amiel-hash_union_arrays 0.2

data/README.textile

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+h2. Hash Union Arrays
+
+Has a terrible name, but is very useful. This gem implements the | operator for Hash. Using it merges the two hashes together while applying set union to any common arrays.
+
+h2. Author
+
+Amiel Martin

data/Rakefile.rb

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+require "rubygems"
+require "rake/testtask"
+
+task :default => :test
+
+Rake::TestTask.new do |t|
+  t.libs << "test"
+  t.test_files = FileList["test/test_*.rb"]
+  t.verbose = true
+end

data/lib/hash_union_arrays.rb

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+module HashIntersectArrays
+
+	# acts just like Hash#merge, except that any arrays
+	def self.ordered_union(a, b)
+		for k in b.keys
+			if b[k].is_a?(Array) and a[k] and a[k].is_a?(Array)
+				a[k] |= b[k]
+			else
+				a[k] = b[k]
+			end
+		end
+		
+		return a
+	end
+end
+
+class Hash
+	def |(other)
+		HashIntersectArrays::ordered_union(self, other)
+	end
+end

data/test/test_hash_union_arrays.rb

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+require 'test_helper'
+
+class HashUnionArraysTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
+	def setup
+		@a = {
+			:an_array => %w(foo bar baz),
+			:an_element => 'a element',
+			:another_element => 'an a element',
+		}
+		@b = {
+			:an_array => %w(foo bat bat_country),
+			:an_element => 'b element',
+			:element_another => 'a b element',
+		}
+	end
+	
+	
+	def test_hash_union
+		result = @a | @b
+		should = {
+			:an_array => %w(foo bar baz bat bat_country),
+			:an_element => 'b element',
+			:another_element => 'an a element',
+			:element_another => 'a b element',			
+		}
+		assert_equal should, result
+	end
+end

data/test/test_helper.rb

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+require File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), *%w{.. lib hash_union_arrays})
+require 'test/unit'
+

metadata

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+--- !ruby/object:Gem::Specification 
+name: amiel-hash_union_arrays
+version: !ruby/object:Gem::Version 
+  version: "0.2"
+platform: ruby
+authors: 
+- Amiel Martin
+autorequire: 
+bindir: bin
+cert_chain: []
+
+date: 2009-04-17 00:00:00 -07:00
+default_executable: 
+dependencies: []
+
+description: Allows a hash with arrays as values to merge and union common arrays instead of overwriting them.
+email: amiel@tatango.com
+executables: []
+
+extensions: []
+
+extra_rdoc_files: []
+
+files: 
+- README.textile
+- lib
+- lib/hash_union_arrays.rb
+- Rakefile.rb
+- test
+- test/test_helper.rb
+- test/test_hash_union_arrays.rb
+has_rdoc: false
+homepage: 
+post_install_message: 
+rdoc_options: []
+
+require_paths: 
+- lib
+required_ruby_version: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement 
+  requirements: 
+  - - ">="
+    - !ruby/object:Gem::Version 
+      version: "0"
+  version: 
+required_rubygems_version: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement 
+  requirements: 
+  - - ">="
+    - !ruby/object:Gem::Version 
+      version: "0"
+  version: 
+requirements: []
+
+rubyforge_project: 
+rubygems_version: 1.2.0
+signing_key: 
+specification_version: 2
+summary: Allows a hash with arrays as values to merge and union common arrays instead of overwriting them.
+test_files: []
+