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rails--rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/vendor/xml_simple.rb
David Heinemeier Hansson 853ea55674 Made documentation ready for release (AP)
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# = XmlSimple
#
# Author:: Maik Schmidt <contact@maik-schmidt.de>
# Copyright:: Copyright (c) 2003 Maik Schmidt
# License:: Distributes under the same terms as Ruby.
#
require 'rexml/document'
# Easy API to maintain XML (especially configuration files).
class XmlSimple #:nodoc:
include REXML
@@VERSION = '1.0.2'
# A simple cache for XML documents that were already transformed
# by xml_in.
class Cache #:nodoc:
# Creates and initializes a new Cache object.
def initialize
@mem_share_cache = {}
@mem_copy_cache = {}
end
# Saves a data structure into a file.
#
# data::
# Data structure to be saved.
# filename::
# Name of the file belonging to the data structure.
def save_storable(data, filename)
cache_file = get_cache_filename(filename)
File.open(cache_file, "w+") { |f| Marshal.dump(data, f) }
end
# Restores a data structure from a file. If restoring the data
# structure failed for any reason, nil will be returned.
#
# filename::
# Name of the file belonging to the data structure.
def restore_storable(filename)
cache_file = get_cache_filename(filename)
return nil unless File::exist?(cache_file)
return nil unless File::mtime(cache_file).to_i > File::mtime(filename).to_i
data = nil
File.open(cache_file) { |f| data = Marshal.load(f) }
data
end
# Saves a data structure in a shared memory cache.
#
# data::
# Data structure to be saved.
# filename::
# Name of the file belonging to the data structure.
def save_mem_share(data, filename)
@mem_share_cache[filename] = [Time::now.to_i, data]
end
# Restores a data structure from a shared memory cache. You
# should consider these elements as "read only". If restoring
# the data structure failed for any reason, nil will be
# returned.
#
# filename::
# Name of the file belonging to the data structure.
def restore_mem_share(filename)
get_from_memory_cache(filename, @mem_share_cache)
end
# Copies a data structure to a memory cache.
#
# data::
# Data structure to be copied.
# filename::
# Name of the file belonging to the data structure.
def save_mem_copy(data, filename)
@mem_share_cache[filename] = [Time::now.to_i, Marshal.dump(data)]
end
# Restores a data structure from a memory cache. If restoring
# the data structure failed for any reason, nil will be
# returned.
#
# filename::
# Name of the file belonging to the data structure.
def restore_mem_copy(filename)
data = get_from_memory_cache(filename, @mem_share_cache)
data = Marshal.load(data) unless data.nil?
data
end
private
# Returns the "cache filename" belonging to a filename, i.e.
# the extension '.xml' in the original filename will be replaced
# by '.stor'. If filename does not have this extension, '.stor'
# will be appended.
#
# filename::
# Filename to get "cache filename" for.
def get_cache_filename(filename)
filename.sub(/(\.xml)?$/, '.stor')
end
# Returns a cache entry from a memory cache belonging to a
# certain filename. If no entry could be found for any reason,
# nil will be returned.
#
# filename::
# Name of the file the cache entry belongs to.
# cache::
# Memory cache to get entry from.
def get_from_memory_cache(filename, cache)
return nil unless cache[filename]
return nil unless cache[filename][0] > File::mtime(filename).to_i
return cache[filename][1]
end
end
# Create a "global" cache.
@@cache = Cache.new
# Creates and intializes a new XmlSimple object.
#
# defaults::
# Default values for options.
def initialize(defaults = nil)
unless defaults.nil? || defaults.instance_of?(Hash)
raise ArgumentError, "Options have to be a Hash."
end
@default_options = normalize_option_names(defaults, KNOWN_OPTIONS['in'] & KNOWN_OPTIONS['out'])
@options = Hash.new
@_var_values = nil
end
# Converts an XML document in the same way as the Perl module XML::Simple.
#
# string::
# XML source. Could be one of the following:
#
# - nil: Tries to load and parse '<scriptname>.xml'.
# - filename: Tries to load and parse filename.
# - IO object: Reads from object until EOF is detected and parses result.
# - XML string: Parses string.
#
# options::
# Options to be used.
def xml_in(string = nil, options = nil)
handle_options('in', options)
# If no XML string or filename was supplied look for scriptname.xml.
if string.nil?
string = File::basename($0)
string.sub!(/\.[^.]+$/, '')
string += '.xml'
directory = File::dirname($0)
@options['searchpath'].unshift(directory) unless directory.nil?
