sakuric 2.0.1

data/docz/richelp/gcompute.yml

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+commands:
+  adddisk:                    Create a new machine disk.
+  addfirewall:                Create a new firewall.
+  addimage:                   Create a new machine image.
+  addinstance:                Create a new machine instance.
+  addnetwork:                 Create a new network instance.
+  auth:                       Class for forcing client authorization.
+  deletedisk:                 Delete a machine disk.
+  deletefirewall:             Delete a firewall.
+  deleteimage:                Delete a machine image.
+  deleteinstance:             Delete a machine instance.
+  deletenetwork:              Delete a machine network.
+  deleteoperation:            Delete an operation.
+  getdisk:                    Get a machine disk.
+  getfirewall:                Get a firewall.
+  getimage:                   Get a machine image.
+  getinstance:                Get a machine instance.
+  getkernel:                  Get a kernel.
+  getmachinetype:             Get a machine type.
+  getnetwork:                 Get a network instance.
+  getoperation:               Retrieve an operation resource.
+  getproject:                 Get the resource for a Google Compute project.
+  getzone:                    Get a zone.
+  #help:                      Help for all or selected command:
+  listdisks:                  List the machine disks for a project.
+  listfirewalls:              List the firewalls for a project.
+  listimages:                 List the machine images for a project.
+  listinstances:              List the machine instances for a project.
+  listkernels:                List the machine kernels for a project.
+  listmachinetypes:           List the machine types.
+  listnetworks:               List the machine networks for a project.
+  listoperations:             List the operations for a project.
+  listzones:                  List available zones.
+  pull:                       Pull one or more files from an instance.
+  push:                       Push one or more files to an instance.
+  setcommoninstancemetadata:  Set the commonInstanceMetadata field for a Google
+  ssh:                        Ssh to an instance.
+  version:                    Get the current version of this command.
+other:
+ cache project_id:  gcompute getproject --project_id=<your_project_id> --cache_flag_values
+ browse gcompute code project (python): @shortcutme mate ~/Dropbox/.linux/git/gcompute-1.1.pre.20120507.1654
+ howto install: @shortcutme open https://developers.google.com/compute/docs/gcompute_setup 
+ jason json response: gcompute getproject --dump_request_response # or whatever
+ install: pip install https://dl.google.com/compute/gcutil.tar.gz
+ list images: gcutil listimages --project=projects/google
+code snippets:
+ metadata: gcutil-test11 setcommoninstancemetadata --metadata foo:bar --metadata owner:riccardo --metadata data:$(data) -f --metadata perhosturl:http://www.palladius.eu/hosts/
+ kernels: gcutil --print_json --project=google listkernels
+API info:
+ last version: 1.2
+ last release: 20120912
+ API version:  v1beta12

data/docz/richelp/gcutil.yml

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+commands:
+  adddisk:                    Create a new machine disk.
+  addfirewall:                Create a new firewall.
+  addimage:                   Create a new machine image.
+  addinstance:                Create a new machine instance.
+  addnetwork:                 Create a new network instance.
+  auth:                       Class for forcing client authorization.
+  deletedisk:                 Delete a machine disk.
+  deletefirewall:             Delete a firewall.
+  deleteimage:                Delete a machine image.
+  deleteinstance:             Delete a machine instance.
+  deletenetwork:              Delete a machine network.
+  deleteoperation:            Delete an operation.
+  getdisk:                    Get a machine disk.
+  getfirewall:                Get a firewall.
+  getimage:                   Get a machine image.
+  getinstance:                Get a machine instance.
+  getkernel:                  Get a kernel.
+  getmachinetype:             Get a machine type.
+  getnetwork:                 Get a network instance.
+  getoperation:               Retrieve an operation resource.
+  getproject:                 Get the resource for a Google Compute project.
+  getzone:                    Get a zone.
+  #help:                      Help for all or selected command:
+  listdisks:                  List the machine disks for a project.
+  listfirewalls:              List the firewalls for a project.
+  listimages:                 List the machine images for a project.
+  listinstances:              List the machine instances for a project.
+  listkernels:                List the machine kernels for a project.
+  listmachinetypes:           List the machine types.
+  listnetworks:               List the machine networks for a project.
+  listoperations:             List the operations for a project.
+  listzones:                  List available zones.
+  pull:                       Pull one or more files from an instance.
+  push:                       Push one or more files to an instance.
+  setcommoninstancemetadata:  Set the commonInstanceMetadata field for a Google
+  ssh:                        Ssh to an instance.
+  version:                    Get the current version of this command.
+other:
+ cache project_id:  gcompute getproject --project_id=<your_project_id> --cache_flag_values
+ browse gcompute code project (python): @shortcutme mate ~/Dropbox/.linux/git/gcompute-1.1.pre.20120507.1654
+ howto install: @shortcutme open https://developers.google.com/compute/docs/gcompute_setup 
+ jason json response: gcompute getproject --dump_request_response # or whatever
+ install: pip install https://dl.google.com/compute/gcutil.tar.gz
+ list images: gcutil listimages --project=projects/google
+code snippets:
+ metadata: gcutil-test11 setcommoninstancemetadata --metadata foo:bar --metadata owner:riccardo --metadata data:$(data) -f --metadata perhosturl:http://www.palladius.eu/hosts/
+ kernels: gcutil --print_json --project=google listkernels
+API info:
+ last version: 1.2
+ last release: 20120912
+ API version:  v1beta12

