From: Gregory Brown <gregory.t.brown@...>
Date: 2005-10-28T10:37:05+09:00
Subject: Re: "Reflecting" on my self.n00b

here are a few suggestions:

instead of:

    def sp_set_url(url)
        @url = url
    end

    def  sp_get_url()
        @url
    end

    def sp_set_username(username)
        @username = username
    end

    def  sp_get_username()
        @username
    end

    def sp_set_password(password)
        @password = password
    end

    def sp_get_password()
        @password
    end

    def sp_set_certificate(certificate)
        @certificate = certificate
    end

    def  sp_get_certificate()
        @certificate
    end

    def sp_set_owner(owner)
        @owner = owner
    end

    def  sp_get_owner()
        @owner
    end
--
try:
--
   def  initialize()
      @url, @username, @password, @certificate, @owner = nil
   end
   attr_accessor :url, :username, :password, :certificate, :owner

You might also store these values in a Hash or use OpenStruct


For the validation part, you might check out HighLine:

http://highline.rubyforge.org