#-- # =============================================================================== # Copyright (c) 2005, Christopher Kleckner # All rights reserved # # This file is part of the Rio library for ruby. # # Rio is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by # the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or # (at your option) any later version. # # Rio is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, # but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of # MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the # GNU General Public License for more details. # # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License # along with Rio; if not, write to the Free Software # Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA # =============================================================================== #++ # # To create the documentation for Rio run the command # rake rdoc # from the distribution directory. Then point your browser at the 'doc/rdoc' directory. # # Suggested Reading # * RIO::Doc::SYNOPSIS # * RIO::Doc::INTRO # * RIO::Doc::HOWTO # * RIO::Rio # # Rio is pre-alpha software. # The documented interface and behavior is subject to change without notice. module RIO module Doc #:doc: =begin rdoc = Rio - Ruby I/O Comfort Class Rio is a convenience class wrapping much of the functionality of IO, File, Dir, Pathname, FileUtils, Tempfile, StringIO, OpenURI, Zlib, and CSV. == HOWTO... === Read a single file ario = rio('afile') string = "" array = [] * Read a file into a string. # method 1 string = ario.slurp # method 2 ario > string * Append a file onto a string. # method 1 ario >> string # method 2 string += ario.slurp * Read lines of a file into an array # method 1 array = ario[] # method 2 ario > array # method 3 array = ario.to_a # method 4 array = ario.readlines * Append lines of a file into an array # method 1 ario >> array # method 2 array += ario.lines[] * Read the first 10 lines of a file into an array # method 1 array = ario[0...10] # method 2 array = ario.lines[0...10] # method 3 ario.lines(0...10) > array * Read lines of a file into an array, with each line chomped # method 1 array = ario.chomp[] # method 2 array = ario.chomp.lines[] # method 3 ario.chomp > array * Append the first 10 lines of a file into an array, with each line chomped # method 1 array += ario.chomp.lines[0...10] # method 2 ario.chomp.lines(0...10) >> array * Read all lines starting with 'require' into an array, with each line chomped # method 1 array = ario.chomp.lines[/^\s*require/] # method 2 ario.chomp.lines(/^\s*require/) > array * Read a gzipped file into a string # method 1 rio('afile.gz').gzip > string # method 2 string = rio('afile.gz').gzip.slurp * Append a gzipped file into a string # method 1 rio('afile.gz').gzip >> string # method 2 string += rio('afile.gz').gzip.slurp * Iterate through all the lines of a file # method 1 rio('afile').lines { |line| ... } # method 2 rio('afile').each { |line| ... } # method 3 rio('afile').each_line { |line| ... } * Iterate through the lines of a gzipped file rio('afile.gz').gzip { |line| ... } * Iterate through all non-empty lines of a gzipped file, with each line chomped rio('afile.gz').gzip.chomp.nolines(:empty?) { |line| ... } * Iterate through the first 100 lines of a file # method 1 rio('afile').lines(0...100) { |line| ... } * Iterate through the first line and all ruby comment lines in a gzipped file rio('afile.rb.gz').gzip.lines(0,/^\s*#/) { |line| ... } * Iterate through the lines of a ruby file that are neither empty nor comments, with all lines chomped rio('afile.rb.gz').chomp.nolines(/^\s*#/,:empty?) { |line| ... } * Read all the comment lines from a ruby file into an array with all lines chomped # method 1 array = rio('afile.rb').chomp.lines[/^\s*#/] # method 2 rio('afile.rb').chomp.lines(/^\s*#/) > array * Read lines of a file into an array, with each line chomped, skipping any lines longer than 1024 chars # method 1 ario.chomp.lines(proc{ |line| line.length <= 1024}) > array # method 2 array = ario.chomp.nolines[proc{ |line| line.length > 1024}] # method 3 array = ario.chomp.lines(proc{ |line| line.length <= 1024}).to_a --- === Write to a single file ario = rio('afile') string = "A String\n" array = ["Line 0\n","Line 1\n"] * Write a string to a file, leaving the Rio open # method 1 ario.puts(string) # method 2 ario.print(string) # method 3 ario.noautoclose < string * Write a string to a file and close the file # method 1 rio('afile') < string # method 2 ario.print!