# question.rb
#
# Created by James Edward Gray II on 2005-04-26.
# Copyright 2005 Gray Productions. All rights reserved.
#
# This is Free Software. See LICENSE and COPYING for details.
require "optparse"
require "date"
require "pathname"
class HighLine
#
# Question objects contain all the details of a single invocation of
# HighLine.ask(). The object is initialized by the parameters passed to
# HighLine.ask() and then queried to make sure each step of the input
# process is handled according to the users wishes.
#
class Question
# An internal HighLine error. User code does not need to trap this.
class NoAutoCompleteMatch < StandardError
# do nothing, just creating a unique error type
end
#
# Create an instance of HighLine::Question. Expects a _question_ to ask
# (can be "") and an _answer_type_ to convert the answer to.
# The _answer_type_ parameter must be a type recognized by
# Question.convert(). If given, a block is yielded the new Question
# object to allow custom initialization.
#
def initialize( question, answer_type )
# initialize instance data
@question = question.dup
@answer_type = answer_type
@completion = @answer_type
@character = nil
@limit = nil
@echo = true
@readline = false
@whitespace = :strip
@case = nil
@default = nil
@validate = nil
@above = nil
@below = nil
@in = nil
@confirm = nil
@gather = false
@verify_match = false
@first_answer = nil
@directory = Pathname.new(File.expand_path(File.dirname($0)))
@glob = "*"
@responses = Hash.new
@overwrite = false
# allow block to override settings
yield self if block_given?
