Class: Patentscope::PctAppNumber

Inherits:
String
  • Object
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Defined in:
lib/patentscope/pct_doc_number.rb

Instance Method Summary collapse

Constructor Details

#initialize(number = "") ⇒ PctAppNumber

Returns a new instance of PctAppNumber.

Raises:

  • (NoNumberError) 


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# File 'lib/patentscope/pct_doc_number.rb', line 5

def initialize(number = "")
  raise NoNumberError,
    "Patent application number was not entered" if number.nil?
  super(number.strip)
end

Instance Method Details

#to_ia_number ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/patentscope/pct_doc_number.rb', line 20

def to_ia_number
  self.upcase!
  self.gsub!('/', '')
  self.gsub!('PCT', '')
  self
end

#valid? ⇒ Boolean

Returns:

  • (Boolean) 


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# File 'lib/patentscope/pct_doc_number.rb', line 11

def valid?
  self.match(/\A(([Pp][Cc][Tt]\/?)?[a-zA-Z]{2}\d{4}\/?\d{6})\Z/)
end

#validate ⇒ Object

Raises:



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# File 'lib/patentscope/pct_doc_number.rb', line 15

def validate
  raise WrongNumberFormatError,
    "PCT application number is not in correct format (PCT/CCYYYY/NNNNNN)" unless valid?
end