data/docz/richelp/gmail.yml

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+filters:
+  'To get an OR for 3 subject in OR, choose "include the words with following"': 'subject:("AppEngine") OR subject:("App Engine") OR subject:("GAE")'

data/docz/richelp/ruby.yml

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+_conf:
+ colors: 
+  title:    white
+  line_key: red
+  line_val: lred
+ sort: false
+ mantain_crlf: true
+Strings:
+ upper/lower case: UPCASE(), downcase, Capitalize,  singularize/pluralize()
+ REGEX:    "reads conf file, regex+memorize:    subject = (/^Subject\: (.+)$/).match(email)[1]"
+Arrays:
+ flatten: 'flattens [ [a,b],c] into [a,b,c]'
+ compact: removes nil (not to confuse with flatten)
+ include?: '%%w[ jan feb march].include?("feb") = true'
+File and Directories:
+ glob: Dir.glob("config.?")                #=> ["config.h"]
+rails views:
+ ComboBox on model:  ' collection_select("role", "user_id", User.find(:all, :order => "username") , :id, :username , :include_blank => true )  '
+rails generators:
+ model:      script/generate model    user name:string hashed_password:string salt:string
+ scaffold:   script/generate scaffold user name:string hashed_password:string salt:string
+ nifty auth: script/generate nifty_authentication --help (Ryan Bates awesome gem)
+capistrano:
+ avanti:   cap deploy
+ indietro: cap deploy:rollback
+ mine:     cap ric (my stuff)
+nullity:
+ 'obj.nil?':  dice se é nullo
+ 'obj ||= "init"':   per inizializzare un oggetto, se null va a INIT se no rimane se stesso...
+Rake:
+ 'rake -T': shows all rake helps
+ "rake db:migrate RAILS_ENV=production": run migrations (migrate DB) in production
+ "rake db:migrate:all": migrates all 3 envs
+ "rake db:rollback": back ONE step
+ "rake db:migrate:redo STEP=3": rolls back 3 migrations and executes them back :)
+ 'rake routes': shows RESTful routes and stuff, very cool, i.e. safewatch 'rake routes|grep -i api |grep GET'
+gems:
+ capistrano: for easy deploy
+ navigation_helper: Gem for navigation menu, http://github.com/rpheath/navigation_helper
+ problem w infinite stack:  gem install roart --no-rdoc --no-ri # without documentation can work :)
+ watir install: "http://wiki.openqa.org/display/WTR/Install+Watir#InstallWatir-Mac"
+ watir on Mac: 
+   - sudo gem update --system 
+   - sudo gem install firewatir
+   - sudo gem install safariwatir"
+ yaml:
+  - require 'set'
+  - require 'yaml'
+  - "puts Set.new([1,2,3,4]).to_yaml"
+  - YAML.load_file('some.yml')
+flow control:
+  switch case: |
+   See this:
+     case myvar
+       when 1..5
+        puts "Its between 1 and 5"
+       when 6
+        puts "Its 6"
+       when String
+        puts "You passed a string"
+       else
+        puts "You gave me #{a} -- I have no idea what to do with that."
+     end
+heroku:
+  push/deploy: git push heroku master  # push/deploy
+  remote rake action: "heroku rake db:migrate # executes rake remotely.."
+  Add to repo: "git remote add heroku git@heroku.com:APPNAME.git"
+tricks n tips:
+  # On my Mac I have a lot of libs in 777 mode!!!
+  fix permissions:  "find /usr/local/lib/ruby/  -type d -print0 | xargs -0 -s 1000 sudo chmod 755 "
+  rails server more clean: "rails server | egrep --line-buffered -v '^Rendered|Load \(' "
+  trace_vars: 'trace_var( :$_, proc{|v| pgray "$_ is now #{v}" }) # super cool!'
+  bugs yaml ruby193 in psych:  require 'yaml'; YAML::ENGINE.yamler = 'syck'
+Rails:
+  pkgs to make rails work: apt-get install libsqlite3-dev
+  camel:    '"active_record".camelize    => "ActiveRecord"'
+  tableize: '"RawScaledScorer".tableize  => "raw_scaled_scorers"'
+rvm:
+ _cheat: http://cheat.errtheblog.com/s/rvm/
+ nice commands: 
+  - rvm use --default 1.9.3

