lib/rouge/formatter.rb in rouge-0.2.3 vs lib/rouge/formatter.rb in rouge-0.2.4

@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 module Rouge
   # A Formatter takes a token stream and formats it for human viewing.
   class Formatter
+    # @private
     REGISTRY = {}
 
     # Specify or get the unique tag for this formatter.  This is used
     # for specifying a formatter in `rougify`.
     def self.tag(tag=nil)
@@ -15,14 +16,20 @@
     # Find a formatter class given a unique tag.
     def self.find(tag)
       REGISTRY[tag]
     end
 
+    # Format a token stream.  Delegates to {#format}.
+    def self.format(tokens, opts={})
+      new(opts).format(tokens)
+    end
+
     # Format a token stream.
     def format(tokens)
       enum_for(:stream, tokens).to_a.join
     end
 
+    # @deprecated Use {#format} instead.
     def render(tokens)
       warn 'Formatter#render is deprecated, use #format instead.'
       format(tokens)
     end