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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Making a certificate signing request, with validation
I have a function that takes a handful of parameters and I want to ensure the data being passed to it is the correct data and types. Below is a sample function that I wrote to ensure the parameters ...
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Game of Life in Ruby
I think Ruby is kinda interesting, so did this Game of life implement in Ruby. I am wonder is there is some magic in Ruby can let my code more elegant.
I am a python coder and I think my Ruby kinda ...
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Use of inheritance using two Ruby libraries
Currently I'm working on parsing data from a form service into a pdf form. I created 2 classes one inheriting from the other one. However, I see that the classes I created are growing in lines of ...
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Non-recursive factorial in Ruby
I've implemented a factorial function in a more "Ruby" way. I would like to get feedback on the algorithm.
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Parking lot system design
Problem Statement
I own a multi-story parking lot that can hold up to 'n' cars at any
given point in time. Each slot is given a number starting at 1
increasing with increasing distance from ...
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A Ruby on Rails controller and JS code to add labels to products, like Gmail's labeling tool
My friend asked me to write a tool that lets users bulk add/edit labels (taxons) to store (spree commerce) products.
I came up with this, curious to know if you guys find the code readable/...
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Showing a message when the column is true
I'm making an app using Rails. I have 4 Boolean columns in a table like below, and I want to show a message if that column is true.
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Offset vs Cursor Pagination
I am trying to compare any performance gain(s) from moving a current offset-based pagination endpoint to a cursor based one.
I have the following ruby code:
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Connecting to DB2 using Ruby on Rails
I need to connect to a IBM db2 table using jruby and Ruby on Rails. I have managed to do it, but I haven't seen this solution anywhere and I am hoping I can get some feedback on it, or if there is a ...
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Knapsack class in Ruby
This is a simple implementation of a knapsack written in Ruby. I've included all the relevant code here, but my question is concerning the contents setter ...
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Join model that constantly has to reference parent(s)
I have a situation where there are restaurant dishes that can be served at many different locations. An example would be somewhere like McDonalds where the Big Mac is served at locations nationwide. ...
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case…when or Hash#fetch [closed]
I have the following method, which can be written in the following two ways: which one would you prefer, and why?
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Whiteboarding - Multiply all values in array except at the index for each
Consider this interview question:
You have an array of integers, and for each index you want to find the
product of every integer except the integer at that index.
Write a method ...
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Rails thin controller method to change account plan and fire slack message via a service object
I'm a beginner with Rails and am trying to figure out how to keep my controllers clean and thin, and how to work with service objects. I am building an internal tool to manage our SaaS customers, and ...
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Efficiently determining maximum allowed euclidean distance between lists of colors
I was recently tasked with determining which hex RGB colors in list color_list are nearest to each hex RGB color in list target_colors, using euclidean distance as the measuring stick, and only ...
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Ruby - Create a bitmap editor that accepts user input to plot a matrix grid, points and lines
I recently didn't pass a take-home code test for a job interview - and one of the reasons for this was that the code was not as idiomatic as it could be.
The premise is in the title - but below ...
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Pyramid of doom Grape endpoints
I'm creating an API endpoint to create and delete associations, essential creating and deleting records of a join model.
The code below doesn't seem idiomatic or pragmatic at all. What's the best way ...
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Short Ruby program that opens a random video file from a directory
I am currently learning to code in ruby. I have created a small program that iterates through a directory of video files and opens one at random. The program is fully functioning (with the odd issue). ...
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Boggle board solver in Ruby
The following is my attempt at creating a Boggle board solver in Ruby. It's not especially fast. I would love to have input on how the solution can either be sped up, or whether a different algorithm ...
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Script to auto-generate Markdown tables of content
I would greatly appreciate feedback on the enclosed script, which auto-generates a Markdown table of contents for Github-flavoured Markdown, with respect to:
Consistency with Ruby idiom & style
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Modelling football teams and fixtures in Ruby (as compared to SQL)
I am trying to model information around football teams and fixtures. I am using the Premier League fantasy football API for my data. The fixtures API is here, and the team data (along with a lot of ...
