## better-definers.rb --- better attribute and method definers
# Copyright (C) 2005 Daniel Brockman
# This program is free software; you can redistribute it
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# Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
class Symbol
def predicate?
to_s.include? "?" end
def imperative?
to_s.include? "!" end
def writer?
to_s.include? "=" end
def punctuated?
predicate? or imperative? or writer? end
def without_punctuation
to_s.delete("?!=").to_sym end
def predicate
without_punctuation.to_s + "?" end
def imperative
without_punctuation.to_s + "!" end
def writer
without_punctuation.to_s + "=" end
end
class Hash
def collect! (&block)
replace Hash[*collect(&block).flatten]
end
def flatten
to_a.flatten
end
end
module Kernel
def returning (value)
yield value ; value
end
end
class Module
def define_hard_aliases (name_pairs)
for new_aliases, existing_name in name_pairs do
new_aliases.kind_of? Array or new_aliases = [new_aliases]
for new_alias in new_aliases do
alias_method(new_alias, existing_name)
end
end
end
def define_soft_aliases (name_pairs)
for new_aliases, existing_name in name_pairs do
new_aliases.kind_of? Array or new_aliases = [new_aliases]
for new_alias in new_aliases do
class_eval %{def #{new_alias}(*args, &block)
#{existing_name}(*args, &block) end}
end
end
end
define_soft_aliases \
:define_hard_alias => :define_hard_aliases,
:define_soft_alias => :define_soft_aliases
# This method lets you define predicates like :foo?,
# which will be defined to return the value of @foo.
def define_readers (*names)
for name in names.map { |x| x.to_sym } do
if name.punctuated?
# There's no way to define an efficient reader whose
# name is different from the instance variable.
class_eval %{def #{name} ; @#{name.without_punctuation} end}
else
# Use `attr_reader' to define an efficient method.
attr_reader(name)
end
end
end
def writer_defined? (name)
method_defined? name.to_sym.writer
end
# If you pass a predicate symbol :foo? to this method, it'll first
# define a regular writer method :foo, without a question mark.
# Then it'll define an imperative writer method :foo! as a shorthand
# for setting the property to true.
def define_writers (*names, &body)
for name in names.map { |x| x.to_sym } do
if block_given?
define_method(name.writer, &body)
else
attr_writer(name.without_punctuation)
end
if name.predicate?
class_eval %{def #{name.imperative}
self.#{name.writer} true end}
end
end
end
define_soft_aliases \
:define_reader => :define_readers,
:define_writer => :define_writers
# We don't need a singular alias for `define_accessors',
# because it always defines at least two methods.
def define_accessors (*names)
define_readers(*names)
define_writers(*names)
end
def define_opposite_readers (name_pairs)
name_pairs.collect! { |k, v| [k.to_sym, v.to_sym] }
for opposite_name, name in name_pairs do
define_reader(name) unless method_defined? name
class_eval %{def #{opposite_name} ; not #{name} end}
end
end
def define_opposite_writers (name_pairs)
name_pairs.collect! { |k, v| [k.to_sym, v.to_sym] }
for opposite_name, name in name_pairs do
define_writer(name) unless writer_defined? name
class_eval %{def #{opposite_name.writer} x
self.#{name.writer} !x end}
class_eval %{def #{opposite_name.imperative}
self.#{name.writer} false end}
end
end
define_soft_aliases \
:define_opposite_reader => :define_opposite_readers,
:define_opposite_writer => :define_opposite_writers
def define_opposite_accessors (name_pairs)
define_opposite_readers name_pairs
define_opposite_writers name_pairs
end
def define_reader_with_opposite (name_pair, &body)
name, opposite_name = name_pair.flatten.collect { |x| x.to_sym }
define_method(name, &body)
define_opposite_reader(opposite_name => name)
end
def define_writer_with_opposite (name_pair, &body)
name, opposite_name = name_pair.flatten.collect { |x| x.to_sym }
define_writer(name, &body)
define_opposite_writer(opposite_name => name)
end
public :define_method
def define_methods (*names, &body)
names.each { |name| define_method(name, &body) }
end
def define_private_methods (*names, &body)
define_methods(*names, &body)
names.each { |name| private name }
end
def define_protected_methods (*names, &body)
define_methods(*names, &body)
names.each { |name| protected name }
end
def define_private_method (name, &body)
define_method(name, &body)
private name
end
def define_protected_method (name, &body)
define_method(name, &body)
protected name
end
end
class ImmutableAttributeError < StandardError
def initialize (attribute=nil, message=nil)
super message
@attribute = attribute
end
define_accessors :attribute
def to_s
if @attribute and @message
"cannot change the value of `#@attribute': #@message"
elsif @attribute
"cannot change the value of `#@attribute'"
elsif @message
"cannot change the value of attribute: #@message"
else
"cannot change the value of attribute"
