class Parsething
  attr_reader :people
  def initialize(doc)
    @doc = doc
  end

  def parse
    @people = @doc[/ABSENT:\n+(.*)-{10}/m, 1].split(/\n+/)
  end
end

if $0 == __FILE__
  require "test/unit"

  class ParsethingTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
    def test_it
      @doc = "foo\n\nbar\n\nbaz\nABSENT:\n\nSomeone\nOther person\n\n\n\nSomeone else\n----------\n\nFoo"
      @parsething = Parsething.new(@doc)
      @parsething.parse

      assert_equal ["Someone", "Other person", "Someone else"], @parsething.people
    end
  end
end