I have the HTTParty gem on my system and I can use it from within rails.
Now I want to use it standalone.
I am trying:
class Stuff
include HTTParty
def self.y
HTTParty.get('http://www.google.com')
end
end
Stuff.y
but I get
$ ruby test_httparty.rb
test_httparty.rb:2:in `<class:Stuff>': uninitialized constant Stuff::HTTParty (NameError)
from test_httparty.rb:1:in `<main>'
07:46:52 durrantm Castle2012 /home/durrantm/Dropnot/_/rails_apps/linker 73845718_get_method
$
You have to require 'httparty':
require 'httparty'
class Stuff
include HTTParty
# ...
end
Its all because of the include which exists with in the class
If you include a class with a module, that means you're "bringing in" the module's methods as instance methods.
If you need more clarity on include and require
I request you to refer to this wonderful SO Posting
What is the difference between include and require in Ruby?
Here is an example which I have taken from the same posting
module A
def say
puts "this is module A"
end
end
class B
include A
end
class C
extend A
end
B.say => undefined method 'say' for B:Class
B.new.say => this is module A
C.say => this is module A
C.new.say => undefined method 'say' for C:Class
Related
I have a module and class in a file lib/crawler/page-crawler.rb that looks like this:
require 'oga'
require 'net/http'
require 'pry'
module YPCrawler
class PageCrawler
attr_accessor :url
def initialize(url)
#url = url
end
def get_page_listings
body = Net::HTTP.get(URI.parse(#url))
document = Oga.parse_html(body)
document.css('div.result')
end
newpage = PageCrawler.new "http://www.someurl"
#listings = newpage.get_page_listings
#listings.each do |listing|
bizname = YPCrawler::ListingCrawler.new listing['id']
end
end
end
Then I have another module & class in another file lib/crawler/listing-crawler.rb that looks like this:
require 'oga'
require 'pry'
module YPCrawler
class ListingCrawler
def initialize(id)
#id = id
end
def extract_busines_name
binding.pry
end
end
end
However, when I try to run this script ruby lib/yp-crawler.rb which executes the page-crawler.rb file above and works without the YPCrawler call, I get this error:
/lib/crawler/page-crawler.rb:23:in `block in <class:PageCrawler>': uninitialized constant YPCrawler::ListingCrawler (NameError)
The issue is on this line:
bizname = YPCrawler::ListingCrawler.new listing['id']
So how do I call that other from within my iterator in my page-crawler.rb?
Edit 1
When I just do `ListingCrawler.new listing['id'], I get the following error:
uninitialized constant YPCrawler::PageCrawler::ListingCrawler (NameError)
Edit 2
Here is the directory structure of my project:
Edit 3
My yp-crawler.rb looks like this:
require_relative "yp-crawler/version"
require_relative "crawler/page-crawler"
require_relative "crawler/listing-crawler"
module YPCrawler
end
In your yp-crawler.rb file, based on the structure that you posted, you should have something like:
require 'yp-crawler/version'
require 'crawler/listing-crawler'
require 'crawler/page-crawler'
Try this, in your yp-crawler.rb add the line:
Dir["#{File.dirname(__FILE__)}/crawler/**/*.rb"].each { |file| load(file) }
That should automatically include all files in your /crawler directory at runtime. Might want to do the same for the other directories.
Let me know if that helps :)
I'm attempting to use the Geocoder gem with a DataMapper model in a Sinatra application.
environment.rb:
require 'rubygems'
require 'bundler/setup'
require 'dm-core'
require 'dm-timestamps'
require 'dm-validations'
require 'dm-aggregates'
require 'dm-migrations'
require 'dm-types'
require 'geocoder'
require 'sinatra' unless defined?(Sinatra)
# load models
$LOAD_PATH.unshift("#{File.dirname(__FILE__)}/lib")
Dir.glob("#{File.dirname(__FILE__)}/lib/*.rb") { |lib| require File.basename(lib, '.*') }
DataMapper.setup(:default, (ENV["DATABASE_URL"] || "sqlite3:///#{File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__))}/#{Sinatra::Base.environment}.db"))
DataMapper.finalize
DataMapper.auto_upgrade!
lib/location.rb:
class Location
include DataMapper::Resource
include Geocoder::Model::Base
property :id, Serial
property :address, String, :required => true
# geocoder gem
geocoded_by :address, :latitude => :lat, :longitude => :lng
# geocoder
after_validation :geocode, :if => :address_changed?
end
When I attempt to start an IRB session, an exception is generated:
irb> require './environment'
NameError: uninitialized constant Geocoder::Model
...
What am I not understanding?
First up, it looks like the Geocode gem won't have direct support for Datamapper, as per this issue.
Second, when you include a module inside a class, the methods are available to the instance of the class, and not at the class level. For example:
module Name
def name
puts "Module"
end
end
class SomeClass
include Name
end
SomeClass.new.name # => "Module"
This works because when you include a module, that module gets added to the ancestor chain of that class. Any methods that get sent to the instance which are not available on the instance are forwarded to the ancestors. However, there's another method called extend which adds the methods at a class-level rather than at instance level:
# module definition same as before
class SomeClass
extend Name
name # works!
end
Inorder to get class-level inclusion, there is another way (which is what the Geocoder gem uses for supported models:
# module code same as before
module Name
def name
puts "Module"
end
def self.included(klass)
klass.extend(self)
end
end
The included hook is provided for models which can be overridden to do something when the include Name step executes. Since there's no Datamapper specific module that is not executing this step, you see that error.
