Class: Module

Inherits:
Object show all
Includes:
ActiveSupport::CoreExtensions::Module, ActiveSupport::Deprecation::ClassMethods
Defined in:
activesupport/lib/active_support/vendor/builder-2.1.2/blankslate.rb,
activesupport/lib/active_support/deprecation.rb,
activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/module.rb,
activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/module/loading.rb,
activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/module/inclusion.rb,
activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/module/delegation.rb,
activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/module/attr_internal.rb,
activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/module/remove_method.rb,
activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/module/synchronization.rb,
activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/module/attribute_accessors.rb,
activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/module/attr_accessor_with_default.rb

Overview

Extends the module object with module and instance accessors for class attributes, just like the native attr* accessors for instance attributes. 

 module AppConfiguration
   mattr_accessor :google_api_key
   self.google_api_key = "123456789"

   mattr_accessor :paypal_url
   self.paypal_url = "www.sandbox.paypal.com"
 end

 AppConfiguration.google_api_key = "overriding the api key!"

Instance Method Summary (collapse)

Methods included from ActiveSupport::CoreExtensions::Module

#alias_attribute, #alias_method_chain, #local_constant_names, #local_constants, #model_name, #parent, #parent_name, #parents

Methods included from ActiveSupport::Deprecation::ClassMethods

#deprecate, #deprecated_method_warning, #deprecation_horizon

Instance Method Details

- (Object) append_features(mod) Also known as: blankslate_original_append_features 



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# File 'activesupport/lib/active_support/vendor/builder-2.1.2/blankslate.rb', line 105

def append_features(mod)
  result = blankslate_original_append_features(mod)
  return result if mod != Object
  instance_methods.each do |name|
    BlankSlate.hide(name)
  end
  result
end

- (Object) as_load_path

Returns String#underscore applied to the module name minus trailing classes. 

  ActiveRecord.as_load_path               # => "active_record"
  ActiveRecord::Associations.as_load_path # => "active_record/associations"
  ActiveRecord::Base.as_load_path         # => "active_record" (Base is a class)

The Kernel module gives an empty string by definition. 

  Kernel.as_load_path # => ""
  Math.as_load_path   # => "math"


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# File 'activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/module/loading.rb', line 12

def as_load_path
  if self == Object || self == Kernel
    ''
  elsif is_a? Class
    parent == self ? '' : parent.as_load_path
  else
    name.split('::').collect do |word|
      word.underscore
    end * '/'
  end
end

- (Object) attr_accessor_with_default(sym, default = nil, &block)

Declare an attribute accessor with an initial default return value.

To give attribute :age the initial value 25: 

 
  class Person
    attr_accessor_with_default :age, 25
  end

  some_person.age
  => 25
  some_person.age = 26
  some_person.age
  => 26

To give attribute :element_name a dynamic default value, evaluated in scope of self: 

  attr_accessor_with_default(:element_name) { name.underscore }


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# File 'activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/module/attr_accessor_with_default.rb', line 21

def attr_accessor_with_default(sym, default = nil, &block)
  raise 'Default value or block required' unless !default.nil? || block
  define_method(sym, block_given? ? block : Proc.new { default })
  module_eval(<<-EVAL    def #{sym}=(value)                        # def age=(value)
      class << self; attr_reader :#{sym} end  #   class << self; attr_reader :age end
      @#{sym}, __FILE__, __LINE__ + 1)
 = value                         #   @age = value
    end                                       # end
  EVAL
end

- (Object) attr_internal_accessor(*attrs) Also known as: attr_internal

Declares an attribute reader and writer backed by an internally-named instance variable. 



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# File 'activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/module/attr_internal.rb', line 18

def attr_internal_accessor(*attrs)
  attr_internal_reader(*attrs)
  attr_internal_writer(*attrs)
end

- (Object) attr_internal_reader(*attrs)

Declares an attribute reader backed by an internally-named instance variable. 



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# File 'activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/module/attr_internal.rb', line 3

def attr_internal_reader(*attrs)
  attrs.each do |attr|
    module_eval "def #{attr}() #{attr_internal_ivar_name(attr)} end"
  end
end

- (Object) attr_internal_writer(*attrs)

Declares an attribute writer backed by an internally-named instance variable. 