end
if string.instance_of?(String)
if string =~ /<.*?>/m
@doc = parse(string)
elsif string == '-'
@doc = parse($stdin.readlines.to_s)
else
filename = find_xml_file(string, @options['searchpath'])
if @options.has_key?('cache')
@options['cache'].each { |scheme|
case(scheme)
when 'storable'
content = @@cache.restore_storable(filename)
when 'mem_share'
content = @@cache.restore_mem_share(filename)
when 'mem_copy'
content = @@cache.restore_mem_copy(filename)
else
raise ArgumentError, "Unsupported caching scheme: <#{scheme}>."
end
return content if content
}
end
@doc = load_xml_file(filename)
end
elsif string.kind_of?(IO)
@doc = parse(string.readlines.to_s)
else
raise ArgumentError, "Could not parse object of type: <#{string.type}>."
end
result = collapse(@doc.root)
result = @options['keeproot'] ? merge({}, @doc.root.name, result) : result
put_into_cache(result, filename)
result
end
# This is the functional version of the instance method xml_in.
def XmlSimple.xml_in(string = nil, options = nil)
xml_simple = XmlSimple.new
xml_simple.xml_in(string, options)
end
# Converts a data structure into an XML document.
#
# ref::
# Reference to data structure to be converted into XML.
# options::
# Options to be used.
def xml_out(ref, options = nil)
handle_options('out', options)
if ref.instance_of?(Array)
ref = { @options['anonymoustag'] => ref }
end
if @options['keeproot']
keys = ref.keys
if keys.size == 1
ref = ref[keys[0]]
@options['rootname'] = keys[0]
end
elsif @options['rootname'] == ''
if ref.instance_of?(Hash)
refsave = ref
ref = {}
refsave.each { |key, value|
if !scalar(value)
ref[key] = value
else
ref[key] = [ value.to_s ]
end
}
end
end
@ancestors = []
xml = value_to_xml(ref, @options['rootname'], '')
@ancestors = nil
if @options['xmldeclaration']
xml = @options['xmldeclaration'] + "\n" + xml
end
if @options.has_key?('outputfile')
if @options['outputfile'].kind_of?(IO)
return @options['outputfile'].write(xml)
else
File.open(@options['outputfile'], "w") { |file| file.write(xml) }
end
end
xml
end
# This is the functional version of the instance method xml_out.
def XmlSimple.xml_out(hash, options = nil)
xml_simple = XmlSimple.new
xml_simple.xml_out(hash, options)
end
private
# Declare options that are valid for xml_in and xml_out.
KNOWN_OPTIONS = {
'in' => %w(
keyattr keeproot forcecontent contentkey noattr
searchpath forcearray suppressempty anonymoustag
cache grouptags normalisespace normalizespace
variables varattr
),
'out' => %w(
keyattr keeproot contentkey noattr rootname
xmldeclaration outputfile noescape suppressempty
anonymoustag indent grouptags noindent
)
}
# Define some reasonable defaults.
DEF_KEY_ATTRIBUTES = []
DEF_ROOT_NAME = 'opt'
DEF_CONTENT_KEY = 'content'
DEF_XML_DECLARATION = "<?xml version='1.0' standalone='yes'?>"
DEF_ANONYMOUS_TAG = 'anon'
DEF_FORCE_ARRAY = true
DEF_INDENTATION = ' '
# Normalizes option names in a hash, i.e., turns all
# characters to lower case and removes all underscores.
# Additionally, this method checks, if an unknown option
# was used and raises an according exception.
#
# options::
# Hash to be normalized.
# known_options::
# List of known options.
def normalize_option_names(options, known_options)
return nil if options.nil?
result = Hash.new
options.each { |key, value|
lkey = key.downcase
lkey.gsub!(/_/, '')
if !known_options.member?(lkey)
raise ArgumentError, "Unrecognised option: #{lkey}."
end
result[lkey] = value
}
result
end
# Merges a set of options with the default options.
#
# direction::
# 'in': If options should be handled for xml_in.
# 'out': If options should be handled for xml_out.
# options::
# Options to be merged with the default options.
def handle_options(direction, options)
@options = options || Hash.new
raise ArgumentError, "Options must be a Hash!" unless @options.instance_of?(Hash)
unless KNOWN_OPTIONS.has_key?(direction)
raise ArgumentError, "Unknown direction: <#{direction}>."
