class String

  ##
  #  call-seq:
  #     String.try_convert(obj) -> string or nil
  #
  # Try to convert <i>obj</i> into a String, using to_str method.
  # Returns converted string or nil if <i>obj</i> cannot be converted
  # for any reason.
  #
  #     String.try_convert("str")     #=> "str"
  #     String.try_convert(/re/)      #=> nil
  #
  def self.try_convert(obj)
    if obj.respond_to?(:to_str)
      obj.to_str
    else
      nil
    end
  end

  ##
  # call-seq:
  #    string.clear    ->  string
  #
  # Makes string empty.
  #
  #    a = "abcde"
  #    a.clear    #=> ""
  #
  def clear
    self.replace("")
  end

  ##
  # call-seq:
  #    str.lstrip   -> new_str
  #
  # Returns a copy of <i>str</i> with leading whitespace removed. See also
  # <code>String#rstrip</code> and <code>String#strip</code>.
  #
  #    "  hello  ".lstrip   #=> "hello  "
  #    "hello".lstrip       #=> "hello"
  #
  def lstrip
    a = 0
    z = self.size - 1
    a += 1 while a <= z and " \f\n\r\t\v".include?(self[a])
    (z >= 0) ? self[a..z] : ""
  end

  ##
  # call-seq:
  #    str.rstrip   -> new_str
  #
  # Returns a copy of <i>str</i> with trailing whitespace removed. See also
  # <code>String#lstrip</code> and <code>String#strip</code>.
  #
  #    "  hello  ".rstrip   #=> "  hello"
  #    "hello".rstrip       #=> "hello"
  #
  def rstrip
    a = 0
    z = self.size - 1
    z -= 1 while a <= z and " \f\n\r\t\v\0".include?(self[z])
    (z >= 0) ? self[a..z] : ""
  end

  ##
  # call-seq:
  #    str.strip   -> new_str
  #
  # Returns a copy of <i>str</i> with leading and trailing whitespace removed.
  #
  #    "    hello    ".strip   #=> "hello"
  #    "\tgoodbye\r\n".strip   #=> "goodbye"
  #
  def strip
    a = 0
    z = self.size - 1
    a += 1 while a <= z and " \f\n\r\t\v".include?(self[a])
    z -= 1 while a <= z and " \f\n\r\t\v\0".include?(self[z])
    (z >= 0) ? self[a..z] : ""
  end

  ##
  # call-seq:
  #    str.lstrip!   -> self or nil
  #
  # Removes leading whitespace from <i>str</i>, returning <code>nil</code> if no
  # change was made. See also <code>String#rstrip!</code> and
  # <code>String#strip!</code>.
  #
  #    "  hello  ".lstrip   #=> "hello  "
  #    "hello".lstrip!      #=> nil
  #
  def lstrip!
    s = self.lstrip
    (s == self) ? nil : self.replace(s)
  end

  ##
  # call-seq:
  #    str.rstrip!   -> self or nil
  #
  # Removes trailing whitespace from <i>str</i>, returning <code>nil</code> if
  # no change was made. See also <code>String#lstrip!</code> and
  # <code>String#strip!</code>.
  #
  #    "  hello  ".rstrip   #=> "  hello"
  #    "hello".rstrip!      #=> nil
  #
  def rstrip!
    s = self.rstrip
    (s == self) ? nil : self.replace(s)
  end

  ##
  #  call-seq:
  #     str.strip!   -> str or nil
  #
  #  Removes leading and trailing whitespace from <i>str</i>. Returns
  #  <code>nil</code> if <i>str</i> was not altered.
  #
  def strip!
    s = self.strip
    (s == self) ? nil : self.replace(s)
  end

