From: "Florian Groß" <florgro@...>
Date: 2007-03-26T21:55:16+09:00
Subject: [ANN] Execute as Ruby Code Service for OS X

Moin.

I've written a system service for OS X that allows you to execute
selected Ruby code in any OS X application by hitting Apple-* --
Adium, Safari, X-Chat, Mail, TextMate, more. Use it as a calculator or
for quickly executing any kind of Ruby code.

It will turn
  The number is rand
into
  The number is 0.70682595577091
when you select rand and hit Apple-*.

It will turn
  "Hello World".reverse
into
  "dlroW olleH"
when you select the line and hit Apple-*.

It also supports these things:
  2**32#
  x = 0
  5.times do
    x += 5#
  end
  raise#

They result in this when you select everything and hit Apple-*:
  2**32 # => 4294967296
  x = 0
  5.times do
    x += 5 # => 5, 10, 15, 20, 25
  end
  raise # ~> -:7: unhandled exception

It uses mfp's xmpfilter.rb and ThisService and is written in Ruby.

To install:
1) Download http://flgr.0x42.net/ExecuteasRubycode.service.zip
2) Unextract the archive if your browser hasn't done so already.
3) Move ExecuteasRubycode.service to ~/Library/Services or /Library/
Services.
4) Relogin to OS X.

You can use Service Scrubber (http://www.manytricks.com/
servicescrubber/) to assign a custom hot key.

To see or modify the source code right click the service, select 'Show
package contents' and navigate to Contents/Resources.

Kind regards,
Florian Gross