Class: HighLine::Question
- Includes:
- CustomErrors
- Defined in:
- lib/highline/question.rb,
lib/highline/question/answer_converter.rb
Overview
Question objects contain all the details of a single invocation of HighLine.ask(). The object is initialized by the parameters passed to HighLine.ask() and then queried to make sure each step of the input process is handled according to the users wishes.
Direct Known Subclasses
Defined Under Namespace
Classes: AnswerConverter
Instance Attribute Summary collapse
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#above ⇒ Object
Used to control range checks for answer.
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#answer ⇒ Object
The answer, set by HighLine#ask.
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#answer_type ⇒ Object
The type that will be used to convert this answer.
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#below ⇒ Object
Used to control range checks for answer.
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#case ⇒ Object
Used to control character case processing for the answer to this question.
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#character ⇒ Object
Can be set to
true
to use HighLine’s cross-platform character reader instead of fetching an entire line of input. -
#completion ⇒ Object
For Auto-completion.
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#confirm ⇒ Object
Asks a yes or no confirmation question, to ensure a user knows what they have just agreed to.
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#default ⇒ Object
Used to provide a default answer to this question.
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#directory ⇒ Object
The directory from which a user will be allowed to select files, when File or Pathname is specified as an answer_type.
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#echo ⇒ Object
Can be set to
true
orfalse
to control whether or not input will be echoed back to the user. -
#first_answer ⇒ Object
Returns first_answer, which will be unset following this call.
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#gather ⇒ Object
When set, the user will be prompted for multiple answers which will be collected into an Array or Hash and returned as the final answer.
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#glob ⇒ Object
The glob pattern used to limit file selection when File or Pathname is specified as an answer_type.
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#in ⇒ Object
If set, answer must pass an include?() check on this object.
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#limit ⇒ Object
Allows you to set a character limit for input.
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#overwrite ⇒ Object
When set to
true
the question is asked, but output does not progress to the next line. -
#readline ⇒ Object
Use the Readline library to fetch input.
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#template ⇒ Object
The ERb template of the question to be asked.
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#validate ⇒ Object
If set to a Regexp, the answer must match (before type conversion).
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#verify_match ⇒ Object
When set to
true
multiple entries will be collected according to the setting for gather, except they will be required to match each other. -
#whitespace ⇒ Object
Used to control whitespace processing for the answer to this question.
Class Method Summary collapse
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.build(template_or_question, answer_type = nil, &details) ⇒ Question
If template_or_question is already a Question object just return it.
Instance Method Summary collapse
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#answer_or_default(answer_string) ⇒ String
Returns the provided answer_string or the default answer for this Question if a default was set and the answer is empty.
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#ask_on_error_msg ⇒ self, String
Provides the String to be asked when at an error situation.
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#build_responses(message_source = answer_type) ⇒ Hash
Called late in the initialization process to build intelligent responses based on the details of this Question object.
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#build_responses_new_hash(message_source) ⇒ Hash
When updating the responses hash, it generates the new one.
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#change_case(answer_string) ⇒ String
Returns the provided answer_string after changing character case by the rules of this Question.
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#check_range ⇒ Object
Run #in_range? and raise an error if not succesful.
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#choices_complete(answer_string) ⇒ String
Try to auto complete answer_string.
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#confirm_question(highline) ⇒ String
Returns the String to be shown when asking for an answer confirmation.
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#convert ⇒ Object
Transforms the given answer_string into the expected type for this Question.
- #default_responses_hash ⇒ Object
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#expected_range ⇒ Object
Returns an English explanation of the current range settings.
- #final_response(error) ⇒ Object
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#final_responses ⇒ Object
This is the actual responses hash that gets used in determining output Notice that we give @user_responses precedence over the responses generated internally via build_response.
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#first_answer? ⇒ Boolean
Returns true if first_answer is set.
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#format_answer(answer_string) ⇒ String
Convert to String, remove whitespace and change case when necessary.
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#get_echo_for_response(response) ⇒ String
Returns an echo string that is adequate for this Question settings.
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#get_response(highline) ⇒ String
Return a line or character of input, as requested for this question.
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#get_response_or_default(highline) ⇒ String
Uses #get_response but returns a default answer using #answer_or_default in case no answers was returned.
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#in_range? ⇒ Boolean
Returns
true
if the answer_object is greater than the above attribute, less than the below attribute and include?()ed in the in attribute. -
#initialize(template, answer_type) {|_self| ... } ⇒ Question
constructor
Create an instance of HighLine::Question.
