From: Aaron Patterson <tenderlove@...>
Date: 2011-10-26T02:05:55+09:00
Subject: [ruby-core:40363] Re: [ruby-trunk - Feature #5479] import StringIO into core, add String#to_io


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On Tue, Oct 25, 2011 at 10:14:54PM +0900, Charles Nutter wrote:
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> Issue #5479 has been updated by Charles Nutter.
>=20
>=20
> I assume the IO produced from a StringIO would not have a real file descr=
iptor, since...it doesn't have a real file descriptor.
>=20
> Could be done in JRuby using a ByteArrayInputStream. I'm not sure what it=
 would mean to have read *and* write support though. Is that what's request=
ed here? A pseudo-IO that reads from and writes to an area of memory?

Yes, that's exactly what it is.  JRuby already implements StringIO from
stdlib.  I think Konstantin is just asking for:

1. You don't need to require stringio for it to be available

2. An implementation of `to_io` on String like this:

  class String
    def to_io; StringIO.new self; end
  end

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Aaron Patterson
http://tenderlovemaking.com/

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