# finalize responses based on settings
build_responses
end
# The ERb template of the question to be asked.
attr_accessor :question
# The type that will be used to convert this answer.
attr_accessor :answer_type
# For Auto-completion
attr_accessor :completion
#
# Can be set to +true+ to use HighLine's cross-platform character reader
# instead of fetching an entire line of input. (Note: HighLine's character
# reader *ONLY* supports STDIN on Windows and Unix.) Can also be set to
# :getc to use that method on the input stream.
#
# *WARNING*: The _echo_ and _overwrite_ attributes for a question are
# ignored when using the :getc method.
#
attr_accessor :character
#
# Allows you to set a character limit for input.
#
# *WARNING*: This option forces a character by character read.
#
attr_accessor :limit
#
# Can be set to +true+ or +false+ to control whether or not input will
# be echoed back to the user. A setting of +true+ will cause echo to
# match input, but any other true value will be treated as a String to
# echo for each character typed.
#
# This requires HighLine's character reader. See the _character_
# attribute for details.
#
# *Note*: When using HighLine to manage echo on Unix based systems, we
# recommend installing the termios gem. Without it, it's possible to type
# fast enough to have letters still show up (when reading character by
# character only).
#
attr_accessor :echo
#
# Use the Readline library to fetch input. This allows input editing as
# well as keeping a history. In addition, tab will auto-complete
# within an Array of choices or a file listing.
#
# *WARNING*: This option is incompatible with all of HighLine's
# character reading modes and it causes HighLine to ignore the
# specified _input_ stream.
#
attr_accessor :readline
#
# Used to control whitespace processing for the answer to this question.
# See HighLine::Question.remove_whitespace() for acceptable settings.
#
attr_accessor :whitespace
#
# Used to control character case processing for the answer to this question.
# See HighLine::Question.change_case() for acceptable settings.
#
attr_accessor :case
# Used to provide a default answer to this question.
attr_accessor :default
#
# If set to a Regexp, the answer must match (before type conversion).
# Can also be set to a Proc which will be called with the provided
# answer to validate with a +true+ or +false+ return.
#
attr_accessor :validate
# Used to control range checks for answer.
attr_accessor :above, :below
# If set, answer must pass an include?() check on this object.
attr_accessor :in
#
# Asks a yes or no confirmation question, to ensure a user knows what
# they have just agreed to. If set to +true+ the question will be,
# "Are you sure? " Any other true value for this attribute is assumed
# to be the question to ask. When +false+ or +nil+ (the default),
# answers are not confirmed.
#
attr_accessor :confirm
#
# When set, the user will be prompted for multiple answers which will
# be collected into an Array or Hash and returned as the final answer.
#
# You can set _gather_ to an Integer to have an Array of exactly that
# many answers collected, or a String/Regexp to match an end input which
# will not be returned in the Array.
#
# Optionally _gather_ can be set to a Hash. In this case, the question
# will be asked once for each key and the answers will be returned in a
# Hash, mapped by key. The @key variable is set before each
# question is evaluated, so you can use it in your question.
#
attr_accessor :gather
#
# When set to +true+ multiple entries will be collected according to
# the setting for _gather_, except they will be required to match
# each other. Multiple identical entries will return a single answer.
#
attr_accessor :verify_match
#
# When set to a non *nil* value, this will be tried as an answer to the
# question. If this answer passes validations, it will become the result
# without the user ever being prompted. Otherwise this value is discarded,
# and this Question is resolved as a normal call to HighLine.ask().
#
attr_writer :first_answer
#
# The directory from which a user will be allowed to select files, when
# File or Pathname is specified as an _answer_type_. Initially set to
# Pathname.new(File.expand_path(File.dirname($0))).
#
attr_accessor :directory
#
# The glob pattern used to limit file selection when File or Pathname is
# specified as an _answer_type_. Initially set to "*".
#
attr_accessor :glob
#
# A Hash that stores the various responses used by HighLine to notify
# the user. The currently used responses and their purpose are as
# follows:
#
# :ambiguous_completion:: Used to notify the user of an
# ambiguous answer the auto-completion
# system cannot resolve.
# :ask_on_error:: This is the question that will be
# redisplayed to the user in the event
# of an error. Can be set to
# :question to repeat the
# original question.
# :invalid_type:: The error message shown when a type
# conversion fails.
# :no_completion:: Used to notify the user that their
# selection does not have a valid
# auto-completion match.
# :not_in_range:: Used to notify the user that a
# provided answer did not satisfy
# the range requirement tests.
# :not_valid:: The error message shown when
# validation checks fail.
#
attr_reader :responses
#
# When set to +true+ the question is asked, but output does not progress to
# the next line. The Cursor is moved back to the beginning of the question
# line and it is cleared so that all the contents of the line disappear from
# the screen.
#
attr_accessor :overwrite
#
# Returns the provided _answer_string_ or the default answer for this
# Question if a default was set and the answer is empty.
#
def answer_or_default( answer_string )
if answer_string.length == 0 and not @default.nil?
@default
else
answer_string
end
end
#
# Called late in the initialization process to build intelligent
# responses based on the details of this Question object.
# Also used by Menu#update_responses.
#
def build_responses(message_source = answer_type, new_hash_wins = false)
append_default unless default.nil?
choice_error_str_func = lambda do
message_source.is_a?(Array) \
? '[' + message_source.map { |s| "#{s}" }.join(', ') + ']' \
: message_source.inspect
end
old_hash = @responses
new_hash = { :ambiguous_completion =>
"Ambiguous choice. Please choose one of " +
choice_error_str_func.call + '.',
:ask_on_error =>
"? ",
:invalid_type =>
"You must enter a valid #{message_source}.",
:no_completion =>
"You must choose one of " + choice_error_str_func.call + '.',
:not_in_range =>
"Your answer isn't within the expected range " +
"(#{expected_range}).",
:mismatch =>
"Your entries didn't match.",
:not_valid =>
"Your answer isn't valid (must match " +
"#{@validate.inspect})." }
@responses = new_hash_wins ? old_hash.merge(new_hash) : new_hash.merge(old_hash)
end
#
# Returns the provided _answer_string_ after changing character case by
# the rules of this Question. Valid settings for whitespace are:
#
# +nil+:: Do not alter character case.
# (Default.)
# :up:: Calls upcase().
# :upcase:: Calls upcase().
# :down:: Calls downcase().
# :downcase:: Calls downcase().
# :capitalize:: Calls capitalize().
#
# An unrecognized choice (like :none) is treated as +nil+.
#
def change_case( answer_string )
if [:up, :upcase].include?(@case)
answer_string.upcase
elsif [:down, :downcase].include?(@case)
answer_string.downcase
elsif @case == :capitalize
answer_string.capitalize
else
answer_string
end
end
#
# Transforms the given _answer_string_ into the expected type for this
# Question. Currently supported conversions are:
#
# [...]:: Answer must be a member of the passed Array.
# Auto-completion is used to expand partial
# answers.
# lambda {...}:: Answer is passed to lambda for conversion.
# Date:: Date.parse() is called with answer.
# DateTime:: DateTime.parse() is called with answer.
# File:: The entered file name is auto-completed in
# terms of _directory_ + _glob_, opened, and
# returned.
# Float:: Answer is converted with Kernel.Float().
# Integer:: Answer is converted with Kernel.Integer().
# +nil+:: Answer is left in String format. (Default.)
# Pathname:: Same as File, save that a Pathname object is
# returned.
# String:: Answer is converted with Kernel.String().
# HighLine::String:: Answer is converted with HighLine::String()
# Regexp:: Answer is fed to Regexp.new().
# Symbol:: The method to_sym() is called on answer and
# the result returned.
# any other Class:: The answer is passed on to
# Class.parse().
#
# This method throws ArgumentError, if the conversion cannot be
# completed for any reason.
#
def convert( answer_string )
if @answer_type.nil?
