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# will convert links in a string to html 
# but will skip over any that are already html links
# 
# i.e. "a string with a http://link.com here." => 
# "a string with <a href="http://link.com">http://link.com</a> here."
#
# but "a string with a <a href="http://link.com">existing html link</a> is skipped"
# 
regex = Regexp.new('((?<!=\")(https?:\/\/|www\.)([-\w\.]+)+(:\d+)?(\/([\w\/_\.]*(\?\S+)?)?)?)')
gsub(regex, '<a href="\1">\1</a>' )

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class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
before_filter :set_current_user
private
def set_current_user
  UserActionObserver.current_user = current_user
end
end

class UserActionObserver < ActiveRecord::Observer
  # assuming these all have created_by_id and updated_by_id

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  def self.random
    photos = Photo.all.collect(&:id)
    Photo.find(photos[rand(photos.length)])
  end

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namespace :paperclip do
  desc 'deletes stale attachments (i.e., created by tests)'
  task :stale => :environment do
    Dir.chdir('public/system/items')
    dirs = Dir.glob("[^\.]*")
    items = Asset.all.collect(&:id)
    count = 0
    dirs.each { |d|
      unless items.include?(d.to_i)
        print '.'

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#!/usr/bin/ruby

# can be called with two optional arguments:
# 1. name of file to paste
# 2. programming language / parser
#
# in the absence of 1., the clipboard will be read
# in the absence of 2., the default_language (below) will be used
#
# the returning URL will be copied to the clipboard and opened in browser

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# upgrading from rails 1 to 2.2 
# original script by technoweenie 
# additions taken from other sources including: 
# http://rubythis.blogspot.com/2006/12/ruby-on-rails-deprecations-part-2.html
# http://mentalized.net/journal/2007/03/13/rails_20_deprecations/
# http://www.slashdotdash.net/2007/12/03/rails-2-upgrade-notes/
# http://www.akuaku.org/archives/2008/04/upgrading_to_ra.shtml
# Does not include checks for Rails 2.3 changes.

namespace :rails2 do