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#remove_whitespace(answer_string) ⇒ String
Returns the provided answer_string after processing whitespace by the rules of this Question.
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#responses ⇒ Object
A Hash that stores the various responses used by HighLine to notify the user.
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#selection ⇒ Object
Returns an Array of valid answers to this question.
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#show_question(highline) ⇒ void
readline() needs to handle its own output, but readline only supports full line reading.
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#to_s ⇒ Object
Stringifies the template to be asked.
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#valid_answer? ⇒ Boolean
Returns
true
if the provided answer_string is accepted by the validate attribute orfalse
if it’s not.
Constructor Details
#initialize(template, answer_type) {|_self| ... } ⇒ Question
Create an instance of HighLine::Question. Expects a template to ask (can be ""
) and an answer_type to convert the answer to. The answer_type parameter must be a type recognized by Question.convert(). If given, a block is yielded the new Question object to allow custom initialization.
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# File 'lib/highline/question.rb', line 52 def initialize(template, answer_type) # initialize instance data @template = String(template).dup @answer_type = answer_type @completion = @answer_type @echo = true @whitespace = :strip @case = nil @in = nil @first_answer = nil @glob = "*" @overwrite = false @user_responses = {} @internal_responses = default_responses_hash @directory = Pathname.new(File.(File.dirname($PROGRAM_NAME))) # allow block to override settings yield self if block_given? # finalize responses based on settings build_responses end |
Instance Attribute Details
#above ⇒ Object
Used to control range checks for answer.
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# File 'lib/highline/question.rb', line 146 def above @above end |
#answer ⇒ Object
The answer, set by HighLine#ask
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# File 'lib/highline/question.rb', line 80 def answer @answer end |
#answer_type ⇒ Object
The type that will be used to convert this answer.
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# File 'lib/highline/question.rb', line 83 def answer_type @answer_type end |
#below ⇒ Object
Used to control range checks for answer.
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# File 'lib/highline/question.rb', line 146 def below @below end |
#case ⇒ Object
Used to control character case processing for the answer to this question. See HighLine::Question.change_case() for acceptable settings.
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# File 'lib/highline/question.rb', line 136 def case @case end |
#character ⇒ Object
Can be set to true
to use HighLine’s cross-platform character reader instead of fetching an entire line of input. (Note: HighLine’s character reader ONLY supports STDIN on Windows and Unix.) Can also be set to :getc
to use that method on the input stream.
WARNING: The echo and overwrite attributes for a question are ignored when using the :getc
method.
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# File 'lib/highline/question.rb', line 95 def character @character end |
#completion ⇒ Object
For Auto-completion
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# File 'lib/highline/question.rb', line 85 def completion @completion end |
#confirm ⇒ Object
Asks a yes or no confirmation question, to ensure a user knows what they have just agreed to. The confirm attribute can be set to : true
: In this case the question will be, “Are you sure?”. Proc : The Proc is yielded the answer given. The Proc must
output a string which is then used as the confirm
question.
String : The String must use ERB syntax. The String is
evaluated with access to question and answer and
is then used as the confirm question.
When set to false
or nil
(the default), answers are not confirmed.
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# File 'lib/highline/question.rb', line 160 def confirm @confirm end |
#default ⇒ Object
Used to provide a default answer to this question.
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# File 'lib/highline/question.rb', line 138 def default @default end |
#directory ⇒ Object
The directory from which a user will be allowed to select files, when File or Pathname is specified as an answer_type. Initially set to Pathname.new(File.expand_path(File.dirname($0)))
.
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# File 'lib/highline/question.rb', line 193 def directory @directory end |
#echo ⇒ Object
Can be set to true
or false
to control whether or not input will be echoed back to the user. A setting of true
will cause echo to match input, but any other true value will be treated as a String to echo for each character typed.
This requires HighLine’s character reader. See the character attribute for details.
Note: When using HighLine to manage echo on Unix based systems, we recommend installing the termios gem. Without it, it’s possible to type fast enough to have letters still show up (when reading character by character only).
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# File 'lib/highline/question.rb', line 116 def echo @echo end |
#first_answer ⇒ Object
Returns first_answer, which will be unset following this call.
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# File 'lib/highline/question.rb', line 397 def first_answer @first_answer ensure @first_answer = nil end |
#gather ⇒ Object
When set, the user will be prompted for multiple answers which will be collected into an Array or Hash and returned as the final answer.
You can set gather to an Integer to have an Array of exactly that many answers collected, or a String/Regexp to match an end input which will not be returned in the Array.
