Class: Bits

Inherits:
Object
  • Object
show all
Defined in:
lib/bits.rb

Overview

Bits provides an easy way to store and access sequences of bits, allowing input and output in multiple formats

Instance Method Summary collapse

Constructor Details

#initialize(bits, length = 0) ⇒ Bits

bits

The bit field to store

length

Length of the bit field - default to calculated length, 0-pad on

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# File 'lib/bits.rb', line 10

def initialize(bits, length = 0)
  @length = length
  @bits = bit_string_from_input(bits, length)
end

Instance Method Details

#+(bits) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/bits.rb', line 15

def +(bits)
  Bits.new("0b#{@bits}" + bit_string_from_input(bits))
end

#bit_string ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/bits.rb', line 19

def bit_string
  @bits
end

#hex_string ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/bits.rb', line 23

def hex_string
  @bits.to_i(2).to_s(16)
end

#integer ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/bits.rb', line 31

def integer
  @bits.to_i(2)
end

#oct_string ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/bits.rb', line 27

def oct_string
  @bits.to_i(2).to_s(8)
end

#set(bits) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/bits.rb', line 35

def set(bits)
  @bits = bit_string_from_input(bits, @length)
end