end
known_options = KNOWN_OPTIONS[direction]
@options = normalize_option_names(@options, known_options)
unless @default_options.nil?
known_options.each { |option|
unless @options.has_key?(option)
if @default_options.has_key?(option)
@options[option] = @default_options[option]
end
end
}
end
unless @options.has_key?('noattr')
@options['noattr'] = false
end
if @options.has_key?('rootname')
@options['rootname'] = '' if @options['rootname'].nil?
else
@options['rootname'] = DEF_ROOT_NAME
end
if @options.has_key?('xmldeclaration') && @options['xmldeclaration'] == true
@options['xmldeclaration'] = DEF_XML_DECLARATION
end
if @options.has_key?('contentkey')
if @options['contentkey'] =~ /^-(.*)$/
@options['contentkey'] = $1
@options['collapseagain'] = true
end
else
@options['contentkey'] = DEF_CONTENT_KEY
end
unless @options.has_key?('normalisespace')
@options['normalisespace'] = @options['normalizespace']
end
@options['normalisespace'] = 0 if @options['normalisespace'].nil?
if @options.has_key?('searchpath')
unless @options['searchpath'].instance_of?(Array)
@options['searchpath'] = [ @options['searchpath'] ]
end
else
@options['searchpath'] = []
end
if @options.has_key?('cache') && scalar(@options['cache'])
@options['cache'] = [ @options['cache'] ]
end
@options['anonymoustag'] = DEF_ANONYMOUS_TAG unless @options.has_key?('anonymoustag')
if !@options.has_key?('indent') || @options['indent'].nil?
@options['indent'] = DEF_INDENTATION
end
@options['indent'] = '' if @options.has_key?('noindent')
# Special cleanup for 'keyattr' which could be an array or
# a hash or left to default to array.
if @options.has_key?('keyattr')
if !scalar(@options['keyattr'])
# Convert keyattr => { elem => '+attr' }
# to keyattr => { elem => ['attr', '+'] }
if @options['keyattr'].instance_of?(Hash)
@options['keyattr'].each { |key, value|
if value =~ /^([-+])?(.*)$/
@options['keyattr'][key] = [$2, $1 ? $1 : '']
end
}
elsif !@options['keyattr'].instance_of?(Array)
raise ArgumentError, "'keyattr' must be String, Hash, or Array!"
end
else
@options['keyattr'] = [ @options['keyattr'] ]
end
else
@options['keyattr'] = DEF_KEY_ATTRIBUTES
end
if @options.has_key?('forcearray')
if @options['forcearray'].instance_of?(Regexp)
@options['forcearray'] = [ @options['forcearray'] ]
end
if @options['forcearray'].instance_of?(Array)
force_list = @options['forcearray']
unless force_list.empty?
@options['forcearray'] = {}
force_list.each { |tag|
if tag.instance_of?(Regexp)
unless @options['forcearray']['_regex'].instance_of?(Array)
@options['forcearray']['_regex'] = []
end
@options['forcearray']['_regex'] << tag
else
@options['forcearray'][tag] = true
end
}
else
@options['forcearray'] = false
end
else
@options['forcearray'] = @options['forcearray'] ? true : false
end
else
@options['forcearray'] = DEF_FORCE_ARRAY
end
if @options.has_key?('grouptags') && !@options['grouptags'].instance_of?(Hash)
raise ArgumentError, "Illegal value for 'GroupTags' option - expected a Hash."
end
if @options.has_key?('variables') && !@options['variables'].instance_of?(Hash)
raise ArgumentError, "Illegal value for 'Variables' option - expected a Hash."
end
if @options.has_key?('variables')
@_var_values = @options['variables']
elsif @options.has_key?('varattr')
@_var_values = {}
end
end
# Actually converts an XML document element into a data structure.
#
# element::
# The document element to be collapsed.
def collapse(element)
result = @options['noattr'] ? {} : get_attributes(element)
if @options['normalisespace'] == 2
result.each { |k, v| result[k] = normalise_space(v) }
end
if element.has_elements?
element.each_element { |child|
value = collapse(child)
if empty(value) && (element.attributes.empty? || @options['noattr'])
next if @options.has_key?('suppressempty') && @options['suppressempty'] == true
end
result = merge(result, child.name, value)
}
if has_mixed_content?(element)
# normalisespace?
content = element.texts.map { |x| x.to_s }
content = content[0] if content.size == 1
result[@options['contentkey']] = content
end
elsif element.has_text? # i.e. it has only text.
