acts_as_xlsx 1.0.1 → 1.0.2

data/README.md

@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ Acts as xlsx: Office Open XML Spreadsheet Generation plugin for active record
 **Author**:       Randy Morgan   
 **Copyright**:    2011      
 **License**:      MIT License      
-**Latest Version**: 1.0.1 	   
+**Latest Version**: 1.0.2 	   
 **Ruby Version**: 1.8.7 - 1.9.3  
-**Release Date**: December 1st 2011     
+**Release Date**: December 3rd 2011     
 
 Synopsis
 --------
@@ -45,7 +45,11 @@ Usage
 
 ###Examples
 
-A trivial rails example
+A trivial rails example. In a production environment you will want to you stuff like x_sendfile and Tempfile  
+http://www.therailsway.com/2009/2/22/file-downloads-done-right  
+
+for nginx  
+http://andrewtimberlake.com/blog/how-to-protect-downloads-but-still-have-nginx-serve-the-files   
 
      #Add the gem to your Gemfile and bundle install
        gem 'acts_as_xlsx'
@@ -65,10 +69,27 @@ A trivial rails example
          end
        end
 
-Specify columns and methods and i18n chain
-	p = Post.to_xlsx :columns => [:name, :title, :ranking], :i18n => 'activerecord.attributes'
+     # dont forget to add posts/xslx to your routes!
+
+In addition to dumping the entire table, it is also possible to specify the columns and method chains to execute in genrating your report.
+       # GET posts/xslx
+       def xlsx	    
+         p = Post.to_xlsx :columns => [:name, :title, :ranking, :'comments.last.content', :'comments.last.author.name']
+         p.serialize('public/downloads/posts.xlsx')
+         send_file 'public/downloads/posts.xlsx', :type=>"application/xlsx"
+       end
+
+If your application uses i18n, you can specify the prefix for column labels as well
 
+       # GET posts/xslx
+       def xlsx	    
+         p = Post.to_xlsx :i18n => 'activerecord.attributes'
+         p.serialize('public/downloads/posts.xlsx')
+         send_file 'public/downloads/posts.xlsx', :type=>"application/xlsx"
+       end
+    
 For examples on how to use axlsx for custom styles, charts, images and more see:
+
         [http://rubygems.org/gems/axlsx] (https://rubygems.org/gems/axlsx)
 
 ###Documentation
@@ -85,6 +106,9 @@ This gem has 100% coverage using Test::Unit
  
 Changelog
 ---------
+- **December.3.11**: 1.0.2 release
+    Added support for chained method columns like :'model.association.attribute'
+
 - **October.30.11**: 1.0.1 release
   - Patch for inclusion error
 

data/acts_as_xlsx.gemspec

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 require 'rake'
-acts_as_xlsx_version = "1.0.1"
+acts_as_xlsx_version = "1.0.2"
 Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.name        = 'acts_as_xlsx'
   s.version     =  acts_as_xlsx_version
@@ -26,11 +26,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.add_runtime_dependency 'axlsx', '>= 1.0.10'
   s.add_runtime_dependency 'activerecord', '>= 2.3.9'
   s.add_runtime_dependency 'i18n', '>=0.6.0'
-
-  # required for yard documentation generation
-  s.add_runtime_dependency 'yard'
-  s.add_runtime_dependency 'rdiscount'
-  
+ 
   # required for running tests
   s.add_development_dependency 'sqlite3'
   s.add_development_dependency 'rake', '>= 0.9.2'

data/doc/Axlsx.html

@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ Adding to the Axlsx module
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data/doc/Axlsx/Ar.html

@@ -172,12 +172,12 @@ support to both AR classes and instances
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-      <pre class="code"><span class="info file"># File 'lib/acts_as_xlsx.rb', line 14</span>
+      <pre class="code"><span class="info file"># File 'lib/acts_as_xlsx.rb', line 15</span>
 