data/docz/richelp/sakura.yml

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+sakura:
+ Synopsys: This is about my Sakura project, which is a Git repo freely available on github to
+  help people like you waste their time on funny scripts :) You can also create your own YAML
+  files if you put it in $SAKURADIR/doc/richelp/. For instance you could add your friends you
+  invited to a party and keep track of invitations, presences and absences and make stats over
+  them then.
+samples:
+  'ls | act': 'randomly scrambles the lines! Taken from cat/cat ;)'
+  'ps | rainbow': 'colors all lines differently'
+  'twice itunes -': lowers volume of iTunes... twice :)
+  '10 echo Bart Simpson likes it DRY': tells you this 10 times. Very sarcastic script!
+  'seq 100 | 1suN 7': prints every 7th element of the list
+  zombies: 'prints processes that show zombies (plus funny options to kill them)'
+  'find . -size +300M | xargs mvto /tmp/bigfiles/': moves big files to that directory
+  "alias gp='never_as_root git pull'": only if u r not root it runs!
+  dimmiora: Tells you the time with Riccardo voice in Italian. Brilliant!
+  'echo $PATH | split':                             Splits path on ':'. Amazing innit?
+  richelp sakura: help to this one
+  richelp ubuntu: help on how to use Ubuntu
+  duplicates: finds file in the current subtree which are identical

data/docz/richelp/sql.yml

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+
+_Common SQL: &COMMON_SQL_LABEL  # dev'essere prima degli altri ma funge!
+  select:   "SELECT * FROM clients WHERE id = 1 OR name LIKE '%riccardo%' ;"
+  INSERT: TODO
+  UPDATE: TODO
+  DELETE: TODO
+mysql: # &MYSQL_LABEL
+  explain:  EXPLAIN SELECT * from MYSQL_SOBENME ;
+  <<: *COMMON_SQL_LABEL
+postgres:
+  <<: *COMMON_SQL_LABEL
+  explain: "Like MySQL but this is PostGre!" 

data/docz/richelp/ubuntu.yml

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+_conf:
+ colors: 
+    title:    brown
+    line_key: orange
+    line_val: gold
+ sort: false
+Packets:
+  list:     dpkg -l
+  installed?:  "dpkg -L request-tracker3.8" 
+  purge: dpkg -P <packet_to_be_purged>
+  quale pacchetto ha questo file: dpkg -S /usr/bin/scp
+distro:
+  get current:  lsb_release -a
+  upgrade:      
+  - update-manager -d (graphical) 
+  - do-release-upgrade -d (textual)
+  - requires sudo apt-get install update-manager-core 
+Debian:
+  ifdownup: 'sleep 5 | ifdown eth0 && ifup eth0'
+  remove everything with Graphics: apt-get --purge remove liborbit2 
+Gnome:
+  Torvalds suggests this: sudo apt-get install gnome-tweak-tool

