class BinData::Registry

This registry contains a register of name -> class mappings.

def initialize

def initialize
  @registry = {}
end

def lookup(name)

Returns the class matching a previously registered +name+.
def lookup(name)
  @registry[name.to_s]
end

def register(name, klass)

Returns the converted name
from camelCase to underscore style.
Registers the mapping of +name+ to +klass+. +name+ is converted
def register(name, klass)
  # convert camelCase name to underscore style
  key = underscore_name(name)
  # warn if replacing an existing class
  if $VERBOSE and (existing = @registry[key])
    warn "warning: replacing registered class #{existing} with #{klass}"
  end
  @registry[key] = klass
  key.dup
end

def underscore_name(name)

Convert camelCase +name+ to underscore style.
def underscore_name(name)
  name.to_s.sub(/.*::/, "").
            gsub(/([A-Z]+)([A-Z][a-z])/,'\1_\2').
            gsub(/([a-z\d])([A-Z])/,'\1_\2').
            tr("-", "_").
            downcase
end