rock-n-code-validations4r 0.0.5 → 0.0.6

data/README

@@ -6,13 +6,39 @@ Simple Ruby built-in validations.
 
 === Purpose.
 
-...
+Provide the developer with a mechanism to verify and validate instances against 
+the types defined by the Ruby interpreter.
 
 === Concept.
 
-...
+It is widely known that Ruby, due to its dynamic nature, provides an extremely 
+flexible type checking based on the lack of type checking. This usually proves 
+to be a great advantage for almost every situation every Ruby developer is used
+to encounter on a daily basis but, sometimes, it is important to assure that 
+specific method should react accordingly a certain given instance.
+
+Several kind of approaches have been proposed in order to address this 
+limitation. The most common chosen approach is the use of testing frameworks 
+(such as Test::Unit, RSpec or Cucumber) in order to partially assure a given 
+argument is properly verified and validated. Certainly, the drawback of this
+approach is the difficulty and the frustration that appears when the developer 
+starts writing the test cases. Another common approaches are the manual coding 
+of dynamic type checking or duck typing mechanisms within the required methods 
+by using built-in functionality such as Object#is_a?, Object#kind_of?, 
+Object#instance_of? and Object#respond_to? methods. Even tough these latter 
+approaches are more appropriate from a conceptual point of view, the developer 
+would easily realize that the source code becomes repetitive and less 
+transparent.
+
+With the help of "Validator", a pure Ruby DSL for writing validations, this 
+library proposes a mini-framework that classify the existing built-in types 
+within Ruby into groups, define possible rules for every each of them and allow 
+its validations within any Ruby code. The developer just needs to pass any 
+instance to the validation method with a selected group and additional 
+conditions if required.
 
 === Features.
 
 The current version of this library implements these features:
-- ...
+- Support for each every Ruby built-in type.
+- Support for conditional rules in widely-used types.

data/TODO

@@ -1,5 +1,25 @@
 === ToDo's
-* Define the group for the class that will validate +NilClass+ instances.
 * Write tests for the class that will validate +NilClass+ instances.
-* Define the group and rules for the class that will validate +TrueClass+ and +FalseClass+ instances.
+* Define the group for the class that will validate +NilClass+ instances.
 * Write tests for the class that will validate +TrueClass+ and +FalseClass+ instances.
+* Define the group and rules for the class that will validate +TrueClass+ and +FalseClass+ instances.
+* Write tests for the class that will validate +String+ instances.
+* Define the group for the class that will validate +String+ instances.
+* Write tests for the class that will validate +Symbol+ instances.
+* Define the group for the class that will validate +Symbol+ instances.
+* Write tests for the class that will validate +Fixnum+, +Bignum+, +Float+, +Rational+, +Complex+ instances.
+* Define the group for the class that will validate +Fixnum+, +Bignum+, +Float+, +Rational+, +Complex+ instances.
+* Write tests for the class that will validate +Range+ instances.
+* Define the group for the class that will validate +Range+ instances.
+* Write tests for the class that will validate +Array+ instances.
+* Define the group for the class that will validate +Array+ instances.
+* Write tests for the class that will validate +Hash+ instances.
+* Define the group for the class that will validate +Hash+ instances.
+* Write tests for the class that will validate +Struct+ and +OpenStruct+ instances.
+* Define the group for the class that will validate +Struct+ and +OpenStruct+ instances.
+* Write tests for the class that will validate +Regexp+ instances.
+* Define the group for the class that will validate +Regexp+ instances.
+* Write tests for the class that will validate +Time+ and +Date+ instances.
+* Define the group for the class that will validate +Time+ and +Date+ instances.
+* Write tests for the class that will validate the instances of the rest of the classes.
+* Define the group for the class that will validate the instances of the rest of the classes.

metadata

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 --- !ruby/object:Gem::Specification 
 name: rock-n-code-validations4r
 version: !ruby/object:Gem::Version 
-  version: 0.0.5
+  version: 0.0.6
 platform: ruby
 authors: 
 - Julio Javier Cicchelli
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ autorequire:
 bindir: bin
 cert_chain: []
 
-date: 2009-04-28 00:00:00 -07:00
+date: 2009-04-29 00:00:00 -07:00
 default_executable: 
 dependencies: 
 - !ruby/object:Gem::Dependency