utils.rb in openwferu-0.9.7

- old
+ new

@@ -154,11 +154,28 @@
 
     def OpenWFE.to_dash (string)
         string.gsub("_", "-")
     end
 
+    def OpenWFE.symbol_to_name (symbol)
+        to_dash(symbol.to_s)
+    end
+
+    def OpenWFE.name_to_symbol (name)
+        return name if name.is_a?(Symbol)
+        return to_underscore(name).intern
+    end
+
     #
+    # Turns all the spaces in string into underscores.
+    # Returns the new String.
+    #
+    def OpenWFE.stu (s)
+        s.gsub("\s", "_")
+    end
+
+    #
     # Returns an URI if the string is one, else returns nil.
     # No exception is thrown by this method.
     #
     def OpenWFE.parse_uri (string)
         begin
@@ -269,9 +286,19 @@
         # Returns the number of milliseconds since this Timer was
         # instantiated.
         #
         def duration
             return (Time.now.to_f - @start) * 1000
+        end
+    end
+
+
+    #
+    # A simple Hash that accepts String or Symbol as lookup keys []
+    #
+    class SymbolHash < Hash
+        def [] (key)
+            super(key.to_s)
         end
     end
 
     #
     # Returns a version of s that is usable as or within a filename