Optionally gather can be set to a Hash. In this case, the question will be asked once for each key and the answers will be returned in a Hash, mapped by key. The @key
variable is set before each question is evaluated, so you can use it in your question.
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# File 'lib/highline/question.rb', line 174 def gather @gather end |
#glob ⇒ Object
The glob pattern used to limit file selection when File or Pathname is specified as an answer_type. Initially set to "*"
.
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# File 'lib/highline/question.rb', line 198 def glob @glob end |
#in ⇒ Object
If set, answer must pass an include?() check on this object.
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# File 'lib/highline/question.rb', line 148 def in @in end |
#limit ⇒ Object
Allows you to set a character limit for input.
WARNING: This option forces a character by character read.
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# File 'lib/highline/question.rb', line 101 def limit @limit end |
#overwrite ⇒ Object
When set to true
the question is asked, but output does not progress to the next line. The Cursor is moved back to the beginning of the question line and it is cleared so that all the contents of the line disappear from the screen.
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# File 'lib/highline/question.rb', line 232 def overwrite @overwrite end |
#readline ⇒ Object
Use the Readline library to fetch input. This allows input editing as well as keeping a history. In addition, tab will auto-complete within an Array of choices or a file listing.
WARNING: This option is incompatible with all of HighLine’s character reading modes and it causes HighLine to ignore the specified input stream.
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# File 'lib/highline/question.rb', line 126 def readline @readline end |
#template ⇒ Object
The ERb template of the question to be asked.
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# File 'lib/highline/question.rb', line 77 def template @template end |
#validate ⇒ Object
If set to a Regexp, the answer must match (before type conversion). Can also be set to a Proc which will be called with the provided answer to validate with a true
or false
return.
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# File 'lib/highline/question.rb', line 144 def validate @validate end |
#verify_match ⇒ Object
When set to true
multiple entries will be collected according to the setting for gather, except they will be required to match each other. Multiple identical entries will return a single answer.
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# File 'lib/highline/question.rb', line 180 def verify_match @verify_match end |
#whitespace ⇒ Object
Used to control whitespace processing for the answer to this question. See HighLine::Question.remove_whitespace() for acceptable settings.
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# File 'lib/highline/question.rb', line 131 def whitespace @whitespace end |
Class Method Details
.build(template_or_question, answer_type = nil, &details) ⇒ Question
If template_or_question is already a Question object just return it. If not, build it.
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# File 'lib/highline/question.rb', line 35 def self.build(template_or_question, answer_type = nil, &details) if template_or_question.is_a? Question template_or_question else Question.new(template_or_question, answer_type, &details) end end |
Instance Method Details
#answer_or_default(answer_string) ⇒ String
Returns the provided answer_string or the default answer for this Question if a default was set and the answer is empty.
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# File 'lib/highline/question.rb', line 240 def answer_or_default(answer_string) return default if answer_string.empty? && default answer_string end |
#ask_on_error_msg ⇒ self, String
Provides the String to be asked when at an error situation. It may be just the question itself (repeat on error).
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# File 'lib/highline/question.rb', line 566 def ask_on_error_msg if final_responses[:ask_on_error] == :question self elsif final_responses[:ask_on_error] final_responses[:ask_on_error] end end |
#build_responses(message_source = answer_type) ⇒ Hash
Called late in the initialization process to build intelligent responses based on the details of this Question object. Also used by Menu#update_responses.
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# File 'lib/highline/question.rb', line 254 def build_responses( = answer_type) append_default if [::String, Symbol].include? default.class new_hash = build_responses_new_hash() # Update our internal responses with the new hash # generated from the message source @internal_responses = @internal_responses.merge(new_hash) end |
#build_responses_new_hash(message_source) ⇒ Hash
When updating the responses hash, it generates the new one.
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# File 'lib/highline/question.rb', line 273 def build_responses_new_hash() { ambiguous_completion: "Ambiguous choice. Please choose one of " + choice_error_str() + ".", invalid_type: "You must enter a valid #{}.", no_completion: "You must choose one of " + choice_error_str() + ".", not_in_range: "Your answer isn't within the expected range " \ "(#{expected_range}).", not_valid: "Your answer isn't valid (must match " \ "#{validate.inspect})." } end |
#change_case(answer_string) ⇒ String
Returns the provided answer_string after changing character case by the rules of this Question. Valid settings for whitespace are:
nil
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Do not alter character case. (Default.)
:up
-
Calls upcase().
