#       i += 1
#     end
#
#     translated_word = truncated_word + consonants + "ay"
#     result_array << translated_word
#   end
#   result_string = result_array.join(" ")
#   result_string
# end


translate("the quick brown fox")