escape_helpers.rb

require 'uri'

class String
  def sparql_escape
    '"""' + self.gsub(/[\\"]/) { |s| '\\' + s } + '"""'
  end
end

class URI::Generic
  def sparql_escape
    '<' + self.to_s.gsub(/[\\"<>]/) { |s| '\\' + s } + '>'
  end
end

class Date
  def sparql_escape
    '"' + self.xmlschema + '"^^xsd:date'
  end
end

class DateTime
  def sparql_escape
    '"' + self.xmlschema + '"^^xsd:dateTime'
  end
end

class Integer
  def sparql_escape
    '"' + self.to_s + '"^^xsd:integer'
  end
end

class Float
  def sparql_escape
    '"' + self.to_s + '"^^xsd:float'
  end
end

class Boolean
  def sparql_escape
    self ? '"true"^^xsd:boolean' : '"false"^^xsd:boolean'
  end
end

class TrueClass
  def sparql_escape
    '"true"^^xsd:boolean'
  end
end

class FalseClass
  def sparql_escape
    '"false"^^xsd:boolean'
  end
end

class Time
  def sparql_escape
    '"' + self.xmlschema + '"^^xsd:dateTime'
  end
end