:upcase
-
Calls upcase().
:down
-
Calls downcase().
:downcase
-
Calls downcase().
:capitalize
-
Calls capitalize().
An unrecognized choice (like :none
) is treated as nil
.
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# File 'lib/highline/question.rb', line 318 def change_case(answer_string) if [:up, :upcase].include?(@case) answer_string.upcase elsif [:down, :downcase].include?(@case) answer_string.downcase elsif @case == :capitalize answer_string.capitalize else answer_string end end |
#check_range ⇒ Object
Run #in_range? and raise an error if not succesful
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# File 'lib/highline/question.rb', line 364 def check_range raise NotInRangeQuestionError unless in_range? end |
#choices_complete(answer_string) ⇒ String
Try to auto complete answer_string
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# File 'lib/highline/question.rb', line 371 def choices_complete(answer_string) # cheating, using OptionParser's Completion module choices = selection choices.extend(OptionParser::Completion) answer = choices.complete(answer_string) raise NoAutoCompleteMatch unless answer answer end |
#confirm_question(highline) ⇒ String
Returns the String to be shown when asking for an answer confirmation.
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# File 'lib/highline/question.rb', line 543 def confirm_question(highline) if confirm == true "Are you sure? " elsif confirm.is_a?(Proc) confirm.call(answer) else # evaluate ERb under initial scope, so it will have # access to question and answer template = if ERB.instance_method(:initialize).parameters.assoc(:key) # Ruby 2.6+ ERB.new(confirm, trim_mode: "%") else ERB.new(confirm, nil, "%") end template_renderer = TemplateRenderer.new(template, self, highline) template_renderer.render end end |
#convert ⇒ Object
Transforms the given answer_string into the expected type for this Question. Currently supported conversions are:
[...]
-
Answer must be a member of the passed Array. Auto-completion is used to expand partial answers.
lambda {...}
-
Answer is passed to lambda for conversion.
- Date
-
Date.parse() is called with answer.
- DateTime
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DateTime.parse() is called with answer.
- File
-
The entered file name is auto-completed in terms of directory + glob, opened, and returned.
- Float
-
Answer is converted with Kernel.Float().
- Integer
-
Answer is converted with Kernel.Integer().
nil
-
Answer is left in String format. (Default.)
- Pathname
-
Same as File, save that a Pathname object is returned.
- String
-
Answer is converted with Kernel.String().
- HighLine::String
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Answer is converted with HighLine::String()
- Regexp
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Answer is fed to Regexp.new().
- Symbol
-
The method to_sym() is called on answer and the result returned.
- any other Class
-
The answer is passed on to
Class.parse()
.
This method throws ArgumentError, if the conversion cannot be completed for any reason.
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# File 'lib/highline/question.rb', line 359 def convert AnswerConverter.new(self).convert end |
#default_responses_hash ⇒ Object
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# File 'lib/highline/question.rb', line 263 def default_responses_hash { ask_on_error: "? ", mismatch: "Your entries didn't match." } end |
#expected_range ⇒ Object
Returns an English explanation of the current range settings.
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# File 'lib/highline/question.rb', line 381 def expected_range expected = [] expected << "above #{above}" if above expected << "below #{below}" if below expected << "included in #{@in.inspect}" if @in case expected.size when 0 then "" when 1 then expected.first when 2 then expected.join(" and ") else expected[0..-2].join(", ") + ", and #{expected.last}" end end |
#final_response(error) ⇒ Object
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# File 'lib/highline/question.rb', line 292 def final_response(error) response = final_responses[error] if response.respond_to?(:call) response.call(answer) else response end end |
#final_responses ⇒ Object
This is the actual responses hash that gets used in determining output Notice that we give @user_responses precedence over the responses generated internally via build_response
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# File 'lib/highline/question.rb', line 288 def final_responses @internal_responses.merge(@user_responses) end |
#first_answer? ⇒ Boolean
Returns true if first_answer is set.
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# File 'lib/highline/question.rb', line 404 def first_answer? true if @first_answer end |
#format_answer(answer_string) ⇒ String
Convert to String, remove whitespace and change case when necessary
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# File 'lib/highline/question.rb', line 462 def format_answer(answer_string) answer_string = String(answer_string) answer_string = remove_whitespace(answer_string) change_case(answer_string) end |
#get_echo_for_response(response) ⇒ String
Returns an echo string that is adequate for this Question settings.
