FileGlob

Quacks like a Regexp, tastes like Dir.glob.

Use this with any library that expects a regular expression. Use FileGlob in place of a Regexp when shell pattern matching makes more sense.

Usage

Filter a set of file paths:

glob = FileGlob.new("test/**/*_test.rb")
paths.select{|path| path =~ glob }

Perform different actions for different file types:

image = FileGlob.new("*.{png,jpg,gif}")
text  = FileGlob.new("*.txt")

case path
when image then process_image(path)
when text  then process_text(path)
end

Installation

Install with rubygems:

gem install file_glob

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Adam Sanderson, http://www.monkeyandcrow.com