Refactored several of the methods and classes out into seperate files.

lib/apex.rb

-require 'colorize'
-require 'yaml'
 require 'kiss/kiss_serial'
 require 'aprs/aprs_kiss'
 require 'apex/app_info'
 require 'apex/plugins/plugin_factory'
+require 'apex/echo'
+require 'apex/config_loader'
+require 'apex/plugin_loader'
 
 module Apex
-    BUILTIN_PLUGINS = %w(apex/plugins/apex_paradigm apex/plugins/beacon apex/plugins/id apex/plugins/status)
-
-    def self.all_plugins(extra_plugins=[])
-        return BUILTIN_PLUGINS + extra_plugins
-    end
-
-    def self.load_plugins(plugins=BUILTIN_PLUGINS)
-        plugins.each do |plugin|
-            require plugin
-        end
-        return Plugins::PluginFactory.get_registered_plugins
-    end
-
-    def self.find_config(verbose, config_paths=[])
-        config_file = 'apex.conf'
-        rc_file = '.apexrc'
-        cur_path = config_file
-        home_path = File.join(Dir.home, rc_file)
-        etc_path = File.join('', 'etc', config_file)
-        config_paths = [cur_path, home_path, etc_path] + config_paths
-
-        if verbose
-            puts 'Searching for configuration file in the following locations: ' + config_paths.inspect
-        end
-
-        config_paths.each do |config_path|
-            if File.file?(config_path)
-                return YAML::load_file(config_path)
-            end
-        end
-
-        return nil
-    end
-
-    def self.echo_color_frame(frame, port_name, direction_in)
-        formatted_aprs = [frame[:source].colorize(:green), frame[:destination].colorize(:blue)].join('>')
-        paths = []
-        frame[:path].each do |path|
-            paths << path.colorize(:cyan)
-        end
-        paths = paths.join(',')
-        if frame[:path] and frame[:path].length > 0
-            formatted_aprs = [formatted_aprs, paths].join(',')
-        end
-        formatted_aprs += ':'
-        formatted_aprs += frame[:text]
-        if direction_in
-            puts (port_name + ' << ').colorize(:magenta) + formatted_aprs
-        else
-            # TODO : make this bold and/or blink
-            puts (port_name + ' >> ').colorize(:color => :magenta, :mode => :bold) + formatted_aprs
-        end
-    end
-
-    def self.echo_colorized_error(text)
-        puts 'Error: '.colorize(:color => :red, :mode => [:bold, :blink]) + text.colorize(:bold)
-    end
-
-    def self.echo_colorized_warning(text)
-        puts 'Warning: '.colorize(:color => :yellow) + text
-    end
 
     def self.main
         config = find_config(true)

lib/apex/config_loader.rb

+require 'yaml'
+
+module Apex
+    def self.find_config(verbose, config_paths=[])
+        config_file = 'apex.conf'
+        rc_file = '.apexrc'
+        cur_path = config_file
+        home_path = File.join(Dir.home, rc_file)
+        etc_path = File.join('', 'etc', config_file)
+        config_paths = [cur_path, home_path, etc_path] + config_paths
+        
+        if verbose
+            puts 'Searching for configuration file in the following locations: ' + config_paths.inspect
+        end
+        
+        config_paths.each do |config_path|
+            if File.file?(config_path)
+                return YAML::load_file(config_path)
+            end
+        end
+        
+        return nil
+    end
+end
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lib/apex/echo.rb

+require 'colorize'
+
+module Apex
+    def self.echo_color_frame(frame, port_name, direction_in)
+        formatted_aprs = [frame[:source].colorize(:green), frame[:destination].colorize(:blue)].join('>')
+        paths = []
+        frame[:path].each do |path|
+            paths << path.colorize(:cyan)
+        end
+        paths = paths.join(',')
+        if frame[:path] and frame[:path].length > 0
+            formatted_aprs = [formatted_aprs, paths].join(',')
+        end
+        formatted_aprs += ':'
+        formatted_aprs += frame[:text]
+        if direction_in
+            puts (port_name + ' << ').colorize(:magenta) + formatted_aprs
+        else
+            # TODO : make this bold and/or blink
+            puts (port_name + ' >> ').colorize(:color => :magenta, :mode => :bold) + formatted_aprs
+        end
+    end
+    
+    def self.echo_colorized_error(text)
+        puts 'Error: '.colorize(:color => :red, :mode => [:bold, :blink]) + text.colorize(:bold)
+    end
+    
+    def self.echo_colorized_warning(text)
+        puts 'Warning: '.colorize(:color => :yellow) + text
+    end
+end

lib/apex/plugin_loader.rb

+require 'apex/plugins/plugin_factory'
+
+module Apex
+    BUILTIN_PLUGINS = %w(apex/plugins/apex_paradigm apex/plugins/beacon apex/plugins/id apex/plugins/status)
+    
+    def self.all_plugins(extra_plugins=[])
+        return BUILTIN_PLUGINS + extra_plugins
+    end
+    
+    def self.load_plugins(plugins=BUILTIN_PLUGINS)
+        plugins.each do |plugin|
+            require plugin
+        end
+        return Plugins::PluginFactory.get_registered_plugins
+    end
+end
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lib/apex/tnc_port.rb

+module Apex
+    class TncPort
+        protected
+        def initialize(data_stream, name, identifier, net, port=0)
+            @data_stream = data_stream
+            @port = port
+            @name = name
+            @identifier = identifier
+            @net = net
+        end
+
+        public
+        def connect(*args, **kwargs)
+            @data_stream.connect(*args, **kwargs)
+        end
+
+        public
+        def close(*args, **kwargs)
+            @data_stream.close(*args, **kwargs)
+        end
+
+        public
+        def read(*args, **kwargs)
+            return @data_stream.read(*args, **kwargs)
+        end
+
+        public
+        def write(frame, *args, **kwargs)
+            @data_stream.write(frame, @port, *args, **kwargs)
+        end
+
+        attr_reader :name, :net, :port, :identifier
+    end
+end
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