A Builder integrates a number of Modules containing text manipulation utilities and provides an alternative ‘accomulation’ interface.

Methods
Attributes
[RW] buffer The builder output is accomulated in the buffer.
Public Class methods
include_builder(*modules)

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    # File lib/glue/builder.rb, line 15
15:     def include_builder(*modules)
16:       for mod in modules
17:         include mod      
18:         for meth in mod.public_instance_methods
19:           self.module_eval %{
20:             alias_method :_mixin_#{meth}, :#{meth}
21:             def #{meth}(*args)
22:               @buffer << _mixin_#{meth}(*args)
23:               return self
24:             end
25:           }
26:         end      
27:       end
28:     end
new(buffer = '', options = {})

Provide the target where the builder output will be accomulated. The builder utilizes duck typing to make it compatible with any target responding to <<.

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    # File lib/glue/builder.rb, line 37
37:   def initialize(buffer = '', options = {})
38:     @buffer = buffer    
39:   end
Public Instance methods
<<(str)

Alias for #text!

print(str)

Alias for #text!

text!(str)

Emit a text string.

This method is also aliased as print <<

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    # File lib/glue/builder.rb, line 43
43:   def text!(str)
44:     @buffer << str
45: 
46:     return self
47:   end
to_s()

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    # File lib/glue/builder.rb, line 51
51:   def to_s
52:     @buffer.to_s
53:   end