Class: String

Inherits:
Object
  • Object
show all
Defined in:
lib/rotor_machine/string_extensions.rb

Overview

String extensions used by the RotorMachine::Machine to format output.

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Instance Method Summary collapse

Instance Method Details

#in_blocks_of(block_size = 5, rejoin = true) ⇒ Object Also known as: in_blocks

Break a string into blocks of a certain number of characters.

Encrypted text is often presented in blocks of 5 characters to disguise word lengths in the ciphertext/plaintext. This method gives Ruby strings the ability to break themselves into blocks of no more than a specified number of characters.

By default, the string is rejoined into a single string, with each character group separated by a space. To return the string as an array of chunks instead, pass a false value for the rejoin argument.

Parameters:

  • block_size (Numeric) (defaults to: 5) —

    The maximum size of each block. Defaults to 5-character blocks if not provided.

  • rejoin (Boolean) (defaults to: true) —

    True to join the blocks back into a single string, false to return an array of chunks instead. Defaults to true.

Returns:

  • The string with each chunk separated by spaces, or an array of chunks if rejoin is false.



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# File 'lib/rotor_machine/string_extensions.rb', line 36

def in_blocks_of(block_size=5, rejoin=true)
  if rejoin
    self.chars.reject{|s| s.match(/\s/)}.each_slice(block_size).map(&:join).join(" ") 
  else
    self.chars.reject{|s| s.match(/\s/)}.each_slice(block_size).map(&:join)
  end
end

#is_uniq? ⇒ Boolean Also known as: uniq?

Detect if a string has any duplicated characters

Returns:

  • (Boolean) —

    True if the string has no duplicated characters, false otherwise.



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# File 'lib/rotor_machine/string_extensions.rb', line 12

def is_uniq?
  self.chars.uniq.length == self.chars.length
end