method

set_range

Ruby latest stable (v2_5_5) - 0 notes - Class: Net::HTTPHeader

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set_range(r, e = nil) public

Sets the HTTP Range: header. Accepts either a Range object as a single argument, or a beginning index and a length from that index. Example:

req.range = (0..1023)
req.set_range 0, 1023

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# File lib/net/http/header.rb, line 228
  def set_range(r, e = nil)
    unless r
      @header.delete 'range'
      return r
    end
    r = (r...r+e) if e
    case r
    when Numeric
      n = r.to_i
      rangestr = (n > 0 ? "0-#{n-1}" : "-#{-n}")
    when Range
      first = r.first
      last = r.end
      last -= 1 if r.exclude_end?
      if last == -1
        rangestr = (first > 0 ? "#{first}-" : "-#{-first}")
      else
        raise Net::HTTPHeaderSyntaxError, 'range.first is negative' if first < 0
        raise Net::HTTPHeaderSyntaxError, 'range.last is negative' if last < 0
        raise Net::HTTPHeaderSyntaxError, 'must be .first < .last' if first > last
        rangestr = "#{first}-#{last}"
      end
    else
      raise TypeError, 'Range/Integer is required'
    end
    @header['range'] = ["bytes=#{rangestr}"]
    r
  end

set_range

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