hash_compare 0.0.0

data/lib/hash_compare.rb

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+# Class to compare two different hashes and to report similarities and
+# differences
+class HashCompare
+	
+	# The old hash or the previous hash
+	attr_accessor :old_hash
+	
+	# The current or new hash that needs to be compares with old hash
+	attr_accessor :new_hash
+	
+	# The new method takes two hashes as arguments for comparison
+	def initialize old_hash = nil, new_hash = nil
+		@old_hash, @new_hash = old_hash, new_hash
+	end
+	
+	# Gets stuff in new_hash thats not in old_hash
+	def newly_added
+		hash = {}
+		@new_hash.each do |k,v|
+			hash.store(k,v) unless @old_hash.key?(k)
+		end
+		hash
+	end
+			
+	# Gets stuff in old_hash thats not in new_hash
+	def deleted
+		hash = {}
+		@old_hash.each do |k,v|
+			hash.store(k,v) unless @new_hash.key?(k)
+		end
+		hash
+	end
+	
+	# Gets stuff in new hash who's value has been changed from the
+	# old hash
+	def changed
+		hash = {}
+		@new_hash.each do |k,v|
+			hash.store(k,v) if @old_hash.key?(k) and @old_hash[k] != v
+		end
+		hash
+	end
+	
+	# Gets stuff in new hash who's value has been unchanged from the
+	# old hash
+	def unchanged
+		hash = {}
+		@new_hash.each do |k,v|
+			hash.store(k,v) if @old_hash.key?(k) and @old_hash[k] == v
+		end
+		hash
+	end
+	
+	# Returns true if both hashes are same
+	def same?
+		@old_hash == @new_hash
+	end
+	
+	# This function converts an CSV to hash, the lines inis file are
+	# converted to values and key is determined by id_column_number
+	#
+	# file_name , the name of the file that needs to scanned and converted
+	# to hash
+	#
+	# split_string , the field seprator
+	#
+	# id_column_number , for an hash you need to have a key, the key will be
+	# taken from the CSV file, it will be split and corresponding colum will
+	# be made as key 
+	def self.csv_to_hash file_name, split_string = ',', id_column_number = 0
+		f = File.open file_name, "r"
+		hash = {}
+		while line = f.gets
+			hash.store(line.split(split_string)[id_column_number], line)
+		end
+		f.close
+		hash
+	end
+	
+	# Takes two CSV's, converts it to hash, then you can use methods in
+	# HashCompare class to check difference between them 
+	def from_csv old_csv, new_csv, split_string = ',', id_column_number = 0
+		@old_hash = HashCompare::csv_to_hash old_csv, split_string, id_column_number
+		@new_hash = HashCompare::csv_to_hash new_csv, split_string, id_column_number
+	end
+end
+
+
+
+

metadata

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+--- !ruby/object:Gem::Specification
+name: hash_compare
+version: !ruby/object:Gem::Version
+  version: 0.0.0
+  prerelease: 
+platform: ruby
+authors:
+- Karthikeyan A K
+autorequire: 
+bindir: bin
+cert_chain: []
+date: 2012-10-29 00:00:00.000000000Z
+dependencies: []
+description: A gem to compare Hashes
+email: mindaslab@gmail.com
+executables: []
+extensions: []
+extra_rdoc_files: []
+files:
+- lib/hash_compare.rb
+homepage: http://github.com/mindaslab/hash_compare
+licenses: []
+post_install_message: 
+rdoc_options: []
+require_paths:
+- lib
+required_ruby_version: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement
+  none: false
+  requirements:
+  - - ! '>='
+    - !ruby/object:Gem::Version
+      version: '0'
+required_rubygems_version: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement
+  none: false
+  requirements:
+  - - ! '>='
+    - !ruby/object:Gem::Version
+      version: '0'
+requirements: []
+rubyforge_project: 
+rubygems_version: 1.8.10
+signing_key: 
+specification_version: 3
+summary: Hash Compare
+test_files: []