module Timeliness class Format include Helpers CompilationFailed = Class.new(StandardError) attr_reader :format_string, :regexp, :regexp_string, :token_count def initialize(format_string) @format_string = format_string end def compile! @token_count = 0 format = format_string.dup format.gsub!(/([\.\\])/, '\\\\\1') # escapes dots and backslashes found_tokens, token_order = [], [] # Substitute tokens with numbered placeholder Definitions.sorted_token_keys.each do |token| token_regexp_str, arg_key = Definitions.format_tokens[token] if format.gsub!(/#{token}/, "%<#{found_tokens.size}>") if arg_key token_regexp_str = "(#{token_regexp_str})" @token_count += 1 end found_tokens << [token_regexp_str, arg_key] end end # Replace placeholders with token regexps format.scan(/%<(\d)>/).each {|token_index| token_index = token_index.first token_regexp_str, arg_key = found_tokens[token_index.to_i] format.gsub!("%<#{token_index}>", token_regexp_str) token_order << arg_key } define_process_method(token_order.compact) @regexp_string = format @regexp = Regexp.new("^(#{format})$") self rescue => ex raise CompilationFailed, "The format '#{format_string}' failed to compile using regexp string #{format}. Error message: #{ex.inspect}" end # Redefined on compile def process(*args); end private def define_process_method(components) values = [nil] * 8 components.each do |component| position, code = Definitions.format_components[component] values[position] = code || "#{component}.to_i" if position end instance_eval <<-DEF def process(#{components.join(',')}) [#{values.map {|i| i || 'nil' }.join(',')}] end DEF end end end