Method: Kernel#deep_clone

Defined in:
lib/core/facets/kernel/deep_clone.rb

#deep_clone(cache = {}) ⇒ Object

Deep clone an object by deep cloning every instance variable as well.

Returns [Object]



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# File 'lib/core/facets/kernel/deep_clone.rb', line 8

def deep_clone(cache={})
  return cache[self] if cache.key?(self)

  copy = clone()
  cache[self] = copy

  copy.instance_variables.each do |var|
    val = instance_variable_get(var)
    begin
      val = val.deep_clone(cache)
    rescue TypeError
      next
    end
    copy.instance_variable_set(var, val)
  end

  return copy
end