 <span class='def def kw'>def</span> <span class='self self kw'>self</span><span class='dot token'>.</span><span class='included identifier id'>included</span><span class='lparen token'>(</span><span class='base identifier id'>base</span><span class='rparen token'>)</span> <span class='comment val'># :nodoc:</span>
   <span class='base identifier id'>base</span><span class='dot token'>.</span><span class='send identifier id'>send</span> <span class='symbol val'>:extend</span><span class='comma token'>,</span> <span class='ClassMethods constant id'>ClassMethods</span>
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ support to both AR classes and instances
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data/doc/Axlsx/Ar/ClassMethods.html

@@ -231,15 +231,15 @@ will be used to determine the labels for columns.
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-      <pre class="code"><span class="info file"># File 'lib/acts_as_xlsx.rb', line 27</span>
+      <pre class="code"><span class="info file"># File 'lib/acts_as_xlsx.rb', line 28</span>
 
 <span class='def def kw'>def</span> <span class='acts_as_xlsx identifier id'>acts_as_xlsx</span><span class='lparen token'>(</span><span class='options identifier id'>options</span><span class='assign token'>=</span><span class='lbrace token'>{</span><span class='rbrace token'>}</span><span class='rparen token'>)</span>
   <span class='cattr_accessor identifier id'>cattr_accessor</span> <span class='symbol val'>:xlsx_i18n</span><span class='comma token'>,</span> <span class='symbol val'>:xlsx_columns</span>
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ will be used to determine the labels for columns.
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data/doc/Axlsx/Ar/SingletonMethods.html

@@ -266,7 +266,6 @@ The path to i18n attributes. (usually activerecord.attributes)
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-      <pre class="code"><span class="info file"># File 'lib/acts_as_xlsx.rb', line 46</span>
+      <pre class="code"><span class="info file"># File 'lib/acts_as_xlsx.rb', line 47</span>
 
 <span class='def def kw'>def</span> <span class='to_xlsx identifier id'>to_xlsx</span><span class='lparen token'>(</span><span class='options identifier id'>options</span> <span class='assign token'>=</span> <span class='lbrace token'>{</span><span class='rbrace token'>}</span><span class='rparen token'>)</span>
 
@@ -333,7 +340,14 @@ The path to i18n attributes. (usually activerecord.attributes)
     <span class='sheet identifier id'>sheet</span><span class='dot token'>.</span><span class='add_row identifier id'>add_row</span> <span class='col_labels identifier id'>col_labels</span><span class='comma token'>,</span> <span class='symbol val'>:style=</span><span class='gt op'>&gt;</span><span class='header_style identifier id'>header_style</span>
     
