simple_importer
    by Justin Marney
    http://github.com/gotascii/simple_importer/

== DESCRIPTION:

Simple API for importing from csv, tsv and xml.

== FEATURES/PROBLEMS:

* FIXME (list of features or problems)

== SYNOPSIS:

# extend your import modules and define import methods
module SpecialImporter
  extend AccessoryImporter

  # if true is passed to run, reset will get called first if it exists.
  def self.reset
    Accessory.find(:all).each {|a| a.destroy }
  end

  def self.import
    csv('Accessory Schema.csv') do |row|
      unless row[0].nil? || row[0] == 'SKU'
        accessory = Accessory.create!(:sku => row[0],
        :image => row[1],
        :thumbnail_image => row[2],
        :name => row[3],
        :supplier_cost => row[4],
        :retail_cost => row[5],
        :description => row[6])
      end
    end
  end
end

# run your import modules (from a rake task perhaps)
XmlImporter.run

== REQUIREMENTS:

Hpricot is required if you intend to import xml.
test/spec and mocha are required to run the tests.

== INSTALL:

sudo gem install gotascii-simple_importer -s http://gems.github.com

== LICENSE:

(The MIT License)

Copyright (c) 2008 Justin Marney

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