data/docz/richelp/yaml.yml

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+various:
+ Synopsis: |
+  This is a test YML which preserves newline as they are.
+  Please take a look at this link where I borrowed part fo that code:
+
+    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YAML#Lists
+
+  and let me know what you think.
+                                       Riccardo
+ date: 2012-11-25
+tables and arrays:
+ table cars:
+ - &car1
+   make: Audi
+   model: A4
+   descr: Carina
+ - &car2
+   make: VolksWagen
+   model: GTI
+   descr: Sobenme
+ - &car_hiro
+   make: Nissan
+   model: Versa
+   descr: Macchina di Hiro&Ando
+ - &car_ric
+   make: Mercedes Benz
+   model: C180
+   descr: Macchina di Riccardo
+Family (associative array): &family_riccardo
+  - {name: Ric, dob: 1976}
+  - {&mum name: Mum, dob: 1954}
+  - {name: Ele, dob: 1975}
+favorite_car: *car_ric
+favorite_person: *mum
+YAML help:
+ cheatsheet: http://yaml.org/refcard.html
+ wikipedia:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YAML
+---
+myObject: !myClass { name: Joe, age: 15 }

data/docz/richelp/yml.yml

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+various:
+ Synopsis: |
+  This is a test YML which preserves newline as they are.
+  Please take a look at this link where I borrowed part fo that code:
+
+    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YAML#Lists
+
+  and let me know what you think.
+                                       Riccardo
+ date: 2012-11-25
+tables and arrays:
+ table cars:
+ - &car1
+   make: Audi
+   model: A4
+   descr: Carina
+ - &car2
+   make: VolksWagen
+   model: GTI
+   descr: Sobenme
+ - &car_hiro
+   make: Nissan
+   model: Versa
+   descr: Macchina di Hiro&Ando
+ - &car_ric
+   make: Mercedes Benz
+   model: C180
+   descr: Macchina di Riccardo
+Family (associative array): &family_riccardo
+  - {name: Ric, dob: 1976}
+  - {&mum name: Mum, dob: 1954}
+  - {name: Ele, dob: 1975}
+favorite_car: *car_ric
+favorite_person: *mum
+YAML help:
+ cheatsheet: http://yaml.org/refcard.html
+ wikipedia:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YAML
+---
+myObject: !myClass { name: Joe, age: 15 }

data/etc/sakura/devel.yml

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+--- 
+hooks:
+  after_all: 
+  - echo ciao
+  before_all:
+  - echo 
+templates: # TODO link me from programs
+  rtcommon: #&rtcommon
+  - pink "This is a common task for RT"
+# This is the REAL configuration, per label.
+sviluppanda: # here are the real confs!
+  ric: 
+  - mate ~/svn/carlesso/.bashrc ~/svn/carlesso/.bashrc.hansel ~/svn/carlesso/.bashrc.slartibartfast.heanet.ie  ~/svn/carlesso/.bashrc.`hostname`   ~/svn/carlesso/.profile  ~/svn/carlesso/bookmarks/ ~/svn/carlesso/.profile.`hostname` ~/svn/carlesso/.bashrc_*  ~/svn/carlesso/lib/ ~/svn/carlesso/hosts/ ~/svn/carlesso/bin/ ~/svn/carlesso/doc/ ~/svn/carlesso/templates/ ~/svn/carlesso/etc/
+  - "iterm-session.scpt eccentrica"
+  riclife: 
+  - mate ~/riclife
+  rt: *rtcommon
+  - iterma -- 'ssh lasagna tail -f /var/log/apache2/*.log'
+  - hwiki Ticketing Install
+  - open ~/Desktop/doc1.rtf 
+  - open /Users/riccardo/Desktop/doc2.rtf
+  - h -m rt
+  - open ~/Dropbox/lavoro/
+  snippets:
+   AddressBookListPeople: echo osascript -e 'tell app "Address Book" to get the name of every person' | perl -pe 's/, /\n/g' 
+  swdev: 
+  - mate ~/swdev/lib/ ~/swdev/bin/
+  - open /Users/riccardo/Desktop/sysadmin.rtf
+  - "iterm-session.scpt devotchka"
+  - "iterm-session.scpt eccentrica"
+  test:
+    - verde ciao test devel
+    - ls -al
+  sakura:
+    - mate ~/git/sakura
+    - echo Please extend this yml in $SAKURADIR/etc/sakura/devel.yml