(string) # method 3 ario.print(string).close * Append a string to a file, leaving the Rio open # method 1 ario.a.puts(string) # method 2 ario.a.print(string) # method 3 ario.noautoclose << string * Append a string to a file and close the file # method 1 rio('afile') << string # method 2 rio('afile').a.print!(string) # method 3 rio('afile').a.print(string).close * Write an array to a file, leaving the Rio open # method 1 ario = rio('afile').nocloseoncopy ario << array # method 2 ario.noautoclose < array * Write an array to a file and close the file # method 1 rio('afile') < array --- === Select records ario = rio('afile') string = "" array = [] * Put lines one thru ten and line 100 into an array # method 1 array = ario[0..9,99] # method 2 array = ario[0...10,99..99] # method 3 ario(0..9,99) > array * Put lines one thru ten,line 100 and lines starting with 'zippy' into an array # method 1 array = ario[0..9,99,/^zippy/] # method 2 array = ario[0...10,99..99,/^zippy/] # method 3 ario(0..9,99,/^zippy/) > array * Put lines that are longer than 128 bytes into an array # method 1 array = ario[proc{ |l| l.length > 128}] # method 2 array = ario.lines[proc{ |l| l.length > 128}] # method 3 array = ario.nolines[proc{ |l| l.length <= 128}] * Copy all lines that do not start with 'zippy' into another file # method 1 ario.nolines(/^zippy/) > rio('another_file') # method 2 ario.lines.nolines(/^zippy/) > rio('another_file') # method 3 rio('another_file') < ario.nolines(/^zippy/) * Copy the first 10 lines and lines starting with 'zippy', but exclude any lines longer than 128 bytes # method 1 ario.lines(0...10,/^zippy/).nolines(proc{ |l| l.length > 128}] > rio('another_file') # method 2 rio('another_file') < ario.lines(0...10,/^zippy/).nolines(proc{ |l| l.length > 128}) --- === Select directory entries ario = rio('adir') string = "" array = [] * Put all entries with the extension '.txt' into an array # method 1 array = ario['*.txt'] # method 2 array = ario[/\.txt/] # method 3 array = ario.entries['*.txt'] * Put all files with the extension '.txt' into an array # method 1 array = ario.files['*.txt'] # method 2 array = ario.files[/\.txt/] # method 3 array = ario.files['*.txt'] * Put all entries with the extension '.txt' into an array, including those in subdirectories # method 1 array = ario.all['*.txt'] # method 2 array = ario.all[/\.txt/] # method 3 array = ario.all.entries['*.txt'] * Put all entries with the extension '.txt' into an array, including those in subdirectories, except those in subdirectories name '.svn' # method 1 array = ario.norecurse('.svn').all['*.txt'] # method 2 array = ario.norecurse(/^\.svn$/).all[/\.txt/] # method 3 array = ario.norecurse('.svn').entries['*.txt'] # method 4 array = ario.entries('*.txt').norecurse('.svn').to_a # method 5 array = ario.norecurse('.svn')['*.txt'] * Iterate through ruby files in a directory and subdirectories skipping those in the '.svn', and 'pkg' directories # method 1 is_ruby_exe = proc{ |f| f.executable? and f[0][0] =~ /^#!.+ruby/ } ario.norecurse('.svn','pkg').files('*.rb',is_ruby_exe) { |f| ... } # method 2 is_ruby_exe = proc{ |f| f.executable? and f.gets =~ /^#!.+ruby/ } ario.norecurse('.svn','pkg').files('*.rb',is_ruby_exe) { |f| ... } * Put all files excluding those that are symlinks to files in an array # method 1 array = ario.nofiles[:symlink?] # method 2 array = ario.nofiles(:symlink?).files[] # method 3 array = ario.nofiles(:symlink?).to_a # method 4 array = ario.files.nofiles[:symlink?] * Put all entries that are not files (or symlinks to files) into an array # method 1 array = ario.nofiles[] # method 2 array = ario.nofiles.to_a * Put all entries that are symlinks to files into an array # method 1 array = ario.files[proc{|f| f.file? and f.symlink?}] # method 2 array = ario.files(proc{|f| f.file? and f.symlink?