bm_so_exception.rb

#!/usr/bin/ruby
# -*- mode: ruby -*-
# $Id: except-ruby.code,v 1.4 2004/11/13 07:41:33 bfulgham Exp $
# http://www.bagley.org/~doug/shootout/

$HI = 0
$LO = 0
NUM = 250000 # Integer(ARGV[0] || 1)


class Lo_Exception < Exception
  def initialize(num)
    @value = num
  end
end

class Hi_Exception < Exception
  def initialize(num)
    @value = num
  end
end

def some_function(num)
  begin
    hi_function(num)
  rescue
    print "We shouldn't get here, exception is: #{$!.type}\n"
  end
end

def hi_function(num)
  begin
    lo_function(num)
  rescue Hi_Exception
    $HI = $HI + 1
  end
end

def lo_function(num)
  begin
    blowup(num)
  rescue Lo_Exception
    $LO = $LO + 1
  end
end

def blowup(num)
  if num % 2 == 0
    raise Lo_Exception.new(num)
  else
    raise Hi_Exception.new(num)
  end
end


i = 1
max = NUM+1
while i < max
  i+=1
  some_function(i+1)
end