Questions tagged [ruby]
Ruby is a multi-platform, open-source, dynamic, object-oriented, interpreted language created by Yukihiro Matsumoto (Matz) in 1993.
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Jekyll plugin which bundles files into a zip archive
I am not a Ruby developer but cold-reading existing Jekyll plugins I implemented one to bundle files in a zip archive and open sourced it on GitHub.
What do I need to fix to make it look more Ruby-...
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Migration in a bioinformatics application that changes a column name and explains the rationale
This very short piece of code is a migration in which a column name is changed to be more descriptive. It is part of a larger bioinformatics application written in RoR that parses the output of ...
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Refactoring Ruby recharge REST API wrapper by using class variables
I am trying to create an API wrapper for recharge (A Shopify subscription service), I am using the HTTParty gem
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Library Program in Ruby with Class
I have been learning Ruby for 2 weeks. Today my bootcamp teacher taught Ruby Class and gave me homework. I coded simple library program. But I think the code is smelling bad. How can do better the ...
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Number guessing game in Ruby
I am a newbie in Ruby. I want to learn Ruby and I want to learn clear code in Ruby. I coded a number guessing game but my code is smelling bad. How I can do better code?
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How can I make BalanceService PORO I wrote better of any code smell? [closed]
I wrote this method which I think is not effective as it doesn't respond to the missing method when I use the PORO Class.
BalanceService
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Querying and rendering an HTML table of ISP performance statistics
I have multiples measurements and I want to render it into tables like this
Measurements
Operator
browsings
FTP DL
FTP UL
Location
Event
Date
Operator
avg
min
max
avg
min
max
avg
min
max
Verizon
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Reshape hash of hashes into array of modified hashes without using nested each?
My goal is to write more idiomatic ruby when working with nested data structures. More specifically, I need to break my habit of looping through everything with ...
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Singleton in Ruby without using Singleton module or class variable
When I need a singleton class in my Ruby code (for example, single logger for multiple classes) I usually use code like this:
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How to reduce code in hash created using Database and Params in rails
I have wrote following solution for one answer but I want to refactor to make it more simple and readable.
I am receiving params
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Finding minimum steps required to traverse from source to terminal
Hello everyone this is my first post here so please do critique my post if there's anything.
I have made a program intended to pass a programming challenge on open.kattis.com, here.
It should do as ...
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Advent of Code 2020, Day 10 in Ruby
I'm an amateur programmer making a career change into web development. I've found Advent of Code challenges are great way to sharpen my skills. I've cleaned up this solution for Day 10, 2020 as much ...
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Insertion Sort Implemented in Ruby
I'm a new programmer and I'm periodically going into the Intro To Algorithms CLRS textbook and trying to translate pseudocode into Ruby for skill practice. This is my implementation/translation of ...
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Ruby: possible Poker holds for a hand of length n
Hello everyone and thanks in advance for taking the time to read my post!!
In the process of learning Ruby, I'm writing a video poker machine that analyzes hands represented by arrays of Cards, like ...
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Addition/subtraction of Ruby arrays
Let's say I have this array.
items = [
{
amount: 100,
add: true
},
{
amount: 50,
add: false
},
{
amount: 100,
add: true
}
]
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How can I make this CSV Importer code better of any code smell?
I wrote this method a few years ago in a Ruby on Rails project, which I think I am not proud of. How can I make this code better to show in-depth professionalism in Ruby?
lib/merchant/web_csv_importer....
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Generating product variants in Ruby
Based on the sample variants, I need to get all combinations of all variants. In the example I have 3x3x2=18 variants.
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Ruby Symbol Table implementation using Binary Search
I'm currently going over Robert Sedgewick's Algorithms book. I implemented a Symbol Table using two parallel array one for keys and one for values. The keys array is ordered and the Symbol Table uses ...
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What changes can I make to simply this function that groups parameter key value pairs
I am writing a function that can be used in a ruby script that will match the parameter and values together so the script can use them in an intelligent way. The idea is if you were to run a script ...
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Idiomatic Ruby if/else in a Sinatra route
Apologies if this question doesn't fit the format here, seemed more appropriate here than SO due to the more nebulous nature of the question.
Think mini tinyURL clone: POST to service to save the url +...
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Ruby: Database Authentication Module
I have created a module that validates the credentials against different databases.
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Better way to count the number of occurrences of a maximum number in the array in Ruby
I am trying to write a program to get the count of the maximum number in an array of integers. The below code is what I have written. Is there any better way to write this code in Ruby?
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Ruby Hangman Game
I'm still new to coding and self-taught. If anyone could take a look at my code for my Ruby Hangman game and give any tips or advice whatsoever, it would be greatly appreciated. I'm trying to improve!