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# File 'activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/module/attr_internal.rb', line 10

def attr_internal_writer(*attrs)
  attrs.each do |attr|
    module_eval "def #{attr}=(v) #{attr_internal_ivar_name(attr)} = v end"
  end
end

- (Object) delegate(*methods)

Provides a delegate class method to easily expose contained objects’ methods as your own. Pass one or more methods (specified as symbols or strings) and the name of the target object as the final :to option (also a symbol or string). At least one method and the :to option are required.

Delegation is particularly useful with Active Record associations: 

  class Greeter < ActiveRecord::Base
    def hello()   "hello"   end
    def goodbye() "goodbye" end
  end

  class Foo < ActiveRecord::Base
    belongs_to :greeter
    delegate :hello, :to => :greeter
  end

  Foo.new.hello   # => "hello"
  Foo.new.goodbye # => NoMethodError: undefined method `goodbye' for #<Foo:0x1af30c>

Multiple delegates to the same target are allowed: 

  class Foo < ActiveRecord::Base
    belongs_to :greeter
    delegate :hello, :goodbye, :to => :greeter
  end

  Foo.new.goodbye # => "goodbye"

Methods can be delegated to instance variables, class variables, or constants by providing them as a symbols: 

  class Foo
    CONSTANT_ARRAY = [0,1,2,3]
    @@class_array  = [4,5,6,7]
    
    def initialize
      @instance_array = [8,9,10,11]
    end
    delegate :sum, :to => :CONSTANT_ARRAY
    delegate :min, :to => :@@class_array
    delegate :max, :to => :@instance_array
  end

  Foo.new.sum # => 6
  Foo.new.min # => 4
  Foo.new.max # => 11

Delegates can optionally be prefixed using the :prefix option. If the value is true, the delegate methods are prefixed with the name of the object being delegated to. 

  Person = Struct.new(:name, :address)

  class Invoice < Struct.new(:client)
    delegate :name, :address, :to => :client, :prefix => true
  end

  john_doe = Person.new("John Doe", "Vimmersvej 13")
  invoice = Invoice.new(john_doe)
  invoice.client_name    # => "John Doe"
  invoice.client_address # => "Vimmersvej 13"

It is also possible to supply a custom prefix. 

  class Invoice < Struct.new(:client)
    delegate :name, :address, :to => :client, :prefix => :customer
  end

  invoice = Invoice.new(john_doe)
  invoice.customer_name    # => "John Doe"
  invoice.customer_address # => "Vimmersvej 13"

If the object to which you delegate can be nil, you may want to use the :allow_nil option. In that case, it returns nil instead of raising a NoMethodError exception: 

 class Foo
   attr_accessor :bar
   def initialize(bar = nil)
     @bar = bar
   end
   delegate :zoo, :to => :bar
 end

 Foo.new.zoo   # raises NoMethodError exception (you called nil.zoo)

 class Foo
   attr_accessor :bar
   def initialize(bar = nil)
     @bar = bar
   end
   delegate :zoo, :to => :bar, :allow_nil => true
 end

 Foo.new.zoo   # returns nil


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# File 'activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/module/delegation.rb', line 99

def delegate(*methods)
  options = methods.pop
  unless options.is_a?(Hash) && to = options[:to]
    raise ArgumentError, "Delegation needs a target. Supply an options hash with a :to key as the last argument (e.g. delegate :hello, :to => :greeter)."
  end

  if options[:prefix] == true && options[:to].to_s =~ /^[^a-z_]/
    raise ArgumentError, "Can only automatically set the delegation prefix when delegating to a method."
  end

  prefix = options[:prefix] && "#{options[:prefix] == true ? to : options[:prefix]}_"

  file, line = caller.first.split(':', 2)
  line = line.to_i

  methods.each do |method|
    on_nil =
      if options[:allow_nil]
        'return'
      else
        %(raise "#{prefix}#{method} delegated to #{to}.#{method}, but #{to} is nil: \#{self.inspect}")
      end

    module_eval(<<-EOS      def #{prefix}#{method}(*args, &block)               # def customer_name(*args, &block)
        #{to}.__send__(#{method.inspect}, *args, &block)  #   client.__send__(:name, *args, &block)
      rescue NoMethodError                                # rescue NoMethodError
        if #{to}.nil?                                     #   if client.nil?
          #{on_nil}, file, line)

        else                                              #   else
          raise                                           #     raise
        end                                               #   end
      end                                                 # end
    EOS
  end
end

