First, I'm just going to repeat your code with the formatting corrected. (Indentation is all over the place... Indentation is supposed to make the code easier to understand, not harder! If you're not 100% sure how indentation works, then use the auto-indentation feature of your chosen editor.)
def birth_path_number(birth_date)
birth_date = birth_date[0].to_i + birth_date[1].to_i + birth_date[2].to_i + birth_date[3].to_i + birth_date[4].to_i + birth_date[5].to_i + birth_date[6].to_i + birth_date[7].to_i
birth_date = birth_date.to_s
second_number = birth_date[0].to_i + birth_date[1].to_i
if second_number > 9
then birth_date = second_number[0].to_i + second_number[1].to_i
else
birth_date = second_number.to_i
end
puts birth_date
end
def number(birth_date)
if birth_date == 1
then display_one = "One is the leader. The number one indicates the ability to stand alone and is a strong vibration. Ruled by the Sun."
elsif birth_date == 2
then display_one = "This is the mediator and peace-lover. The number two indicates the desire for harmony. It is a gentle, considerate, and sensitive vibration. Ruled by the Moon."
elsif birth_date == 3
then display_one = "Number Three is a sociable, friendly, and outgoing vibration. Kind, positive, and optimistic, Three's enjoy life and have a good sense of humor. Ruled by Jupiter."
elsif birth_date == 4
then display_one = "This is the worker. Practical, with a love of detail, Fours are trustworthy, hard-working, and helpful. Ruled by Uranus."
elsif birth_date == 5
then display_one = "This is the freedom lover. The number five is an intellectual vibration. These are 'idea' people with a love of variety and the ability to adapt to most situations. Ruled by Mercury."
elsif birth_date == 6
then display_one = "This is the peace lover. The number six is a loving, stable, and harmonious vibration. Ruled by Venus."
elsif birth_date == 7
then display_one = "This is the deep thinker. The number seven is a spiritual vibration. These people are not very attached to material things, are introspective, and generally quiet. Ruled by Neptune."
elsif birth_date == 8
then display_one = "This is the manager. Number Eight is a strong, successful, and material vibration. Ruled by Saturn."
elsif birth_date == 9
then display_one = "This is the teacher. Number Nine is a tolerant, somewhat impractical, and sympathetic vibration. Ruled by Mars."
end
puts display_one
end
puts "Write your birthday in the format MMDDYYYY"
birth_date = gets
birth_path_number(birth_date)
number(birth_date)
Now then, your main bug is that the number method is being called with the original input (e.g. "01282021"), not the "birth path number". Or to put this another way, contrary to the title of your question, the method is being called, but none of the if ... else if ... conditions are being met -- so display_one == nil, and an empty line is being printed to the terminal.
(It might also help if you actually told us what this arbitrary birth_path_number value is actually supposed to represent, otherwise I have no way of knowing if that part of the code is correct!)
Due to the way you've currently written the code, this is inevitable -- because the birth_path_number method doesn't actually return a value. Here is a minimal change to your code, to make it "work". (Note that I've renamed a couple of methods/variables, just to make it a tiny bit clearer what's going on.)
def birth_path_number(birth_date)
birth_date = birth_date[0].to_i + birth_date[1].to_i + birth_date[2].to_i + birth_date[3].to_i + birth_date[4].to_i + birth_date[5].to_i + birth_date[6].to_i + birth_date[7].to_i
birth_date = birth_date.to_s
second_number = birth_date[0].to_i + birth_date[1].to_i
if second_number > 9
then second_number[0].to_i + second_number[1].to_i
else
second_number.to_i
end
end
def display_one(birth_path_number)
if birth_path_number == 1
then message = "One is the leader. The number one indicates the ability to stand alone and is a strong vibration. Ruled by the Sun."
elsif birth_path_number == 2
then message = "This is the mediator and peace-lover. The number two indicates the desire for harmony. It is a gentle, considerate, and sensitive vibration. Ruled by the Moon."
elsif birth_path_number == 3
then message = "Number Three is a sociable, friendly, and outgoing vibration. Kind, positive, and optimistic, Three's enjoy life and have a good sense of humor. Ruled by Jupiter."
elsif birth_path_number == 4
then message = "This is the worker. Practical, with a love of detail, Fours are trustworthy, hard-working, and helpful. Ruled by Uranus."
elsif birth_path_number == 5
then message = "This is the freedom lover. The number five is an intellectual vibration. These are 'idea' people with a love of variety and the ability to adapt to most situations. Ruled by Mercury."
elsif birth_path_number == 6
then message = "This is the peace lover. The number six is a loving, stable, and harmonious vibration. Ruled by Venus."
elsif birth_path_number == 7
then message = "This is the deep thinker. The number seven is a spiritual vibration. These people are not very attached to material things, are introspective, and generally quiet. Ruled by Neptune."
elsif birth_path_number == 8
then message = "This is the manager. Number Eight is a strong, successful, and material vibration. Ruled by Saturn."
elsif birth_path_number == 9
then message = "This is the teacher. Number Nine is a tolerant, somewhat impractical, and sympathetic vibration. Ruled by Mars."
end
puts message
end
puts "Write your birthday in the format MMDDYYYY"
birth_date = gets
birth_path_number = birth_path_number(birth_date)
puts birth_path_number
display_one(birth_path_number)
And finally, here is a slightly bigger change to your code -- I'm not massively changing how it actually works, just trying to make it a bit simpler and cleaner:
def birth_path_number(birth_date)
# Sum of digits
sum1 = birth_date.chars.map(&:to_i).sum
# Sum of digits again (in case the previous sum is greater than 9)
sum2 = sum1.digits.sum
# Sum of digits again (in case the previous sum is still greater than 9)
sum2.digits.sum
end
def message_one(birth_path_number)
case birth_path_number
when 1
"One is the leader. The number one indicates the ability to stand alone and is a strong vibration. Ruled by the Sun."
when 2
"This is the mediator and peace-lover. The number two indicates the desire for harmony. It is a gentle, considerate, and sensitive vibration. Ruled by the Moon."
when 3
"Number Three is a sociable, friendly, and outgoing vibration. Kind, positive, and optimistic, Three's enjoy life and have a good sense of humor. Ruled by Jupiter."
when 4
"This is the worker. Practical, with a love of detail, Fours are trustworthy, hard-working, and helpful. Ruled by Uranus."
when 5
"This is the freedom lover. The number five is an intellectual vibration. These are 'idea' people with a love of variety and the ability to adapt to most situations. Ruled by Mercury."
when 6
"This is the peace lover. The number six is a loving, stable, and harmonious vibration. Ruled by Venus."
when 7
"This is the deep thinker. The number seven is a spiritual vibration. These people are not very attached to material things, are introspective, and generally quiet. Ruled by Neptune."
when 8
"This is the manager. Number Eight is a strong, successful, and material vibration. Ruled by Saturn."
when 9
"This is the teacher. Number Nine is a tolerant, somewhat impractical, and sympathetic vibration. Ruled by Mars."
else
raise "Error: Unknown birth path number #{birth_path_number}"
end
end
puts "Write your birthday in the format MMDDYYYY"
birth_date = gets.chomp
birth_path_number = birth_path_number(birth_date)
puts birth_path_number
puts message_one(birth_path_number)
