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-rw-r--r--lib/mathn.rb16
-rw-r--r--lib/net/http.rb4
-rw-r--r--lib/open-uri.rb56
-rw-r--r--lib/ostruct.rb6
-rw-r--r--lib/tempfile.rb2
-rw-r--r--lib/thread.rb4
-rw-r--r--lib/weakref.rb2
7 files changed, 44 insertions, 46 deletions
diff --git a/lib/mathn.rb b/lib/mathn.rb
index b1a959d8f8..aae4620c3f 100644
--- a/lib/mathn.rb
+++ b/lib/mathn.rb
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
# 20 / 9 * 3 * 14 / 7 * 3 / 2 # => 20
#
#
-# When you require 'mathn' the libraries for Prime, CMath, Matrix and Vector
+# When you require 'mathn', the libraries for Prime, CMath, Matrix and Vector
# are also loaded.
#
# == Copyright
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ unless defined?(Math.exp!)
end
##
-# When mathn is required Fixnum's division and exponentiation are enhanced to
-# return more precise values in mathematical formulas.
+# When mathn is required, Fixnum's division and exponentiation are enhanced to
+# return more precise values from mathematical expressions.
#
# 2/3*3 # => 0
# require 'mathn'
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ end
##
# When mathn is required Bignum's division and exponentiation are enhanced to
-# return more precise values in mathematical formulas.
+# return more precise values from mathematical expressions.
class Bignum
remove_method :/
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ class Bignum
end
##
-# When mathn is required Rational changes to simplfy the usage of Rational
+# When mathn is required Rational is changed to simplify the use of Rational
# operations.
#
# Normal behaviour:
@@ -198,14 +198,14 @@ class Rational
end
##
-# When mathn is requried the Math module changes as follows:
+# When mathn is required, the Math module changes as follows:
#
# Standard Math module behaviour:
# Math.sqrt(4/9) # => 0.0
# Math.sqrt(4.0/9.0) # => 0.666666666666667
# Math.sqrt(- 4/9) # => Errno::EDOM: Numerical argument out of domain - sqrt
#
-# After require 'mathn' this is changed to:
+# After require 'mathn', this is changed to:
#
# require 'mathn'
# Math.sqrt(4/9) # => 2/3
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ module Math
end
##
-# When mathn is required Float is changed to handle Complex numbers.
+# When mathn is required, Float is changed to handle Complex numbers.
class Float
alias power! **
diff --git a/lib/net/http.rb b/lib/net/http.rb
index cd2c110f93..2172bfccc0 100644
--- a/lib/net/http.rb
+++ b/lib/net/http.rb
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ module Net #:nodoc:
# Here is HTTP response class hierarchy. All classes are defined in Net
# module and are subclasses of Net::HTTPResponse.
#
- # HTTPUnknownResponse:: For unhandled HTTP extenensions
+ # HTTPUnknownResponse:: For unhandled HTTP extensions
# HTTPInformation:: 1xx
# HTTPContinue:: 100
# HTTPSwitchProtocol:: 101
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ module Net #:nodoc:
# Creates a new Net::HTTP object, then additionally opens the TCP
# connection and HTTP session.
#
- # Argments are following:
+ # Arguments are the following:
# _address_ :: hostname or IP address of the server
# _port_ :: port of the server
# _p_addr_ :: address of proxy
diff --git a/lib/open-uri.rb b/lib/open-uri.rb
index 4de5c43462..d757bee17f 100644
--- a/lib/open-uri.rb
+++ b/lib/open-uri.rb
@@ -9,21 +9,21 @@ module Kernel
alias open_uri_original_open open # :nodoc:
end
- # makes possible to open various resources including URIs.
- # If the first argument respond to `open' method,
- # the method is called with the rest arguments.
+ # Allows the opening of various resources including URIs.
#
- # If the first argument is a string which begins with xxx://,
- # it is parsed by URI.parse. If the parsed object respond to `open' method,
- # the method is called with the rest arguments.
+ # If the first argument responds to the 'open' method, 'open' is called on
+ # it with the rest of the arguments.
#
- # Otherwise original open is called.
+ # If the first argument is a string that begins with xxx://, it is parsed by
+ # URI.parse. If the parsed object responds to the 'open' method,
+ # 'open' is called on it with the rest of the arguments.
+ #
+ # Otherwise, the original Kernel#open is called.
#
# Since open-uri.rb provides URI::HTTP#open, URI::HTTPS#open and
- # URI::FTP#open,
- # Kernel[#.]open can accepts such URIs and strings which begins with
- # http://, https:// and ftp://.
- # In these case, the opened file object is extended by OpenURI::Meta.
+ # URI::FTP#open, Kernel[#.]open can accept URIs and strings that begin with
+ # http://, https:// and ftp://. In these cases, the opened file object is
+ # extended by OpenURI::Meta.
def open(name, *rest, &block) # :doc:
if name.respond_to?(:open)
name.open(*rest, &block)
@@ -42,14 +42,14 @@ end
#
#== Example
#
-# It is possible to open http/https/ftp URL as usual like opening a file:
+# It is possible to open an http, https or ftp URL as though it were a file:
#
# open("http://www.ruby-lang.org/") {|f|
# f.each_line {|line| p line}
# }
#
-# The opened file has several methods for meta information as follows since
-# it is extended by OpenURI::Meta.
+# The opened file has several getter methods for its meta-information, as
+# follows, since it is extended by OpenURI::Meta.
