class Object # An object is blank if it's false, empty, or a whitespace string. # For example, "", " ", +nil+, [], and {} are all blank. # # This simplifies: # # if address.nil? || address.empty? # # ...to: # # if address.blank? def blank? respond_to?(:empty?) ? empty? : !self end # An object is present if it's not blank?. def present? !blank? end # Returns object if it's present? otherwise returns +nil+. # object.presence is equivalent to object.present? ? object : nil. # # This is handy for any representation of objects where blank is the same # as not present at all. For example, this simplifies a common check for # HTTP POST/query parameters: # # state = params[:state] if params[:state].present? # country = params[:country] if params[:country].present? # region = state || country || 'US' # # ...becomes: # # region = params[:state].presence || params[:country].presence || 'US' def presence self if present? end def trim respond_to?(:strip) ? self.strip : self end end class Hash def validate_required_strings! self.each do |key, value| raise MissingArgumentsError.new "Missing argument: #{key}." if value.blank? raise InvalidArgumentsError.new "Invalid #{key} specified: #{value.inspect} must be a string or symbol." unless value.is_a?(String) || value.is_a?(Symbol) end end def compact self.delete_if { |_, v| v.nil? } end end