randomfromrange 0.0.1

data/lib/randomfromrange.rb

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+# Ruby 1.9.3 Range for Kernel.random update backwards compatibility
+Kernel.class_eval do
+	alias :old_rand :rand
+	def rand(v=nil)
+		if(v.respond_to? :to_i)
+			return old_rand(v.to_i.abs)
+		elsif(v.respond_to? :begin and v.respond_to? :end)
+			return ((v.end-v.begin)*old_rand() + v.begin)
+		else
+			raise TypeError, 'can\'t convert ' + v.class + ' into Integer'
+		end	
+	end
+end

metadata

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+--- !ruby/object:Gem::Specification
+name: randomfromrange
+version: !ruby/object:Gem::Version
+  version: 0.0.1
+  prerelease: 
+platform: ruby
+authors:
+- Julian Rupp
+autorequire: 
+bindir: bin
+cert_chain: []
+date: 2013-02-19 00:00:00.000000000 Z
+dependencies: []
+description: ! 'Provides older Ruby versions with Ruby 1.9.3''s change to Kernel.rand:
+  the ability to pass a Range object as argument.'
+email: mail@julian-rupp.eu
+executables: []
+extensions: []
+extra_rdoc_files: []
+files:
+- lib/randomfromrange.rb
+homepage: http://rubygems.org/gems/randomfromrange
+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: 1.8.25
+signing_key: 
+specification_version: 3
+summary: Modifies Kernel.rand to also accept Ranges
+test_files: []