module ProcessSettings::HashPath

Module for mixing into `Hash` or other class with `[]` that you want to be able to index with a hash path like: hash.mine('honeypot', 'answer_odds')

Public Class Methods

hash_at_path(hash, path) click to toggle source
# File lib/process_settings/hash_path.rb, line 27
def hash_at_path(hash, path)
  if path.is_a?(Hash)
    case path.size
    when 0
      hash
    when 1
      path_key, path_value = path.first
      if (remaining_hash = hash[path_key])
        remaining_path = path_value
        hash_at_path(remaining_hash, remaining_path)
      end
    else
      raise ArgumentError, "path may have at most 1 key (got #{path.inspect})"
    end
  else
    hash[path]
  end
end

Public Instance Methods

mine(*path_array, not_found_value: nil) { || ... } click to toggle source

returns the value found at the given path if the path is not found:

if a block is given, it is called and its value returned (may also raise an exception from the block)
else, the not_found_value: is returned
# File lib/process_settings/hash_path.rb, line 11
def mine(*path_array, not_found_value: nil)
  path_array.is_a?(Enumerable) && path_array.size > 0 or raise ArgumentError, "path must be 1 or more keys; got #{path_array.inspect}"
  path_array.reduce(self) do |hash, key|
    if hash.has_key?(key)
      hash[key]
    else
      if block_given?
        break yield
      else
        break not_found_value
      end
    end
  end
end