Class: Random

Inherits:
Object
  • Object
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Extended by:
RandomData::Booleans, RandomData::ContactInfo, RandomData::Dates, RandomData::Locations, RandomData::Names, RandomData::Numbers, RandomData::Text
Defined in:
lib/random_data.rb

Class Method Summary collapse

Methods included from RandomData::ContactInfo

email, international_phone, phone

Methods included from RandomData::Dates

date, date_between

Methods included from RandomData::Locations

address_line_1, address_line_2, city, country, state, state_full, zipcode

Methods included from RandomData::Names

firstname, initial, lastname

Methods included from RandomData::Text

alphanumeric, paragraphs

Class Method Details

.method_missing(methodname) ⇒ Object

Looks for a file with the name methodname.dat, reads the lines from that file, then gives you a random line from that file Will also search your load path for the file. Raises an error if it can’t find the file.



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# File 'lib/random_data.rb', line 24

def self.method_missing(methodname)
  thing = "#{methodname}.dat"
  filename = find_path(thing)

  if filename.nil?
    super
  else
    array = []
    File.open(filename, 'r') { |f| array = f.read.split(/[\r\n]+/) }
    return array.rand
  end
end