     <span class='data identifier id'>data</span><span class='dot token'>.</span><span class='each identifier id'>each</span> <span class='do do kw'>do</span> <span class='bitor op'>|</span><span class='r identifier id'>r</span><span class='bitor op'>|</span>
-      <span class='sheet identifier id'>sheet</span><span class='dot token'>.</span><span class='add_row identifier id'>add_row</span> <span class='columns identifier id'>columns</span><span class='dot token'>.</span><span class='map identifier id'>map</span> <span class='lbrace token'>{</span> <span class='bitor op'>|</span><span class='c identifier id'>c</span><span class='bitor op'>|</span> <span class='r identifier id'>r</span><span class='dot token'>.</span><span class='send identifier id'>send</span><span class='lparen token'>(</span><span class='c identifier id'>c</span><span class='rparen token'>)</span> <span class='rbrace token'>}</span><span class='comma token'>,</span> <span class='symbol val'>:style=</span><span class='gt op'>&gt;</span><span class='row_style identifier id'>row_style</span><span class='comma token'>,</span> <span class='symbol val'>:types=</span><span class='gt op'>&gt;</span><span class='types identifier id'>types</span>
+      <span class='row_data identifier id'>row_data</span> <span class='assign token'>=</span> <span class='columns identifier id'>columns</span><span class='dot token'>.</span><span class='map identifier id'>map</span> <span class='do do kw'>do</span> <span class='bitor op'>|</span><span class='c identifier id'>c</span><span class='bitor op'>|</span>
+        <span class='if if kw'>if</span> <span class='c identifier id'>c</span><span class='dot token'>.</span><span class='to_s identifier id'>to_s</span> <span class='match op'>=~</span> <span class='regexp val'>/\./</span>
+          <span class='v identifier id'>v</span> <span class='assign token'>=</span> <span class='r identifier id'>r</span><span class='semicolon token'>;</span> <span class='c identifier id'>c</span><span class='dot token'>.</span><span class='to_s identifier id'>to_s</span><span class='dot token'>.</span><span class='split identifier id'>split</span><span class='lparen token'>(</span><span class='string val'>'.'</span><span class='rparen token'>)</span><span class='dot token'>.</span><span class='each identifier id'>each</span> <span class='lbrace token'>{</span> <span class='bitor op'>|</span><span class='method identifier id'>method</span><span class='bitor op'>|</span> <span class='v identifier id'>v</span> <span class='assign token'>=</span> <span class='v identifier id'>v</span><span class='dot token'>.</span><span class='send identifier id'>send</span><span class='lparen token'>(</span><span class='method identifier id'>method</span><span class='rparen token'>)</span> <span class='rbrace token'>}</span><span class='semicolon token'>;</span> <span class='v identifier id'>v</span>
+        <span class='else else kw'>else</span>
+          <span class='r identifier id'>r</span><span class='dot token'>.</span><span class='send identifier id'>send</span><span class='lparen token'>(</span><span class='c identifier id'>c</span><span class='rparen token'>)</span>                
+        <span class='end end kw'>end</span>
+      <span class='end end kw'>end</span>
+      <span class='sheet identifier id'>sheet</span><span class='dot token'>.</span><span class='add_row identifier id'>add_row</span> <span class='row_data identifier id'>row_data</span><span class='comma token'>,</span> <span class='symbol val'>:style=</span><span class='gt op'>&gt;</span><span class='row_style identifier id'>row_style</span><span class='comma token'>,</span> <span class='symbol val'>:types=</span><span class='gt op'>&gt;</span><span class='types identifier id'>types</span>
     <span class='end end kw'>end</span>
   <span class='end end kw'>end</span>
   <span class='p identifier id'>p</span>
@@ -349,7 +363,7 @@ The path to i18n attributes. (usually activerecord.attributes)
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@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@
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data/doc/file.LICENSE.html

@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
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data/doc/file.README.html

@@ -63,9 +63,9 @@
 <strong>Author</strong>:       Randy Morgan <br/>
 <strong>Copyright</strong>:    2011    <br/>
 <strong>License</strong>:      MIT License    <br/>
-<strong>Latest Version</strong>: 1.0.1    <br/>
+<strong>Latest Version</strong>: 1.0.2    <br/>
 <strong>Ruby Version</strong>: 1.8.7 - 1.9.3<br/>
-<strong>Release Date</strong>: December 1st 2011</p>
+<strong>Release Date</strong>: December 3rd 2011</p>
 
 <h2>Synopsis</h2>
 
@@ -98,7 +98,11 @@
 
 <h3>Examples</h3>
 
-<p>A trivial rails example</p>
+<p>A trivial rails example. In a production environment you will want to you stuff like x_sendfile and Tempfile<br/>
+<a href="http://www.therailsway.com/2009/2/22/file-downloads-done-right">http://www.therailsway.com/2009/2/22/file-downloads-done-right</a></p>
+
+<p>for nginx<br/>
+<a href="http://andrewtimberlake.com/blog/how-to-protect-downloads-but-still-have-nginx-serve-the-files">http://andrewtimberlake.com/blog/how-to-protect-downloads-but-still-have-nginx-serve-the-files</a></p>
 
