Class: Cfruby::OS::OSFactory

Inherits:
Object
  • Object
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Defined in:
lib/libcfruby/os.rb

Overview

OSFactory implements the Factory pattern and uses a set of heuristics to return an appropriate class of the OS interface

Instance Method Summary collapse

Instance Method Details

#get_os ⇒ Object

Uses a set of heuristics to determine the OS it is running under and attempts to return an object implementing the OS interface that matches that OS

Raises:



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# File 'lib/libcfruby/os.rb', line 46

def get_os()
	Cfruby.controller.inform('debug', 'Retrieving an OS object')
	
	# try to use uname to get the OS
	os = set_with_uname()
	if(os != nil)
		Cfruby.controller.inform('debug', "OS #{os['name']}")
		return(os)
	end
	
	# if we failed, try RUBY_PLATFORM
	os = set_with_RUBY_PLATFORM()
	if(os != nil)
		Cfruby.controller.inform('verbose', "OS #{os['name']}")
		return(os)
	end
	
	raise(OSUndetectableError, "OS is not recognized!")
end