}).to_a * Put all directories except those named '.svn' into an array # method 1 array = ario.nodirs['.svn'] # method 2 array = ario.nodirs[/^\.svn/] # method 3 array = ario.nodirs('.svn').to_a # method 4 array = ario.nodirs('.svn').dirs[] # method 5 array = ario.nodirs('.svn')[] --- === Read and writing files ario = rio('afile') string = "" array = [] * Copy the contents of one file into another file # method 1 rio('srcfile') > rio('dstfile') # method 2 rio('dstfile') < rio('srcfile') # method 3 rip('dstfile').print!(rio('srcfile').slurp) * Append the contents of one file to another file # method 1 rio('srcfile') >> rio('dstfile') # method 2 rio('dstfile') << rio('srcfile') # method 3 rip('dstfile').a.print!(rio('srcfile').slurp) * Copy the first 10 lines of one file to another file # method 1 rio('srcfile').lines(0...10) > rio('dstfile') # method 2 rio('dstfile') < rio('srcfile').lines(0...10) # method 3 rio('dstfile') < rio('srcfile').lines[0...10] * Concatenate several files into one # method 1 rio('dstfile') < [ rio('src1'), rio('src2'), rio('src3') ] # method 2 rio('dstfile') < rio('src1') << rio('src2') << rio('src3') * Copy a web page into a file # method 1 rio('http://ruby-doc.org/') > rio('afile') # method 2 rio('afile') < rio('http://ruby-doc.org/') # method 3 rio('afile').print!(rio('http://ruby-doc.org/').slurp) * Append the output of the daytime server running on the localhost to a file # method 1 rio("tcp://localhost:daytime") >> rio('afile') # method 2 rio("tcp:",'localhost','daytime') >> rio('afile') # method 3 rio('afile') << rio("tcp://:daytime") # method 4 rio('afile') << rio("tcp://:13") * Copy the first line and all lines containing 'http:' to a file # method 1 rio('srcfile').lines(0,/http:/) > rio('dstfile') # method 2 rio('dstfile') < rio('srcfile').lines(0,/http:/) # method 3 rio('dstfile') < rio('srcfile').lines[0,/http:/] # method 4 * Create a gzipped copy of a file # method 1 rio('afile') > rio('afile.gz').gzip # method 2 rio('afile.gz').gzip < rio('afile') # method 3 rio('afile.gz').gzip.print!( rio('afile').slurp ) * Create an ungzipped copy of a gzipped file # method 1 rio('afile') < rio('afile.gz').gzip # method 2 rio('afile.gz').gzip > rio('afile') # method 3 rio('afile').print!( rio('afile.gz').gzip.slurp ) * Copy the first 100 lines of gzipped file on a webserver into a local file # method 1 rio('http://aserver/afile.gz').gzip.lines(0...100) > rio('afile') * Create a file composed of a header from another file, the output of the 'ps' command, some text and its creation time pulled from the daytime server running on your localhost # method 1 rio('out') < [ rio('header'), rio(?-,'ps'), "Created on ", rio('tcp://:daytime') ] # method 2 rio('out') < rio('header') << rio(?-,'ps') << "Created on: " << rio("tcp://:daytime") --- === Reading multiple files ario = rio('adir') string = "" array = [] * Count the lines of code in a directory tree of ruby source files # method 1 cnt = ario.all.files('*.rb').chomp.nolines(/^\s*#/,/^\s*$/).inject(0) { |sum,l| sum += 1 } # method 2 cnt = ario.all.files('*.rb').chomp.nolines[/^\s*#/,/^\s*$/].size * Concatanate the contents of all .txt files in a directory into an array # method 1 array = ario.lines.files['*.txt'] # method 2 array = ario.files('*.txt').lines[] # method 3 ario.files('*.txt').lines > array * Concatanate the first line of all .txt files in a directory into an array # method 1 array = ario.lines(0).files['*.txt'] # method 2 array = ario.files('*.txt').lines[0] # method 3 ario.files('*.txt').lines(0) > array * Copy all .txt files (but only their first ten lines) in a directory into another directiory # method 1 ario.files('*.txt').lines(0...10) > rio('another_dir') --- === Read and write using Standard IO string = "" array = [] * Prompt for input and return what was typed # method 1 ans = rio(?-).chomp.print("Type Something: ").gets # method 2 stdio = rio(?-).chomp ans = stdio.print("Type Something: ").gets * Create a Rio tied to stdin or stdout, depending on how it is used stdio = rio(?-) * Create a Rio tied to stderr stderr = rio(?=) * Write a string to stdout # method 1 rio(?-).puts("Hello World") # method 2 rio(?-) << "Hello World\n" # method 3 rio(?-) < "Hello World\n" * Read a string from stdin with the input chomped # method 1 ans = rio(?-).chomp.gets # method 2 stdio = rio(?