Class: MARC::Writer

Inherits:
Object
  • Object
show all
Defined in:
lib/marc/writer.rb

Overview

A class for writing MARC records as MARC21.

Class Method Summary collapse

Instance Method Summary collapse

Constructor Details

#initialize(file) ⇒ Writer

the constructor which you must pass a file path or an object that responds to a write message



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# File 'lib/marc/writer.rb', line 10

def initialize(file)
  if file.class == String
    @fh = File.new(file,"w")
  elsif file.respond_to?('write')
    @fh = file
  else
    throw "must pass in file name or handle"
  end
end

Class Method Details

.encode(record) ⇒ Object

a static method that accepts a MARC::Record object and returns the record encoded as MARC21 in transmission format



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# File 'lib/marc/writer.rb', line 38

def self.encode(record)
  directory = ''
  fields = ''
  offset = 0
  for field in record.fields

    # encode the field
    field_data = ''
    if field.class == MARC::DataField 
      warn("Warn:  Missing indicator") unless field.indicator1 && field.indicator2
      field_data = (field.indicator1 || " ") + (field.indicator2 || " ")
      for s in field.subfields
        field_data += SUBFIELD_INDICATOR + s.code + s.value
      end
    elsif field.class == MARC::ControlField
      field_data = field.value
    end
    field_data += END_OF_FIELD

    # calculate directory entry for the field
    field_length = field_data.length()
    directory += sprintf("%03s%04i%05i", field.tag, field_length, 
      offset)

    # add field to data for other fields
    fields += field_data 

    # update offset for next field
    offset += field_length
  end

  # determine the base (leader + directory)
  base = record.leader + directory + END_OF_FIELD

  # determine complete record
  marc = base + fields + END_OF_RECORD

  # update leader with the byte offest to the end of the directory
  marc[12..16] = sprintf("%05i", base.length())

  # update the record length
  marc[0..4] = sprintf("%05i", marc.length())
  
  # store updated leader in the record that was passed in
  record.leader = marc[0..LEADER_LENGTH-1]

  # return encoded marc
  return marc 
end

Instance Method Details

#close ⇒ Object

close underlying filehandle



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# File 'lib/marc/writer.rb', line 30

def close
  @fh.close
end

#write(record) ⇒ Object

write a record to the file or handle



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# File 'lib/marc/writer.rb', line 23

def write(record)
  @fh.write(MARC::Writer.encode(record))
end