Review needed - Table Class, based on 2d (nested) Arrays

dreamcat4 · May 8, 2010, 10:45pm

Hi,

gist.github.com

https://gist.github.com/dreamcat4/394757

ruby_stdlib.rb

class Object
  def deep_clone; Marshal::load(Marshal.dump(self)); end
end

class Array
  def multidim?
    case self.size
    when 0
      false
    else

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table.rb


require 'plist4r/mixin/ruby_stdlib'

module Plist4r
  
  # A data type representation for tables. The underlying store is an array of arrays (2d).
  # The addressing scheme is based on (column, row) order, with Range objects to specify 
  # the bounds of any rectangle of elements withing the table.
  # 
  # A variety of methods are provided for manipulating the table data, including flipping,

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Have been working on this new class, after seeing no other satisfactory
class from other ruby libraries. The basic premise of this particular
class is to provide a solid foundation for some other HtmlTables class.

So with those requirement I had to go the route of a Table
representation, with a (Columns, Rows) addressing scheme. Array indexes
are all specified as ranges. Eg (3…5,2…4) represents a 3x3 square
starting at column 3, row 2.

My main concern is that there is some big hole in the code which I have
already wrote. Clearly also the initialization method needs some work. I
may just re-write init to only accept a Hash of initialization options.

If you have some comment, please point out with Line #

dreamcat4
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