lib/vowpalwabbit/model.rb in vowpalwabbit-0.1.3 vs lib/vowpalwabbit/model.rb in vowpalwabbit-0.2.0

@@ -44,16 +44,23 @@
       bin_str = output_data.read_pointer.read_string(output_size.read(:size_t))
       FFI.VW_FreeIOBuf(buffer_handle.read_pointer)
       File.binwrite(filename, bin_str)
       nil
     end
+    alias_method :save, :save_model
 
     def load_model(filename)
       bin_str = File.binread(filename)
       model_data = ::FFI::MemoryPointer.new(:char, bin_str.bytesize)
       model_data.put_bytes(0, bin_str)
       @handle = FFI.VW_InitializeWithModel(param_str(@params), model_data, bin_str.bytesize)
       nil
+    end
+
+    def self.load(filename)
+      model = new
+      model.load_model(filename)
+      model
     end
 
     private
 
     # TODO clean-up handle