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# File 'lib/highline/question.rb', line 590 def get_echo_for_response(response) # actually true, not only truethy value if echo == true response # any truethy value, probably a String elsif echo echo # any falsy value, false or nil else "" end end |
#get_response(highline) ⇒ String
Return a line or character of input, as requested for this question. Character input will be returned as a single character String, not an Integer.
This question’s first_answer will be returned instead of input, if set.
Raises EOFError if input is exhausted.
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# File 'lib/highline/question.rb', line 515 def get_response(highline) return first_answer if first_answer? case character when :getc highline.get_response_getc_mode(self) when true highline.get_response_character_mode(self) else highline.get_response_line_mode(self) end end |
#get_response_or_default(highline) ⇒ String
Uses #get_response but returns a default answer using #answer_or_default in case no answers was returned.
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# File 'lib/highline/question.rb', line 535 def get_response_or_default(highline) self.answer = answer_or_default(get_response(highline)) end |
#in_range? ⇒ Boolean
Returns true
if the answer_object is greater than the above attribute, less than the below attribute and include?()ed in the in attribute. Otherwise, false
is returned. Any nil
attributes are not checked.
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# File 'lib/highline/question.rb', line 414 def in_range? (!above || answer > above) && (!below || answer < below) && (!@in || @in.include?(answer)) end |
#remove_whitespace(answer_string) ⇒ String
Returns the provided answer_string after processing whitespace by the rules of this Question. Valid settings for whitespace are:
nil
-
Do not alter whitespace.
:strip
-
Calls strip(). (Default.)
:chomp
-
Calls chomp().
:collapse
-
Collapses all whitespace runs to a single space.
:strip_and_collapse
-
Calls strip(), then collapses all whitespace runs to a single space.
:chomp_and_collapse
-
Calls chomp(), then collapses all whitespace runs to a single space.
:remove
-
Removes all whitespace.
An unrecognized choice (like :none
) is treated as nil
.
This process is skipped for single character input.
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# File 'lib/highline/question.rb', line 441 def remove_whitespace(answer_string) if !whitespace answer_string elsif [:strip, :chomp].include?(whitespace) answer_string.send(whitespace) elsif whitespace == :collapse answer_string.gsub(/\s+/, " ") elsif [:strip_and_collapse, :chomp_and_collapse].include?(whitespace) result = answer_string.send(whitespace.to_s[/^[a-z]+/]) result.gsub(/\s+/, " ") elsif whitespace == :remove answer_string.gsub(/\s+/, "") else answer_string end end |
#responses ⇒ Object
A Hash that stores the various responses used by HighLine to notify the user. The currently used responses and their purpose are as follows:
:ambiguous_completion
-
Used to notify the user of an ambiguous answer the auto-completion system cannot resolve.
:ask_on_error
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This is the question that will be redisplayed to the user in the event of an error. Can be set to
:question
to repeat the original question. :invalid_type
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The error message shown when a type conversion fails.
:no_completion
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Used to notify the user that their selection does not have a valid auto-completion match.
:not_in_range
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Used to notify the user that a provided answer did not satisfy the range requirement tests.
:not_valid
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The error message shown when validation checks fail.
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# File 'lib/highline/question.rb', line 223 def responses @user_responses end |
#selection ⇒ Object
Returns an Array of valid answers to this question. These answers are only known when answer_type is set to an Array of choices, File, or Pathname. Any other time, this method will return an empty Array.
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# File 'lib/highline/question.rb', line 473 def selection if completion.is_a?(Array) completion elsif [File, Pathname].include?(completion) Dir[File.join(directory.to_s, glob)].map do |file| File.basename(file) end else [] end end |
#show_question(highline) ⇒ void
This method returns an undefined value.
readline() needs to handle its own output, but readline only supports full line reading. Therefore if question.echo is anything but true, the prompt will not be issued. And we have to account for that now. Also, JRuby-1.7’s ConsoleReader.readLine() needs to be passed the prompt to handle line editing properly.
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# File 'lib/highline/question.rb', line 581 def show_question(highline) highline.say(self) end |
#to_s ⇒ Object
Stringifies the template to be asked.
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# File 'lib/highline/question.rb', line 486 def to_s template end |
#valid_answer? ⇒ Boolean
Returns true
if the provided answer_string is accepted by the validate attribute or false
if it’s not.
It’s important to realize that an answer is validated after whitespace and case handling.
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# File 'lib/highline/question.rb', line 497 def valid_answer? !validate || (validate.is_a?(Regexp) && answer =~ validate) || (validate.is_a?(Proc) && validate[answer]) end |