class PDF::Reader::TextRun

A value object that represents one or more consecutive characters on a page.

def +(other)

def +(other)
  raise ArgumentError, "#{other} cannot be merged with this run" unless mergable?(other)
  if (other.x - endx) <( font_size * 0.2)
    TextRun.new(x, y, other.endx - x, font_size, text + other.text)
  else
    TextRun.new(x, y, other.endx - x, font_size, "#{text} #{other.text}")
  end
end

def <=>(other)

in order of their position on a cartesian plain - Top Left to Bottom Right
Allows collections of TextRun objects to be sorted. They will be sorted
def <=>(other)
  if x == other.x && y == other.y
    0
  elsif y < other.y
    1
  elsif y > other.y
    -1
  elsif x < other.x
    -1
  elsif x > other.x
    1
  end
end

def character_count

character count
Assume string encoding is marked correctly and we can trust String#size to return a
def character_count
  @text.size.to_f
end

def endx

def endx
  @endx ||= x + width
end

def initialize(x, y, width, font_size, text)

def initialize(x, y, width, font_size, text)
  @x = x
  @y = y
  @width = width
  @font_size = font_size.floor
  @text = text
end

def inspect

def inspect
  "#{text} w:#{width} f:#{font_size} @#{x},#{y}"
end

def mean_character_width

def mean_character_width
  @width / character_count
end

def mergable?(other)

def mergable?(other)
  y.to_i == other.y.to_i && font_size == other.font_size && mergable_range.include?(other.x)
end

def mergable_range

def mergable_range
  @mergable_range ||= Range.new(endx - 3, endx + font_size)
end