Module: HammerBuilder::DynamicClasses
- Included in:
- Abstract
- Defined in:
- lib/hammer_builder/dynamic_classes.rb
Overview
When extended into a class it enables easy defining and extending classes in the class.
class A
extend DynamicClasses
dynamic_classes do
def_class :A do
def to_s
'a'
end
end
def_class :B, :A do
class_eval <<-RUBYCODE, __FILE__, __LINE__+1
def to_s
super + 'b'
end
RUBYCODE
end
end
end
class B < A
end
class C < A
dynamic_classes do
extend_class :A do
def to_s
'aa'
end
end
end
end
puts A.dc[:A] # => #<Class:0x00000001d449b8(A.dc[:A])>
puts B.dc[:A] # => #<Class:0x00000001d42398(B.dc[:A])>
puts B.dc[:A].new # => a
puts B.dc[:B].new # => ab
puts C.dc[:B].new # => aab
Last example is the most interesting. It prints 'aab' not 'ab' because of the extension in class C. Class :B has as ancestor extended class :A from C therefore the two 'a'.
Defined Under Namespace
Modules: Describable Classes: ClassDefinition, ClassExtension, Classes, DescribableClass
Class Method Summary (collapse)
-
+ (Object) extended(base)
hook to create Classes instance.
Instance Method Summary (collapse)
- - (Object) create_dynamic_classes private
-
- (Classes) dynamic_classes {|Proc, nil| ... }
(also: #dc)
call this to get access to Classes instance to define/extend classes inside definition calls Classes#load! to preload defined classes a Proc enables writing class definitions/extensions.
-
- (Object) inherited(base)
hook to create Classes instance in descendants.
Class Method Details
+ (Object) extended(base)
hook to create Classes instance
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# File 'lib/hammer_builder/dynamic_classes.rb', line 175 def self.extended(base) base.send :create_dynamic_classes super end |
Instance Method Details
- (Object) create_dynamic_classes (private)
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# File 'lib/hammer_builder/dynamic_classes.rb', line 205 def create_dynamic_classes @dynamic_classes = Classes.new(self) end |
- (Classes) dynamic_classes {|Proc, nil| ... } Also known as: dc
call this to get access to Classes instance to define/extend classes inside definition calls Classes#load! to preload defined classes a Proc enables writing class definitions/extensions
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# File 'lib/hammer_builder/dynamic_classes.rb', line 191 def dynamic_classes(&definition) if definition @dynamic_classes.instance_eval &definition # @dynamic_classes.load! nil else @dynamic_classes end end |
- (Object) inherited(base)
hook to create Classes instance in descendants
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# File 'lib/hammer_builder/dynamic_classes.rb', line 181 def inherited(base) base.send :create_dynamic_classes super end |