adding a view helper to pluralize based on a count

pom.xml

@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>com.github.danschultz</groupId>
 			<artifactId>as3-collections</artifactId>
-			<version>1.1</version>
+			<version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 			<type>swc</type>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>

src/mesh/view/helpers/text/pluralizeByCount.as

@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+package mesh.view.helpers.text
+{
+	import mesh.core.inflection.pluralize;
+
+	/**
+	 * Pluralizes a <code>singular</code> word based on its <code>count</code>. The word
+	 * is pluralized if and only if <code>count < 1 < count</code>. If <code>plural</code>
+	 * is given, then that word will be used. Otherwise an inflection will be used.
+	 * 
+	 * <p>
+	 * <strong>Examples:</strong>
+	 * <listing version="3.0">
+	 * trace( pluralize(2, "person") ); // 2 people
+	 * trace( pluralize(-2, "person") ); // -2 people
+	 * trace( pluralize(1, "fish") ); // 1 fish
+	 * trace( pluralize(0, "fish") ); // 0 fishes
+	 * trace( pluralize(2, "cake", "desserts") ); // 2 desserts
+	 * trace( pluralize(2, "cake", "desserts") ); // 2 desserts
+	 * </listing>
+	 * </p>
+	 * 
+	 * @return Either a singular or pluralized word when <code>count</code> is not 1.
+	 * @see mesh.core.inflection.pluralize()
+	 */
+	public function pluralizeByCount(count:Number, singular:String, plural:String = null):String
+	{
+		return count.toString() + " " + (count == 1 ? singular : (plural != null) ? plural : pluralize(singular));
+	}
+}

tests/mesh/view/helpers/text/PluralizeByCountTests.as

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+package mesh.view.helpers.text
+{
+	import org.flexunit.assertThat;
+	import org.hamcrest.object.equalTo;
+
+	public class PluralizeByCountTests
+	{
+		private var _tests:Array;
+
+		[Before]
+		public function setup():void
+		{
+			_tests = [
+				{args:[-1, "person"], expected:"-1 people"},
+				{args:[0, "person"], expected:"0 people"},
+				{args:[1, "person"], expected:"1 person"},
+				{args:[2, "person"], expected:"2 people"},
+				{args:[1, "cake", "desserts"], expected:"1 cake"},
+				{args:[2, "cake", "desserts"], expected:"2 desserts"}
+			];
+		}
+
+		[Test]
+		public function testPluralize():void
+		{
+			for each (var test:Object in _tests) {
+				assertThat("test failed for args '" + test.args + "'", pluralizeByCount.apply(null, test.args), equalTo(test.expected));
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}