I sometimes get a little descriptive with my variable names, so when you're doing a lot of work specifically with one object, it gets especially ugly and repetetive, making the code harder to read than it needs to be: @contract_participants_on_drugs.contract_id = params[:contract_id] @contract_participants_on_drugs.participant_name = params[:participant_name] @contract_participants_on_drugs.drug_conviction = DrugConvictions.find(:wtf => 'this is getting ridiculous') ... And so on. It gets ridiculous. Utility Belt implements a with(object) method via a change to Object: class Object #utility belt implementation def with(object, &block) object.instance_eval &block end end Unfortunately, that just executes the block in the context of the object, so there isn't any crossover, nor can you perform assignments with attr_accessors (that I was able to do, anyway). So, here's With.object() to fill the void. With.object(@foo) do a = "wtf" b = "this is not as bad" end In the above example, @foo.a and @foo.b are the variables getting set. If you prefer, you can require 'with_on_object' instead and use the notation with(object) do ... end. The tests in the /test directory offer more examples of what's been implemented and tested so far (except where noted - namely performing assignment to a variable that was declared outside the block, and is not on @foo). Not everything is working yet, but it works for the simplest, most common cases I've run up against. More complex tests are on the way, along with code to make them pass. Special thanks to Reg Braithwaite, for help and ideas along the way.

Caculo lets you simulate interaction with a browser via Ruby. It has the option to load a Javascript Library and call Javascript functions on the document. This allows for simple code that takes advantage of exisiting libraries.

Perro is a light server built on top of mongrel that helps at least one developer be happy. If it had been designed as production server it would have a cooler name. Like "Dinosaur" or "Freckle". The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks. Developer creates files that are served through this global system. Developer may be tempted to develop such files by creating a folder, moving the files to such folder, double clicking them and watching what happens on the browser whose address bar reads "file:///Users/cohitre/development/my-project/index.html". Perro helps developer be happy by helping overcome temptation.

color-japanese defines RGB value for Japanese color names. Supported color names are: * Japanese traditional colors * JIS Z 8102 (Names of non-luminous object colours)

commmands-lite gem - (lite) commands 'n' options helper / wrapper / parser / runner

This does absolutely nothing

computer gem - shell command line helper / wrapper 'n' more for your computer

Create a personalized concert calendar and host it on your own server for subscription. First, this app parses your iTunes Music Library and retrieves a list of your artists. Second, it retrieves a list of local concerts in your area using your ZIP code. Third, it recommends the concerts you should attend by finding any concerts that include an artist found in your iTunes library. These recommended concerts are converted to iCal format and written to an .ics file. Lastly, the app uploads the .ics file to a server of your choice via FTP. Once hosted, you can subscribe to your personalized concert calendar using any modern calendar application. Rock on!

Library for coneco.net webservice API

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A stupid simple wrapper for environment variables. This doesn't deserve to be released as a gem, but I'm using it in two different projects. Seriously, go find a real configuration library and use it instead.

Are you tired of writing custom code to parse and represent every new configuration file utilized in your programs? The Config Toolkit generates configuration classes and can populate them robustly by parsing different formats of configuration files.

Easy way of adding configuration blocks to classes, modules and applications.

The ConsoleAppSupport module provides some commonly-desired behavior for command-line programs: currently command-line parsing; config file loading; and log4r integration. Its primary audience is Ruby coders who need to frequently and quickly write special-purpose scripts that are nevertheless flexible and self-documenting.

Ruby binding for C/Migemo use any encoding dictionary faster response

Containerize Me is intended to provide a cross distro linux means for easily defining charactieristics of a chroot jail in yaml format. While there are other Linux tools out there aiming at delivering similar solutions often times they differ between distros. With containerize_me it's easy to get hosting setup in chroot jail's in a matter of minutes from any Linux distro.

Continuous integration tool which regroups in one place tests, quality and analysis tools in a Maven-like website.

Use any HTML template as a theme generator for your Rails app. Installs an HTML template, and its CSS, JavaScript and image assets into your Rails app, ready to go in an instant. You just tell it which DOM elements are special, e.g. where to put the <%= yield %>, load your app in the browser and see the theme in action.

* Like TiVo for your data * A distributed rewindable multi-queue

cook is a rake extension with: 1. configuration file, 1. the ability to retrieve passwords from encrypted configuration files, 1. the ability to create files using Erubis templates, 1. the ablity to interact with both local and remote shells. Its main file is a traditional rake Rakefile, which has recipe commands. Each recipe is a collection of rake task files and associated YAML configuration files, allowing tasks to make use of extensive configuration information. The configuration is built up from the various fragments in the conf files assocaited with each set of rake tasks.