- # recursive_hash_search searches recursively through hashes and
- # arrays in 'thing' for string fields matching regular expression
- # 'pattern'. Returns true if pattern is found, false otherwise.
- def recursive_hash_search thing, pattern
- if thing.is_a? Hash
- thing.each do |k, v|
- return true if recursive_hash_search v, pattern
- end
- elsif thing.is_a? Array
- thing.each do |k|
- return true if recursive_hash_search k, pattern
- end
- elsif thing.is_a? String
- return true if thing.match pattern
- end
- false
- end
-