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@cbeier
cbeier / gist:343311
Created March 25, 2010 08:26
Convert XML to Ruby Hash (using Nokogiri)
# USAGE: Hash.from_libxml(YOUR_XML_STRING)
require 'xml/libxml'
# adapted from
# http://movesonrails.com/articles/2008/02/25/libxml-for-active-resource-2-0
class Hash
class << self
def from_libxml(xml, strict=true)
begin
XML.default_load_external_dtd = false
@jnrbsn
jnrbsn / GPL.md
Last active April 29, 2023 14:59
A Markdown-formatted GPL for your GitHub projects.

GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE

Version 3, 29 June 2007

Copyright © 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc. <http://fsf.org/>

Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies of this license document, but changing it is not allowed.

@bowsersenior
bowsersenior / stooge_loader.rb
Created May 18, 2011 23:18
A demo of YAML anchors, references and nested values
require 'rubygems'
require 'yaml'
# A demonstration of YAML anchors, references and handling of nested values
# For more info, see:
# http://atechie.net/2009/07/merging-hashes-in-yaml-conf-files/
stooges = YAML::load( File.read('stooges.yml') )
# => {
# "default" => {
@dfurber
dfurber / coffee_script_tricks.coffee
Created May 26, 2011 17:39
CoffeeScript tricks
# These are my notes from the PragProg book on CoffeeScript of things that either
# aren't in the main CS language reference or I didn't pick them up there. I wrote
# them down before I forgot, and put it here for others but mainly as a reference for
# myself.
# assign arguments in constructor to properties of the same name:
class Thingie
constructor: (@name, @url) ->
# is the same as:
@kyoto
kyoto / coderwall.coffee
Created July 10, 2011 09:13
Coderwall Badge Script for Blogs (or any other Web Page)
# coderwall.coffee
# Display coderwall.com badges
username = "hermanjunge"
el = $(".coderwall")
$.getJSON "http://www.coderwall.com/#{username}.json?callback=?", (data) ->
el.empty()
for item in data.data.badges
$("<img>")
.attr(
@mislav
mislav / stupid-json.rb
Created December 21, 2011 12:31
Stupid simple JSON parser & generator
# encoding: utf-8
#
## Stupid small pure Ruby JSON parser & generator.
#
# Copyright © 2013 Mislav Marohnić
#
# Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this
# software and associated documentation files (the “Software”), to deal in the Software
# without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify,
# merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to
@ddlsmurf
ddlsmurf / output.txt
Last active May 22, 2021 11:27
YAML succinct tutorial #tutorial #yaml
# Example with basic types
---
hash:
  string: some text
  number: 12345
  array_of_bool: [on, off, true, false, yes, no]
  ruby symbol: :symbol
  array:
    - item one
    - item two
@utgarda
utgarda / README.md
Created January 16, 2012 05:10
CoffeeScript + jQuery tutorials

CoffeeQuery

CoffeeScript + jQuery tutorials

  • Various jQuery tutorials ported to CS
  • CoffeeScript basics
  • Cool colours, not the least of features :)
@chetan
chetan / yardoc_cheatsheet.md
Last active April 16, 2024 23:49
YARD cheatsheet
@ttscoff
ttscoff / editscript.rb
Created July 7, 2012 01:26
Fuzzy CLI file search through configured directories, ranked results displayed as menu
#!/usr/bin/env ruby
# encoding: utf-8
# == Synopsis
# Proof of concept using Fuzzy File Finder to locate a script to edit
# Searches a set of predefined locations for a fuzzy string
# e.g. "mwp" matches both "myweatherprogram" and "mowthelawnplease"
# ................on "(m)y(w)eather(p)rogram" and "(m)o(w)thelawn(p)lease"
#
# Results are ranked and a menu is displayed with the most likely
# match at the top. Editor to be launched and directories to search