A FileProxy is a proxy for a File object. It is used to prevent a File object from being created until it is actually necessary.

For example, a site with a few thousand items would fail to compile because the massive amount of file descriptors necessary, but the file proxy will make sure the File object is not created until it is used.

Constructor Summary

public initialize(path)

Creates a new file proxy for the given path. This is similar to creating a File object with the same path, except that the File object will not be created until it is accessed.

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          # File 'lib/nanoc3/extra/file_proxy.rb', line 18

def initialize(path)
  @path = path
end

Dynamic Method Handling

This class handles dynamic methods through the method_missing method

public method_missing(sym, *args, &block)

Makes sure all method calls are relayed to a File object, which will be created right before the method call takes place and destroyed right after.

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          # File 'lib/nanoc3/extra/file_proxy.rb', line 25

def method_missing(sym, *args, &block)
  File.new(@path).__send__(sym, *args, &block)
end

Class: Nanoc3::Extra::FileProxy

Constructor Summary

Dynamic Method Handling