gistfile1.rb

module DynamicNetworkGraph
  class NetworkFlow

    Fields = [ :srcAddr,
               :dstAddr,
               :srcPort,
               :dstPort,
               :protocol,
               :start,
               :end,
               :packets,
               :transferred,
               :status,
             ]

    attr_accessor :srcAddr
    attr_accessor :dstAddr
    attr_accessor :srcPort
    attr_accessor :dstPort
    attr_accessor :protocol
    attr_accessor :start
    attr_accessor :end
    attr_accessor :packets
    attr_accessor :transferred
    attr_accessor :status

    def fromFields(sep,line)
      Fields.zip(line.split(sep)).map {|(iv,val)| self.instance_variable_set(iv,val)}
    end
  end
end

rebecca@rebecca-laptop:~/projects/network_graph_gen$ pry
[1] pry(main)> require './networkFlow.rb'
=> true
[2] pry(main)> foo = DynamicNetworkGraph::NetworkFlow.new
=> #DynamicNetworkGraph::NetworkFlow:0x0000000417b9f8
[3] pry(main)> foo.fromFields(",","a,b,c,d")
NameError: srcAddr' is not allowed as an instance variable name from /home/rebecca/projects/network_graph_gen/networkFlow.rb:28:ininstance_variable_set'