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+# -*- coding: UTF-8 -*-
+#
+require 'fileutils'
+require 'find'
+require 'date'
+#
+# Reads a file at +path+ and spits out an array of the +paragraphs+
+# specified.
+#
+#    changes = paragraphs_of('History.txt', 0..1).join("\n\n")
+#    summary, *description = paragraphs_of('README.txt', 3, 3..8)
+#
+def paragraphs_of( path, *paragraphs )
+    title = String === paragraphs.first ? paragraphs.shift : nil
+    ary = File.read(path).delete("\r").split(/\n\n+/)
+
+    result = if title
+        tmp, matching = [], false
+        rgxp = %r/^=+\s*#{Regexp.escape(title)}/i
+        paragraphs << (0..-1) if paragraphs.empty?
+
+        ary.each do |val|
+            if val =~ rgxp
+                break if matching
+                matching = true
+                rgxp = %r/^=+/i
+            elsif matching
+                tmp << val
+            end
+        end
+        tmp
+    else ary end
+
+    result.values_at(*paragraphs)
+end
+
+# Adds the given gem _name_ to the current project's dependency list. An
+# optional gem _version_ can be given. If omitted, the newest gem version
+# will be used.
+#
+def depend_on( name, version = nil )
+    spec = Gem::Specification.find_by_name(name)
+    version = spec.version.to_s if version.nil? and !spec.nil?
+
+    PROJ.gem.dependencies << case version
+        when nil; [name]
+        when %r/^\d/; [name, ">= #{version}"]
+        else [name, version] end
+end
+
+# Adds the given arguments to the include path if they are not already there
+#
+#def ensure_in_path( *args )
+#    args.each do |path|
+#        path = File.expand_path(path)
+#        $:.unshift(path) if test(?d, path) and not $:.include?(path)
+#    end
+#end
+
+# Find a rake task using the task name and remove any description text. This
+# will prevent the task from being displayed in the list of available tasks.
+#
+def remove_desc_for_task( names )
+    Array(names).each do |task_name|
+        task = Rake.application.tasks.find {|t| t.name == task_name}
+        next if task.nil?
+        task.instance_variable_set :@comment, nil
+    end
+end
+
+# Change working directories to _dir_, call the _block_ of code, and then
+# change back to the original working directory (the current directory when
+# this method was called).
+#
+#def in_directory( dir, &block )
+#    curdir = pwd
+#    begin
+#        cd dir
+#        return block.call
+#    ensure
+#        cd curdir
+#    end
+#end
+
+# Scans the current working directory and creates a list of files that are
+# candidates to be in the manifest.
+#
+#def manifest
+#    files = []
+#    exclude = PROJ.exclude.dup
+#    comment = %r/^\s*#/
+# 
+#    # process the ignore file and add the items there to the exclude list
+#    if test(?f, PROJ.ignore_file)
+#        ary = []
+#        File.readlines(PROJ.ignore_file).each do |line|
+#            next if line =~ comment
+#            line.chomp!
+#            line.strip!
+#            next if line.nil? or line.empty?
+#
+#            glob = line =~ %r/\*\./ ? File.join('**', line) : line
+#            Dir.glob(glob).each {|fn| ary << "^#{Regexp.escape(fn)}"}
+#        end
+#        exclude.concat ary
+#    end
+#
+#    # generate a regular expression from the exclude list
+#    exclude = Regexp.new(exclude.join('|'))
+#
+#    Find.find '.' do |path|
+#        path.sub! %r/^(\.\/|\/)/o, ''
+#        next unless test ?f, path
+#        next if path =~ exclude
+#        files << path
+#    end
+#    files.sort!
+#end
+
+# We need a "valid" method that determines if a string is suitable for use
+# in the gem specification.
+#
+class Object
+    def valid?
+        return !(self.empty? or self == "\000") if self.respond_to?(:to_str)
+        return false
+    end
+end
+
+# EOF