 <pre class="code"> <span class='comment val'>#Add the gem to your Gemfile and bundle install</span>
    <span class='gem identifier id'>gem</span> <span class='string val'>'acts_as_xlsx'</span>
@@ -117,11 +121,28 @@
        <span class='send_file identifier id'>send_file</span> <span class='string val'>'public/downloads/posts.xlsx'</span><span class='comma token'>,</span> <span class='symbol val'>:type=</span><span class='gt op'>&gt;</span><span class='string val'>&quot;application/xlsx&quot;</span>
      <span class='end end kw'>end</span>
    <span class='end end kw'>end</span>
+
+ <span class='comment val'># dont forget to add posts/xslx to your routes!</span>
 </pre>
 
-<p>Specify columns and methods and i18n chain</p>
+<p>In addition to dumping the entire table, it is also possible to specify the columns and method chains to execute in genrating your report.</p>
 
-<pre class="code"><span class='p identifier id'>p</span> <span class='assign token'>=</span> <span class='Post constant id'>Post</span><span class='dot token'>.</span><span class='to_xlsx identifier id'>to_xlsx</span> <span class='symbol val'>:columns</span> <span class='assign token'>=</span><span class='gt op'>&gt;</span> <span class='lbrack token'>[</span><span class='symbol val'>:name</span><span class='comma token'>,</span> <span class='symbol val'>:title</span><span class='comma token'>,</span> <span class='symbol val'>:ranking</span><span class='rbrack token'>]</span><span class='comma token'>,</span> <span class='symbol val'>:i18n</span> <span class='assign token'>=</span><span class='gt op'>&gt;</span> <span class='string val'>'activerecord.attributes'</span>
+<pre class="code">   <span class='comment val'># GET posts/xslx</span>
+   <span class='def def kw'>def</span> <span class='xlsx identifier id'>xlsx</span>     
+     <span class='p identifier id'>p</span> <span class='assign token'>=</span> <span class='Post constant id'>Post</span><span class='dot token'>.</span><span class='to_xlsx identifier id'>to_xlsx</span> <span class='symbol val'>:columns</span> <span class='assign token'>=</span><span class='gt op'>&gt;</span> <span class='lbrack token'>[</span><span class='symbol val'>:name</span><span class='comma token'>,</span> <span class='symbol val'>:title</span><span class='comma token'>,</span> <span class='symbol val'>:ranking</span><span class='comma token'>,</span> <span class='symbol val'>:'comments.last.content'</span><span class='comma token'>,</span> <span class='symbol val'>:'comments.last.author.name'</span><span class='rbrack token'>]</span>
+     <span class='p identifier id'>p</span><span class='dot token'>.</span><span class='serialize identifier id'>serialize</span><span class='lparen token'>(</span><span class='string val'>'public/downloads/posts.xlsx'</span><span class='rparen token'>)</span>
+     <span class='send_file identifier id'>send_file</span> <span class='string val'>'public/downloads/posts.xlsx'</span><span class='comma token'>,</span> <span class='symbol val'>:type=</span><span class='gt op'>&gt;</span><span class='string val'>&quot;application/xlsx&quot;</span>
+   <span class='end end kw'>end</span>
+</pre>
+
+<p>If your application uses i18n, you can specify the prefix for column labels as well</p>
+
+<pre class="code">   <span class='comment val'># GET posts/xslx</span>
+   <span class='def def kw'>def</span> <span class='xlsx identifier id'>xlsx</span>     
+     <span class='p identifier id'>p</span> <span class='assign token'>=</span> <span class='Post constant id'>Post</span><span class='dot token'>.</span><span class='to_xlsx identifier id'>to_xlsx</span> <span class='symbol val'>:i18n</span> <span class='assign token'>=</span><span class='gt op'>&gt;</span> <span class='string val'>'activerecord.attributes'</span>
+     <span class='p identifier id'>p</span><span class='dot token'>.</span><span class='serialize identifier id'>serialize</span><span class='lparen token'>(</span><span class='string val'>'public/downloads/posts.xlsx'</span><span class='rparen token'>)</span>
+     <span class='send_file identifier id'>send_file</span> <span class='string val'>'public/downloads/posts.xlsx'</span><span class='comma token'>,</span> <span class='symbol val'>:type=</span><span class='gt op'>&gt;</span><span class='string val'>&quot;application/xlsx&quot;</span>
+   <span class='end end kw'>end</span>
 </pre>
 
