Class: Connect::Entry::ObjectReference

Inherits:
Base
  • Object
show all
Defined in:
lib/connect/entries/object_reference.rb

Overview

A class representing a object entry in the values table.

Instance Attribute Summary collapse

Attributes inherited from Base

#value, #xref

Instance Method Summary collapse

Methods inherited from Base

#add_reference, #final, #merge!

Constructor Details

#initialize(type, name, selector = nil, xref = nil) ⇒ ObjectReference

Returns a new instance of ObjectReference.



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# File 'lib/connect/entries/object_reference.rb', line 12

def initialize(type, name, selector = nil, xref = nil)
  @type     = type
  @name     = name
  @selector = selector
  @xref     = xref
end

Instance Attribute Details

#selector ⇒ Object

Returns the value of attribute selector.



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# File 'lib/connect/entries/object_reference.rb', line 10

def selector
  @selector
end

Instance Method Details

#inspect ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/connect/entries/object_reference.rb', line 19

def inspect
  "reference to #{@type}(#{@name})#{@selector}"
end

#to_ext ⇒ Hash

Translate the object for external representation

Returns:

  • (Hash) —

    a hash containing the name as key and the data as a [Hash]



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# File 'lib/connect/entries/object_reference.rb', line 29

def to_ext
  value = Connect::Entry::Base.objects_table.lookup(@type, @name).full_representation
  Connect::Selector.run(value, @selector)
end