How do I compare two hashes?

Question

I am trying to compare two Ruby Hashes using the following code:

#!/usr/bin/env ruby

require \"yaml\"
require \"active_support\"

file1 = YAML::load(File.op         


        

Answer 1

I developed this to compare if two hashes are equal

def hash_equal?(hash1, hash2)
  array1 = hash1.to_a
  array2 = hash2.to_a
  (array1 - array2 | array2 - array1) == []
end

The usage:

> hash_equal?({a: 4}, {a: 4})
=> true
> hash_equal?({a: 4}, {b: 4})
=> false

> hash_equal?({a: {b: 3}}, {a: {b: 3}})
=> true
> hash_equal?({a: {b: 3}}, {a: {b: 4}})
=> false

> hash_equal?({a: {b: {c: {d: {e: {f: {g: {h: 1}}}}}}}}, {a: {b: {c: {d: {e: {f: {g: {h: 1}}}}}}}})
=> true
> hash_equal?({a: {b: {c: {d: {e: {f: {g: {marino: 1}}}}}}}}, {a: {b: {c: {d: {e: {f: {g: {h: 2}}}}}}}})
=> false