 <p>For examples on how to use axlsx for custom styles, charts, images and more see:</p>
@@ -144,6 +165,8 @@
 <h2>Changelog</h2>
 
 <ul>
+<li><p><strong>December.3.11</strong>: 1.0.2 release
+  Added support for chained method columns like :'model.association.attribute'</p></li>
 <li><p><strong>October.30.11</strong>: 1.0.1 release</p>
 
 <ul>
@@ -174,7 +197,7 @@ licensed under the MIT license. Please see the <a href="file.LICENSE.html" title
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data/doc/index.html

@@ -63,9 +63,9 @@
 <strong>Author</strong>:       Randy Morgan <br/>
 <strong>Copyright</strong>:    2011    <br/>
 <strong>License</strong>:      MIT License    <br/>
-<strong>Latest Version</strong>: 1.0.1    <br/>
+<strong>Latest Version</strong>: 1.0.2    <br/>
 <strong>Ruby Version</strong>: 1.8.7 - 1.9.3<br/>
-<strong>Release Date</strong>: December 1st 2011</p>
+<strong>Release Date</strong>: December 3rd 2011</p>
 
 <h2>Synopsis</h2>
 
@@ -98,7 +98,11 @@
 
 <h3>Examples</h3>
 
-<p>A trivial rails example</p>
+<p>A trivial rails example. In a production environment you will want to you stuff like x_sendfile and Tempfile<br/>
+<a href="http://www.therailsway.com/2009/2/22/file-downloads-done-right">http://www.therailsway.com/2009/2/22/file-downloads-done-right</a></p>
+
+<p>for nginx<br/>
+<a href="http://andrewtimberlake.com/blog/how-to-protect-downloads-but-still-have-nginx-serve-the-files">http://andrewtimberlake.com/blog/how-to-protect-downloads-but-still-have-nginx-serve-the-files</a></p>
 
 <pre class="code"> <span class='comment val'>#Add the gem to your Gemfile and bundle install</span>
    <span class='gem identifier id'>gem</span> <span class='string val'>'acts_as_xlsx'</span>
@@ -117,11 +121,28 @@
        <span class='send_file identifier id'>send_file</span> <span class='string val'>'public/downloads/posts.xlsx'</span><span class='comma token'>,</span> <span class='symbol val'>:type=</span><span class='gt op'>&gt;</span><span class='string val'>&quot;application/xlsx&quot;</span>
      <span class='end end kw'>end</span>
    <span class='end end kw'>end</span>
+
+ <span class='comment val'># dont forget to add posts/xslx to your routes!</span>
 </pre>
 
-<p>Specify columns and methods and i18n chain</p>
+<p>In addition to dumping the entire table, it is also possible to specify the columns and method chains to execute in genrating your report.</p>
 
