Ruby hash with multiple comma separated values to array of hashes with same keys - ruby

Question

What is the most efficient and pretty way to map this:
{name:"cheese,test", uid:"1,2"}
to this:
[ {name:"cheese", uid:"1"}, {name:"test", uid:"2"} ]
should work dinamically for example with: { name:"cheese,test,third", uid:"1,2,3" } or {name:"cheese,test,third,fourth", uid:"1,2,3,4", age:"9,8,7,6" }
Finally I made this:
hash = {name:"cheese,test", uid:"1,2"}
results = []
length = hash.values.first.split(',').length
length.times do |i|
results << hash.map {|k,v| [k, v.split(',')[i]]}
end
results.map{|e| e.to_h}
It is working, but i am not pleased with it, has to be a cleaner and more 'rubyst' way to do this

Answer 1

def splithash(h)
# Transform each element in the Hash...
h.map do |k, v|
# ...by splitting the values on commas...
v.split(',').map do |vv|
# ...and turning these into individual { k => v } entries.
{ k => vv }
end
end.inject do |a,b|
# Then combine these by "zip" combining each list A to each list B...
a.zip(b)
# ...which will require a subsequent .flatten to eliminate nesting
# [ [ 1, 2 ], 3 ] -> [ 1, 2, 3 ]
end.map(&:flatten).map do |s|
# Then combine all of these { k => v } hashes into one containing
# all the keys with associated values.
s.inject(&:merge)
end
end
Which can be used like this:
splithash(name:"cheese,test", uid:"1,2", example:"a,b")
# => [{:name=>"cheese", :uid=>"1", :example=>"a"}, {:name=>"test", :uid=>"2", :example=>"b"}]
It looks a lot more convoluted at first glance, but this handles any number of keys.

Answer 2

I would likely use transpose and zip like so:
hash = {name:"cheese,test,third,fourth", uid:"1,2,3,4", age:"9,8,7,6" }
hash.values.map{|x| x.split(",")}.transpose.map{|v| hash.keys.zip(v).to_h}
#=> [{:name=>"cheese", :uid=>"1", :age=>"9"}, {:name=>"test", :uid=>"2", :age=>"8"}, {:name=>"third", :uid=>"3", :age=>"7"}, {:name=>"fourth", :uid=>"4", :age=>"6"}]
To break it down a bit (code slightly modified for operational clarity):
hash.values
#=> ["cheese,test,third,fourth", "1,2,3,4", "9,8,7,6"]
.map{|x| x.split(",")}
#=> [["cheese", "test", "third", "fourth"], ["1", "2", "3", "4"], ["9", "8", "7", "6"]]
.transpose
#=> [["cheese", "1", "9"], ["test", "2", "8"], ["third", "3", "7"], ["fourth", "4", "6"]]
.map do |v|
hash.keys #=> [[:name, :uid, :age], [:name, :uid, :age], [:name, :uid, :age], [:name, :uid, :age]]
.zip(v) #=> [[[:name, "cheese"], [:uid, "1"], [:age, "9"]], [[:name, "test"], [:uid, "2"], [:age, "8"]], [[:name, "third"], [:uid, "3"], [:age, "7"]], [[:name, "fourth"], [:uid, "4"], [:age, "6"]]]
.to_h #=> [{:name=>"cheese", :uid=>"1", :age=>"9"}, {:name=>"test", :uid=>"2", :age=>"8"}, {:name=>"third", :uid=>"3", :age=>"7"}, {:name=>"fourth", :uid=>"4", :age=>"6"}]
end

Answer 3

Input
hash={name:"cheese,test,third,fourth", uid:"1,2,3,4", age:"9,8,7,6" }
Code
p hash
.transform_values { |v| v.split(',') }
.map { |k, v_arr| v_arr.map { |v| [k, v] }
}
.transpose
.map { |array| array.to_h }
Output
[{:name=>"cheese", :uid=>"1", :age=>"9"}, {:name=>"test", :uid=>"2", :age=>"8"}, {:name=>"third", :uid=>"3", :age=>"7"}, {:name=>"fourth", :uid=>"4", :age=>"6"}]

Answer 4

We are given
h = { name: "cheese,test", uid: "1,2" }
Here are two ways to create the desired array. Neither construct arrays that are then converted to hashes.
#1
First compute
g = h.transform_values { |s| s.split(',') }
#=> {:name=>["cheese", "test"], :uid=>["1", "2"]}
then compute
g.first.last.size.times.map { |i| g.transform_values { |v| v[i] } }
#=> [{:name=>"cheese", :uid=>"1"}, {:name=>"test", :uid=>"2"}]
Note
a = g.first
#=> [:name, ["cheese", "test"]]
b = a.last
#=> ["cheese", "test"]
b.size
#=> 2
#2
This approach does not convert the values of the hash to arrays.
(h.first.last.count(',')+1).times.map do |i|
h.transform_values { |s| s[/(?:\w+,){#{i}}\K\w+/] }
end
#=> [{:name=>"cheese", :uid=>"1"}, {:name=>"test", :uid=>"2"}]
We have
a = h.first
#=> [:name, "cheese,test"]
s = a.last
#=> "cheese,test"
s.count(',')+1
#=> 2
We can express the regular expression in free-spacing mode to make it self-documenting.
/
(?: # begin a non-capture group
\w+, # match one or more word characters followed by a comma
) # end the non-capture group
{#{i}} # execute the preceding non-capture group i times
\K # discard all matches so far and reset the start of the match
\w+ # match one or more word characters
/x # invoke free-spacing regex definition mode