  ##
  # call-seq:
  #    str.casecmp(other_str)   -> -1, 0, +1 or nil
  #
  # Case-insensitive version of <code>String#<=></code>.
  #
  #    "abcdef".casecmp("abcde")     #=> 1
  #    "aBcDeF".casecmp("abcdef")    #=> 0
  #    "abcdef".casecmp("abcdefg")   #=> -1
  #    "abcdef".casecmp("ABCDEF")    #=> 0
  #
  def casecmp(str)
    self.downcase <=> str.to_str.downcase
  rescue NoMethodError
    raise TypeError, "no implicit conversion of #{str.class} into String"
  end

  def partition(sep)
    raise TypeError, "type mismatch: #{sep.class} given" unless sep.is_a? String
    n = index(sep)
    unless n.nil?
      m = n + sep.size
      [ slice(0, n), sep, slice(m, size - m) ]
    else
      [ self, "", "" ]
    end
  end

  def rpartition(sep)
    raise TypeError, "type mismatch: #{sep.class} given" unless sep.is_a? String
    n = rindex(sep)
    unless n.nil?
      m = n + sep.size
      [ slice(0, n), sep, slice(m, size - m) ]
    else
      [ "", "", self ]
    end
  end

  ##
  # call-seq:
  #    str.slice!(fixnum)           -> new_str or nil
  #    str.slice!(fixnum, fixnum)   -> new_str or nil
  #    str.slice!(range)            -> new_str or nil
  #    str.slice!(other_str)        -> new_str or nil
  #
  # Deletes the specified portion from <i>str</i>, and returns the portion
  # deleted.
  #
  #    string = "this is a string"
  #    string.slice!(2)        #=> "i"
  #    string.slice!(3..6)     #=> " is "
  #    string.slice!("r")      #=> "r"
  #    string                  #=> "thsa sting"
  #
  def slice!(arg1, arg2=nil)
    raise "wrong number of arguments (for 1..2)" if arg1.nil? && arg2.nil?

    if !arg1.nil? && !arg2.nil?
      idx = arg1
      idx += self.size if arg1 < 0
      if idx >= 0 && idx <= self.size && arg2 > 0
        str = self[idx, arg2]
      else
        return nil
      end
    else
      validated = false
      if arg1.kind_of?(Range)
        beg = arg1.begin
        ed = arg1.end
        beg += self.size if beg < 0
        ed += self.size if ed < 0
        ed -= 1 if arg1.exclude_end?
        validated = true
      elsif arg1.kind_of?(String)
        validated = true
      else
        idx = arg1
        idx += self.size if arg1 < 0
        validated = true if idx >=0 && arg1 < self.size
      end
      if validated
        str = self[arg1]
      else
        return nil
      end
    end
    unless str.nil? || str == ""
      if !arg1.nil? && !arg2.nil?
        idx = arg1 >= 0 ? arg1 : self.size+arg1
        str2 = self[0...idx] + self[idx+arg2..-1].to_s
      else
        if arg1.kind_of?(Range)
          idx = beg >= 0 ? beg : self.size+beg
          idx2 = ed>= 0 ? ed : self.size+ed
          str2 = self[0...idx] + self[idx2+1..-1].to_s
        elsif arg1.kind_of?(String)
          idx = self.index(arg1)
          str2 = self[0...idx] + self[idx+arg1.size..-1] unless idx.nil?
        else
          idx = arg1 >= 0 ? arg1 : self.size+arg1
          str2 = self[0...idx] + self[idx+1..-1].to_s
        end
      end
      self.replace(str2) unless str2.nil?
    end
    str
  end

  ##
  #  call-seq:
  #     str.insert(index, other_str)   -> str
  #
  #  Inserts <i>other_str</i> before the character at the given
  #  <i>index</i>, modifying <i>str</i>. Negative indices count from the
  #  end of the string, and insert <em>after</em> the given character.
  #  The intent is insert <i>aString</i> so that it starts at the given
  #  <i>index</i>.
  #
  #     "abcd".insert(0, 'X')    #=> "Xabcd"
  #     "abcd".insert(3, 'X')    #=> "abcXd"
  #     "abcd".insert(4, 'X')    #=> "abcdX"
  #     "abcd".insert(-3, 'X')   #=> "abXcd"
  #     "abcd".insert(-1, 'X')   #=> "abcdX"
  #
  def insert(idx, str)
    if idx == -1
      return self << str
    elsif idx < 0
      idx += 1
    end
    self[idx, 0] = str
    self
  end

