insane-dreamer · August 24, 2010 23:07 · insane-dreamer · Aug 24, 2010
diff --git a/convert_links_to_html.rb b/convert_links_to_html.rb
 # will convert links in a string to html 
 # but will skip over any that are already html links
 # 
 # i.e. "a string with a http://link.com here." => 
 # "a string with <a href="http://link.com">http://link.com</a> here."
 #
 # but "a string with a <a href="http://link.com">existing html link</a> is skipped"
 # 
 regex = Regexp.new('((?<!=\")(https?:\/\/|www\.)([-\w\.]+)+(:\d+)?(\/([\w\/_\.]*(\?\S+)?)?)?)')
 gsub(regex, '<a href="\1">\1</a>' )
	# will convert links in a string to html
	# but will skip over any that are already html links
	#
	# i.e. "a string with a http://link.com here." =>
	# "a string with <a href="http://link.com">http://link.com</a> here."
	#
	# but "a string with a <a href="http://link.com">existing html link</a> is skipped"
	#
	regex = Regexp.new('((?<!=\")(https?:\/\/\|www\.)([-\w\.]+)+(:\d+)?(\/([\w\/_\.]*(\?\S+)?)?)?)')
	gsub(regex, '<a href="\1">\1</a>' )