Rails - Dec 2010 - Processing a file of structured data of unknown origin

I have a file with data structured in this way...

http://pastie.org/1347044

So basically it''s

Country
  Region
    Resort
      url
      url
      url
      url
    Resort
      url
      url

Country
  Region
    Resort
      url
    Resort
      url
      url


etc, the data is clearly structured and yaml like - but it''s not yaml I
feel. Anyway - I just wish to create active record objects out of it -
how would I go about processing that file - tips greatly appreciated?

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On Dec 4, 2010, at 9:38 AM, bingo bob wrote:
> etc, the data is clearly structured and yaml like - but it''s not  
> yaml I
> feel. Anyway - I just wish to create active record objects out of it -
> how would I go about processing that file - tips greatly appreciated?
I don''t have any specific code for you, but this is how I would attack
it:

1. Split by lines.
2. Loop through the lines, using the number of spaces at the beginning  
of the line as a "level counter".
3. Whenever the level goes up or down, change to a new model --  
Country, Region, Resort, Url. When the level goes up or down, keep  
track of the preceding model object at the next lower level, as that  
is your parent.
4. At each line, create a new object of the current model, adding the  
parent reference as appropriate.

Walter

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