  ##
  #  call-seq:
  #     str.ljust(integer, padstr=' ')   -> new_str
  #
  #  If <i>integer</i> is greater than the length of <i>str</i>, returns a new
  #  <code>String</code> of length <i>integer</i> with <i>str</i> left justified
  #  and padded with <i>padstr</i>; otherwise, returns <i>str</i>.
  #
  #     "hello".ljust(4)            #=> "hello"
  #     "hello".ljust(20)           #=> "hello               "
  #     "hello".ljust(20, '1234')   #=> "hello123412341234123"
  def ljust(idx, padstr = ' ')
    if idx <= self.size
      return self
    end
    newstr = self.dup
    newstr << padstr
    while newstr.size <= idx
      newstr << padstr
    end
    return newstr.slice(0,idx)
  end

  ##
  #  call-seq:
  #     str.rjust(integer, padstr=' ')   -> new_str
  #
  #  If <i>integer</i> is greater than the length of <i>str</i>, returns a new
  #  <code>String</code> of length <i>integer</i> with <i>str</i> right justified
  #  and padded with <i>padstr</i>; otherwise, returns <i>str</i>.
  #
  #     "hello".rjust(4)            #=> "hello"
  #     "hello".rjust(20)           #=> "               hello"
  #     "hello".rjust(20, '1234')   #=> "123412341234123hello"
  def rjust(idx, padstr = ' ')
    if idx <= self.size
      return self
    end
      padsize = idx - self.size
      newstr = padstr.dup
      while newstr.size <= padsize
        newstr << padstr
      end
    return newstr.slice(0,padsize) + self
  end

  #     str.upto(other_str, exclusive=false) {|s| block }   -> str
  #     str.upto(other_str, exclusive=false)                -> an_enumerator
  #
  #  Iterates through successive values, starting at <i>str</i> and
  #  ending at <i>other_str</i> inclusive, passing each value in turn to
  #  the block. The <code>String#succ</code> method is used to generate
  #  each value.  If optional second argument exclusive is omitted or is false,
  #  the last value will be included; otherwise it will be excluded.
  #
  #  If no block is given, an enumerator is returned instead.
  #
  #     "a8".upto("b6") {|s| print s, ' ' }
  #     for s in "a8".."b6"
  #       print s, ' '
  #     end
  #
  #  <em>produces:</em>
  #
  #     a8 a9 b0 b1 b2 b3 b4 b5 b6
  #     a8 a9 b0 b1 b2 b3 b4 b5 b6
  #
  #  If <i>str</i> and <i>other_str</i> contains only ascii numeric characters,
  #  both are recognized as decimal numbers. In addition, the width of
  #  string (e.g. leading zeros) is handled appropriately.
  #
  #     "9".upto("11").to_a   #=> ["9", "10", "11"]
  #     "25".upto("5").to_a   #=> []
  #     "07".upto("11").to_a  #=> ["07", "08", "09", "10", "11"]
  #
  def upto(other_str, excl=false, &block)
    return to_enum :upto, other_str, excl unless block

    str = self
    n = self.<=>other_str
    return self if n > 0 || (self == other_str && excl)
    while true
      block.call(str)
      return self if !excl && str == other_str
      str = str.succ
      return self if excl && str == other_str
    end
  end

  def chars(&block)
    if block_given?
      self.split('').each do |i|
        block.call(i)
      end
      self
    else
      self.split('')
    end
  end

  def each_char(&block)
    return to_enum :each_char unless block

    split('').each do |i|
      block.call(i)
    end
    self
  end

  def codepoints(&block)
    len = self.size

    if block_given?
      self.split('').each do|x|
        block.call(x.ord)
      end
      self
    else
      self.split('').map{|x| x.ord}
    end
  end
  alias each_codepoint codepoints
end