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Getting account status from a client [closed]
I have the following Ruby method.
def get_status(creds)
client = create_client(creds)
status = client.account_status
client.close_session
status
end
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Priority Queue implementation for top k frequent elements leetcode in Ruby
While working on the following leetcode problem: https://leetcode.com/problems/top-k-frequent-elements/ I used a Priority Queu implementation in Ruby. I have learned how to implement a Priority Queu ...
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Reverse the words, move the vowels and downcase everything
I'm brand new to Ruby.
The function takes in a string of any number of words, and reverses the order of the words. Also, for each word, it takes the vowels and moves it to the end of the word. It also ...
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Ruby Mastermind game project with AI
I'm self-learning and pretty new to coding and created a Mastermind game in Ruby.
Any general feedback or advice whatsoever would be greatly appreciated.
The game is completely functional right now, ...
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Should methods be inside classes? in Ruby
I have coded more in Python but I am learning Ruby now. So I am trying to write a solution to create a family_tree and add and get relationships. The code below is ...
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Return nil after loop and also in unless block in Ruby
I have a working code as below. Is there any better way to return nil after the each loop and ...
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Correct way to define variables and methods in Ruby [closed]
I am trying to write a Person class in Ruby which has some methods and properties. The below is how I have implemented it now.
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Random Word Chain Finder in Ruby
Wrote this program out of curiosity after initially solving the Word Chains puzzle. Explanation of puzzle in link below.
http://rubyquiz.com/quiz44.html
NWordChains#find_word_chains will take in a ...
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App to seed DB, generate CSVs, and export individually or in complex zip files Rails 5
I have an app whose sole purpose is to seed data files and add the data to different CSVs which are zipped and exported by the user. My application controller is filled with lines that all look like ...
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Custom include? method for a substring
Task:
Write a function which returns true if a given substring is found within a given string. If the substring isn't found, then return false.
My implementation:
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Ruby Tic-Tac-Toe two-player
As a preface, I'm very new to coding (self-learning) so if you notice any bad habits please let me know, it would be GREATLY appreciated.
I'm self-learning Ruby so I don't really have a frame of ...
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Parser for file made up of sections
I'm parsing a file made up of various sections. I have a current_section variable that tracks which portion of the file I'm currently processing and the following <...
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Write your implementation of Ruby's String#count method
The task is to write a simplified version of Ruby's String#count method oneself. Simplified because it doesn't have to have the negation and sequence parts of the original.
Here my solution:
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Solution to the n-queens puzzle in Ruby
I started studying programming in January of this year and found a free online course that teaches Ruby. Below is my solution to the Eight Queens problem.
I wanted my solution to be able to return any ...
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Finding the lowest perfect square that can be added to a number to make another perfect square
The code below returns the smallest perfect square that can be added to a number n to result in a perfect square. It works perfectly fine but I need it to run ...
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Ruby script implementation
I created a script to automate the task of uploading a CSV file to Box. I have a couple of files a Box client and a MySQL client. I create an instance of both on the function.rb file which is the one ...
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Ruby function to capitalize all words in a string
The task is to write a function, which capitalize the first letter of all words in a string. For this we'll class a word as any characters separated by a blank. Because the standard ...
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API Get Request to pull data from an online database
This code gets detailed information about a particular game from an online database using an API Get request. The question I have doesn't pertain to the request but is more about the code itself. The ...
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Ruby simple interactive interpreter
This is a solution to this problem: https://www.codewars.com/kata/53005a7b26d12be55c000243/train/ruby
The task is to make a simple interpreter that will take expressions and calculate the results. I'...
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Ruby Exercise: Implement your own "#group_by" method
Task:
"Implement a method 'gruppiere', in a way that it can be invoked on all enumerable objects (Enumerable). The method receives a block and returns a hash. The items of the enumerable a grouped ...
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Ruby - Sending commands to multiple servers using Net::SSH
The idea
At my work, I'm tasked with retrieving logs for a list of online orders from a total of 12 servers. To do this, I SSH into them (with a jump host in between) one by one, run the script for ...
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Profitwell API wrapper build as Ruby gem
I've created my first gem in Profitwell API wrapper https://github.com/eebasadre20/profitwell. I love to get some feedback, comment, or suggestion on the code structure, method implementations, and so ...
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Linked List implementation in Ruby
I was working on Leet code design a Linked List problem. My solution with a @tail pointer, althought it added complexity it made adding to tail O(1), also having a ...
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mergeSort implementation in Ruby
I'm currently going over Robert Sedgewick Algorithms book and I'm trying to recreate his Java implementations in Ruby. I would like to know If I'm following best practices. I try to use clean code ...