add size alias for length

starting to make `RepeatedField` quack like an array

additional changes:
* make sure gemspec gets all ruby code files
* add homepage in gem spec removes one of the warnings, and the gem spec authors are pushing
everyone to include a homepage in the gem
* remove excess whitespace in test suite to bring formatting inline with the rest of the file

2 files changed, 42 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/ruby/lib/google/protobuf.rb b/ruby/lib/google/protobuf.rb
index 75869dd8..72797245 100644
--- a/ruby/lib/google/protobuf.rb
+++ b/ruby/lib/google/protobuf.rb
@@ -34,3 +34,5 @@ if RUBY_PLATFORM == "java"
 else
   require 'google/protobuf_c'
 end
+
+require 'google/protobuf/repeated_field'
diff --git a/ruby/lib/google/protobuf/repeated_field.rb b/ruby/lib/google/protobuf/repeated_field.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5b934e56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ruby/lib/google/protobuf/repeated_field.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+# Protocol Buffers - Google's data interchange format
+# Copyright 2008 Google Inc.  All rights reserved.
+# https://developers.google.com/protocol-buffers/
+#
+# Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+# modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
+# met:
+#
+#     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+# notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+#     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
+# copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer
+# in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+# distribution.
+#     * Neither the name of Google Inc. nor the names of its
+# contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
+# this software without specific prior written permission.
+#
+# THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+# "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+# LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+# A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+# OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+# SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+# LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+# DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+# THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+# (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+# OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+
+# add syntatic sugar on top of the core library
+module Google
+  module Protobuf
+    class RepeatedField
+
+      alias_method :size, :length
+
+    end
+  end
+end