From: James Edward Gray II <james@...>
Date: 2006-06-05T23:57:08+09:00
Subject: Re: New webserver


On Jun 5, 2006, at 9:45 AM, Stuart Brand wrote:

> Thanks all, this worked fine
>
> def self.path(path)
> fileLine = path[1].strip
> fileLine = fileLine.gsub(/\.\//, '')
> fileLine = fileLine.gsub(/\/\./, '')
> fileLine = fileLine.gsub(/\\/, '')
> fileLine = fileLine.gsub(/\.{2,}/, '')
> fileLine = fileLine.gsub(/\/{2,}/, '')
> fileLine = "/srv/www/htdocs/" + fileLine
> return fileLine
> end
>
> Is there a way of making it look prettier?

Perhaps:

def self.path(path)
   path.first.strip.
        gusb(...).
        gsub(...).
        ...
end

Again, Ruby naming conventions are file_line, not fileLine.  Have to  
start adopting typical Ruby style so you can get Rubyists interested  
in your web server.

James Edward Gray II