Class: Linguist::Strategy::Extension

Inherits:
Object
  • Object
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Defined in:
lib/linguist/strategy/extension.rb

Overview

Detects language based on extension

Class Method Summary collapse

Class Method Details

.call(blob, candidates) ⇒ Object

Public: Use the file extension to detect the blob’s language.

blob - An object that quacks like a blob. candidates - A list of candidate languages.

Examples

Extension.call(FileBlob.new("path/to/file"))

Returns an array of languages associated with a blob’s file extension. Selected languages must be in the candidate list, except if it’s empty, in which case any language is a valid candidate.



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# File 'lib/linguist/strategy/extension.rb', line 17

def self.call(blob, candidates)
  languages = Language.find_by_extension(blob.name.to_s)
  candidates.any? ? candidates & languages : languages
end