Method: Kernel#global_variable_set

Defined in:
lib/quality_extensions/global_variable_set.rb

#global_variable_set(var, value, options = {}) ⇒ Object

Sets the global variable var, which can either be a symbol or an actual global variable (use :match_object).

global_variable_set(:$a, 'new')
global_variable_set($a, 'new', :match_object => true)
global_variable_set(:$a, "StringIO.new", :eval_string => true)



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# File 'lib/quality_extensions/global_variable_set.rb', line 43

def global_variable_set(var, value, options = {})
  #puts "global_variable_set(#{var}, #{value.inspect}, #{options.inspect}"
  if options.delete(:match_object)
    return global_variable_set(global_variable_name(var), value, options)
  else 
    if var.is_a? Symbol
      raise NameError.new("#{var} is not a valid global variable name") unless var.to_s[0..0] == '$'
      if options.delete(:eval_string)
        #puts("About to eval: #{var} = #{value}")
        eval("#{var} = #{value}")
      else
        marshalled_data = Marshal.dump(value)
        eval("#{var} = Marshal.load(%Q<#{marshalled_data}>)")
      end
      return var
    else
      raise ArgumentError.new("var must be a symbol unless :match_object => true")
    end
  end
end