Module: HashAccess::InstanceMethods

Defined in:
lib/hash_access.rb

Overview

This module contains only one method - instance method access_by_methods, which is being added to class Hash after inclusion of HashAccess module in any context (any module or class). All other methods are being generated by access_by_methods. Generated methods becomes instance methods, not the class methods as RDoc thinks :)

Below, the list of generated methods:

  • store, []=

  • method_missing

  • stringify_keys!

Instance Method Summary collapse

Instance Method Details

#access_by_methods ⇒ Object

Generates singleton instance methods, which allows access to hash elements with methods.



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# File 'lib/hash_access.rb', line 22

def access_by_methods
  class << self
    alias_method :__hash_store, :store
    alias_method :__hash_assign, :[]=

    # Generated instance method. Assigns the value to key.
    def store(key, value)
      key = key.to_s
      __hash_store(key, value)
      if value.is_a? Hash
        value.access_by_methods
      end
    end # def store

    # Generated instance method. Assigns the value to key.
    def []=(key, value)
      self.store(key, value)
    end # def []=

    # Generated instance method.
    # Creates new hash element with the method key.
    def method_missing(method, *values)
      method_name = method.to_s
      super(method, *values) unless method_name =~ /^[a-z0-9]+.*$/
      if method_name =~ /^.*=$/
        key = method_name.chop
        if values.size == 1
          self[key] = values[0]
        else
          self[key] = values
        end
      else
        self[method_name] = Hash.new unless self.keys.include?(method_name)
        self[method_name]
      end
    end # def method_missing

    # Generated instance method. Converts all hash keys to strings.
    def stringify_keys!
      keys.each do |key|
        next if key.is_a? String
        self[key.to_s] = self[key]
        delete(key)
      end
      self
    end # def stringify_keys!
  end # class

  self.stringify_keys!

  self.each do |key, value|
    if value.is_a? Hash
      value.access_by_methods
    end
  end
end