return collapse_text_node(result, element)
end
# Turn Arrays into Hashes if key fields present.
count = fold_arrays(result)
# Disintermediate grouped tags.
if @options.has_key?('grouptags')
result.each { |key, value|
next unless (value.instance_of?(Hash) && (value.size == 1))
child_key, child_value = value.to_a[0]
if @options['grouptags'][key] == child_key
result[key] = child_value
end
}
end
# Fold Hases containing a single anonymous Array up into just the Array.
if count == 1
anonymoustag = @options['anonymoustag']
if result.has_key?(anonymoustag) && result[anonymoustag].instance_of?(Array)
return result[anonymoustag]
end
end
if result.empty? && @options.has_key?('suppressempty')
return @options['suppressempty'] == '' ? '' : nil
end
result
end
# Collapses a text node and merges it with an existing Hash, if
# possible.
# Thanks to Curtis Schofield for reporting a subtle bug.
#
# hash::
# Hash to merge text node value with, if possible.
# element::
# Text node to be collapsed.
def collapse_text_node(hash, element)
value = node_to_text(element)
if empty(value) && !element.has_attributes?
return {}
end
if element.has_attributes? && !@options['noattr']
return merge(hash, @options['contentkey'], value)
else
if @options['forcecontent']
return merge(hash, @options['contentkey'], value)
else
return value
end
end
end
# Folds all arrays in a Hash.
#
# hash::
# Hash to be folded.
def fold_arrays(hash)
fold_amount = 0
keyattr = @options['keyattr']
if (keyattr.instance_of?(Array) || keyattr.instance_of?(Hash))
hash.each { |key, value|
if value.instance_of?(Array)
if keyattr.instance_of?(Array)
hash[key] = fold_array(value)
else
hash[key] = fold_array_by_name(key, value)
end
fold_amount += 1
end
}
end
fold_amount
end
# Folds an Array to a Hash, if possible. Folding happens
# according to the content of keyattr, which has to be
# an array.
#
# array::
# Array to be folded.
def fold_array(array)
hash = Hash.new
array.each { |x|
return array unless x.instance_of?(Hash)
key_matched = false
@options['keyattr'].each { |key|
if x.has_key?(key)
key_matched = true
value = x[key]
return array if value.instance_of?(Hash) || value.instance_of?(Array)
value = normalise_space(value) if @options['normalisespace'] == 1
x.delete(key)
hash[value] = x
break
end
}
return array unless key_matched
}
hash = collapse_content(hash) if @options['collapseagain']
hash
end
# Folds an Array to a Hash, if possible. Folding happens
# according to the content of keyattr, which has to be
# a Hash.
#
# name::
# Name of the attribute to be folded upon.
# array::
# Array to be folded.
def fold_array_by_name(name, array)
return array unless @options['keyattr'].has_key?(name)
key, flag = @options['keyattr'][name]
hash = Hash.new
array.each { |x|
if x.instance_of?(Hash) && x.has_key?(key)
value = x[key]
return array if value.instance_of?(Hash) || value.instance_of?(Array)
value = normalise_space(value) if @options['normalisespace'] == 1
hash[value] = x
hash[value]["-#{key}"] = hash[value][key] if flag == '-'
hash[value].delete(key) unless flag == '+'
else
$stderr.puts("Warning: <#{name}> element has no '#{key}' attribute.")
return array
end
}
hash = collapse_content(hash) if @options['collapseagain']
hash
end
# Tries to collapse a Hash even more ;-)
#
# hash::
# Hash to be collapsed again.
def collapse_content(hash)
content_key = @options['contentkey']
hash.each_value { |value|
return hash unless value.instance_of?(Hash) && value.size == 1 && value.has_key?(content_key)
hash.each_key { |key| hash[key] = hash[key][content_key] }
}
hash
end
# Adds a new key/value pair to an existing Hash. If the key to be added
# does already exist and the existing value associated with key is not
# an Array, it will be converted into an Array. Then the new value is
# appended to that Array.
#
# hash::
# Hash to add key/value pair to.
# key::
# Key to be added.
# value::
# Value to be associated with key.
def merge(hash, key, value)
if value.instance_of?(String)
value = normalise_space(value) if @options['normalisespace'] == 2
# do variable substitutions
unless @_var_values.nil? || @_var_values.empty?
