Class: Hashie::Dash

Inherits:
Hash
  • Object
show all
Includes:
PrettyInspect
Defined in:
lib/hashie/dash.rb

Overview

A Dash is a ‘defined’ or ‘discrete’ Hash, that is, a Hash that has a set of defined keys that are accessible (with optional defaults) and only those keys may be set or read.

Dashes are useful when you need to create a very simple lightweight data object that needs even fewer options and resources than something like a DataMapper resource.

It is preferrable to a Struct because of the in-class API for defining properties as well as per-property defaults.

Class Method Summary collapse

Instance Method Summary collapse

Methods included from PrettyInspect

#hashie_inspect, included

Methods included from HashExtensions

#hashie_stringify_keys, #hashie_stringify_keys!, included, #to_mash

Constructor Details

#initialize(attributes = {}) ⇒ Dash

You may initialize a Dash with an attributes hash just like you would many other kinds of data objects.



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# File 'lib/hashie/dash.rb', line 62

def initialize(attributes = {})
  self.class.properties.each do |prop|
    self.send("#{prop}=", self.class.defaults[prop.to_sym])
  end

  attributes.each_pair do |att, value|
    self.send("#{att}=", value)
  end
end

Class Method Details

.defaults ⇒ Object

The default values that have been set for this Dash



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# File 'lib/hashie/dash.rb', line 56

def self.defaults
  @defaults
end

.properties ⇒ Object

Get a String array of the currently defined properties on this Dash.



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# File 'lib/hashie/dash.rb', line 45

def self.properties
  @properties.collect{|p| p.to_s}
end

.property(property_name, options = {}) ⇒ Object

Defines a property on the Dash. Options are as follows:

  • :default - Specify a default value for this property, to be returned before a value is set on the property in a new Dash.



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# File 'lib/hashie/dash.rb', line 26

def self.property(property_name, options = {})
  property_name = property_name.to_sym

  (@properties ||= []) << property_name
  (@defaults ||= {})[property_name] = options.delete(:default)

  class_eval <<-RUBY
    def #{property_name}
      self[:#{property_name}]
    end

    def #{property_name}=(val)
      self[:#{property_name}] = val
    end
  RUBY
end

.property?(prop) ⇒ Boolean

Check to see if the specified property has already been defined.

Returns:

  • (Boolean) 


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# File 'lib/hashie/dash.rb', line 51

def self.property?(prop)
  properties.include?(prop.to_s)
end

Instance Method Details

#[](property) ⇒ Object

Retrieve a value from the Dash (will return the property’s default value if it hasn’t been set).



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# File 'lib/hashie/dash.rb', line 74

def [](property)
  super(property.to_sym) if property_exists? property
end

#[]=(property, value) ⇒ Object

Set a value on the Dash in a Hash-like way. Only works on pre-existing properties.



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# File 'lib/hashie/dash.rb', line 80

def []=(property, value)
  super if property_exists? property
end