data/etc/synergy.conf.example

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+# sample synergy configuration file
+#
+# comments begin with the # character and continue to the end of
+# line.  comments may appear anywhere the syntax permits.
+
+section: screens
+	# three hosts named:  moe, larry, and curly
+	moe:
+	larry:
+	curly:
+end
+
+section: links
+	# larry is to the right of moe and curly is above moe
+	moe:
+		right = larry
+		up    = curly
+
+	# moe is to the left of larry and curly is above larry.
+	# note that curly is above both moe and larry and moe
+	# and larry have a symmetric connection (they're in
+	# opposite directions of each other).
+	larry:
+		left  = moe
+		up    = curly
+
+	# larry is below curly.  if you move up from moe and then
+	# down, you'll end up on larry.
+	curly:
+		down  = larry
+end
+
+section: aliases
+	# curly is also known as shemp
+	curly:
+		shemp
+end

data/init.rb

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+
+# So this will also work as a plugin! See
+# http://asciicasts.com/episodes/135-making-a-gem
+require 'sakuric'
+

data/lib/classes/arrays.rb

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+#!/usr/bin/env ruby
+
+# Fake array of integers
+#$arr_int = [10.5, 5.4, 40.3, 58.0, 9.9, 58.0 ]
+
+ # doppioni code: http://snippets.dzone.com/posts/show/3838
+module Enumerable
+  def dups # pulito con solo elementi ALMENO doppi.
+    inject({}) {|h,v| h[v]=h[v].to_i+1; h}.reject{|k,v| v==1}.keys
+  end
+  def dups_c # tutto l'arrai con doppioni e relativa cardinalita..
+    inject({}) {|h,v| h[v]=h[v].to_i+1; h}.reject{|k,v| v==1 }      
+  end
+  def dups_indices   
+    (0...self.size).to_a - self.uniq.map{ |x| index(x) }
+  end
+  
+end
+
+########################
+# my personal Array powerup class
+class Array
+  
+  alias :to_s_according_to_ruby :to_s
+  
+  def to_s
+    "[ #{join(', ').to_s} ]"
+  end
+  
+    # naive removal of ARGV options :)
+    # ARGV: "-h -dn -aaa A B C" --> "A B C"
+  def remove_options
+    select{|x| ! x.match( /^-/ ) }
+  end
+
+  # EL should be an EXACT match, NOT a regex :(
+  def from(el)
+    return [] unless self.include?(el) 
+    ix1 = self.index(el)
+    ix2 = self.length
+    self[ix1..ix2]
+  end
+
+  def to(el)
+    return [] unless self.include?(el)
+    ix2 = self.index(el)
+    self[0..ix2]
+  end
+  
+  def from_to(el1,el2)
+    from(el1).to(el2)
+  end
+  
+    # [1,2,3].join2('- ',"\n")    => "- 1\n- 2\n- 3\n"
+  def join2(initial,final)
+    initial + self.join(final+initial) + final
+  end
+  def join3(initial="'",middle="', '",final="'")
+    initial.to_s + self.join(middle.to_s) + final.to_s
+  end
+
+  def map_to_hash
+    map { |e| yield e }.inject({}) { |carry, e| carry.merge! e }
+  end
+  
+  # it would be awesome with 'method_not_existent' to mark all the plurals into a singular call of the elements :)
+  def names
+    map{|x| x.name }
+  end
+  def quote(sep=nil)
+    map{|x| x.quote(sep) }
+  end
+  def double_quote()
+    map{|x| x.quote('"') }
+  end
+  def chomp_all
+    map{|x| x.chomp }
+  end
+  def match(regex)
+    each{|x| 
+      ret  = x.match(regex) 
+      return ret if ret
+    }
+    return nil
+  end
+  alias :matches :match
+  
+  # GREP
+  alias :contains :include?
+  alias :has      :include?
+  
+  def head
+    self[0] # raise if empty
+  end 
+  
+  def tail # TBOPT
+    cp = Array.new(self)
+    cp.shift
+    return cp 
+  end
+  
+  # Math
+  def sum
+    ret = 0
+    self.each{ |el| 
+      ret += el.to_f
+    }
+    ret
+  end
+  
+  def average
+    sum / size
+  end
+  alias :avg :average
+  
+  def scalar_product(arr2)
+    # assert size must be the same
+    throw "must be same size (self: #{size}) / arg: #{arr2.size})!!!" if( size != arr2.size )
