christiank-turntable 0.4.1 → 0.4.2

data/turntable.rb

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# turntable v0.4.1
+# turntable v0.4.2
 # Christian Koch < ckoch002@student.ucr.edu >
 #
 # This is free software. You are permitted to modify, implement, and otherwise
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 class Turntable
 
-  @@version = '0.4.1'
+  @@version = '0.4.2'
   
   # Creates a new Turntable object and database file.
   # Requires a filename and at least one column name.
@@ -44,14 +44,24 @@ class Turntable
   # Reader methods for the object's columns and filename.
   attr_reader :columns
   attr_reader :filename
+    
+  # Returns true or false, depending on whether the result is empty.
+  def contains? hash
+    !self.select(hash).empty?
+  end
   
   # Deletes a row as dictated by a hash {:id => some_value}.
-  # TODO: make sure it returns the deleted row(s).
   def delete hash
     raise 'delete() requires :id => some_value' unless hash.has_key?(:id)
     
-    @table.delete_if { |row| row[:id] == hash[:id] }
+    before_table = @table.dup
+
+    # Delete the table for real here:
+    what_wasnt_deleted = @table.delete_if { |row| row[:id] == hash[:id] }
     self.save_to @filename
+    
+    # Return the deleted row here:
+    return before_table - what_wasnt_deleted
   end
   
   # Inserts a new row in the database. It requires that the number of arguments
@@ -116,12 +126,14 @@ class Turntable
     
     return result_set
   end
-
+  
   # Returns the entire table, an array of hashes.
   def select_all
     return @table
   end
   
+  alias :all :select_all
+  
   # Replaces many columns at a time, but currently only on one row at a time.
   def update hash
     raise 'update() requires at least :id => some_value' unless hash.has_key?(:id)
@@ -172,12 +184,12 @@ class Array
     rearranged_table.sort.collect do |row|
       this_row_hash = {}
       this_column_hash = {}
-          
+      
       row.each do |column|
         column[0] = column[0].to_sym
         this_column_hash[ column[0] ] = column[1]
       end
-      
+
       this_row_hash.update this_column_hash
     end
   end

metadata

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 --- !ruby/object:Gem::Specification 
 name: christiank-turntable
 version: !ruby/object:Gem::Version 
-  version: 0.4.1
+  version: 0.4.2
 platform: ruby
 authors: 
 - Christian Koch