Class: Nikto::Ssl

Inherits:
Object
  • Object
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Defined in:
lib/nikto/ssl.rb

Overview

This class represents the <ssl> element in the Nikto XML document.

It provides a convenient way to access the information scattered all over the XML in attributes and nested tags.

Instead of providing separate methods for each supported property we rely on Ruby’s #method_missing to do most of the work.

Instance Method Summary collapse

Constructor Details

#initialize(xml_node) ⇒ Ssl

Accepts an XML node from Nokogiri::XML.



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# File 'lib/nikto/ssl.rb', line 11

def initialize(xml_node)
  @xml = xml_node
end

Dynamic Method Handling

This class handles dynamic methods through the method_missing method

#method_missing(method, *args) ⇒ Object

This method is invoked by Ruby when a method that is not defined in this instance is called.

In our case we inspect the @method@ parameter and try to find the attribute, simple descendent or collection that it maps to in the XML tree.



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# File 'lib/nikto/ssl.rb', line 37

def method_missing(method, *args)
  # We could remove this check and return nil for any non-recognized tag.
  # The problem would be that it would make tricky to debug problems with
  # typos. For instance: <>.potr would return nil instead of raising an
  # exception
  unless supported_tags.include?(method)
    super
    return
  end
  method_name = method.to_s
  return @xml.attributes[method_name].value if @xml.attributes.key?(method_name)
end

Instance Method Details

#respond_to?(method, include_private = false) ⇒ Boolean

This allows external callers (and specs) to check for implemented properties

Returns:

  • (Boolean)


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# File 'lib/nikto/ssl.rb', line 26

def respond_to?(method, include_private=false)
  return true if supported_tags.include?(method.to_sym)
  super
end

#supported_tagsObject

List of supported tags. They can be attributes, simple descendants or collections (e.g. <references/>, <tags/>)



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# File 'lib/nikto/ssl.rb', line 17

def supported_tags
  [
    # attributes
    :ciphers, :issuers, :info
  ]
end