+    ret = 0.0
+    for i in (0..size)
+      deb "DEB #{self[i]} * #{arr2[i]}" 
+      ret += ( self[i].to_f * arr2[i].to_f)
+    end
+    ret
+  end
+  alias :mul :scalar_product
+  
+  def weighted_average(weights)
+    scalar_product(weights) / weights.sum
+  end
+  alias :wavg :weighted_average
+  
+  def prepend(str)
+    map{|x| str+x}
+  end
+  def append(str)
+    map{|x| x+str}
+  end
+  def chop_all
+    map{|x| x.chop }
+  end
+  def trim_all
+    map{|x| x.trim }
+  end
+  def quote_all
+    map{|x| x.quote }
+  end
+  
+  # options:
+  #   :first_line_as_title (make it bold)
+  # smart printf of an AoA like
+  # [[ title1, title2, title3],
+  #  [  arg1   arg2     arg3 ]
+  # ....
+  # printf with perfect %10d length
+  def smart_printf(opts={})
+    printf_template = ''
+    # assret its a AoA
+    width=self[0].size
+    deb width
+    for k in (0 .. width-1) # { |k|
+      max = self.map{|line| line[k].to_s.length }.max
+      deb( [k, max].join(':'))
+      printf_template += "%-#{max}s "
+    end
+    printf_template += "\n"
+    deb("printf_template: #{printf_template}")
+    self.each{ |line| 
+      puts( printf_template % line ) # [0], line[1]
+    }
+  end
+  
+  #def prepend_all(str);   map{|x| x.prepend(str) };  end
+  
+  alias :trim :trim_all
+  # like UNIQ - C, returns uncity with cardinality into an elegant HASH :)
+  # sort is pointless
+  def uniq_c(min_cardinality = 1) # sort=false)
+     hash=Hash.new
+     self.map{|x| hash[x] = (hash[x] + 1) rescue 1  }
+     hash.select{|k,v| v >= min_cardinality}
+  end
+  
+  def color(regex, opts = {} )
+    opts[:color] ||= :red
+    map{|line| 
+      line.gsub(regex) {|match|
+        match.color(opts[:color])
+      } 
+    } rescue map{|line| line.gsub(/(b)/,green('b')) }
+  end
+  
+    # [1,2,3,4,5] => [1,2,3,4]
+  def remove_last
+    return self[0.. self.size-2 ]
+  end
+  
+  def egrep_v(regex)
+    select{|line| ! line.match(regex) }
+  end
+  def egrep(regex)
+     select{|line| line.match(regex) }
+  end
+   
+  # string must NOT contain //, i.e. 'goliardia' or "zuppa|pambagnato"
+  def evidenzia(string_or_array_or_regex, opts = {} )
+    opts[:color] ||= :yellow
+    color(autoregex(string_or_array_or_regex), opts)
+  end
+  # I could put it in Enumerable...
+  
+    # find duplicates
+    # if count, does what uniq -c does (returns occurrences as well)
+  def duplicates(count = false)
+    count ? dups_c : dups
+  end
+  alias :doppioni :duplicates
+  
+    # copiato da srtsolution.com/public/blog/250508
+  def method_missing(method_name, *args)
+    method_name = method_name.to_s
+    deb "Array.method_missing: called '#{method_name}' (class=#{method_name.class}) with args: #{ (args * ',') }"
+    if m = method_name.match( /^(.*)_all$/)
+      descr = "Calling on this array this function: " + white(" .map{|x| x.#{m[1]}(#{args.map{|x| x.to_s.quote}.join(', ')}) }")
+      deb descr
+      deb "DEB Figoso: I call #{m[1]} on the Array son, as an object, like obj.foo(args)"
+      return self.map{|x| x.send(m[1], *args ) }
+    end
+    if method_name =~ /^map_(.*)$/
+      deb "method_name matches map_SOMETHING!"
+      return self.map{|x| x.send($1, *args ) }
+    end
+    if method_name =~ /^(.*)s$/
+      pazure "Cool! Seems like you called a plural attribute over an array. It would be *SO* cool to call map.#{$1} but I dont trust myself enough, so its better that you use: #{green "map_#{$1}"}"
+      return super #return self.map{|x| x.send($1, *args ) }
+    end
+    return true
+  end
+  
+  # finds index of regex, to be sure I stringify everything
+  def index_regex(regex)
+    first_element = self.map{|x| x.to_s}.grep(regex).first
+    return index( first_element )
+  end
+  
+end #/Array