suntrack 0.0.0 → 0.0.1

data/lib/suntrack.rb

@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 
 class Suntrack
 
+  @@attributes = {}
+
   # Return Sun location, in altitude(y) and azimuth(z), given 
   # DateTime, latitude and longitude
   def self.sun_location(date_time,latitude,longitude)
@@ -26,6 +28,27 @@ class Suntrack
     z = z_in.equatorial_to_horizon
     z
   end
+
+  # allow user to create new star location functions
+  # User must define declination and right ascension
+  def self.method_missing name, *args
+    attribute = name.to_s
+    if attribute =~ /=$/
+      @@attributes[attribute.chop] = args[0]
+    elsif attribute =~ /location/
+      @@star = attribute.match(/(\w+)_location/)[1]
+      begin
+        dt = DateTime.now
+        mjd = Suntrack::RAstro.to_mjd(args[0])
+        tau = 15 * (Suntrack::RAstro.lmst(mjd,args[2]) - @@attributes["#{@@star}_ra"])
+        z_in = Suntrack::Point3D.new(@@attributes["#{@@star}_declination"],tau,args[1])
+        z = z_in.equatorial_to_horizon
+        z
+      rescue Exception => ex
+        p "Suntrack ERROR: Please define declination and right ascension for #{@@star}"
+      end
+    end
+  end
 end
 require 'suntrack/Point3D'
 require 'suntrack/RAstro'

metadata

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 name: suntrack
 version: !ruby/object:Gem::Version 
   prerelease: 
-  version: 0.0.0
+  version: 0.0.1
 platform: ruby
 authors: 
 - Joel M. Gottlieb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ autorequire:
 bindir: bin
 cert_chain: []
 
-date: 2012-09-07 00:00:00 Z
+date: 2012-09-11 00:00:00 Z
 dependencies: []
 
 description: Sun position as function of time