#
# open("http://www.ruby-lang.org/en") {|f|
# f.each_line {|line| p line}
@@ -407,14 +407,14 @@ module OpenURI
end
end
- # returns an Array which consists status code and message.
+ # returns an Array that consists of status code and message.
attr_accessor :status
- # returns a URI which is base of relative URIs in the data.
- # It may differ from the URI supplied by a user because redirection.
+ # returns a URI that is the base of relative URIs in the data.
+ # It may differ from the URI supplied by a user due to redirection.
attr_accessor :base_uri
- # returns a Hash which represents header fields.
+ # returns a Hash that represents header fields.
# The Hash keys are downcased for canonicalization.
attr_reader :meta
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ module OpenURI
meta_setup_encoding if name == 'content-type'
end
- # returns a Time which represents Last-Modified field.
+ # returns a Time that represents the Last-Modified field.
def last_modified
if v = @meta['last-modified']
Time.httpdate(v)
@@ -537,11 +537,10 @@ module OpenURI
#
# `options' must be a hash.
#
- # Each pairs which key is a string in the hash specify a extra header
- # field for HTTP.
- # I.e. it is ignored for FTP without HTTP proxy.
+ # Each option pair with a string key specifies an extra header field for
+ # HTTP. I.e., it is ignored for FTP without HTTP proxy.
#
- # The hash may include other options which key is a symbol:
+ # The hash may include other options, where keys are symbols:
#
# [:proxy]
# Synopsis:
@@ -590,14 +589,13 @@ module OpenURI
#
# If :content_length_proc option is specified, the option value procedure
# is called before actual transfer is started.
- # It takes one argument which is expected content length in bytes.
+ # It takes one argument, which is expected content length in bytes.
#
# If two or more transfer is done by HTTP redirection, the procedure
# is called only one for a last transfer.
#
# When expected content length is unknown, the procedure is called with
- # nil.
- # It is happen when HTTP response has no Content-Length header.
+ # nil. This happens when the HTTP response has no Content-Length header.
#
# [:progress_proc]
# Synopsis:
@@ -646,7 +644,7 @@ module OpenURI
#
# :ssl_verify_mode is used to specify openssl verify mode.
#
- # OpenURI::OpenRead#open returns an IO like object if block is not given.
+ # OpenURI::OpenRead#open returns an IO-like object if block is not given.
# Otherwise it yields the IO object and return the value of the block.
# The IO object is extended with OpenURI::Meta.
#
@@ -662,10 +660,10 @@ module OpenURI
# Synopsis:
# :redirect=>bool
#
- # :redirect=>false is used to disable HTTP redirects at all.
+ # :redirect=>false is used to disable all HTTP redirects.
# OpenURI::HTTPRedirect exception raised on redirection.
# It is true by default.
- # The true means redirections between http and ftp is permitted.
+ # The true means redirections between http and ftp are permitted.
#
def open(*rest, &block)
OpenURI.open_uri(self, *rest, &block)
diff --git a/lib/ostruct.rb b/lib/ostruct.rb
index f3b4608ee8..3779b2dc00 100644
--- a/lib/ostruct.rb
+++ b/lib/ostruct.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
#
# An OpenStruct is a data structure, similar to a Hash, that allows the
# definition of arbitrary attributes with their accompanying values. This is
-# accomplished by using Ruby's metaporgramming to define methods on the class
+# accomplished by using Ruby's metaprogramming to define methods on the class
# itself.
#
# == Examples:
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@
# method_missing and define_method.
#
# This should be a consideration if there is a concern about the performance of
-# the objects that are created. As there is much more overhead in the setting
-# of these properties compard to utilizing a Hash or a Struct.
+# the objects that are created, as there is much more overhead in the setting
+# of these properties compared to using a Hash or a Struct.
#
class OpenStruct
#
diff --git a/lib/tempfile.rb b/lib/tempfile.rb
index 46a5605e52..22401b030c 100644
--- a/lib/tempfile.rb
+++ b/lib/tempfile.rb
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ require 'thread'
# that's it's unnecessary to explicitly delete a Tempfile after use, though
# it's good practice to do so: not explicitly deleting unused Tempfiles can
# potentially leave behind large amounts of tempfiles on the filesystem
-# until they're garbage collected. The existance of these temp files can make
+# until they're garbage collected. The existence of these temp files can make
# it harder to determine a new Tempfile filename.
#
# Therefore, one should always call #unlink or close in an ensure block, like
diff --git a/lib/thread.rb b/lib/thread.rb
index 22dba2dd79..58c4f6b9e6 100644
--- a/lib/thread.rb
+++ b/lib/thread.rb
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ class ConditionVariable
# Wakes up all threads waiting for this lock.
#
def broadcast
- # TODO: imcomplete
+ # TODO: incomplete
waiters0 = nil
@waiters_mutex.synchronize do
waiters0 = @waiters.dup
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ class Queue
def initialize
@que = []
@waiting = []
- @que.taint # enable tainted comunication
+ @que.taint # enable tainted communication
@waiting.taint
self.taint
@mutex = Mutex.new
diff --git a/lib/weakref.rb b/lib/weakref.rb
index efb853050d..ee5444a584 100644
--- a/lib/weakref.rb
+++ b/lib/weakref.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
require "delegate"
require 'thread'
-# Weak Reference class that does allows a referenced object to be
+# Weak Reference class that allows a referenced object to be
# garbage-collected. A WeakRef may be used exactly like the object it
# references.
#