Rename Whois::Answer to Whois::Record

README.rdoc

@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ You might need administrator privileges on your system to install it.
 
 == Getting Started
 
-Note. This section covers only the essentials for getting started with the Whois library. The {documentation}[http://www.ruby-whois.org/documentation.html] provides a more accurate explanation including tutorials, more examples and technical details about the client/server/answer/parser architecture.
+Note. This section covers only the essentials for getting started with the Whois library. The {documentation}[http://www.ruby-whois.org/documentation.html] provides a more accurate explanation including tutorials, more examples and technical details about the client/server/record/parser architecture.
 
 === Querying the Server
 
@@ -54,22 +54,22 @@ Check out the following examples:
   # Domain WHOIS
   w = Whois::Client.new
   w.query("google.com")
-  # => #<Whois::Answer>
+  # => #<Whois::Record>
 
   # TLD WHOIS
   w = Whois::Client.new
   w.query(".com")
-  # => #<Whois::Answer>
+  # => #<Whois::Record>
 
   # IPv4 WHOIS
   w = Whois::Client.new
   w.query("74.125.67.100")
-  # => #<Whois::Answer>
+  # => #<Whois::Record>
 
   # IPv6 WHOIS
   w = Whois::Client.new
   w.query("2001:db8::1428:57ab")
-  # => #<Whois::Answer>
+  # => #<Whois::Record>
 
 The query method is stateless. For this reason, you can safely re-use the same client instance for multiple queries.
 
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ The query method is stateless. For this reason, you can safely re-use the same c
 If you just need a WHOIS response and you don't care about a full control of the WHOIS Client, <tt>Whois</tt> comes with a simple method called whois. This is the simplest way to send a WHOIS request.
 
   Whois.whois("google.com")
-  # => #<Whois::Answer>
+  # => #<Whois::Record>
 
 Did I mention you can even use blocks?
 
@@ -96,14 +96,14 @@ Did I mention you can even use blocks?
   end
 
 
-=== Consuming the Answer
+=== Consuming the Record
 
-Any WHOIS query returns a <tt>Whois::Answer</tt>. This object looks like a String, but it's way more powerful.
+Any WHOIS query returns a <tt>Whois::Record</tt>. This object looks like a String, but it's way more powerful.
 
-<tt>Whois::Answer</tt> encapsulates a WHOIS record and provides the ability to parse the WHOIS response programmatically, by using an object oriented syntax.
+<tt>Whois::Record</tt> encapsulates a WHOIS record and provides the ability to parse the WHOIS response programmatically, by using an object oriented syntax.
 
   a = Whois.whois("google.it")
-  # => #<Whois::Answer>
+  # => #<Whois::Record>
 
   a.available?
   # => false
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ Any WHOIS query returns a <tt>Whois::Answer</tt>. This object looks like a Strin
   # => Fri Dec 10 00:00:00 +0100 1999
 
   t = a.technical
-  # => #<Whois::Answer::Contact>
+  # => #<Whois::Record::Contact>
   t.id
   # => "TS7016-ITNIC"
   t.name
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ Any WHOIS query returns a <tt>Whois::Answer</tt>. This object looks like a Strin
     puts nameserver
   end
 
-This feature is made possible by the <tt>Whois</tt> answer parsers. Unfortunately, due to the lack of a global standard, each WHOIS server requires a specific parser. For this reason, the library doesn't support all existing WHOIS servers.
+This feature is made possible by the <tt>Whois</tt> record parsers. Unfortunately, due to the lack of a global standard, each WHOIS server requires a specific parser. For this reason, the library doesn't support all existing WHOIS servers.
 
 If you create a new parser, please consider releasing it to the public so that it can be included in a next version.
 

lib/whois.rb

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 require 'whois/errors'
 require 'whois/client'
 require 'whois/server'
-require 'whois/answer'
+require 'whois/record'
 
 
 module Whois
@@ -35,11 +35,11 @@ class << self
     # the response from the server.
     #
     # @param  [String] qstring The string to be sent as query parameter.
-    # @return [Whois::Answer] The answer containing the response from the WHOIS server.
+    # @return [Whois::Record] The record containing the response from the WHOIS server.
     #
     # @example
     #   Whois.query("google.com")
-    #   # => #<Whois::Answer>
+    #   # => #<Whois::Record>
     #
     #   # Equivalent to
     #   Whois::Client.new.query("google.com")
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ def query(qstring)
     # for the top level domain of <tt>qstring</tt>.
     # If no parser exists for <tt>qstring</tt>, you'll receive a
     # warning message and the method will return <tt>nil</tt>.
-    # This is a technical limitation. Browse the lib/whois/answer/parsers
+    # This is a technical limitation. Browse the lib/whois/record/parsers
     # folder to view all available parsers.
     #
     # @param  [String] qstring The string to be sent as query parameter.
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ def available?(qstring)
     # for the top level domain of <tt>qstring</tt>.
     # If no parser exists for <tt>qstring</tt>, you'll receive a warning message
     # and the method will return <tt>nil</tt>.
-    # This is a technical limitation. Browse the lib/whois/answer/parsers folder
+    # This is a technical limitation. Browse the lib/whois/record/parsers folder
     # to view all available parsers.
     #
     # @param  [String] qstring The string to be sent as query parameter.