end
end
end
class Module
# Guard each of the specified attributes by replacing the writer
# method with a proxy that asks the supplied block before proceeding
# with the change.
#
# If it's okay to change the attribute, the block should return
# either nil or the symbol :mutable. If it isn't okay, the block
# should return a string saying why the attribute can't be changed.
# If you don't want to provide a reason, you can have the block
# return just the symbol :immutable.
def guard_writers(*names, &predicate)
for name in names.map { |x| x.to_sym } do
define_hard_alias("__unguarded_#{name.writer}" => name.writer)
define_method(name.writer) do |new_value|
case result = predicate.call
when :mutable, nil
__send__("__unguarded_#{name.writer}", new_value)
when :immutable
raise ImmutableAttributeError.new(name)
else
raise ImmutableAttributeError.new(name, result)
end
end
end
end
def define_guarded_writers (*names, &block)
define_writers(*names)
guard_writers(*names, &block)
end
define_soft_alias :guard_writer => :guard_writers
define_soft_alias :define_guarded_writer => :define_guarded_writers
end
if __FILE__ == $0
require "test/unit"
class DefineAccessorsTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
def setup
@X = Class.new
@Y = Class.new @X
@x = @X.new
@y = @Y.new
end
def test_define_hard_aliases
@X.define_method(:foo) { 123 }
@X.define_method(:baz) { 321 }
@X.define_hard_aliases :bar => :foo, :quux => :baz
assert_equal @x.foo, 123
assert_equal @x.bar, 123
assert_equal @y.foo, 123
assert_equal @y.bar, 123
assert_equal @x.baz, 321
assert_equal @x.quux, 321
assert_equal @y.baz, 321
assert_equal @y.quux, 321
@Y.define_method(:foo) { 456 }
assert_equal @y.foo, 456
assert_equal @y.bar, 123
@Y.define_method(:quux) { 654 }
assert_equal @y.baz, 321
assert_equal @y.quux, 654
end
def test_define_soft_aliases
@X.define_method(:foo) { 123 }
@X.define_method(:baz) { 321 }
@X.define_soft_aliases :bar => :foo, :quux => :baz
assert_equal @x.foo, 123
assert_equal @x.bar, 123
assert_equal @y.foo, 123
assert_equal @y.bar, 123
assert_equal @x.baz, 321
assert_equal @x.quux, 321
assert_equal @y.baz, 321
assert_equal @y.quux, 321
@Y.define_method(:foo) { 456 }
assert_equal @y.foo, @y.bar, 456
@Y.define_method(:quux) { 654 }
assert_equal @y.baz, 321
assert_equal @y.quux, 654
end
def test_define_readers
@X.define_readers :foo, :bar
assert !@x.respond_to?(:foo=)
assert !@x.respond_to?(:bar=)
@x.instance_eval { @foo = 123 ; @bar = 456 }
assert_equal @x.foo, 123
assert_equal @x.bar, 456
@X.define_readers :baz?, :quux?
assert !@x.respond_to?(:baz=)
assert !@x.respond_to?(:quux=)
@x.instance_eval { @baz = false ; @quux = true }
assert !@x.baz?
assert @x.quux?
end
def test_define_writers
assert !@X.writer_defined?(:foo)
assert !@X.writer_defined?(:bar)
@X.define_writers :foo, :bar
assert @X.writer_defined?(:foo)
assert @X.writer_defined?(:bar)
assert @X.writer_defined?(:foo=)
assert @X.writer_defined?(:bar=)
assert @X.writer_defined?(:foo?)
assert @X.writer_defined?(:bar?)
assert !@x.respond_to?(:foo)
assert !@x.respond_to?(:bar)
@x.foo = 123
@x.bar = 456
assert_equal @x.instance_eval { @foo }, 123
assert_equal @x.instance_eval { @bar }, 456
@X.define_writers :baz?, :quux?
assert !@x.respond_to?(:baz?)
assert !@x.respond_to?(:quux?)
@x.baz = true
@x.quux = false
assert_equal @x.instance_eval { @baz }, true
assert_equal @x.instance_eval { @quux }, false
end
def test_define_accessors
@X.define_accessors :foo, :bar
@x.foo = 123 ; @x.bar = 456
assert_equal @x.foo, 123
assert_equal @x.bar, 456
end
def test_define_opposite_readers
@X.define_opposite_readers :foo? => :bar?, :baz? => :quux?
assert !@x.respond_to?(:foo=)
assert !@x.respond_to?(:bar=)
assert !@x.respond_to?(:baz=)
assert !@x.respond_to?(:quux=)
@x.instance_eval { @bar = true ; @quux = false }
assert !@x.foo?
assert @x.bar?
assert @x.baz?
assert !@x.quux?
end
def test_define_opposite_writers
@X.define_opposite_writers :foo? => :bar?, :baz => :quux
end
end
end
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