Class: RestBooks::Models::Author

Inherits:
Object
  • Object
show all
Includes:
RestBooks::Model
Defined in:
lib/restbooks/models/author.rb

Instance Attribute Summary collapse

Instance Method Summary collapse

Methods included from RestBooks::Model

#to_entry, #to_s

Constructor Details

#initialize(element) ⇒ Author

Returns a new instance of Author.



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# File 'lib/restbooks/models/author.rb', line 30

def initialize( element )
  if element
    @element = element
    @element.elements.each do |tag|
      case tag.name
      when 'title'
        @title = tag.text
      when 'id'
        @id = tag.text.split('/').last
        @id = @id.split(':').last if @id.split(':').length > 1
      when 'updated'
        @updated = Date.parse( tag.text )
      when 'content'
        dates = tag.text.strip.split(' - ')
        @born = dates.first
        @death = dates.last
      end
    end
  else
    @element = REXML::Element.new( 'entry' )
  end
end

Instance Attribute Details

#born ⇒ Object (readonly)

Returns the value of attribute born.



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# File 'lib/restbooks/models/author.rb', line 28

def born
  @born
end

#death ⇒ Object (readonly)

Returns the value of attribute death.



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# File 'lib/restbooks/models/author.rb', line 28

def death
  @death
end

#id ⇒ Object (readonly)

Returns the value of attribute id.



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# File 'lib/restbooks/models/author.rb', line 28

def id
  @id
end

#title ⇒ Object (readonly)

Returns the value of attribute title.



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# File 'lib/restbooks/models/author.rb', line 28

def title
  @title
end

#updated ⇒ Object (readonly)

Returns the value of attribute updated.



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# File 'lib/restbooks/models/author.rb', line 28

def updated
  @updated
end

Instance Method Details

#to_hash ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/restbooks/models/author.rb', line 53

def to_hash
  return { :title => @title,
    :id => @id,
    :updated => @updated,
    :born => @date,
    :death => @subject }
end