-<pre class="code"><span class='p identifier id'>p</span> <span class='assign token'>=</span> <span class='Post constant id'>Post</span><span class='dot token'>.</span><span class='to_xlsx identifier id'>to_xlsx</span> <span class='symbol val'>:columns</span> <span class='assign token'>=</span><span class='gt op'>&gt;</span> <span class='lbrack token'>[</span><span class='symbol val'>:name</span><span class='comma token'>,</span> <span class='symbol val'>:title</span><span class='comma token'>,</span> <span class='symbol val'>:ranking</span><span class='rbrack token'>]</span><span class='comma token'>,</span> <span class='symbol val'>:i18n</span> <span class='assign token'>=</span><span class='gt op'>&gt;</span> <span class='string val'>'activerecord.attributes'</span>
+<pre class="code">   <span class='comment val'># GET posts/xslx</span>
+   <span class='def def kw'>def</span> <span class='xlsx identifier id'>xlsx</span>     
+     <span class='p identifier id'>p</span> <span class='assign token'>=</span> <span class='Post constant id'>Post</span><span class='dot token'>.</span><span class='to_xlsx identifier id'>to_xlsx</span> <span class='symbol val'>:columns</span> <span class='assign token'>=</span><span class='gt op'>&gt;</span> <span class='lbrack token'>[</span><span class='symbol val'>:name</span><span class='comma token'>,</span> <span class='symbol val'>:title</span><span class='comma token'>,</span> <span class='symbol val'>:ranking</span><span class='comma token'>,</span> <span class='symbol val'>:'comments.last.content'</span><span class='comma token'>,</span> <span class='symbol val'>:'comments.last.author.name'</span><span class='rbrack token'>]</span>
+     <span class='p identifier id'>p</span><span class='dot token'>.</span><span class='serialize identifier id'>serialize</span><span class='lparen token'>(</span><span class='string val'>'public/downloads/posts.xlsx'</span><span class='rparen token'>)</span>
+     <span class='send_file identifier id'>send_file</span> <span class='string val'>'public/downloads/posts.xlsx'</span><span class='comma token'>,</span> <span class='symbol val'>:type=</span><span class='gt op'>&gt;</span><span class='string val'>&quot;application/xlsx&quot;</span>
+   <span class='end end kw'>end</span>
+</pre>
+
+<p>If your application uses i18n, you can specify the prefix for column labels as well</p>
+
+<pre class="code">   <span class='comment val'># GET posts/xslx</span>
+   <span class='def def kw'>def</span> <span class='xlsx identifier id'>xlsx</span>     
+     <span class='p identifier id'>p</span> <span class='assign token'>=</span> <span class='Post constant id'>Post</span><span class='dot token'>.</span><span class='to_xlsx identifier id'>to_xlsx</span> <span class='symbol val'>:i18n</span> <span class='assign token'>=</span><span class='gt op'>&gt;</span> <span class='string val'>'activerecord.attributes'</span>
+     <span class='p identifier id'>p</span><span class='dot token'>.</span><span class='serialize identifier id'>serialize</span><span class='lparen token'>(</span><span class='string val'>'public/downloads/posts.xlsx'</span><span class='rparen token'>)</span>
+     <span class='send_file identifier id'>send_file</span> <span class='string val'>'public/downloads/posts.xlsx'</span><span class='comma token'>,</span> <span class='symbol val'>:type=</span><span class='gt op'>&gt;</span><span class='string val'>&quot;application/xlsx&quot;</span>
+   <span class='end end kw'>end</span>
 </pre>
 
 <p>For examples on how to use axlsx for custom styles, charts, images and more see:</p>
@@ -144,6 +165,8 @@
 <h2>Changelog</h2>
 
 <ul>
+<li><p><strong>December.3.11</strong>: 1.0.2 release
+  Added support for chained method columns like :'model.association.attribute'</p></li>
 <li><p><strong>October.30.11</strong>: 1.0.1 release</p>
 
 <ul>
@@ -174,7 +197,7 @@ licensed under the MIT license. Please see the <a href="file.LICENSE.html" title
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data/lib/acts_as_xlsx.rb

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 # Axlsx is a gem or generating excel spreadsheets with charts, images and many other features. 
 # 
 # acts_as_xlsx provides integration into active_record for Axlsx.
@@ -72,7 +73,14 @@ module Axlsx
           sheet.add_row col_labels, :style=>header_style
           
           data.each do |r|
-            sheet.add_row columns.map { |c| r.send(c) }, :style=>row_style, :types=>types
+            row_data = columns.map do |c|
+              if c.to_s =~ /\./
+                v = r; c.to_s.split('.').each { |method| v = v.send(method) }; v
+              else
+                r.send(c)                
+              end
+            end
+            sheet.add_row row_data, :style=>row_style, :types=>types
           end
         end
         p

data/test/tc_acts_as_xlsx.rb

@@ -44,6 +44,13 @@ class TestToXlsx < Test::Unit::TestCase
     assert_equal("Name", sheet.rows.first.cells.first.value)
     assert_equal(Post.last.ranking, sheet.rows.last.cells.last.value)
   end
+
+  def test_chained_method
+    p = Post.to_xlsx :columns=>[:name, :votes, :content, :ranking, :'comments.last.content', :'comments.first.author.name']
+    sheet = p.workbook.worksheets.first
+    assert_equal("Name", sheet.rows.first.cells.first.value)
+    assert_equal(Post.last.comments.last.author.name, sheet.rows.last.cells.last.value)
+  end
 end
 
