Class: Random

Inherits:

Object

• Object
• Random

Extended by:

RandomData::Booleans, RandomData::ContactInfo, RandomData::Dates, RandomData::Grammar, RandomData::Locations, RandomData::Names, RandomData::Numbers, RandomData::Text

Defined in:

lib/random_data.rb

Class Method Summary

• .method_missing(methodname) ⇒ Object

  Looks for a file in the load path with the name methodname.dat, reads the lines from that file, then gives you a random line from that file.

Methods included from RandomData::Booleans

boolean

Methods included from RandomData::ContactInfo

email, international_phone, phone

Methods included from RandomData::Dates

date, date_between

Methods included from RandomData::Grammar

grammatical_construct

Methods included from RandomData::Locations

address_line_1, address_line_2, city, country, state_code, state_full, uk_post_code, zipcode

Methods included from RandomData::Names

companyname, firstname, firstname_female, firstname_male, full_name, initial, lastname

Methods included from RandomData::Numbers

bit, bits, number

Methods included from RandomData::Text

alphanumeric, paragraphs

Class Method Details

.method_missing(methodname) ⇒ Object

Looks for a file in the load path with the name methodname.dat, reads the lines from that file, then gives you a random line from that file. Raises an error if it can’t find the file. For example, given a file named “horse.dat” in your load path: >> Random.horse

> “Stallion”

>> Random.horse

> “Pony”

>> Random.horse

> “Mare”

>> Random.horse

> “Clydesdale”

>> Random.horse

> “Stallion”

>> Random.horse

> “Mare”

# File 'lib/random_data.rb', line 40

def self.method_missing(methodname)
  thing = "#{methodname}.dat"
  filename = find_path(thing)

  if filename.nil?
    super
  else
    array = []
    File.open(filename, 'r') { |f| array = f.read.split(/[\r\n]+/) }
    return array.rand
  end
end