This is a little overview on gems I wrote and published in the past.

You can find the gems itself at http://rubygems.org , documentations are available here.

Bug reports, feature requests... can be posted at http://rubyforge.org

Gem-Overview

bc3

Build Snapshots for usage with Beyond compare 3

Beyond compare 3 is a file and folder comparison tool. The folder compare allows to generate snapshots.

This gem allows an alternate way to generate a snapshot. In opposite to BC3, this tools offers you possibilities to manipulate the snapshot.

You may simulate changes in your folder structure, merge snapshots...

More about Beyond compare at http://www.scootersoftware.com

This tool is a result of the following question: http://www.scootersoftware.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=7210

For bc3_db_compare see http://www.scootersoftware.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=7360

more ⇒ bc3

date_tools

Some extensions for the date class:

• date_time_compare.rb: Allows to compare Date and Time objects (allows to sort by mixed Date/Time-keys).
• date_creator.rb: New date creations: Date#new_by_mday: Allows "Third sunday in june 2010"...
• date_locale.rb: Localization of Date, DateTime and Time. strftime gets a optional parameter to determine the language. Default is en, or if locale is used the current locale.

more ⇒ date_tools

docgenerator

The docgenerator-package allows the definition of documents and export to

• LaTeX
• HTML
• Creole (a common wiki markup, see http://www.wikicreole.org )
• Wiki-markup like Wikimedia (not supported any longer)
• plain text (not very good supported)

This package is the base of

• creole2doc.rb - a Creole-Wiki to TeX/HTML-Translator (part of the distribution)
• wiki2docgenerat, or.rb - a Wiki to TeX/HTML-Translator (part of the distribution)
• yaml2presentation.rb - (docgenerator_tools)

more ⇒ docgenerator

docgenerator_tools

Some document generator based on docgenerator.

Includes:

• yaml2presentation: a presentation generator for LaTeX-Beamer-class. Can also be used to build image galleries.
• rubycode4doc: Define rubycode in creole-markup and get the result included.
• code2structogramm: Build Nassi-Shneider-diagramms (LaTeX-package struktex) from pseudo code in creole-markup.
• rail4creole.rb: Build Rail-diagramms (LaTeX-package rail) via creole-markup.

This gem is obsolete since docgenerator 2.0.0. yaml2presentation becomes it's own gem, the other parts are integrated to docgenerator.

more ⇒ docgenerator_tools

DTAUS

Build DTAUS-Files. DTAUS is a data medium exchange file for Banks in Germany. It can be used for Direct debit

more ⇒ DTAUS

more_unit_test

The more_unit_test-package extends test/unit with some additional tests:

• assert_equal_filecontent.rb: Compare expected result with file content
• assert_stdout.rb: test for stdout/stderr

In addition you get a function to catch outputs on stdout and stderr:

• catch_output.rb

more ⇒ more_unit_test

rake4latex

Define rake processes to build LaTeX projects. Calls (La)TeX as often as needed, checks index and bibTeX.

more ⇒ rake4latex

rexcel

Build excel documents with Ruby/Winole

more ⇒ rexcel

runtex

Call (La)TeX as often as needed.

OBSOLETE, there is a project rake4latex.

more ⇒ runtex

todonotes

Add todo and fixme to your code and get track of your todos during runtime of your code.

more ⇒ todonotes