Vidibus::CoreExtensions

This gem is part of the open source SOA framework Vidibus: http://vidibus.org

It provides some extensions to the ruby core.

Installation

Add gem "vidibus-secure" to your Gemfile. Then call bundle install on your console.

Usage

Array

Array#flatten_once

Flattens first level of an array. Example:

[1, [2, [3]]].flatten_once  # => [1, 2, [3]]

Array#merge

Merges given array with current one.

It will perform insertion of new items by three rules:

If the item's predecessor is present, insert item after it.
If the item's follower is present, insert item before it.
Insert item at end of list.

Examples:

[].merge([1, 2])            # => [1, 2]
['a'].merge([1, 2])         # => ['a', 1, 2]
[1, 'a'].merge([1, 2])      # => [1, 2, 'a']
[1, 'a'].merge([3, 1, 2])   # => [3, 1, 2, 'a']

Hash

Hash#to_uri

Returns URL-encoded string of uri params. Examples:

{:some => :value, :another => "speciál"}.to_uri  # => "some=value&another=speci%C3%A1l"
{:some => {:nested => :thing}}.to_uri            # => "some[nested]=thing"

Hash#only

Returns a copy of self including only the given keys. Example:

{:name => "Rodrigo", :age => 21}.only(:name)  # => {:name => "Rodrigo"}

Hash#except

Returns a copy of self including all but the given keys. Example:

{:name => "Rodrigo", :age = 21}.except(:name)  # => {:age => 21}

String

String#latinize

Returns a string without exotic chars. Examples:

"Hola señor, ¿cómo está?".latinize # => "Hola senor, como esta?"
"Ähre, wem Ähre gebührt.".latinize # => "AEhre, wem AEhre gebuehrt."

String#permalink

Returns a string that may be used as permalink. Example:

"Hola señor, ¿cómo está?".permalink # => "hola-senor-como-esta"