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stevecj / trinary.rb
Last active August 29, 2015 13:57
Stoopid Ruby trick <g>
class Trinary
class << self
def ~ ; ~new ; end
def -@ ; -new ; end
def +@ ; +new ; end
end
def initialize(digits=[])
@digits = digits
end
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stevecj / yaml_value_extraction_benchmarks.rb
Last active August 29, 2015 13:57
Benchmarking of ways of extracting single value from large YAML map (e.g. ActiveRecord serialized data)
require 'yaml'
require 'benchmark'
def make_yaml_string(num_entries=500)
entry_nums = (0...num_entries).to_a
entry_nums.shuffle!
result = ''
entry_nums.each do |n|
result << "something_#{n}: #{Random.rand}\n"
end
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stevecj / require_limit_for_mysql_text.rb
Last active August 29, 2015 14:03
Require a :limit option for MySQL text columns created in Rails 3 app so don't unintentionally make 64K column that silently truncates.
# == config/initializers/require_limit_for_mysql_text.rb ==
# Fail when an attempt is made to specify a MySQL text
# columnn in a migration without providing a :limit value.
# This helps to prevent accidentally defining a 64K column
# (default) when a 16MB or 4GB coumn is desired.
# Note that MySQL silently truncates the data when it is
# too long for the column, so problems are only apparent
# later when attempting to retrieve the data (if then).
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stevecj / colortest
Created July 29, 2014 16:50
ANSI color test written in Ruby
#!/usr/bin/env ruby
ColorNameSequence = %w[
Black
Red
Green
Yellow
Blue
Magenta
Cyan
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stevecj / reversible_queue.rb
Last active August 29, 2015 14:10
ReversibleQueue: Works much like Ruby's native Queue, but provides an #undeq method, which Ruby's own Queue does not have
# Works much like Ruby's native Queue, but provides an #undeq
# method, which Ruby's own Queue does not have.
class ReversibleQueue
def initialize
@queue_array = []
@threads_waiting = []
@mutex = Mutex.new
end
# Push an object onto the tail of the queue
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stevecj / n-is-the-loneliest-number.txt
Last active September 10, 2015 15:02
(n) is the Loneliest Number
One is the loneliest number that you'll ever do
Two can be as bad as one, well it's the loneliest number since the number one
Three is really not so bad, but it can still be lonely, and that's really sad
Four is really no big deal, so if you think it's lonely, then you'd best get real
Five is practically a crowd, and if you're tryin' to think, it can seem really loud.
Five is the loneliest number
Five is the loneliest number
Five is the loneliest number since the number four dum dum-dum dum-dum
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stevecj / fieldset-alternatives.html
Created July 15, 2011 05:18
Spike of JS for forms with nested select-driven alternative fieldsets
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
fieldset { display: block; }
.alternative { display:none; }
.alternative-selected { }
</style>
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stevecj / enhanced_attributable.rb
Last active September 30, 2015 20:47
Ruby attr_accessor enhancement
# Include this module in a class to add enhanced attr_accessor
# functionality. With this module included, ...
#
# * You may provide a block to an attr_accessor call that accepts
# a base attribute name and returns a default value for each
# instance attribute.
# * Any attribute name consisting of a base name followed by a
# "?" suffix represents a boolean attribute.
#
# If the including class has its own #initialize method, that
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stevecj / ruby_module_nesting.rb
Created March 13, 2012 18:03
Ruby module nesting and scope of constant names
# == Module name assignment ==
# A Ruby module's name is determined when it first becomes
# assigned as the value of a top-level constant or of a
# constant in a module that has received a name.
# The module's name represents the hierarchy of containership,
# and is not dependent upon the execution path of the code
# that defined the module (as opposed to the module nesting
# for defined methods -- see below).
p [self, self.class, Module.nesting] # => [main, Object, []]
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stevecj / defines_interface.rb
Created October 11, 2012 13:16
Interfaces for Ruby
# A module for inclusion in a class of objects that delegate to and
# provide restricted interface definitions for underlying "occurrence"
# objects.
#
# This is useful for purposes such as to enforce the same API for a
# unit under test as for mocks and stubs of the same unit used for
# testing other units.
#
# This is a proof of concept demonstration and is not well-tested,
# production-ready code.