Ruby is a multi-platform open-source dynamic object-oriented interpreted language created by Yukihiro Matsumoto (Matz) in 1993.
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PDF-to-JSON converter
I've created some methods to help me convert PDF to text and then text to a JSON object. I've never done this before and I'm using this exercise as a way to improve my knowledge of Ruby.
The ...
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Different factorial algorithms
I'm new to Ruby and as an exercise I implemented different factorial algorithms. Other rules are: raise an ArgumentError exception if n < 0 or if n is not an integer.
I'm interested in whatever ...
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What is a best approach to match an array in RSpec? [on hold]
I was struck with multiple paths to write a test in rspec of controllers.
But do not know which of these is the best, I will outline what I think the approach and would love for you to tell which ...
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Improving JavaScript processing of Ruby Regex
I have a basic webapp that basically serves the same purpose as Rubular.com, but for gsub.
It runs some simple JavaScript, which POST's to a Sinatra app, which then updates page with the results.
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String PathParser
I'm trying to decide if I should put time into refactoring this tiny class. PathParser only uses string locally and every other method is used by an outside class. ...
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Caesar Cipher implementation - Odin Project
I am going through the Odin Project Ruby section, and just finished implementing a Caesar cipher interpretation. Should I use classes, or more than one method to distribute the flow? Is there really ...
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Binary convert to string in Ruby
This was a challenge for reddit #202 Easy /u/learnprogramming ...I wish that someone reviews my code and let me know your opinion about my way of thinking beacause I am a total beginner in Ruby:
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Optimizing Multiplication Table
I have a class that takes an array of integers and produces a multiplication table.
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Computing overall averages in my web application
I'm a senior Comp. Sci. major working on a senior design project for our faculty. The name of this project is "Gradebook", and it is responsible for allowing instructors to record grades for students ...
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Simple calculator using eval
The following code is for a calculator made in ruby, I find that this way saves much time than having to build this calculator from scratch, especially that I want it to support BEMDAS operations. ...
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Parsing a string of the form “key1=value1;key2=value2;” into a Hash
I need to parse the following input string into a hash table with the following format:
Input:
'1001=23;1001B=5;1002=0;1003=5;'
Output:
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Readable Caesar cipher
I was trying to refactor the following code for Caesar cipher, but it feels overly complicated at the end of the refactoring. Could someone else take a look at it and let me know if I am just ...
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Project Euler problem 12 in Ruby
I've been trying to optimize this while making it readable. Thoughts?
The sequence of triangle numbers is generated by adding the natural
numbers. So the 7th triangle number would be 1 + 2 + 3 ...
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Titleize words in a sentence but with some conditions
Below is the code I have written to capitalize all the words of a sentence except if
The words belong to the littleWords list.
The word would be capitalized if it's the first word of the sentence ...
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Probability ordering by seller's tariff
I have an instance method (update_priority); it calculates the position of an element, depending on the tariff of its seller.
If the seller is of a level3 tariff, ...
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Summing data from two arrays, grouped and sorted by date
I have multiple multidimensional arrays that each have the same structure with different lengths.
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Testing a simple guard clause in isolation
I’m using decorator objects in a Rails app so that I don’t have to do nil? checks in views. Everything is working nicely and it’s easy to test, but I’m suspicious ...
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99 bottles of beer on the wall
I'm super new to this so please be nice. I tried solving Chris Pine's challenge to print the entire lyrics to 99 bottles of beer on the wall. This seems to work, but is there a better/more efficient ...
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A simple Ruby EmailAddress class
I wrote this short, plain Ruby lib to handle email address validation inside and outside of Rails applications, and I would like to know what you think.
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Similar methods to update today's sales, revenue, and profit
Please help me to refactor. I have two models, conversion & statistic.
Methods ...
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Mathematical expression evaluator and equation solver
I'm trying to implement a mathematical expression evaluator and equation solver, and based on extensive online research and my own experimentation have come to the conclusion that the best way of ...
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Rails integration testing: Should we use strings or named routes in http requests?
When integration testing Rails applications HTTP request helpers can take a string or a named route as the first argument.