I have this helper within my 'app.rb' file, which is used to get the current user object.
helpers do
def get_current_user(column, value)
user = User.where(column => value).first
return user
end
end
get '/' do
user = get_current_user(:id, params[:id])
end
This is what i did in irb:
irb(main):001:0> require './app'
=> true
irb(main):007:0> user = get_current_user(:id, 2)
NoMethodError: undefined method `get_current_user' for main:Object
from (irb):7
from /usr/bin/irb:12:in `<main>'
I don't understand why i can't access the helper methods from irb. Should i explicitly include the helpers or something? If so, why? Because i put them under the same file, under the same class.
get_current_users is metaprogrammed through the helpers method to be an instance method of App. So, if app.rb looks something like this:
require 'sinatra/base'
class App < Sinatra::Base
helpers do
def get_current_user
puts "here!"
end
end
end
...then from irb you can invoke get_current_user on an instance of App like this:
>> require './app'
>> App.new!.get_current_user
here!
=> nil
>>
(If you're wondering why that's new! and not new like most sane ruby code, read this answer.)
I'm trying to do some monkey patching in ActiveShipping UPS class .
I need to add a class level method (starting with .self), so here it's what I'm trying to do:
module ActiveMerchant
module Shipping
class UPS < Carrier
def self.process_request(receiver, sender, packages, options = {})
# some code
end
def regular_method
"foobar"
end
end
end
end
Unfortunately when I'm trying to use it:
ActiveMerchant::Shipping::UPS.process_request(receiver etc)
I get an error:
NoMethodError: undefined method `process_request' for ActiveMerchant::Shipping::UPS:Class
from (irb):6
from C:/Ruby19/bin/irb.bat:19:in `<main>'
There is no class method named process_request in original class.
In original UPS class provided in gem there is one static method defined self.retry_safe = true
and I can use it without errors.
I can also use regular_method after creating instance of UPS class.
More details provided:
I'm working with Rails 2.3 ( :-( ) and Ruby 1.9.2. I have no influce on environment.
Monkey patched code is under plugins/my_plugin/lib/active_shipping/ext/carriers/ups.rb
In /active_shipping I have file named extensions.rb in which i have:
require 'active_shipping'
require_relative 'ext/carriers'
require_relative 'ext/carriers/ups'
It deals with loading everything properly (I suppose basing on regular_method beheaviour from first chunk of code in my question).
I try to invoke process_request in one of my Controllers. This part is little tricky, beacuse i'm using sth like this:
MyModel.courier_service.process_request(parameters)
where courier_service, in this case holds the ActiveMerchant::Shipping::UPS class.
I'm still a newbie in Ruby and don't know what sort of details i should provide.
Maybe you want to do it in another way
File patch_classes.rb:
module ActiveMerchantExpand
module Shipping
module ClassMethods
def self.process_request(receiver, sender, packages, options = {})
# some code
end
end
module InstanceMethods
def regular_method
"foobar"
end
end
def self.included(receiver)
receiver.extend ClassMethods
receiver.send :include, InstanceMethods
end
end
end
Then you have to load your class "ActiveMerchant::Shipping::UPS"
and after that you can attach your methods to your class via
Rails.configuration.to_prepare do
require_dependency [[file for ActiveMerchant::Shipping::UPS]]
require 'patch_classes' )
ActiveMerchant::Shipping::UPS.send(:include, ::ActiveMerchantExpand::Shipping)
end
This is from rails plugin writing, i hope this helps.
regards tingel2k
Do you explicitly require file with your monkey patch? If you just put it under your app or lib path without requiring, it wouldn't load because constant ActiveMerchant::Shipping::UPS is defined in gem and it doesn't trigger dependency resolution mechanism.
Some popular blog sites typically use square brackets in their URLs but ruby's built-in URI.parse() method chokes on them, raising a nasty exception, as per:
http://redmine.ruby-lang.org/issues/show/1466
I'm trying to write a simple monkey-patch that gracefully handles URLs with the square bracket. The following is what I have so far:
require 'uri'
module URI
def self.parse_with_safety(uri)
safe_uri = uri.replace('[', '%5B')
safe_uri = safe_uri.replace(']', '%5D')
URI.parse_without_safety(safe_uri)
end
alias_method_chain :parse, :safety
end
But when run, this generates an error:
/Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-2.3.8/lib/active_support/core_ext/module/aliasing.rb:33:in alias_method: NameError: undefined method 'parse' for module 'URI'
How can I successfully monkey-patch URI.parse?
alias_method_chain is executed on the module level so it only affects instance methods.
What you have to do is execute it on the module's class level:
require 'uri'
module URI
class << self
def parse_with_safety(uri)
parse_without_safety uri.gsub('[', '%5B').gsub(']', '%5D')
end
alias parse_without_safety parse
alias parse parse_with_safety
end
end
#nil his comment is very helpful, we ended up with the following:
def parse_with_safety(uri)
begin
parse_without_safety uri.gsub(/([{}|\^\[\]\#`])/) {|s| URI.escape(s)}
rescue
parse_without_safety '/'
end
end