From: greg <eegreg@...>
Date: 2006-11-06T10:28:27+09:00
Subject: Re: Ugly code - suggestions?

couple of ideas for you- didn't this out though
nil.to_s #=> ""
no need to re-scan a match if you can use $1, $2, etc

module ANSIParser
  ANSI_MATCH = /\e\[(\d+);(\d+)*m/

  def self.ansi_to_array(str)
    str = str.to_s
    ret = []

    str.scan(ANSI_MATCH) do |match|
      ret << $`.to_s << $1.to_i << $2.to_i
    end

    ret << $'.to_s
  end
end



sorry for using the Perl variables :)  if you want you can use
Regexp.last_match.post_match