Class: BibTeX::Value

Inherits:
Object
  • Object
show all
Extended by:
Forwardable
Includes:
Comparable
Defined in:
lib/bibtex/value.rb

Overview

A BibTeX Value is something very much like a string. In BibTeX files it can appear on the right hand side of @string or @entry field assignments or as @preamble contents. In the example below [VALUE] indicates possible occurences of values in BibTeX:

@preamble{ "foo" [VALUE] }
@string{ foo = "foo" [VALUE] }
@book{id,
  author = {John Doe} [VALUE],
  title = foo # "bar" [VALUE]
}

All Values have in common that they can be simple strings in curly braces or double quotes or complex BibTeX string-concatenations (using the ‘#’ symbol).

Generally, Values try to behave as much as normal Ruby strings as possible; If you do not require any of the advanced BibTeX functionality (string replacement or concatentaion) you can simply convert them to strings using to_s. Note that BibTeX Names are special instances of Values which currently do not support string concatenation or replacement.

Direct Known Subclasses

Names

Instance Attribute Summary collapse

Class Method Summary collapse

Instance Method Summary collapse

Constructor Details

#initialize(*arguments) ⇒ Value

Returns a new instance of Value.



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# File 'lib/bibtex/value.rb', line 73

def initialize(*arguments)
  @tokens = []
  arguments.flatten.compact.each do |argument|
    add(argument)
  end
end

Dynamic Method Handling

This class handles dynamic methods through the method_missing method

#method_missing(name, *args) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/bibtex/value.rb', line 276

def method_missing (name, *args)
  case
  when name.to_s =~ /^(?:convert|from)_([a-z]+)(!)?$/
    $2 ? convert!($1) : convert($1)
  else
    super
  end
end

Instance Attribute Details

#tokens ⇒ Object (readonly) Also known as: to_a

Returns the value of attribute tokens.



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# File 'lib/bibtex/value.rb', line 52

def tokens
  @tokens
end

Class Method Details

.create(*args) ⇒ Object

call-seq:

create(other) => other.dup
create(*args) => Value.new(args)

Duplicates a Value object (or an object of any subclass of Value), or initializes a new one.



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# File 'lib/bibtex/value.rb', line 69

def self.create(*args)
  args[0].class < Value && args.size == 1 ? args[0].dup : Value.new(args)
end

Instance Method Details

#<=>(other) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/bibtex/value.rb', line 289

def <=> (other)
  if numeric? && other.respond_to?(:numeric?) && other.numeric?
    to_i <=> other.to_i
  else
    to_s <=> other.to_s
  end
end

#add(argument) ⇒ Object Also known as: <<, push 



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# File 'lib/bibtex/value.rb', line 100

def add(argument)
  case argument
  when Value
    @tokens += argument.tokens.dup
  when ::String
    @tokens << argument
  when Symbol
    @tokens << argument
  else
    if argument.respond_to?(:to_s)
      @tokens << argument.to_s
    else
      raise(ArgumentError, "Failed to create Value from argument #{ argument.inspect }; expected String, Symbol or Value instance.")
    end
  end
  self
end

#atomic? ⇒ Boolean

Returns true if the Value is empty or consists of a single token.

Returns:

  • (Boolean) 


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# File 'lib/bibtex/value.rb', line 208

def atomic?
  @tokens.length < 2
end

#convert(*filters) ⇒ Object

Returns a new Value with all string values converted according to the given filter(s).



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# File 'lib/bibtex/value.rb', line 262

def convert (*filters)
  dup.convert!(*filters)
end

#convert!(*filters) ⇒ Object

Converts all string values according to the given filter(s).



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# File 'lib/bibtex/value.rb', line 267

def convert! (*filters)
  filters.flatten.each do |filter|
    f = Filters.resolve!(filter)
    @tokens.map! { |t| f.apply(t) }
  end

  self
end

#date? ⇒ Boolean

Returns true if the Value’s content is a date.

Returns:

  • (Boolean) 


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# File 'lib/bibtex/value.rb', line 224

def date?
  !to_date.nil?
end

#include_token?(token) ⇒ Boolean

Returns:

  • (Boolean) 


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# File 'lib/bibtex/value.rb', line 96

def include_token?(token)
  @tokens.include?(token)
end

#initialize_copy(other) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/bibtex/value.rb', line 80

def initialize_copy(other)
  @tokens = other.tokens.dup
end

#inspect ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/bibtex/value.rb', line 203

def inspect
  "#<#{self.class} #{@tokens.map(&:inspect).join(', ')}>"
end

#join(separator = '') ⇒ Value

call-seq:

Value.new('foo', 'bar').join #=> <'foobar'>
Value.new(:foo, 'bar').join  #=> <:foo, 'bar'>

Parameters:

  • separator (String) (defaults to: '')

Returns:

  • (Value) —

    the instance with all consecutive String tokens joined



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# File 'lib/bibtex/value.rb', line 153

def join(separator = '')
  @tokens = @tokens.inject([]) do |a,b|
    if a[-1].is_a?(::String) && b.is_a?(::String)
      a[-1] = [a[-1], b].join(separator)
    else
      a << b
    end
    a
  end
  self
end

#merge(other) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/bibtex/value.rb', line 84

def merge(other)
  dup.merge!(other)
end

#merge!(other) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/bibtex/value.rb', line 88

def merge!(other)
  other.tokens.each do |token|
    add token unless include_token?(token)
  end

  self
end

#name? ⇒ Boolean Also known as: names?

Returns true if the value is a BibTeX name value.

Returns:

  • (Boolean) 


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# File 'lib/bibtex/value.rb', line 213

def name?; false; end

#numeric? ⇒ Boolean

Returns true if the Value’s content is numeric.

Returns:

  • (Boolean) 


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# File 'lib/bibtex/value.rb', line 237

def numeric?
  atomic? && @tokens[0] =~ /^\s*[+-]?\d+\s*$/
end

#replace(*arguments) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/bibtex/value.rb', line 130

def replace(*arguments)
  return self unless has_symbol?
  arguments.flatten.each do |argument|
    case argument
    when ::String # simulates Ruby's String#replace
      @tokens = [argument]
    when String
      @tokens = @tokens.map { |v| argument.key == v ? argument.value.tokens : v }.flatten
    when Hash
      @tokens = @tokens.map { |v| argument[v] || v }
    end
  end
  self
end

#respond_to?(method, include_all = false) ⇒ Boolean

Returns:

  • (Boolean) 


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# File 'lib/bibtex/value.rb', line 285

def respond_to? (method, include_all=false)
  method =~ /^(?:convert|from)_([a-z]+)(!)?$/ || super
end

#symbol? ⇒ Boolean Also known as: has_symbol?

Returns true if the Value contains at least one symbol.

Returns:

  • (Boolean) 


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# File 'lib/bibtex/value.rb', line 250

def symbol?
  @tokens.detect { |v| v.is_a?(Symbol) }
end

#symbols ⇒ Object

Returns all symbols contained in the Value.



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# File 'lib/bibtex/value.rb', line 257

def symbols
  @tokens.select { |v| v.is_a?(Symbol) }
end

#to_citeproc(options = {}) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/bibtex/value.rb', line 245

def to_citeproc (options = {})
  to_s(options)
end

#to_date ⇒ Object

Returns the string as a date.



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# File 'lib/bibtex/value.rb', line 229

def to_date
  require 'date'
  Date.parse(to_s)
rescue
  nil
end

#to_i ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/bibtex/value.rb', line 241

def to_i
  @tokens[0].to_i
end

#to_name ⇒ Object Also known as: to_names 



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# File 'lib/bibtex/value.rb', line 217

def to_name
  Names.parse(to_s)
end

#to_s(options = {}) ⇒ Object

call-seq:

Value.new('foo').to_s                       #=> "foo"
Value.new(:foo).to_s                        #=> "foo"
Value.new('foo').to_s(:quotes => '"')       #=> "\"foo\""
Value.new(:foo).to_s(:quotes => '"')       #=> "foo"
Value.new('foo').to_s(:quotes => ['"','"']) #=> "\"foo\""
Value.new('foo').to_s(:quotes => ['{','}']) #=> "{foo}"
Value.new(:foo, 'bar').to_s                 #=> "foo # \"bar\""
Value.new('foo', 'bar').to_s                #=> "\"foo\" # \"bar\""
Value.new('\"u').to_s(:filter => :latex)    #=> "ü"

Returns a the Value as a string. @see #value; If the Value is atomic and the option :quotes is given, the string will be quoted using the quote symbols specified.

If the option :filter is given, the Value will be converted using the filter(s) specified.



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# File 'lib/bibtex/value.rb', line 182

def to_s(options = {})
  return convert(options.delete(:filter)).to_s(options) if options.has_key?(:filter)
  return value.to_s unless options.has_key?(:quotes) && atomic? && !symbol?
  q = Array(options[:quotes])
  [q[0], value, q[-1]].compact.join
end

#value ⇒ Object Also known as: v

Returns the Value as a string or, if it consists of a single symbol, as a Symbol instance. If the Value contains multiple tokens, they will be joined by a ‘#’, additionally, all string tokens will be turned into string literals (i.e., delimitted by quotes).



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# File 'lib/bibtex/value.rb', line 193

def value
  if atomic?
    @tokens[0]
  else
    @tokens.map { |v|  v.is_a?(::String) ? v.inspect : v }.join(' # ')
  end
end