value.gsub!(/\$\{(\w+)\}/) { |x| get_var($1) }
end
# look for variable definitions
if @options.has_key?('varattr')
varattr = @options['varattr']
if hash.has_key?(varattr)
set_var(hash[varattr], value)
end
end
end
if hash.has_key?(key)
if hash[key].instance_of?(Array)
hash[key] << value
else
hash[key] = [ hash[key], value ]
end
elsif value.instance_of?(Array) # Handle anonymous arrays.
hash[key] = [ value ]
else
if force_array?(key)
hash[key] = [ value ]
else
hash[key] = value
end
end
hash
end
# Checks, if the 'forcearray' option has to be used for
# a certain key.
def force_array?(key)
return false if key == @options['contentkey']
return true if @options['forcearray'] == true
forcearray = @options['forcearray']
if forcearray.instance_of?(Hash)
return true if forcearray.has_key?(key)
return false unless forcearray.has_key?('_regex')
forcearray['_regex'].each { |x| return true if key =~ x }
end
return false
end
# Converts the attributes array of a document node into a Hash.
# Returns an empty Hash, if node has no attributes.
#
# node::
# Document node to extract attributes from.
def get_attributes(node)
attributes = {}
node.attributes.each { |n,v| attributes[n] = v }
attributes
end
# Determines, if a document element has mixed content.
#
# element::
# Document element to be checked.
def has_mixed_content?(element)
if element.has_text? && element.has_elements?
return true if element.texts.join('') !~ /^\s*$/s
end
false
end
# Called when a variable definition is encountered in the XML.
# A variable definition looks like
# <element attrname="name">value</element>
# where attrname matches the varattr setting.
def set_var(name, value)
@_var_values[name] = value
end
# Called during variable substitution to get the value for the
# named variable.
def get_var(name)
if @_var_values.has_key?(name)
return @_var_values[name]
else
return "${#{name}}"
end
end
# Recurses through a data structure building up and returning an
# XML representation of that structure as a string.
#
# ref::
# Reference to the data structure to be encoded.
# name::
# The XML tag name to be used for this item.
# indent::
# A string of spaces for use as the current indent level.
def value_to_xml(ref, name, indent)
named = !name.nil? && name != ''
nl = @options.has_key?('noindent') ? '' : "\n"
if !scalar(ref)
if @ancestors.member?(ref)
raise ArgumentError, "Circular data structures not supported!"
end
@ancestors << ref
else
if named
return [indent, '<', name, '>', @options['noescape'] ? ref.to_s : escape_value(ref.to_s), '</', name, '>', nl].join('')
else
return ref.to_s + nl
end
end
# Unfold hash to array if possible.
if ref.instance_of?(Hash) && !ref.empty? && !@options['keyattr'].empty? && indent != ''
ref = hash_to_array(name, ref)
end
result = []
if ref.instance_of?(Hash)
# Reintermediate grouped values if applicable.
if @options.has_key?('grouptags')
ref.each { |key, value|
if @options['grouptags'].has_key?(key)
ref[key] = { @options['grouptags'][key] => value }
end
}
end
nested = []
text_content = nil
if named
result << indent << '<' << name
end
if !ref.empty?
ref.each { |key, value|
next if !key.nil? && key[0, 1] == '-'
if value.nil?
unless @options.has_key?('suppressempty') && @options['suppressempty'].nil?
raise ArgumentError, "Use of uninitialized value!"
end
value = {}
end
if !scalar(value) || @options['noattr']
nested << value_to_xml(value, key, indent + @options['indent'])
else
value = value.to_s
value = escape_value(value) unless @options['noescape']
if key == @options['contentkey']
text_content = value
else
result << ' ' << key << '="' << value << '"'
end
end
}
else
text_content = ''
end
if !nested.empty? || !text_content.nil?
if named
result << '>'
if !text_content.nil?
result << text_content
nested[0].sub!(/^\s+/, '') if !nested.empty?
else
result << nl
end
if !nested.empty?
result << nested << indent
end
result << '</' << name << '>' << nl
else
result << nested
end
else
result << ' />' << nl
end
elsif ref.instance_of?(Array)
ref.each { |value|
if scalar(value)
result << indent << '<' << name << '>'
result << (@options['noescape'] ? value.to_s : escape_value(value.to_s))
result << '</' << name << '>' << nl
elsif value.instance_of?(Hash)
result << value_to_xml(value, name, indent)
else
result << indent << '<' << name << '>' << nl
result << value_to_xml(value, @options['anonymoustag'], indent + @options['indent'])
result << indent << '</' << name << '>' << nl
end
}
else
# Probably, this is obsolete.
raise ArgumentError, "Can't encode a value of type: #{ref.type}."
