lib/rufus/verbs.rb in rufus-verbs-0.7 vs lib/rufus/verbs.rb in rufus-verbs-0.8

@@ -85,8 +85,40 @@
     def options (*args)
 
         EndPoint.request :options, args
     end
 
+    #
+    # Opens a file or a URI (GETs it and return the reply). Will tolerate
+    # a HTTP[S] URI or a file path.
+    #
+    # It is not named open() in order not to collide with File.open and
+    # open-uri's open.
+    #
+    def fopen (uri, *args, &block)
+
+        u = URI.parse uri.to_s
+
+        return File.open(uri.to_s, &block) \
+            if u.scheme == nil
+
+        return File.open(uri.to_s[5..-1], &block) \
+            if u.scheme == 'file'
+
+        if u.scheme == 'http' or u.scheme == 'https'
+
+            r = EndPoint.request(:get, [ uri ] + args) \
+
+            if block
+                block.call r
+                return
+            else
+                return r
+            end
+        end
+
+        raise "can't handle scheme '#{u.scheme}' for #{u.to_s}"
+    end
+
     extend self
 end