holidays/create_defs.rb

require 'yaml'

#module_name = 'NorthAmerica'
#files = ['data/ca.yaml', 'data/mx.yaml', 'data/us.yaml', 'data/common_methods.yaml', 'data/north_america_informal.yaml']

#module_name = 'Europe'
#files = ['data/dk.yaml', 'data/es.yaml', 'data/fr.yaml', 'data/gb.yaml', 'data/ie.yaml', 'data/is.yaml', 'data/common_methods.yaml']

module_name = 'CA'
files = ['data/ca.yaml', 'data/common_methods.yaml', 'data/north_america_informal.yaml']

regions = []
rules_by_month = {}
custom_methods = {}

files.each do |file|
  def_file = YAML.load_file(file)
  puts "Loading #{file}"
  if def_file['months']
    puts " importing dates..."
    def_file['months'].each do |month, definitions|
      rules_by_month[month] = [] unless rules_by_month[month]
      definitions.each do |definition|
        rule = {}
        definition.each do |key, val|
          rule[key] = val
        end
        
        rule['regions'] = rule['regions'].collect { |r| r.to_sym }
        
        regions << rule['regions']

        exists = false
        rules_by_month[month].each do |ex|
          if ex['name'] == rule['name'] and ex['wday'] == rule['wday'] and  ex['mday'] == rule['mday'] and ex['week'] == rule['week']
            ex['regions'] << rule['regions'].flatten
            exists = true
          end
        end
        unless exists
          rules_by_month[month] << rule
        end

      end # /defs.each
    end
  end
  if def_file['methods']
    puts " importing methods..."
    def_file['methods'].each do |name, code|
      custom_methods[name] = code
    end # /methods.each
  end

end

# Build the definitions
month_strs = []
rules_by_month.each do |month, rules|
  month_str = "      #{month.to_s} => ["
  rule_strings = []
  rules.each do |rule|
    str = '{'
    if rule['mday']
      str << ":mday => #{rule['mday']}, "
    elsif rule['function']
      str << ":function => #{rule['function']}, "
    else
      str << ":wday => #{rule['wday']}, :week => #{rule['week']}, "
    end

    # shouldn't allow the same region twice
    str << ":name => \"#{rule['name']}\", :regions => [:" + rule['regions'].uniq.join(', :') + "]}"
    rule_strings << str
  end
  month_str << rule_strings.join(",\n            ") + "]"
  month_strs << month_str
end

month_strs.join(",\n")


# Build the methods
method_str = ''
custom_methods.each do |key, code|
  method_str << code + "\n\n"
end


# Build the output file
out =<<-EOC
module Holidays
  # This file is generated by the Ruby Holiday gem.
  #
  # Definitions loaded: #{files.join(', ')}
  #
  # To use the definitions in the file, load them right after you load the 
  # Holiday gem:
  #
  #   require 'holidays'
  #   require 'path/to/#{module_name.downcase}'
  #
  # More definitions are available at http://code.dunae.ca/holidays.
  module #{module_name} # :nodoc:
    DEFINED_REGIONS = [:#{regions.flatten.uniq.join(', :')}]
    
    HOLIDAYS_BY_MONTH = {
#{month_strs.join(",\n")}
    }

#{method_str}
  end
end

Holidays.merge_defs(Holidays::#{module_name}::DEFINED_REGIONS, Holidays::#{module_name}::HOLIDAYS_BY_MONTH)
EOC

File.open("test_file.rb","w") do |file|
   file.puts out
end