gistfile1.rbx

# Object.to_pretty
# Prints hashes and arrays on multiple lines. It reads better.
#
# Example:
#   h = {"logdir"=>"/var/log/foo/", "server"=>{"sahara"=>{"osversion"=>"2.6", "osname"=>"solaris", "address"=>["10.0.0.101", "10.0.1.101"]}}, "debugfile"=>"/tmp/foo.debug"}
#   puts h.to_pretty
#
# Prints:
#   {
#     "logdir" => "/var/log/foo/",
#     "server" => {
#       "sahara" => {
#         "osversion" => "2.6"
#         "osname" => "solaris"
#         "address" => [
#           "10.0.0.101",
#           "10.0.1.101"
#         ]
#       }
#     },
#     "debugfile" => "/tmp/foo.debug"
#   }

class Object
  def to_pretty
    inspect
  end
end

class Array
  def to_pretty
    values = self.map { |v|
      v.to_pretty
    }.join(",\n").gsub(/^/, '  ')
    "[\n#{values}\n]"
  end
end

class Hash
  def to_pretty
    values = self.map { |k,v|
      "#{k.to_pretty} => #{v.to_pretty}"
    }.join(",\n").gsub(/^/, '  ')
    "{\n#{values}\n}"
  end
end