Class: CompressionObject

Inherits:
Object
  • Object
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Defined in:
ext/lib/CompLearnLib/CompressionObject.rb

Overview

CompressionObject

This is a compressible object. Abstracts string/files

$Id: CompressionObject.rb,v 1.1 2003/10/23 17:03:59 cilibrar Exp $

Class Method Summary collapse

Instance Method Summary collapse

Constructor Details

#initialize(str, id, isFile) ⇒ CompressionObject

private constructor



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# File 'ext/lib/CompLearnLib/CompressionObject.rb', line 16

def initialize(str,id,isFile)
    @cId = id
    @str = str
    @isFile = isFile
end

Class Method Details

.fromFile(fname) ⇒ Object

Initialize from file



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# File 'ext/lib/CompLearnLib/CompressionObject.rb', line 25

def self.fromFile(fname)
    c = new('',fname,true)
    return(c)
end

.fromString(str, id) ⇒ Object

Initialize from string



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# File 'ext/lib/CompLearnLib/CompressionObject.rb', line 33

def self.fromString(str,id)
    c = new(str,id,false)
    return(c)
end

Instance Method Details

#to_s ⇒ Object

id is to_s



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# File 'ext/lib/CompLearnLib/CompressionObject.rb', line 41

def to_s()
    @cId
end

#value ⇒ Object

return the value depending on whether its a file or string



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# File 'ext/lib/CompLearnLib/CompressionObject.rb', line 49

def value()
    if @isFile
        raise "Cannot find #{@cId}" unless File.exist?(@cId)
        raise "Cannot read #{@cId}" unless File.stat(@cId).readable?
        return(File.open(@cId,"r").read)
    else
        return(@str)
    end
end