end
@ancestors.pop if !scalar(ref)
result.join('')
end
# Checks, if a certain value is a "scalar" value. Whatever
# that will be in Ruby ... ;-)
#
# value::
# Value to be checked.
def scalar(value)
return false if value.instance_of?(Hash) || value.instance_of?(Array)
return true
end
# Attempts to unfold a hash of hashes into an array of hashes. Returns
# a reference to th array on success or the original hash, if unfolding
# is not possible.
#
# parent::
#
# hashref::
# Reference to the hash to be unfolded.
def hash_to_array(parent, hashref)
arrayref = []
hashref.each { |key, value|
return hashref unless value.instance_of?(Hash)
if @options['keyattr'].instance_of?(Hash)
return hashref unless @options['keyattr'].has_key?(parent)
arrayref << { @options['keyattr'][parent][0] => key }.update(value)
else
arrayref << { @options['keyattr'][0] => key }.update(value)
end
}
arrayref
end
# Replaces XML markup characters by their external entities.
#
# data::
# The string to be escaped.
def escape_value(data)
return data if data.nil? || data == ''
result = data.dup
result.gsub!('&', '&amp;')
result.gsub!('<', '&lt;')
result.gsub!('>', '&gt;')
result.gsub!('"', '&quot;')
result.gsub!("'", '&apos;')
result
end
# Removes leading and trailing whitespace and sequences of
# whitespaces from a string.
#
# text::
# String to be normalised.
def normalise_space(text)
text.sub!(/^\s+/, '')
text.sub!(/\s+$/, '')
text.gsub!(/\s\s+/, ' ')
text
end
# Checks, if an object is nil, an empty String or an empty Hash.
# Thanks to Norbert Gawor for a bugfix.
#
# value::
# Value to be checked for emptyness.
def empty(value)
case value
when Hash
return value.empty?
when String
return value !~ /\S/m
else
return value.nil?
end
end
# Converts a document node into a String.
# If the node could not be converted into a String
# for any reason, default will be returned.
#
# node::
# Document node to be converted.
# default::
# Value to be returned, if node could not be converted.
def node_to_text(node, default = nil)
if node.instance_of?(Element)
return node.texts.join('')
elsif node.instance_of?(Attribute)
return node.value.nil? ? default : node.value.strip
elsif node.instance_of?(Text)
return node.to_s.strip
else
return default
end
end
# Parses an XML string and returns the according document.
#
# xml_string::
# XML string to be parsed.
#
# The following exception may be raised:
#
# REXML::ParseException::
# If the specified file is not wellformed.
def parse(xml_string)
Document.new(xml_string)
end
# Searches in a list of paths for a certain file. Returns
# the full path to the file, if it could be found. Otherwise,
# an exception will be raised.
#
# filename::
# Name of the file to search for.
# searchpath::
# List of paths to search in.
def find_xml_file(file, searchpath)
filename = File::basename(file)
if filename != file
return file if File::file?(file)
else
searchpath.each { |path|
full_path = File::join(path, filename)
return full_path if File::file?(full_path)
}
end
if searchpath.empty?
return file if File::file?(file)
raise ArgumentError, "File does not exist: #{file}."
end
raise ArgumentError, "Could not find <#{filename}> in <#{searchpath.join(':')}>"
end
# Loads and parses an XML configuration file.
#
# filename::
# Name of the configuration file to be loaded.
#
# The following exceptions may be raised:
#
# Errno::ENOENT::
# If the specified file does not exist.
# REXML::ParseException::
# If the specified file is not wellformed.
def load_xml_file(filename)
parse(File.readlines(filename).to_s)
end
# Caches the data belonging to a certain file.
#
# data::
# Data to be cached.
# filename::
# Name of file the data was read from.
def put_into_cache(data, filename)
if @options.has_key?('cache')
@options['cache'].each { |scheme|
case(scheme)
when 'storable'
@@cache.save_storable(data, filename)
when 'mem_share'
@@cache.save_mem_share(data, filename)
when 'mem_copy'
@@cache.save_mem_copy(data, filename)
else
raise ArgumentError, "Unsupported caching scheme: <#{scheme}>."
end
}
end
end
end
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