Module: Nimbu::Helpers::System

Included in:
Nimbu::Helpers, Nimbu::Helpers
Defined in:
lib/nimbu/helpers.rb

Instance Method Summary collapse

Instance Method Details

#browser_launcher ⇒ Object

Cross-platform web browser command; respects the value set in $BROWSER.

Returns an array, e.g.: [‘open’]



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# File 'lib/nimbu/helpers.rb', line 500

def browser_launcher
  browser = ENV['BROWSER'] || (
    osx? ? 'open' : windows? ? %w[cmd /c start] :
    %w[xdg-open cygstart x-www-browser firefox opera mozilla netscape].find { |comm| which comm }
  )

  abort "Please set $BROWSER to a web launcher to use this command." unless browser
  Array(browser)
end

#command?(name) ⇒ Boolean

Checks whether a command exists on this system in the $PATH.

name - The String name of the command to check for.

Returns a Boolean.

Returns:

  • (Boolean) 


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# File 'lib/nimbu/helpers.rb', line 539

def command?(name)
  !which(name).nil?
end

#osx? ⇒ Boolean

Returns:

  • (Boolean) 


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# File 'lib/nimbu/helpers.rb', line 510

def osx?
  require 'rbconfig'
  RbConfig::CONFIG['host_os'].to_s.include?('darwin')
end

#tmp_dir ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/nimbu/helpers.rb', line 543

def tmp_dir
  ENV['TMPDIR'] || ENV['TEMP'] || '/tmp'
end

#which(cmd) ⇒ Object

Cross-platform way of finding an executable in the $PATH.

which('ruby') #=> /usr/bin/ruby



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# File 'lib/nimbu/helpers.rb', line 523

def which(cmd)
  exts = ENV['PATHEXT'] ? ENV['PATHEXT'].split(';') : ['']
  ENV['PATH'].split(File::PATH_SEPARATOR).each do |path|
    exts.each { |ext|
      exe = "#{path}/#{cmd}#{ext}"
      return exe if File.executable? exe
    }
  end
  return nil
end

#windows? ⇒ Boolean

Returns:

  • (Boolean) 


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# File 'lib/nimbu/helpers.rb', line 515

def windows?
  require 'rbconfig'
  RbConfig::CONFIG['host_os'] =~ /msdos|mswin|djgpp|mingw|windows/
end