answer_string
elsif [::String, HighLine::String].include?(@answer_type)
HighLine::String(answer_string)
elsif [Float, Integer, String].include?(@answer_type)
Kernel.send(@answer_type.to_s.to_sym, answer_string)
elsif @answer_type == Symbol
answer_string.to_sym
elsif @answer_type == Regexp
Regexp.new(answer_string)
elsif @answer_type.is_a?(Array) or [File, Pathname].include?(@answer_type)
# cheating, using OptionParser's Completion module
choices = selection
choices.extend(OptionParser::Completion)
answer = choices.complete(answer_string)
if answer.nil?
raise NoAutoCompleteMatch
end
if @answer_type.is_a?(Array)
answer.last
elsif @answer_type == File
File.open(File.join(@directory.to_s, answer.last))
else
Pathname.new(File.join(@directory.to_s, answer.last))
end
elsif [Date, DateTime].include?(@answer_type) or @answer_type.is_a?(Class)
@answer_type.parse(answer_string)
elsif @answer_type.is_a?(Proc)
@answer_type[answer_string]
end
end
# Returns an English explanation of the current range settings.
def expected_range( )
expected = [ ]
expected << "above #{@above}" unless @above.nil?
expected << "below #{@below}" unless @below.nil?
expected << "included in #{@in.inspect}" unless @in.nil?
case expected.size
when 0 then ""
when 1 then expected.first
when 2 then expected.join(" and ")
else expected[0..-2].join(", ") + ", and #{expected.last}"
end
end
# Returns _first_answer_, which will be unset following this call.
def first_answer( )
@first_answer
ensure
@first_answer = nil
end
# Returns true if _first_answer_ is set.
def first_answer?( )
not @first_answer.nil?
end
#
# Returns +true+ if the _answer_object_ is greater than the _above_
# attribute, less than the _below_ attribute and include?()ed in the
# _in_ attribute. Otherwise, +false+ is returned. Any +nil+ attributes
# are not checked.
#
def in_range?( answer_object )
(@above.nil? or answer_object > @above) and
(@below.nil? or answer_object < @below) and
(@in.nil? or @in.include?(answer_object))
end
#
# Returns the provided _answer_string_ after processing whitespace by
# the rules of this Question. Valid settings for whitespace are:
#
# +nil+:: Do not alter whitespace.
# :strip:: Calls strip(). (Default.)
# :chomp:: Calls chomp().
# :collapse:: Collapses all whitespace runs to a
# single space.
# :strip_and_collapse:: Calls strip(), then collapses all
# whitespace runs to a single space.
# :chomp_and_collapse:: Calls chomp(), then collapses all
# whitespace runs to a single space.
# :remove:: Removes all whitespace.
#
# An unrecognized choice (like :none) is treated as +nil+.
#
# This process is skipped for single character input.
#
def remove_whitespace( answer_string )
if @whitespace.nil?
answer_string
elsif [:strip, :chomp].include?(@whitespace)
answer_string.send(@whitespace)
elsif @whitespace == :collapse
answer_string.gsub(/\s+/, " ")
elsif [:strip_and_collapse, :chomp_and_collapse].include?(@whitespace)
result = answer_string.send(@whitespace.to_s[/^[a-z]+/])
result.gsub(/\s+/, " ")
elsif @whitespace == :remove
answer_string.gsub(/\s+/, "")
else
answer_string
end
end
#
# Returns an Array of valid answers to this question. These answers are
# only known when _answer_type_ is set to an Array of choices, File, or
# Pathname. Any other time, this method will return an empty Array.
#
def selection( )
if @completion.is_a?(Array)
@completion
elsif [File, Pathname].include?(@completion)
Dir[File.join(@directory.to_s, @glob)].map do |file|
File.basename(file)
end
else
[ ]
end
end
# Stringifies the question to be asked.
def to_str( )
@question
end
#
# Returns +true+ if the provided _answer_string_ is accepted by the
# _validate_ attribute or +false+ if it's not.
#
# It's important to realize that an answer is validated after whitespace
# and case handling.
#
def valid_answer?( answer_string )
@validate.nil? or
(@validate.is_a?(Regexp) and answer_string =~ @validate) or
(@validate.is_a?(Proc) and @validate[answer_string])
end
private
#
# Adds the default choice to the end of question between |...|.
# Trailing whitespace is preserved so the function of HighLine.say() is
# not affected.
#
def append_default( )
if @question =~ /([\t ]+)\Z/
@question << "|#{@default}|#{$1}"
elsif @question == ""
@question << "|#{@default}| "
elsif @question[-1, 1] == "\n"
@question[-2, 0] = " |#{@default}|"
else
@question << " |#{@default}|"
end
end
end
end