Class: StructureFlatter::ArrayHashStructure

Inherits:
Object
  • Object
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Defined in:
lib/structure_flatter/array_hash_structure.rb

Instance Attribute Summary collapse

Instance Method Summary collapse

Constructor Details

#initialize(array_hash_structure = nil) ⇒ ArrayHashStructure

Initializing element passed structure should be a simple or complex structure comprising Hashes and Arrays



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# File 'lib/structure_flatter/array_hash_structure.rb', line 10

def initialize(array_hash_structure = nil)
  @ahs = array_hash_structure
end

Instance Attribute Details

#ahs ⇒ Object (readonly)

Returns the value of attribute ahs.



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# File 'lib/structure_flatter/array_hash_structure.rb', line 6

def ahs
  @ahs
end

Instance Method Details

#flatten_structure!(strt = ahs) ⇒ Object

Flattening the given structure



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# File 'lib/structure_flatter/array_hash_structure.rb', line 15

def flatten_structure!(strt = ahs)
  case strt
    when Array
      strt.each do |array_element|
        flatten_structure!(array_element) if ((array_element.class == Array) || (array_element.class == Hash))
      end
    when Hash
      strt.each do |hash_key, hash_value|
        if hash_value.class == Array
          # trying to flatten the value
          flatten_key_value_pair!(hash_key, hash_value)
          # recursive call
          flatten_structure!(hash_value)
        elsif hash_value.class == Hash
          hash_value.each do |hash_value_key, hash_value_value|
            # recursive call
            flatten_structure!(hash_value_value)
          end
        else
          # do nothing
        end
      end
    else
      # do nothing
  end
  strt
end