#
# Hash with keys can be accessed as methods
#   e.g.    h = Hash.new
#           h['key'] = 1
#           h.key    = 2
#           puts h.key
#
class Hash 
    def method_missing(method_name, *args)
        name = method_name.to_s
        if name.ends_with?('=')
            self[ name.chop ] = args[0]
        else
            self[ name ]
        end
    end
end


class String
    def ends_with?(substr)
        len = substr.length
        self.reverse() [0 .. len-1].reverse == substr
    end
    
    def starts_with?(substr)
        len = substr.length
        self[0 .. len-1] == substr
    end
    
    alias start_with?  starts_with?
    alias begin_with?  starts_with?
    alias begins_with? starts_with?
    alias end_with?    ends_with?

    # String each() operator reads line-by-line
    # These functions return char-by-char
    def each_char
        self.each_byte{|x| yield x.chr }
    end
    def collect_char
        r = []
        self.each_byte{|x| r << x.chr }
        r
    end
end



def read_ini_file( filename )
    h = Hash.new
    
    File.open(filename,'r'){|f|
        f.each{|line|
            next if line.begins_with? '#'
            next if not line.include? '='
            m = line.match /\s*([a-z0-9_]+)\s*=(.+)/
            h[m[1]] = m[2].strip
        }
    }
    return h
end

def pause
    print "\n\n\nHit    ENTER    to continue\n\n\n"
    readline
end

def message str
    print str + "\n"
end

def debug str
    print str + "\n"
end