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module Ruote::Exp

  #
  # Reads the content of a local file or a file reachable over http and places
  # the content in a [process] variable or a [workitem] field.
  #
  # Always attempts to parse the content as JSON. If the parsing fails, simply
  # considers as plain text.
  #
  #   Ruote.process_definition do
  #     read 'http://defs.example.org/filters/filter1.json', :to => 'x'
  #     read 'http://defs.example.org/filters/filter1.json', :to => 'f:x'
  #     read 'http://defs.example.org/filters/filter2.json', :to => 'v:y'
  #     read 'filters/filter3.json', :to => 'f:y'
  #     read 'texts/greetings${f:greeting_index}.txt', :to => 'f:greetings'
  #     # ...
  #   end
  #
  class ReadExpression < FlowExpression

    names :read

    def apply

      to = attribute('to')
      from = attribute('from') || attribute_text

      content = open(from).read rescue nil
        # should this happen in the worker loop ? thread out ?

      content = Rufus::Json.decode(content) rescue content

      set_vf(to, content)

      reply_to_parent(h.applied_workitem)
    end

    def reply(workitem)

      # empty, never called
    end
  end
end