 

metadata

@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 --- !ruby/object:Gem::Specification 
 name: acts_as_xlsx
 version: !ruby/object:Gem::Version 
-  hash: 21
+  hash: 19
   prerelease: 
   segments: 
   - 1
   - 0
-  - 1
-  version: 1.0.1
+  - 2
+  version: 1.0.2
 platform: ruby
 authors: 
 - Randy Morgan
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ autorequire:
 bindir: bin
 cert_chain: []
 
-date: 2011-12-01 00:00:00 Z
+date: 2011-12-03 00:00:00 Z
 dependencies: 
 - !ruby/object:Gem::Dependency 
   name: axlsx
@@ -65,38 +65,10 @@ dependencies:
         version: 0.6.0
   type: :runtime
   version_requirements: *id003
-- !ruby/object:Gem::Dependency 
-  name: yard
-  prerelease: false
-  requirement: &id004 !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement 
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-        version: "0"
-  type: :runtime
-  version_requirements: *id005
 - !ruby/object:Gem::Dependency 
   name: sqlite3
   prerelease: false
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+  requirement: &id004 !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement 
     none: false
     requirements: 
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@@ -106,11 +78,11 @@ dependencies:
         - 0
         version: "0"
   type: :development
-  version_requirements: *id006
+  version_requirements: *id004
 - !ruby/object:Gem::Dependency 
   name: rake
   prerelease: false
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+  requirement: &id005 !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement 
     none: false
     requirements: 
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@@ -122,7 +94,7 @@ dependencies:
         - 2
         version: 0.9.2
   type: :development
-  version_requirements: *id007
+  version_requirements: *id005
 description: "    acts_as_xlsx lets you turn any ActiveRecord::Base inheriting class into an excel spreadsheet.\n"
 email: digital.ipseity@gmail.com
 executables: []
@@ -142,7 +114,6 @@ files:
 - lib/acts_as_xlsx.rb
 - doc/_index.html
 - doc/Axlsx/Ar/ClassMethods.html
-- doc/Axlsx/Ar/InstanceMethods.html
 - doc/Axlsx/Ar/SingletonMethods.html
 - doc/Axlsx/Ar.html
 - doc/Axlsx.html

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-  <head>
-    <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" />
-<title>
-  Module: Axlsx::Ar::InstanceMethods
-  
-    &mdash; Acts As Xlsx (Axlsx)
-  
-</title>
-
-  <link rel="stylesheet" href="../../css/style.css" type="text/css" media="screen" charset="utf-8" />
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-    <span class='title'><span class='object_link'><a href="../../Axlsx.html" title="Axlsx (module)">Axlsx</a></span></span> &raquo; <span class='title'><span class='object_link'><a href="../Ar.html" title="Axlsx::Ar (module)">Ar</a></span></span>
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-  <div class="discussion">
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-<p>Defines the instance methods we add to ActiveRecord::Base</p>
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-      
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-  <span class="summary_signature">
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-
-<span class='kw'>def</span> <span class='id to_xlsx'>to_xlsx</span><span class='lparen'>(</span><span class='id options'>options</span><span class='op'>=</span><span class='lbrace'>{</span><span class='rbrace'>}</span><span class='rparen'>)</span>
-  <span class='kw'>self</span><span class='period'>.</span><span class='id class'>class</span><span class='period'>.</span><span class='id to_xlsx'>to_xlsx</span><span class='lparen'>(</span><span class='kw'>self</span><span class='period'>.</span><span class='id id'>id</span><span class='comma'>,</span> <span class='id options'>options</span><span class='rparen'>)</span>
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