- (Object) included_in_classes

Returns the classes in the current ObjectSpace where this module has been mixed in according to Module#included_modules. 

  module M
  end
  
  module N
    include M
  end
  
  class C
    include M
  end
  
  class D < C
  end

  p M.included_in_classes # => [C, D]


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# File 'activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/module/inclusion.rb', line 21

def included_in_classes
  classes = []
  ObjectSpace.each_object(Class) { |k| classes << k if k.included_modules.include?(self) }

  classes.reverse.inject([]) do |unique_classes, klass| 
    unique_classes << klass unless unique_classes.collect { |k| k.to_s }.include?(klass.to_s)
    unique_classes
  end
end

- (Object) mattr_accessor(*syms) 



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# File 'activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/module/attribute_accessors.rb', line 63

def mattr_accessor(*syms)
  mattr_reader(*syms)
  mattr_writer(*syms)
end

- (Object) mattr_reader(*syms) 



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# File 'activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/module/attribute_accessors.rb', line 16

def mattr_reader(*syms)
  options = syms.extract_options!
  syms.each do |sym|
    next if sym.is_a?(Hash)
    class_eval(<<-EOS      unless defined? @@#{sym}
        @@#{sym} = nil
      end

      def self.#{sym}
        @@#{sym}, __FILE__, __LINE__ + 1)

      end
    EOS

    unless options[:instance_reader] == false
      class_eval(<<-EOS        def #{sym}
          @@#{sym}, __FILE__, __LINE__ + 1)

        end
      EOS
    end
  end
end

- (Object) mattr_writer(*syms) 



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# File 'activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/module/attribute_accessors.rb', line 40

def mattr_writer(*syms)
  options = syms.extract_options!
  syms.each do |sym|
    class_eval(<<-EOS      unless defined? @@#{sym}
        @@#{sym} = nil
      end

      def self.#{sym}=(obj)
        @@#{sym}, __FILE__, __LINE__ + 1)
 = obj
      end
    EOS

    unless options[:instance_writer] == false
      class_eval(<<-EOS        def #{sym}=(obj)
          @@#{sym}, __FILE__, __LINE__ + 1)
 = obj
        end
      EOS
    end
  end
end

- (Object) remove_possible_method(method) 



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# File 'activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/module/remove_method.rb', line 2

def remove_possible_method(method)
  remove_method(method)
rescue NameError
end

- (Object) synchronize(*methods)

Synchronize access around a method, delegating synchronization to a particular mutex. A mutex (either a Mutex, or any object that responds to #synchronize and yields to a block) must be provided as a final :with option. The :with option should be a symbol or string, and can represent a method, constant, or instance or class variable. Example: 

  class SharedCache
    @@lock = Mutex.new
    def expire
      ...
    end
    synchronize :expire, :with => :@@lock
  end


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# File 'activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/module/synchronization.rb', line 15

def synchronize(*methods)
  options = methods.extract_options!
  unless options.is_a?(Hash) && with = options[:with]
    raise ArgumentError, "Synchronization needs a mutex. Supply an options hash with a :with key as the last argument (e.g. synchronize :hello, :with => :@mutex)."
  end

  methods.each do |method|
    aliased_method, punctuation = method.to_s.sub(/([?!=])$/, ''), $1

    if method_defined?("#{aliased_method}_without_synchronization#{punctuation}")
      raise ArgumentError, "#{method} is already synchronized. Double synchronization is not currently supported."
    end

    module_eval(<<-EOS      def #{aliased_method}_with_synchronization#{punctuation}(*args, &block)     # def expire_with_synchronization(*args, &block)
        #{with}.synchronize do                                                    #   @@lock.synchronize do
          #{aliased_method}_without_synchronization#{punctuation}, __FILE__, __LINE__ + 1)
(*args, &block)  #     expire_without_synchronization(*args, &block)
        end                                                                       #   end
      end                                                                         # end
    EOS

    alias_method_chain method, :synchronization
  end
end