Define Array#deep_compact and Hash#deep_compact which apply #compact recursively.
Ruby: 2.6 or higher
Add this line to your application's Gemfile:
gem 'deep_compact'And then execute:
$ bundle install
Or install it yourself as:
$ gem install deep_compact
require 'deep_compact'
using DeepCompact
array = [nil, :a, { a: :a, nil: nil }]
pp array.deep_compact #=> [:a, {:a=>:a}]
hash = { a: :a, nil: nil, array: [nil, :a], hash: { a: :a, nil: nil } }
pp hash.deep_compact #=> {:a=>:a, :array=>[:a], :hash=>{:a=>:a}}After checking out the repo, run bin/setup to install dependencies. Then, run rake spec to run the tests. You can also run bin/console for an interactive prompt that will allow you to experiment.
To install this gem onto your local machine, run bundle exec rake install. To release a new version, update the version number in version.rb, and then run bundle exec rake release, which will create a git tag for the version, push git commits and tags, and push the .gem file to rubygems.org.
Bug reports and pull requests are welcome on GitHub at https://github.com/epaew/deep_compact.
The gem is available as open source under the terms of the MIT License.