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hyde.rb

@@ -1,33 +1,111 @@
 module Hyde
-  class Servlet
-    def initialize (path, &block_optional)
-      
+  # Interchangeable pattern matching
+  module PatternMatching
+    def prep_path(path)
+      raise Exception, "Not permitted" if @lock_methods
+      @path = normalize(path) if path.kind_of? String
+      @path = path if path.kind_of? Regexp
+    end
+    def match?(path)
+      raise Exception, "Not permitted" if @lock_methods
+      split_path = path.split("/")
+      puts "#{path}, #{@path}, #{normalize_input(path)}"
+      if @path.kind_of? Regexp then
+        anchored_regex = Regexp.new("^"+@path.to_s+"$")
+        return anchored_regex.match split_path[0] unless @full_regexp
+        return anchored_regex.match normalize_input(path)
+      else
+        return split_path[0] == @path
+      end
+    end
+    def normalize_input(path)
+      raise Exception, "Not permitted" if @lock_methods
+      (path.split "/").filter { |x| x != "" }.join("/")
+    end
+    def normalize(path)
+      raise Exception, "Not permitted" if @lock_methods
+      # remove multiple slashes in one spot
+      path = (path.split "/").filter {|x| x != ""}.join("/")
+      # globbing behaviour simulated with regexp
+      if path.match /(?<!\\)[\*\?\[]/ then
+        path = Regexp.new(path
+          .gsub(/[\^\$\.\|\+\(\)\{\}]/,"\\\\\\0")
+          .gsub(/(?<!\\)\*\*/,".*")
+          .gsub(/(?<![.\\])\*/,"[^/]*")
+          .gsub(/(?<!\\)\?/,".")
+          .gsub(/(?<!\\)\[\!/,"[^")
+        )
+      end
+      return path
     end
   end
+  
+  # Handler classes
+  class Probe
+    include Hyde::PatternMatching 
+    def initialize (path, &block_optional) 
+      prep_path path
+      @lock_methods = true
+      self.instance_eval &block_optional if block_given?
+      @lock_methods = false
+    end
+    def match(path)
+      puts (match? path)
+      if match? path then
+        exec if defined? exec
+      end
+    end
+  end
+  class PrintProbe < Hyde::Probe
+    def match(path)
+      puts (match? path)
+      if match? path then
+        puts "#{path} matched!"
+      end
+    end
+  end 
+
+  # Handler invocation functions
+  module Handlers
+    def probe(*a, **b, &block) 
+      @chain.append Hyde::Probe.new *a, **b, &block
+    end
+    def printProbe(*a, **b, &block)
+      @chain.append Hyde::PrintProbe.new *a, **b, &block
+    end
+  end
+  
   class Pathspec
-    def initialize (path, &block, root: nil)
-      @path = (path.split "/").filter {|x| x != ""} if path.kind_of? String
-      @path = [path] if path.kind_of? Regexp
+    include Hyde::PatternMatching
+    include Hyde::Handlers
+    def initialize (path, root_path: nil, full_regexp: false, &block)
+      prep_path path
       @chain = []
-      @root_override = root
+      @root_override = root_path
       @remap = false
-      self.instance_eval &block 
+      @lock_methods = true
+      @full_regexp = full_regexp
+      self.instance_eval &block
+      @lock_methods = false
     end
     def path(*a, **b, &block)
       @chain.append Hyde::Pathspec.new *a, **b, &block
     end
     def root(path)
-      @root_override = root
+      @root_override = path
     end
     def remap(path)
-      @root_override = root
+      @root_override = path
       @remap = true
     end
     def match(path) 
-    
-    end
-    def match?(path)
-
+      raise Exception, "Not permitted" if @lock_methods
+      if match? path then
+        cut_path = normalize_input(path).sub(@path, "")
+        next_pathspec = @chain.find { |x| x.match? cut_path }
+        puts next_pathspec.inspect
+        next_pathspec.match cut_path if next_pathspec
+      end
     end
   end
 end

test_hyde.rb

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+require_relative "hyde"
+path = Hyde::Pathspec.new "/" do
+  path "about" do
+    printProbe "test"
+    printProbe "test_*"
+  end
+  path "docs" do
+    printProbe "test"
+    printProbe "test_*"
+  end
+end
+path.match "/about/speen"
+path.match "/about/test"
+path.match "/about/test_2"
+path.match "/docs/speen"
+path.match "/docs/test"
+path.match "/docs/test_2"