Class: RDoc::Constant

Relationships & Source Files
Super Chains via Extension / Inclusion / Inheritance
Class Chain: self, `CodeObject`
Instance Chain: self, `CodeObject`, `Generator::Markup`, `Text`
Inherits:	RDoc::CodeObject Object RDoc::CodeObject RDoc::Constant
Defined in:	lib/rdoc/constant.rb

Overview

A constant

Constant Summary

MARSHAL_VERSION = Internal use only
# File 'lib/rdoc/constant.rb', line 7
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0
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`Text` - Included

MARKUP_FORMAT, TO_HTML_CHARACTERS

Class Method Summary

.new(name, value, comment) ⇒ Constant constructor

Creates a new constant with #name, #value and comment

`CodeObject` - Inherited

.new	Creates a new `CodeObject` that will document itself and its children.

Instance Attribute Summary

#documented? ⇒ Boolean readonly

A constant is documented if it has a comment, or is an alias for a documented class or module.
#is_alias_for rw

The module or class this constant is an alias for.
#is_alias_for=(value) rw

Sets the module or class this is constant is an alias for.
#name rw

The constant’s name.
#store=(store) writeonly

Sets the store for this class or module and its contained code objects.
#value rw

The constant’s value.
#visibility rw

The constant’s visibility.

`CodeObject` - Inherited

#comment	Our comment.
#comment=	Replaces our comment with `comment`, unless it is empty.
#display?	Should this `CodeObject` be displayed in output?
#document_children	Do we document our children?
#document_children=	Enables or disables documentation of this CodeObject’s children unless it has been turned off by :enddoc:
#document_self	Do we document ourselves?
#document_self=	Enables or disables documentation of this `CodeObject` unless it has been turned off by :enddoc:.
#documented?	Does this object have a comment with content or is `#received_nodoc` true?
#done_documenting	Are we done documenting (ie, did we come across a :enddoc:)?
#done_documenting=	Turns documentation on/off, and turns on/off `#document_self` and `#document_children`.
#file	Which file this code object was defined in.
#force_documentation	Force documentation of this `CodeObject`.
#force_documentation=	Force the documentation of this object unless documentation has been turned off by :enddoc:
#full_name=	Sets the full_name overriding any computed full name.
#ignored?	Has this class been ignored?
#line	Line in `#file` where this `CodeObject` was defined.
#metadata	Hash of arbitrary metadata for this `CodeObject`.
#parent	Our parent `CodeObject`.
#parent=	Sets the parent `CodeObject`.
#received_nodoc	Did we ever receive a `:nodoc:` directive?
#section	The section this `CodeObject` is in.
#section=	Set the section this `CodeObject` is in.
#store	The `Store` for this object.
#store=	Sets the `store` that contains this `CodeObject`.
#suppressed?	Has this class been suppressed?
#viewer	We are the model of the code, but we know that at some point we will be worked on by viewers.

`Text` - Included

#language

Instance Method Summary

#<=>(other)

Constants are ordered by name.
#==(other)

Constants are equal when their #parent and #name is the same.
#full_name

Full constant name including namespace.
#marshal_dump

Dumps this Constant for use by ri.
#marshal_load(array)

Loads this Constant from array.
#path

Path to this constant for use with HTML generator output.
#inspect Internal use only
#pretty_print(q) Internal use only
#to_s Internal use only

`CodeObject` - Inherited

#each_parent	Yields each parent of this `CodeObject`.
#file_name	File name where this `CodeObject` was found.
#ignore	Use this to ignore a `CodeObject` and all its children until found again (#record_location is called).
#options	The options instance from the store this `CodeObject` is attached to, or a default options instance if the `CodeObject` is not attached.
#parent_file_name	File name of our parent.
#parent_name	Name of our parent.
#record_location	Records the `TopLevel` (file) where this code object was defined.
#start_doc	Enable capture of documentation unless documentation has been turned off by :enddoc:
#stop_doc	Disable capture of documentation.
#suppress	Use this to suppress a `CodeObject` and all its children until the next file it is seen in or documentation is discovered.
#initialize_visibility	Initializes state for visibility of this `CodeObject` and its children.

`Generator::Markup` - Included

#aref_to	Generates a relative URL from this object’s path to `target_path`
#as_href	Generates a relative URL from `from_path` to this object’s path.
#cvs_url	Build a webcvs URL starting for the given `url` with `full_path` appended as the destination path.
#description	Handy wrapper for marking up this object’s comment.
#formatter	Creates an `Markup::ToHtmlCrossref` formatter.

`Text` - Included

#expand_tabs	Expands tab characters in `text` to eight spaces.
#flush_left	Flush `text` left based on the shortest line.
#markup	Convert a string in markup format into HTML.
#normalize_comment	Strips hashes, expands tabs then flushes `text` to the left.
#parse	Normalizes `text` then builds a `Markup::Document` from it.
#snippet	The first `limit` characters of `text` as HTML.
#strip_hashes	Strips leading # characters from `text`
#strip_newlines	Strips leading and trailing n characters from `text`
#strip_stars	Strips /* */ style comments.
#to_html	Converts ampersand, dashes, ellipsis, quotes, copyright and registered trademark symbols in `text` to properly encoded characters.
#wrap	Wraps `txt` to `line_len`

Constructor Details

.new(name, value, comment) ⇒ `Constant`

Creates a new constant with #name, #value and comment

[ GitHub ]

# File 'lib/rdoc/constant.rb', line 32


def initialize(name, value, comment)
  super()

  @name  = name
  @value = value

  @is_alias_for = nil
  @visibility   = :public

  self.comment = comment
end

Instance Attribute Details

#documented? ⇒ `Boolean` (readonly)

A constant is documented if it has a comment, or is an alias for a documented class or module.