I find myself writing:
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Refactoring a case statement in ruby [closed]
I have the following case statement where I'm using ranges to find a value. This works but it seems like it could be better. Any suggestions on a more "ruby" way of doing this?
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Multiple attempts to find the best icon
I have a series if statements where I am trying to find the highest resolution file in an set of files. Is there a way that I can refactor this code to be shorter and or cleaner?
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Rails configuration variants for production / development environments
How can duplication be removed from this?
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Faking a pass method when building an array
Ruby doesn't have a pass method to 'do nothing' the way Python does - if I want a ternary statement to do something on true, but nothing on false (as in the code below) is it bad practice in Ruby to ...
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Ruby Soduku X-wing solution
I have written a Sudoku solver, for the euler problem and also packaged it into a ruby gem. In my solution strategies I do a lot of iteration (double/triple nested loops, I am coming from Java/C). ...
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Code Quality Catch-22 — Duplication vs Complexity
I've started using Code Climate to assess some of my code quality and ran into a situation that I can't seem to find a good solution for. In short, in trying to solve some code duplication that ...
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Strategy to reduce duplicate code in many similar modules
The Situation
I have created some code in the form of modules that each represent a medical questionnaire (I'm calling them Catalogs). Each different questionnaire ...
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Product matcher refactoring regarding scopes and arrays
I know I have seen this before and I can't remember how to fix it or find where I saw how to fix it:
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The block should return the user's current_active_role
def current_active_role
user_roles.each do |r|
if r.is_active_role
return r
end
end
return nil
end
The block above returns ...
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Refactoring a simple Ruby CLI program
I tried to help someone in Stackoverflow with a refactoring exercise. Did many changes to his original code and made a somewhat decent solution (at least in my eyes). Was thinking, whether someone can ...
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Ruby program to simulate a game of Narcotic Solitaire
In the game of Narcotic Solitaire, played with a standard 52-card deck, the player deals a row of four cards onto the table, from left to right. If all four cards are of the same value, they are ...
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Refactor Net::SFTP Upload
I have a method to upload a file using the Net::SFTP gem. My method looks like this:
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An easier way to test a valid username
I have the following requirement for valid usernames:
Only alphanumeric characters and -
Must not start with a -
I wrote this regex (on Rubular):
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Ruby selenium script waiting for an element to disappear
I'm a Java developer, I'm new to Ruby and I'm worried that I'm forcing or not-so-well using the goodness of the Ruby syntax.
What do you think about the Exception catching and how to print it in ...
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RSpec test for pagination
This is a Rspec test for pagination in Rails project. I'm not sure if I should write the test in spec/requests or ...
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Reading a file in chunks
I currently have the following class that takes a custom file object as an argument and makes a copy of the file locally.
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Making an HTTPS request more readable
I think the snippet is too nested having too many blocks. It needs to be refactored to make the logic more readable.
The try exception is the first level block
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Tic Tac Toe in Ruby
This 2-player tic-tac-toe game is the first thing I've really written from scratch in Ruby, without the guidance of a tutorial. I'm interested in knowing what could be improved upon to make the code ...
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Ruby hashes of status counts
I have a method that takes a model object, reads through its children and returns a hash of status counts. It should only return a count on a status if one exists.
This method works, but I was ...
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Displaying shows with videos
My method takes a long time to respond, so I'd like to make this method more efficient. I'd also like this method made with joins.
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Convert string array to object with true/false flags
Currently a filter parameter of a GET request is used to designate items' categories that will be requested from database and displayed.
The parameter contains ...
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Find the last element of a list
Find the last element of a list from codewars.com
Example:
last( [1,2,3,4] ) # => 4
last( "xyz" ) # => z
last( 1,2,3,4 ) # => 4
I completed this ...
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FizzBuzz from a casual rubyist
As a casual Rubyist I am mainly interested, how ideomatic my solution is.
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Project Euler problem 4 in Ruby
A palindromic number reads the same both ways. The largest palindrome made from the product of two 2-digit numbers is 9009 = 91 × 99.
Find the largest palindrome made from the product of two ...
