file extension methods

elliottcable (elliott cable) — Sat, 17 May 2008 02:08:39 GMT

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"

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