Module: HexaPDF::DictionaryFields::DictionaryConverter

Defined in:
lib/hexapdf/dictionary_fields.rb

Overview

Converter module for fields of type Dictionary and its subclasses. The first class in the type array of the field is used for the conversion.

Class Method Summary collapse

Class Method Details

.additional_types ⇒ Object

Dictionary fields can also contain simple hashes.



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# File 'lib/hexapdf/dictionary_fields.rb', line 184

def self.additional_types
  Hash
end

.convert(data, type, document) ⇒ Object

Wraps the given data value in the PDF specific type class if it can be converted. Otherwise returns nil.



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# File 'lib/hexapdf/dictionary_fields.rb', line 190

def self.convert(data, type, document)
  return if data.kind_of?(type.first) || !(data.kind_of?(Hash) ||
    data.kind_of?(HexaPDF::Dictionary))
  document.wrap(data, type: type.first)
end

.usable_for?(type) ⇒ Boolean

This converter is used when either a Symbol is provided as type (for lazy loading) or when the type is a class derived from the Dictionary class.

Returns:



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# File 'lib/hexapdf/dictionary_fields.rb', line 178

def self.usable_for?(type)
  type.kind_of?(Symbol) ||
    (type.respond_to?(:ancestors) && type.ancestors.include?(HexaPDF::Dictionary))
end