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Simple ruby program for AWS ruby SDK
I wrote a simple ruby program for interacting with one of my temporary AWS S3 using Ruby SDK. Below is the program I've written. Since I learned ruby by myself I need help/suggestions in following ...
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Drawing an ASCII grid in Ruby based on a 2D array
I'm writing a function that renders a grid using ASCII line-drawing characters, based on a provided 2D array (or array of arrays), with each top-level array representing a row, and the items inside ...
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RuboCop: parameter list too long in initialize method
I have an initialize method for a class that looks like this:
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A Ruby script to generate random “people”
I'm working on developing a small Ruby program to generate random data for a Neo4J database, including people, addresses, phone numbers, etc.
I'm a total beginner to Ruby, so I wanted to post my ...
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Ensure that a Sinatra hash always has a valid value
I'm trying to ensure that a Sinatra hash always has a valid value.
Is there a more-concise way to write this?
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Implementing secure API for use between other internal apps
My team and I are trying to implement a secure API and would appreciate some feedback on the following:
If there are areas of improvement in the current code to improve security
Recommendations on ...
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Creating an associated object on create/update
My app is setup where there are musical artists and albums have message boards through a has_one polymorphic association.
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Retrieving data from the movie database
I am trying to retrieve the series, seasons and episodes from the movie database, however I am pretty new to Ruby on rails and I feel like what I am doing could be improved a lot.
I use an ...
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Ruby Hash to XML
I've just made this "serialization" module in Ruby that takes a hash and outputs a XML string.
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Calculate Hamming distance between DNA sequences in Ruby
I am requesting a review for my solution to this problem from exercism.io. I'm posting it here since there is not always input on solution submitted through exercism.
The problem is as stated:
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Rails controller for a vocabulary quiz
I'm new to refactoring and I have just refactored an old Rails project that had bloated controller methods.
I spun off the bloated methods into its own separate controller following this logic, since ...
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Creating join table entries based on different connection ids
My controller code is:
I'm using callbacks to find @lead.
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Grab and kill AMQP subscriber
I am using amqp client in order to get data. I am using sidekiq jobs in order to make sure that client is always connected and getting data.
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Distinguishing between people who have likes to posts and those who have dislikes
I want to distinguish between people who have likes to posts and those who have dislikes. I want to find a way to improve my code without thinking it is efficient.
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URL Routing Application
In a Ruby on Rails application I want to have this routing:
for URL www.example.com/reports go to controller documents and action ...
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Ruby on Rails application controller
My application controller keeps growing with small helper methods that I use in both my controller and views, is it okay? or what do you recommend doing?
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Ruby Regex to update various variables inside a file
In our applications we have a version file that has three variables that are then joined to create a string that can be used for the semantic version.
The file looks like:
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Counting how many questions in each category are tagged
I have a homepage that shows how many questions are in a certain category which is done through tagging. The functionality is working great, it tells me how many of each there are.
However, newrelic'...
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Rails db query to pull joined and included data
I have a conversations controller which is used to pull all the conversations for a user of type seller.
Sellers can have <...
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Ruby getter recursively builds tree
This is a getter in a class. It recursively generates a tree/hash to a certain level of depth.
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Model Association (Rails 5 API)
I have a Character model that has a CharClass and ClassPerks child.
Currently I am ...
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Simple Rate Limit Utility Class written in Ruby
I have the following simple rate limit utility class written in Ruby. Its function is quite simple and works for my intentions. It uses a class variable to manage/share all timestamps across my ...
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Rails view to display optional text
I have been using rails for a little while now and have read a few articles that talk about removing as much logic from your controllers as possible.
I have a maps object with the following schema.
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Creating a Basic Success Function for Http
I got sick of every time I make an Http request validating that the response was a success. I did a lot of:
if response.class == Net::HTTPOK
or
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Calculate cryptocurrency gains and losses using the Coinbase API
This class calculates the gains and losses (in USD) from the four leading cryptocurrencies using the Coinbase API. (The full repo can be found here)
In addition to general feedback there are some ...
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Validating IBAN in Ruby
Looking for tips on how to improve my code and areas that I can better follow Object Orientated principles. Is this class structure ok? How is the code overall?
The problem: There are two IBAN ...
