Module: ExamplePrinter

Defined in:
lib/qualitysmith_extensions/kernel/example_printer.rb

Overview

This was written because the irb/xmp that was already available seemed to be needlessly complex and needlessly dependent upon “irb” stuff. This alternative is dirt simple, and it still works.

Instance Method Summary collapse

Instance Method Details

#put_statement(code, binding = nil, file = __FILE__, line = __LINE__) ⇒ Object Also known as: stp

Prints the given statement (code – a string) before evaluating it. Same as xmp only it doesn’t print the return value.

o = nil
xmp 'o = C.new', binding
# => o = C.new



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# File 'lib/qualitysmith_extensions/kernel/example_printer.rb', line 27

def put_statement(code, binding = nil, file = __FILE__, line = __LINE__)
#    # This didn't work. Still got this error: undefined local variable or method `x' for #<TheTest:0xb7dbc358> (NameError)
#    Binding.of_caller do |caller_binding|
#      #puts caller_binding
#      puts code
#      eval code, caller_binding
#    end
  puts code
  eval code, binding, file, line
end

#xmp(code, binding = nil) ⇒ Object

Prints the given statement (code – a string) before evaluating it. Then prints its return value. Pretty much compatible with irb/xmp. But you have currently have to pass in the binding manually if you have any local variables/methods that xmp should have access to.



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# File 'lib/qualitysmith_extensions/kernel/example_printer.rb', line 43

def xmp(code, binding = nil)
  result = put_statement(code, binding)
  puts "=> #{result}"
end