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# extend/simplify/standardize some Ruby objects

class String
	def limit(max_length, indicator='...')
		return self[0, max_length] + indicator if length > max_length
		return self
	end
end

class Dir
	def each_matching(pattern)	# patterns like '*.png'
		each { |filename|	yield filename if File.fnmatch(pattern, filename) }
	end
end

class Fixnum
	def within?(low, high)
		return (to_i >= low and to_i <= high)
	end
end

class Object
	def to_a
		return self if is_a?(Array)
		return [self]
	end
end

module Kernel
	# a new 'require' supporting multiple files
	alias_method :orig_require, :require
	def require(*list)
		list.each { |file| orig_require(file) }
	end

	def loop(from, to, step=1)
		i = from
		while i <= to
			yield i
			i += step
		end
	end
end