From: Hal Fulton <hal9000@...>
Date: 2004-03-15T12:29:35+09:00
Subject: Re: YAML questions

why the lucky stiff wrote:
> Hal Fulton wrote:

>> Also, why don't we have #load_file and #dump_file or something
>> of that nature? I frequently find myself doing:
>>
>>    obj = nil
>>    File.open("filename") {|f| obj = YAML.load(f) }
>>
> 
> YAML::load and YAML::dump both accept IO objects of any kind:
> 
>   obj = YAML::load( File.open( "filename" ) )
> 
> to dump:
> 
>   YAML::dump( obj, File.open( "filename2" ) )
> 
> follows Marshal's API.

Yes, I see that. It's just that
   1. I don't really want to explicitly do File.open or File.read
      all the time
   2. In the case of #open above, note that the file is not closed
      until GC (correct?)

Personally, I want methods that keep the File stuff enclosed inside.
I have my own, and they're trivial, but you know how it is. :)

Actually, I wouldn't mind it for Marshal either, but that sounds
more like an RCR (instead of a _wCR).

And thanks for the inline collections ref.


Cheers,
Hal