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# Determine whether a string contains a SIN (Social Insurance Number).
# A SIN is 9 digits and we are assuming that they must have dashes in them
def has_sin?(string)
my_match = /\b\d\d\d\-\d\d\d\-\d\d\d\b/.match(string)
my_match == nil ? false : true
end
puts "has_sin? returns true if it has what looks like a SIN"
puts has_sin?("please don't share this: 234-604-142") == true
puts "has_sin? returns false if it doesn't have a SIN"
puts has_sin?("please confirm your identity: XXX-XXX-142") == false
puts has_sin?("please don't share this: 234-6043-142") == false
puts has_sin?("please don't share this: 2342-604-142") == false
puts has_sin?("please don't share this: 234-604-1421") == false
# Return the Social Insurance Number from a string.
def grab_sin(string)
my_match = /\b\d\d\d\-\d\d\d\-\d\d\d\b/.match(string)
my_match == nil ? nil : my_match.to_s
end
puts "grab_sin returns a SIN if the string has an SIN"
puts grab_sin("please don't share this: 234-604-142") == "234-604-142"
puts "grab_sin returns nil if it doesn't have a SIN"
puts grab_sin("please confirm your identity: XXX-XXX-142") == nil
# Return all of the SINs from a string, not just one.
def grab_all_sins(string)
my_matches = []
my_matches = string.scan(/\b\d\d\d\-\d\d\d\-\d\d\d\b/)
my_matches == nil ? [] : my_matches.each {|sin| puts sin}
end
puts "grab_all_sins returns all SINs if the string has any SINs"
puts grab_all_sins("234-604-142, 350-802-074, 013-630-876") == ["234-604-142", "350-802-074", "013-630-876"]
puts grab_all_sins("234-604-142") == ["234-604-142"]
puts "grab_all_sins returns an empty Array if it doesn't have any SINs"
puts grab_all_sins("please confirm your identity: XXX-XXX-142") == []
# Obfuscate all of the Social Insurance numbers in a string. Example: XXX-XX-4430.
def hide_all_sins(string)
string.gsub(/\b\d\d\d\-\d\d\d\-(\d\d\d)\b/, 'XXX-XXX-\1')
end
puts "hide_all_sins obfuscates any SINs in the string"
puts hide_all_sins("234-601-142, 350-801-074, 013-601-876") == "XXX-XXX-142, XXX-XXX-074, XXX-XXX-876"
puts hide_all_sins("234-601-142") == "XXX-XXX-142"
puts "hide_all_sins does not alter a string without SINs in it"
string = "please confirm your identity: XXX-XXX-142"
puts hide_all_sins(string) == string
# Ensure all of the Social Insurance numbers use dashes for delimiters.
# Example: 480.01.4430 and 480014430 would both be 480-01-4430.
def format_sins(string)
string.gsub(/\b(\d\d\d)[\-\.]?(\d\d\d)[\-\.]?(\d\d\d)\b/, '\1-\2-\3')
end
puts "format_sins finds and reformat any SINs in the string"
puts format_sins("234600142, 350.800.074, 013-600-876") #== "234-600-142, 350-800-074, 013-600-876"
puts "format_sins does not alter a string without SINs in it"
string = "please confirm your identity: 4421422"
puts format_sins(string) == string
string = "please confirm your identity: 123abc445"
puts format_sins(string) == string
# I did this assignment step by step and added testing code to a different file after each method to test how it works
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