txttojson-xw.rb

#!/usr/bin/env ruby

# Convert a text crossword into JSON.

require 'active_resource'

ActiveResource::Base

filename = ARGV[0]
data = File.open(filename, 'r') { |f| f.read }

sections = data.split(/(author\n|\nlayout\n|\nsolution\n|\nacross\n|\ndown\n)/)
sections = sections.reject {|e| e.empty? }
hash = Hash[sections.each_slice(2).map {|el| [el[0].strip.to_sym, el[1]] }]

puts hash.to_json