ez_chaff 0.2

data/README

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+README
+========================================================================
+EzChaff provides a simple way of adding chaff to a string in a
+predictable manner and subsequently removing that chaff.
+
+Usage
+
+require 'rubygems'
+gem 'ez_chaff','0.2'
+require 'ez_chaff'
+chaffed_string = EzChaff.chaff(string)
+unchaffed_string = EzChaff.unchaff(string)

data/lib/ez_chaff.rb

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+module EzChaff
+  
+  def self.randomize_full_ascii(length = 10)
+    unless defined?(EzChaff::RANDOM_STRING_SEED)
+      chars = Array.new(126 - 32 + 1,nil)
+      32.upto(126) do |char|
+        chars[char - 32] = char.chr
+      end
+      EzChaff.const_set('RANDOM_STRING_SEED',chars)
+    end
+    chars = EzChaff::RANDOM_STRING_SEED
+    new_string = ""
+    rand_limit = EzChaff::RANDOM_STRING_SEED.size - 1
+    1.upto(length) { |i| new_string << chars[rand(rand_limit)] }
+    return new_string
+  end
+  
+  def self.chaff(string)
+    how_much_chaff = string.length
+    chaff = EzChaff.randomize_full_ascii(how_much_chaff)
+    chaffed_string = ''
+    string.length.times do |pos|
+      chaffed_string << "#{string[pos,1]}#{chaff[pos,1]}"
+    end
+    return chaffed_string
+  end
+  
+  def self.unchaff(string)
+    unchaffed_string = ''
+    chaff = false
+    string.length.times do |pos|
+      unchaffed_string << string[pos,1] unless chaff
+      chaff = ! chaff
+    end
+    return unchaffed_string
+  end
+  
+end

metadata

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+--- !ruby/object:Gem::Specification 
+name: ez_chaff
+version: !ruby/object:Gem::Version 
+  version: "0.2"
+platform: ruby
+authors: 
+- Tracy Flynn
+autorequire: 
+bindir: bin
+cert_chain: []
+
+date: 2009-10-23 00:00:00 -04:00
+default_executable: 
+dependencies: []
+
+description: Add/remove chaff in a string
+email: 
+executables: []
+
+extensions: []
+
+extra_rdoc_files: 
+- README
+files: 
+- lib/ez_chaff.rb
+- README
+has_rdoc: true
+homepage: 
+post_install_message: 
+rdoc_options: []
+
+require_paths: 
+- lib
+- 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: 1.0.1
+signing_key: 
+specification_version: 2
+summary: Add/remove chaff in a string
+test_files: []
+