From: Michael Fellinger <m.fellinger@...>
Date: 2008-03-06T11:40:26+09:00
Subject: Re: parsing advice

On Thu, Mar 6, 2008 at 9:35 AM, Reid Oda <reid.oda@gmail.com> wrote:
> hi everyone,
>
>  i have a file that i want to parse.  i'm used to doing this stuff
>  recursively, and would like to know what the "ruby" style would be.  the
>  file is a series of tests, with the test name at the :start and the test
>  parameters listed afterwards.  here's an example, though the complete file
>  is much longer:
>
>  :start Perf_Video_Integrity
>  Sample_Rate                44100 :default 48000 88200 96000 176400 192000
>  :end
>
>  :start Perf_Video_Integ_Play
>  Session_Name            :default SessionName
>  HW_Buffer_Size            :default All 64 128 256 512 1024 2048 4096 8192
>  Play_Time_Minutes            :default 20
>  testType                :default SPDIF ADAT
>  :end
>
>  :start Perf_Video_Integ_Rec
>  Session_Name            :default SessionName
>  HW_Buffer_Size            :default All 64 128 256 512 1024 2048 4096 8192
>  Rec_Time_Minutes            :default 20
>  :end
>
>  currently, i have the file in an array of lines.  i'd like a function to
>  find the specified test (i.e. Perf_Video_Integrity), and return an array of
>  the parameter lines.  my specific question is, what is the most elegent way
>  to build the control structure that extracts the relevant lines?

http://p.ramaze.net/741
Though 'most elegant' is a wide term, especially in Ruby.
Have fun learning!

^ manveru