Method: Jamf::Utility#to_s_and_a

Defined in:
lib/jamf/utility.rb

#to_s_and_a(somedata) ⇒ Hash{:stringform => String, :arrayform => Array}

Given a list of data as a comma-separated string, or an Array of strings, return a Hash with both versions.

Some parts of the JSS require lists as comma-separated strings, while often those data are easier work with as arrays. This method is a handy way to get either form when given either form.

Examples:

JSS.to_s_and_a "foo, bar, baz" # Hash => {:stringform => "foo, bar, baz", :arrayform => ["foo", "bar", "baz"]}

JSS.to_s_and_a ["foo", "bar", "baz"] # Hash => {:stringform => "foo, bar, baz", :arrayform => ["foo", "bar", "baz"]}

Parameters:

  • somedata (String, Array) —

    the data to parse, of either class,

Returns:

  • (Hash{:stringform => String, :arrayform => Array}) —

    the data as both comma-separated String and Array



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# File 'lib/jamf/utility.rb', line 298

def to_s_and_a(somedata)
  case somedata
  when nil
    valstr = ''
    valarr = []
  when String
    valstr = somedata
    valarr = somedata.split(/,\s*/)
  when Array
    valstr = somedata.join ', '
    valarr = somedata
  else
    raise Jamf::InvalidDataError, 'Input must be a comma-separated String or an Array of Strings'
  end # case
  { stringform: valstr, arrayform: valarr }
end