[ GitHub ]

# File 'lib/rdoc/constant.rb', line 66


def documented?
  return true if super
  return false unless @is_alias_for
  case @is_alias_for
  when String then
    found = @store.find_class_or_module @is_alias_for
    return false unless found
    @is_alias_for = found
  end
  @is_alias_for.documented?
end

#is_alias_for (rw)

The module or class this constant is an alias for

[ GitHub ]

# File 'lib/rdoc/constant.rb', line 88


def is_alias_for
  case @is_alias_for
  when String then
    found = @store.find_class_or_module @is_alias_for
    @is_alias_for = found if found
    @is_alias_for
  else
    @is_alias_for
  end
end

#is_alias_for=(value) (rw)

Sets the module or class this is constant is an alias for.

[ GitHub ]

# File 'lib/rdoc/constant.rb', line 12


attr_writer :is_alias_for

#name (rw)

The constant’s name

[ GitHub ]

# File 'lib/rdoc/constant.rb', line 17


attr_accessor :name

#store=(store) (writeonly)

Sets the store for this class or module and its contained code objects.

[ GitHub ]

# File 'lib/rdoc/constant.rb', line 171


def store= store
  super

  @file = @store.add_file @file.full_name if @file
end

#value (rw)

The constant’s value

[ GitHub ]

# File 'lib/rdoc/constant.rb', line 22


attr_accessor :value

#visibility (rw)

The constant’s visibility

[ GitHub ]

# File 'lib/rdoc/constant.rb', line 27


attr_accessor :visibility

Instance Method Details

#<=>(other)

Constants are ordered by name

[ GitHub ]

# File 'lib/rdoc/constant.rb', line 47


def <=> other
  return unless self.class === other

  [parent_name, name] <=> [other.parent_name, other.name]
end

#==(other)

Constants are equal when their #parent and #name is the same

[ GitHub ]

# File 'lib/rdoc/constant.rb', line 56


def == other
  self.class == other.class and
    @parent == other.parent and
    @name == other.name
end

#full_name

Full constant name including namespace

[ GitHub ]

# File 'lib/rdoc/constant.rb', line 81


def full_name
  @full_name ||= "#{parent_name}::#{@name}"
end

#inspect

This method is for internal use only.

[ GitHub ]

# File 'lib/rdoc/constant.rb', line 99


def inspect # :nodoc:
  "#<%s:0x%x %s::%s>" % [
    self.class, object_id,
    parent_name, @name,
  ]
end

#marshal_dump

Dumps this Constant for use by ri. See also #marshal_load

[ GitHub ]

# File 'lib/rdoc/constant.rb', line 109


def marshal_dump
  alias_name = case found = is_alias_for
               when RDoc::CodeObject then found.full_name
               else                       found
               end

  [ MARSHAL_VERSION,
    @name,
    full_name,
    @visibility,
    alias_name,
    parse(@comment),
    @file.relative_name,
    parent.name,
    parent.class,
    section.title,
  ]
end

#marshal_load(array)

Loads this Constant from array. For a loaded Constant the following methods will return cached values:

#full_name
#parent_name

[ GitHub ]

# File 'lib/rdoc/constant.rb', line 135


def marshal_load array
  initialize array[1], nil, array[5]

  @full_name     = array[2]
  @visibility    = array[3] || :public
  @is_alias_for  = array[4]
  #                      5 handled above
  #                      6 handled below
  @parent_name   = array[7]
  @parent_class  = array[8]
  @section_title = array[9]

  @file = RDoc::TopLevel.new array[6]
end

#path

Path to this constant for use with HTML generator output.

[ GitHub ]

# File 'lib/rdoc/constant.rb', line 153


def path
  "#{@parent.path}##{@name}"
end

#pretty_print(q)

This method is for internal use only.

[ GitHub ]

# File 'lib/rdoc/constant.rb', line 157


def pretty_print q # :nodoc:
  q.group 2, "[#{self.class.name} #{full_name}", "]" do
    unless comment.empty? then
      q.breakable
      q.text "comment:"
      q.breakable
      q.pp @comment
    end
  end
end

#to_s

This method is for internal use only.

[ GitHub ]

# File 'lib/rdoc/constant.rb', line 177


def to_s # :nodoc:
  parent_name = parent ? parent.full_name : '(unknown)'
  if is_alias_for
    "constant #{parent_name}::#@name -> #{is_alias_for}"
  else
    "constant #{parent_name}::#@name"
  end
end

Class: RDoc::Constant

Overview

Constant Summary

Text - Included

Class Method Summary

CodeObject - Inherited

Instance Attribute Summary

CodeObject - Inherited

Text - Included

Instance Method Summary

CodeObject - Inherited

Generator::Markup - Included

Text - Included

Constructor Details

.new(name, value, comment) ⇒ Constant

Instance Attribute Details

#documented? ⇒ Boolean (readonly)

#is_alias_for (rw)

#is_alias_for=(value) (rw)

#name (rw)

#store=(store) (writeonly)

#value (rw)

#visibility (rw)

Instance Method Details

#<=>(other)

#==(other)

#full_name

#inspect

#marshal_dump

#marshal_load(array)

#path

#pretty_print(q)

#to_s

`Text` - Included

`CodeObject` - Inherited

`CodeObject` - Inherited

`Text` - Included

`CodeObject` - Inherited

`Generator::Markup` - Included

`Text` - Included

.new(name, value, comment) ⇒ `Constant`

#documented? ⇒ `Boolean` (readonly)