avoid running samples with infinite loops

Author: monkstone

chapter_06/Rakefile

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # Simple demo Rakefile to autorun samples in current directory
 # adjust path to rp5 executable, and or opts as required
+# here we exclude file with infinite loops
 
 SAMPLES_DIR="./"
 
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@ def samples_list
   files = []
   Dir.chdir(SAMPLES_DIR)
   Dir.glob("*.rb").each do |file|
-    files << File.join(SAMPLES_DIR, file)
+    files << File.join(SAMPLES_DIR, file) unless file =~ /infinite/
   end
   return files
 end

chapter_06/Rakefile~

@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+# Simple demo Rakefile to autorun samples in current directory
+# adjust path to rp5 executable, and or opts as required
+
+SAMPLES_DIR="./"
+
+desc 'run demo'
+task :default => [:demo]
+
+desc 'demo'
+task :demo do
+  samples_list.shuffle.each{|sample| run_sample sample}
+end
+
+def samples_list
+  files = []
+  Dir.chdir(SAMPLES_DIR)
+  Dir.glob("*.rb").each do |file|
+    files << File.join(SAMPLES_DIR, file)
+  end
+  return files
+end
+
+def run_sample(sample_name)
+  puts "Running #{sample_name}...quit to run next sample"
+  open("|rp5 run #{sample_name}", "r") do |io|
+    while l = io.gets
+      puts(l.chop) 
+    end      
+  end
+end