Module: Hashtostruct::StringToObject

Defined in:
lib/hashtostruct.rb

Instance Method Summary collapse

Instance Method Details

#to_obj ⇒ Object

Attempt to parse the string into a native Ruby object using standard formats

It currently looks for and converts:

  • integers
  • floats
  • exponents into floats
  • booleans
  • DateTimes in the formats:
    • yyyy-mm-dd
    • yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss
    • hh:mm
    • hh:mm:ss
    • hh:mm:ssZ
    • hh:mm:ss.ss
    • hh:mm:ss(+-)hh:mm
    • hh:mm:ss(+-)hhmm
    • hh:mm:ss(+-)hh


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# File 'lib/hashtostruct.rb', line 30

def to_obj
  case self
  when /^(tru|fals)e$/
    self == 'true'
  when /^[+-]?\d+$/
    self.to_i
  when /^[+-]?\d+\.\d+$/ # floats
    self.to_f
  when /^[+-]?\d+(\.\d+)?[eE][+-]?\d+$/  # exponents
    self.to_f
  when /^(null|nil)$/
    nil
  when /^\d{2}:\d{2}(:\d{2}(\.\d+)?)?Z?$/
    DateTime.parse(self)
  when /^\d{2}:\d{2}:\d{2}[+-]\d{2}(:?\d{2})?$/
    DateTime.parse(self)
  when /^\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}$/
    DateTime.parse(self)
  when /^\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}[+-]\d{2}(:?\d{2})?$/
    DateTime.parse(self)
  when /^\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2} \d{2}:\d{2}:\d{2}$/
    DateTime.parse(self)
  else
    self
  end
end