Module: StepSequencer::Refinements::StringConstantize

Defined in:
lib/step_sequencer/refinements.rb

Overview

String#constantize

comes from activesupport

Instance Method Summary collapse

Instance Method Details

#constantize ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/step_sequencer/refinements.rb', line 94

def constantize
  names = self.split("::".freeze)
  # Trigger a built-in NameError exception including the ill-formed constant in the message.
  Object.const_get(self) if names.empty?
  # Remove the first blank element in case of '::ClassName' notation.
  names.shift if names.size > 1 && names.first.empty?
  names.inject(Object) do |constant, name|
    if constant == Object
      constant.const_get(name)
    else
      candidate = constant.const_get(name)
      next candidate if constant.const_defined?(name, false)
      next candidate unless Object.const_defined?(name)
      # Go down the ancestors to check if it is owned directly. The check
      # stops when we reach Object or the end of ancestors tree.
      constant = constant.ancestors.inject(constant) do |const, ancestor|
        break const    if ancestor == Object
        break ancestor if ancestor.const_defined?(name, false)
        const
      end
      # owner is in Object, so raise
      constant.const_get(name, false)
    end
  end
end