Blog: Dynamic Ruby Example Example

gistfile1.rb

def import_file_data(file_path, content, import_type, strategy_name, additional_attributes = {}, options = {})
  # probably file_path is a String and the result file_name as well
  file_name = File.basename(file_path)

  # no idea what tempfile is, a string?
  tempfile = write_to_temp_file(content, file_name)
  uploaded_file = OpenStruct.new(:original_filename => file_name, :tempfile => tempfile)

  # Is this now an instance of ResourceImport or a result of a resource import?
  resource_import = ResourceImport.import!(user, project, uploaded_file, file_path, import_type, strategy_name, additional_attributes)

  # Ok, nothing ambiguous here
  resource_uploader = ResourceUploader.new(resource_import)
  resource_uploader.store!(tempfile)

  if options.fetch(:schedule, true)
    ResourceImportsService.new.schedule_import(resource_import)
  else
    import_resource_import(resource_import)
  end

  # maybe reload already returns the resource_import new and we don't need the last line at all? resource_import.reload
  # implicit returns always felt 'dirty' to me. For example ActiveRecord callbacks which return false
  # break the chain, so you have to know that to not break it unintentionally
  resource_import.reload
  resource_import
end