smart_methods

smart_methods helps to define class and instance methods using pretty DSL.

Installation

Add this line to your application's Gemfile:

gem 'smart_methods'

Usage

Working with class methods:

class Source
  extend SmartMethods
  smart_methods :status, :type

  self.status 'undefined'
  self.type 'undefined'
end

class Sms < Source
  self.type 'sms'
end

class Phone < Source
end

Phone.type = 'phone'

Phone.type
# => 'phone'

Sms.type
# => 'sms'

Phone.status
# => "undefined"

Working with instance methods:

class Source
  extend SmartMethods
  smart_methods :status, :type

  status { "new_" + type.to_s }
end

Source.new.type
# => nil

Source.new.status
# => 'new_'

class Sms < Source
  type { 'sms' }
end

Sms.new.type
# => 'sms'

Sms.new.status
# => 'new_sms'

class Phone < Sms
  type { 'phone' }
end

Phone.new.status
# => 'new_phone'

class Email < Sms
end

email = Email.new
email.type = 'email'

email.type
# => 'email'

email.status
# => 'new_email'

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