Module: BlackStack::Strings::Misc

Defined in:
lib/functions.rb

Overview

Miscelaneus

Class Method Summary collapse

Class Method Details

.sanitize_filename(filename) ⇒ Object

make a Ruby string safe for a filesystem. References:

> stackoverflow.com/questions/1939333/how-to-make-a-ruby-string-safe-for-a-filesystem

> devblog.muziboo.com/2008/06/17/attachment-fu-sanitize-filename-regex-and-unicode-gotcha/



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# File 'lib/functions.rb', line 437

def self.sanitize_filename(filename)
  ret = filename.strip do |name|
    # NOTE: File.basename doesn't work right with Windows paths on Unix
    # get only the filename, not the whole path
    name.gsub!(/^.*(\\|\/)/, '')

    # Strip out the non-ascii character
    name.gsub!(/[^0-9A-Za-z.\-]/, '_')
  end
  return ret
end