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module RTM
  # Some helpers for locators which could ideally mixed into String and Locator.
  # Anyway, they are not here to not clutter up the namespace too much.
  module LocatorHelpers
    # removes "=" (and possible whitespace thereafter) from the beginning of a String or Locator if it is there
    def self.slo2iri(slo)
      slo = slo.to_s
      slo = slo[1..-1].lstrip if slo[0] == "="[0] # remove = if slo starts with it
      slo
    end

    # prepends "=" to a String or Locator if it is not already there.
    def self.iri2slo(iri)
      return "=#{iri}" if slo[0] == "="[0]
      iri
    end

    # returns true if the String or Locator given starts with "=" 
    def self.is_a_slo?(iri)
      iri.to_s[0] == "="[0]
    end
  end
end

Version data entries

2 entries across 2 versions & 1 rubygems

Version	Path
rtm-0.1.1	lib/rtm/locator_helpers.rb
rtm-0.1.0	lib/rtm/locator_helpers.rb