Class: Metash

Inherits:
Object
  • Object
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Defined in:
lib/metash.rb

Overview

A hash with method_missing implemented so you can make calls i.e.: hash.foo.bar => hash[:bar]

hash.foo "bar" => hash[:foo] = "bar"

Instance Method Summary collapse

Constructor Details

#initialize(hash = {}) ⇒ Metash

Returns a new instance of Metash.



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# File 'lib/metash.rb', line 11

def initialize(hash={})
  @hash = recurse(hash)
end

Dynamic Method Handling

This class handles dynamic methods through the method_missing method

#method_missing(meth, *args) ⇒ Object

Some method_missing magic is used to provide the nice interface.



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# File 'lib/metash.rb', line 18

def method_missing(meth, *args)
  return nil if !@hash.key?(meth) && args.empty?
  if args.empty?
    @hash[meth]
  else
    @hash[meth] = args.size == 1 ? args.first : args
  end
end

Instance Method Details

#__hash ⇒ Object

Returns the internal hash, it may be useful



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# File 'lib/metash.rb', line 28

def __hash
  @hash
end

#inspect ⇒ Object

A Hash-like inspect



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# File 'lib/metash.rb', line 33

def inspect
  strs = []
  @hash.each do |key, val|
    strs << "%s: %s" % [key, val.inspect]
  end
  "{%s}" % strs.join(', ')
end

#orig_method_missing ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/metash.rb', line 15

alias_method :orig_method_missing, :method_missing