array-to-csv 1.1.0

data/README

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+Adds Array#to_csv method that converts the contents of the array to CSV format.
+
+Examples:
+
+    [['a', 'b'], ['c', 'd']].to_csv
+    #=> "a","b"\n"c","d"
+    ['Report on somesuch', 
+      ['name', 'value'],
+      ['foo', 156],
+      ['bar', 24]].to_csv
+    #=> "Report on somesuch"\n"name","value"\n"foo","156"\n"bar","24"
+
+This gem is released under a broad open-source license. See LICENSE for more details.

data/lib/array-to-csv.rb

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+class Array
+  def to_csv
+    tmp = []
+    
+    for i in self
+      # todo research case syntax, since these elsifs are ugly
+      # todo investigate switching to %Q syntax to make less ugly
+      # todo refactor out the duplicate gsubs
+      if i.is_a? Array
+        tmp << i.map{|x| "\"#{x.to_s.escape_csv_quotes}\""}.join(',')
+      elsif i.is_a? String
+        tmp << "\"#{i.escape_csv_quotes}\""
+      elsif i.is_a? Hash
+        tmp << i.map{|k, v| "\"#{k.to_s.escape_csv_quotes}: #{v.to_s.escape_csv_quotes}\""}.join(',')
+      end
+    end
+    
+    tmp.join("\n")
+  end
+end
+
+class String
+  def escape_csv_quotes
+    gsub('"','""')
+  end
+end

data/spec/array-to-csv_spec.rb

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+require File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/spec_helper')
+
+# TODO replace the it declarations with more meaningful and descriptive, er, descriptions
+describe Array do
+  context "managing converting itself to CSV format" do
+    it "returns '' on an emtpy array" do
+      data = []
+      
+      data.to_csv.should == ""
+    end
+    
+    it "returns 'a\nb\nc' for an array ['a', 'b', 'c']" do
+      data = ['a', 'b', 'c']
+      
+      data.to_csv.should == %Q("a"\n"b"\n"c")
+    end
+    
+    it "returns 'a,b\nc,d' for an array [['a', 'b'], ['c', 'd']]" do
+      data = [['a', 'b'], ['c', 'd']]
+      
+      data.to_csv.should == %Q("a","b"\n"c","d")
+    end
+    
+    it "returns 'a: b\nc: d' for an array [{:a => 'b'}, {:c => 'd'}]" do
+      data = [{:a => 'b'}, {:c => 'd'}]
+      
+      data.to_csv.should == %Q("a: b"\n"c: d")
+    end
+    
+    it "returns 'Patrick,2009-09-13\nAngela,2009-08-17' for an array [['Patrick', Date.new(2009,9,13)], ['Angela', Date.new(2009,8,17)]]" do
+      data = [['Patrick', Date.new(2009,9,13)], ['Angela', Date.new(2009,8,17)]]
+      
+      data.to_csv.should == %Q("Patrick","2009-09-13"\n"Angela","2009-08-17")
+    end
+    
+    context "managing the escaping of double quotes in the cells" do
+      it "correctly escapes double quotes in nested arrays" do
+        data = [["a href=\"foo\"", "div"], ["link rel=\"bar\"","blockquote"]]
+
+        data.to_csv.should == %Q("a href=""foo""","div"\n"link rel=""bar""","blockquote")
+      end
+      
+      it "correctly escapes double quotes in strings" do
+        data = ["a href=\"foo\"", "link rel=\"bar\""]
+        
+        data.to_csv.should == %Q("a href=""foo"""\n"link rel=""bar""")
+      end
+      
+      it "correctly escapes double quotes in hashes" do
+        data = [{ :url => 'a href="foo"', :style => 'link rel="bar"'}]
+        
+        data.to_csv.should == %Q("url: a href=""foo""","style: link rel=""bar""")
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
+
+describe String do
+  context "handling escaping double quotes in CSV" do
+    it "returns empty string when escaping an empty string" do
+      "".escape_csv_quotes.should == ""
+    end
+    
+    it "returns the origal string if doesn't have any double-quotes" do
+      "foo".escape_csv_quotes.should == "foo"
+    end
+    
+    it "returns two double quotes for every double quote" do
+      'a href="foo"'.escape_csv_quotes.should == 'a href=""foo""'
+    end
+  end
+end

metadata

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+--- !ruby/object:Gem::Specification 
+name: array-to-csv
+version: !ruby/object:Gem::Version 
+  version: 1.1.0
+platform: ruby
+authors: 
+- Patrick Byrne
+autorequire: 
+bindir: bin
+cert_chain: []
+
+date: 2009-10-19 00:00:00 -05:00
+default_executable: 
+dependencies: []
+
+description: 
+email: code@patrickbyrne.net
+executables: []
+
+extensions: []
+
+extra_rdoc_files: 
+- README
+files: 
+- lib/array-to-csv.rb
+- README
+has_rdoc: true
+homepage: http://github.com/pbyrne/array-to-csv/
+licenses: []
+
+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: 1.3.5
+signing_key: 
+specification_version: 3
+summary: Adds Array#to_csv method that converts the contents of the array to CSV format.
+test_files: 
+- spec/array-to-csv_spec.rb