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desc "minify js and put into one file"
task :minify do 
  require 'jsmin'
  
  out = 'min.js'
  glb = '*.js'
  res = ''

  Dir[glb].each do |path|
    res << File.read(path) << "\n"

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# Gets the genres for tracks in a playlist called 'Genres'in iTunes
# and sets them using data from wikipedia.
#
# Uses the album name for the search, but won't try anything fancy
# if it can't find the labum it will just ignore it.
#
# ref: http://www.apeth.com/rbappscript/05propel.html

require 'appscript'
require 'nokogiri'

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module Test
  class String < ::String; end
  
  p String.new("Test::String").class
  #=> Test::String
  p ::String.new("::String").class
  #=> String
  p "::String".class
  #=> String -> Would be better as Test::String
end

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# Matches an Array (of trues and falses) to a given Array. Fills itself
# with preference to fill where true first, then any spare items are put 
# in place of false, then nils are used for remaining falses.
#
#   input = ["a", "b", "c"]
#   match = [true, false, false, true]
#
#   match.optimise_fill(input)
#   #=> ["a", "b", nil, "c"]
# 

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# Usage:
#
#   puts green("I'm green")
#   puts red("I'm red")
#   puts bold("I'm bold")
#

def colour(text, code)
  "#{code}#{text}\e[0m"
end

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require_relative 'local_in_procs'

f = lambda { message }
a = {:message => "Hello, world!"}

# Test the speed when using normal proc params
f_control = lambda {|a| a[:message] }

def rand_letters(n, l)
  r = []

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# Not the best example, but
#
#   it "is an array of Hashes" do
#     all_of(subject).should be_kind_of Hash
#   end
#

class AllOf
  def initialize(items)
    @items = items

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module Kernel
  def p(*arg)
    raise StandardError
  rescue => e
    $stdout.puts "p:     #{e.backtrace[1]}"
  end
  
  def puts(*arg)
    raise StandardError
  rescue => e

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Key-Value Store

Simplest key-value store that is usable (I think). Uses the stdlib [PStore][ps] for storage which is not suited to storing large pieces of data, but isn't that the point of a key-value store?

GET / returns a json encoded array of keys (each as strings).

POST /

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class Array

  def destructure(*arr)
    if size == 1 && first.is_a?(Hash)
      arr.map {|k| first[k] }
    else
      self
    end
  end