Class: Patentscope::PctPubNumber

Inherits:
String
  • Object
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Defined in:
lib/patentscope/pct_doc_number.rb

Instance Method Summary collapse

Constructor Details

#initialize(number = "") ⇒ PctPubNumber

Returns a new instance of PctPubNumber.

Raises:

  • (NoNumberError) 


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# File 'lib/patentscope/pct_doc_number.rb', line 30

def initialize(number = "")
  raise NoNumberError,
    "Patent publication number was not entered" if number.nil?
  super(number.strip)
end

Instance Method Details

#valid? ⇒ Boolean

Returns:

  • (Boolean) 


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# File 'lib/patentscope/pct_doc_number.rb', line 36

def valid?
  self.match(/\A(([Ww][Oo]\/?)?\s?\d{4}\/?\s?\d{6})\Z/)
end

#validate ⇒ Object

Raises:



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# File 'lib/patentscope/pct_doc_number.rb', line 40

def validate
  raise WrongNumberFormatError,
    "PCT publication number is not in correct format (WO/YYYY/NNNNNN)" unless valid?
end