Method: Words::PureWordnetConnection#open!

Defined in:
lib/wordnet_connectors/pure_wordnet_connection.rb

#open! ⇒ Object

Causes the connection specified within the wordnet object to be reopened if currently closed.

Raises:



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# File 'lib/wordnet_connectors/pure_wordnet_connection.rb', line 64

def open!

    raise BadWordnetDataset, "Failed to locate the wordnet database. Please ensure it is installed and that if it resides at a custom path that path is given as an argument when constructing the Words object." if @wordnet_path.nil?

    @connected = true

    # try and open evocations too
    evocation_path = @data_path + 'evocations.dmp'
    File.open(evocation_path, 'r') do |file|
  @evocations = Marshal.load file.read
    end if evocation_path.exist?
    return nil
    
end