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file extension methods (See related posts)

Allows you to use file extensions as methods

class File
  # Feel free to add more here, as you need them.
  Extensions = %r=^(txt|rb|markdown|textile|haml|sass|css|html|xhtml)$=i
  
  module Extension
    def method_missing(meth, *args)
      if Extensions =~ meth.to_s
        [self, '.', meth.to_s].join
      else
        super
      end # if
    end # method_missing
  end # Extension
end # File

class Symbol
  include File::Extension
end
class String
  include File::Extension
end



'myfile'.html
# => "myfile.html"

:a_file.rb
# => "a_file.rb"
to ruby string file symbol extension mixin file extension by elliottcable on Fri May 16 22:08:39 -0400 2008

Comments on this post

c00lryguy posts on May 17, 2008 at 18:54
Why not:
    def method_missing(meth, *args)
      [self, '.', meth.to_s].join ? Extentions =~ meth.to_s : super
    end


Yanno.. to make it purdy?
c00lryguy posts on May 17, 2008 at 18:58
>_> <_< I ment
def method_missing(meth, *args)
  Extensions =~ meth.to_s ? [self, '.', meth.to_s].join : super
end

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