-).chomp ans = stdio.gets * Read from stdin until end of file with the result going into a string # method 1 rio(?-) >> string # method 2 rio(?-) > string * Read from stdin until end of file with the chomped lines going into an array # method 1 rio(?-).chomp >> array # method 2 rio(?-).chomp > array * Read from stdin until end of file with the result going into a file # method 1 rio(?-) > rio('afile') # method 2 rio('afile') < rio(?-) * Read from stdin until end of file with the result appended to a file # method 1 rio(?-) >> rio('afile') # method 2 rio('afile') << rio(?-) * Write a message to stderr # method 1 rio(?=).puts("Hello Error") # method 2 rio(?=) << "Hello Error\n" # method 3 rio(?=) < "Hello Error\n" * Dump a file to stdout # method 1 rio(?-) << rio('afile') # method 2 rio('afile') >> rio(?-) # method 3 rio('afile') > rio(?-) # method 4 rio(?-) < rio('afile') # method 5 rio(?-).print(rio('afile').slurp) * Emulate a simplified unix 'head' command which reads from stdin and writes the first 10 lines to stdout # method 1 rio(?-).lines(0..9) > rio(?-) --- === Reading and writing from processes as one might do with popen * Read the output of the 'ps' command into an array without the header line or the line representing the 'ps' command itself ps = rio(?-,'ps -a').nolines[0,/ps$/] * Run an external program, copying its input from one location and its output from another, and make it look very much like a shell command. # method 1 ans = "" cat = rio(?-,'cat').w! cat <"Hello Kitty\n" >ans --- === Renaming and moving files string = "" array = [] * Rename the file 'a' to 'b' # method 1 rio('a').rename('b') # method 2 rio('a').rename.filename = 'b' * Rename a file and leave the Rio referencing the files old name ario = rio('a') # method 1 ario.rename('b') * Rename a file and change the Rio to reference the new file name ario = rio('a') # method 1 ario.rename!('b') * Rename the file 'index.htm' to 'index.html' # method 1 rio('index.htm').rename('index.html') # method 2 rio('index.htm').rename.extname = '.html' * Rename the file 'index.html' to 'welcome.html' # method 1 rio('index.html').rename('welecome.html') # method 2 rio('index.htm').rename.basename = 'welcome' * Move a file from directory 'src' to directory 'dst' # method 1 rio('src/afile').rename('dst/afile') # method 2 rio('src/afile').rename.dirname = 'dst' * Change a file to have the extension '.html' leaving the rest of it as is # method 1 ario.rename.extname = '.html' * Change a files basename to 'zippy' without changing its extension # method 1 ario.rename.basename = 'zippy' * Change a file ending with '.tar.gz' to end with '.tgz' # method 1 ario.rename.ext('.tar.gz').extname = '.tgz' * Change the extension of all files with the extension '.htm' in a directory to have the extension '.html' # method 1 rio('adir').rename.files('*.htm') do |htmfile| htmlfile.extname = '.html' end # method 2 rio('adir').files('*.htm') do |htmfile| htmlfile.rename.extname = '.html' end * Change the extension of all files with the extension '.htm' in a directory and its subdirectories to have the extension '.html' # method 1 rio('adir').rename.all.files('*.htm') do |htmfile| htmfile.extname = '.html' end # method 2 rio('adir').all.files('*.htm') do |htmfile| htmfile.rename.extname = '.html' end --- === Manipulate a Rio's path string = "" array = [] * Create a Rio with an additional subdirectory appended ap = rio('adir') # method 1 ap /= 'subdirectory' # method 2 ap = ap.join('subdirectory') # method 3 ap = rio(ap,'subdirectory') # method 4 * Create a Rio from an array of subdirectories dirs = ['adir','subdir1','subdir2'] # method 1 ario = rio(dirs) * Create an array of subdirectories from a Rio # method 1 anarray = rio('adir/subdir1/subdir2').split * Append a string to a path # method 1 ario = rio('apath') + astring # method 2 ario = rio('apath') ario += astring * create a directory 'links' with a symlink pointing to each .rb file in directory 'lib' (including subdirectories) lib = rio('lib') links = rio('links').delete!.mkdir lib.all.files("*.rb") do |f| f.symlink( f.dirname.sub(/^#{lib}/,links).mkdir ) end ---- Suggested Reading * RIO::Doc::SYNOPSIS * RIO::Doc::INTRO * RIO::Rio =end module HOWTO end end end