splat
small gem to provide an adapter for various platform specific features.
This is done by adding the following methods to String:
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to_editor
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to_browser
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to_clipboard
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to_speech
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to_launcher
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to_player
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to_os_path
installation
gem install splat
load
require 'splat'
launch editor
'current content'.to_editor
browser automation
'http://www.google.com'.to_browser
Returns a watir compatible browser - uses safariwatir on mac os x and watir (ie) on windows.
clipboard
'some new content'.to_clipboard
Copies the string to the os clipboard
default application launcher
'http://google.com'.to_launcher
'textfile.txt'.to_launcher
'audiofile.mp3'.to_launcher
Launches the referenced content with the default system application
audio player
'audio.mp3'.to_player
Uses ‘afplay’ on mac os x and requires mpg123 on windows.
text to speech
"I'm afraid. I'm afraid, Dave. Dave, my mind is going.".to_speech
Uses ‘say’ on mac os x and win32 sapi on windows
path cleaning
'c:/a/path/that/might/upset/some/windows.application'.to_os_path
This will simply replace ‘/’ characters with ‘' on windows and otherwise leave the path as is.
Note that this is only necessary for passing a path to native windows applications
Future plans for world domination
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detect remaining platforms
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determine 1.9 compatibility