attributes 3.2.0 → 3.3.0

data/README

@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
 NAME
-
   attributes.rb
 
-URIS
+INSTALL
+  gem install attributes
 
+URIS
   http://rubyforge.org/projects/codeforpeople/
   http://codeforpeople.com/lib/ruby
 
 SYNOPSIS
-
-  attributes.rb provides an attr_* like method will several user friendly
-  additions.  attributes.rb is similar to the traits.rb package but sacrafices
-  a few features for simplicity of implementation: attributes.rb is only 42
-  lines of code.
+  attributes.rb provides a set of attr_* like method with several user
+  friendly additions.  attributes.rb is similar to the traits.rb package but
+  sacrifices a few features for simplicity of implementation: attributes.rb is
+  only 42 lines of code.
 
   the implimentation of attributes.rb borrows many of the best ideas from the
   metakoans.rb ruby quiz
@@ -21,6 +21,12 @@ SYNOPSIS
 
   in particular the solutions of Christian Neukirchen and Florian Gross.
 
+HISTORY
+  3.3.0
+
+    moved to an instance variable-less model using an module level closure for
+    the attributes list
+
 SAMPLES
 
   <========< samples/a.rb >========>
@@ -52,10 +58,9 @@ SAMPLES
 
   ~ > ruby samples/a.rb
 
-    samples/a.rb:5:in `require': ./lib/attributes.rb:53: syntax error (SyntaxError)
-      def attributes *a &b
-                         ^
-    ./lib/attributes.rb:64: syntax error	from samples/a.rb:5
+    42
+    "forty-two"
+    42
 
 
   <========< samples/b.rb >========>
@@ -81,10 +86,8 @@ SAMPLES
 
   ~ > ruby samples/b.rb
 
-    samples/b.rb:6:in `require': ./lib/attributes.rb:53: syntax error (SyntaxError)
-      def attributes *a &b
-                         ^
-    ./lib/attributes.rb:64: syntax error	from samples/b.rb:6
+    42
+    42.0
 
 
   <========< samples/c.rb >========>
@@ -106,10 +109,7 @@ SAMPLES
 
   ~ > ruby samples/c.rb
 
-    samples/c.rb:4:in `require': ./lib/attributes.rb:53: syntax error (SyntaxError)
-      def attributes *a &b
-                         ^
-    ./lib/attributes.rb:64: syntax error	from samples/c.rb:4
+    42
 
 
   <========< samples/d.rb >========>
@@ -153,8 +153,35 @@ SAMPLES
 
   ~ > ruby samples/d.rb
 
-    samples/d.rb:7:in `require': ./lib/attributes.rb:53: syntax error (SyntaxError)
-      def attributes *a &b
-                         ^
-    ./lib/attributes.rb:64: syntax error	from samples/d.rb:7
+    ["x", "y", "z"]
+    {"x"=>0, "y"=>1, "z"=>2}
+    "forty-two"
+
+
+  <========< samples/e.rb >========>
+
+  ~ > cat samples/e.rb
+
+    #
+    # my favourite element of attributes is that getters can also be setters.
+    # this allows incredibly clean looking code like
+    #
+      require 'attributes'
+    
+      class Config
+        attributes %w( host port)
+        def initialize(&block) instance_eval &block end
+      end
+    
+      conf = Config.new{
+        host 'codeforpeople.org'
+    
+        port 80
+      }
+    
+      p conf
+
+  ~ > ruby samples/e.rb
+
+    #<Config:0x220b0 @port=80, @host="codeforpeople.org">
 

data/README.tmpl

@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
 NAME
-
   attributes.rb
 
-URIS
+INSTALL
+  gem install attributes
 
+URIS
   http://rubyforge.org/projects/codeforpeople/
   http://codeforpeople.com/lib/ruby
 
 SYNOPSIS
-
-  attributes.rb provides an attr_* like method will several user friendly
-  additions.  attributes.rb is similar to the traits.rb package but sacrafices
-  a few features for simplicity of implementation: attributes.rb is only 42
-  lines of code.
+  attributes.rb provides a set of attr_* like method with several user
+  friendly additions.  attributes.rb is similar to the traits.rb package but
+  sacrifices a few features for simplicity of implementation: attributes.rb is
+  only 42 lines of code.
 
   the implimentation of attributes.rb borrows many of the best ideas from the
   metakoans.rb ruby quiz
@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@ SYNOPSIS
 
   in particular the solutions of Christian Neukirchen and Florian Gross.
 
-SAMPLES
+HISTORY
+  3.3.0
+
+    moved to an instance variable-less model using an module level closure for
+    the attributes list
 
+SAMPLES
   @samples

data/lib/{attributes-3.2.0.rb → attributes-3.3.0.rb}

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 module Attributes
-  VERSION = '3.2.0'
-
-  def version() VERSION end
+  VERSION = '3.3.0'
+  def self.version() VERSION end
 
   def attributes *a, &b
     unless a.empty?
@@ -13,10 +12,7 @@ module Attributes
 
       names_and_defaults.each do |name, default|
         init = b || lambda { default }
-        ivar = "@#{ name }"
-        getter = "#{ name }"
-        setter = "#{ name }="
-        query = "#{ name }?"
+        ivar, getter, setter, query = "@#{ name }", "#{ name }", "#{ name }=", "#{ name }?"
 
         define_method(setter) do |value|
           instance_variable_set ivar, value
@@ -27,9 +23,7 @@ module Attributes
             send setter, value.shift
           else
             defined = instance_eval "defined? #{ ivar }"
-            unless defined
-              send setter, instance_eval(&init) 
-            end
+            send setter, instance_eval(&init) unless defined
             instance_variable_get ivar
           end
         end
@@ -40,29 +34,35 @@ module Attributes
         attributes
       end
     else
-      @attributes ||= [] 
+      begin
+        __attribute_list__
+      rescue NameError
+        singleton_class =
+          class << self
+            self
+          end
+        singleton_class.module_eval <<-code
+          attribute_list = []
+          define_method('attribute_list'){ attribute_list }
+          alias_method '__attribute_list__', 'attribute_list'
+        code
+        __attribute_list__
+      end
     end
   end
 
-  def attribute *a, &b
-    attributes *a, &b
-  end
+  %w( __attributes__ __attribute__ attribute ).each{|dst| alias_method dst, 'attributes'}
 end
 
 class Object
   def attributes *a, &b
-    sc =
+    sc = 
       class << self
         self
       end
     sc.attributes *a, &b
   end
-
-  def attribute *a, &b
-    attributes *a, &b
-  end
+  %w( __attributes__ __attribute__ attribute ).each{|dst| alias_method dst, 'attributes'}
 end
 
-class Module
-  include Attributes
-end
+class Module; include Attributes; end

data/lib/attributes.rb

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 module Attributes
-  VERSION = '3.2.0'
-
-  def version() VERSION end
+  VERSION = '3.3.0'
+  def self.version() VERSION end
 
   def attributes *a, &b
     unless a.empty?
@@ -13,10 +12,7 @@ module Attributes
 
       names_and_defaults.each do |name, default|
         init = b || lambda { default }
-        ivar = "@#{ name }"
-        getter = "#{ name }"
-        setter = "#{ name }="
-        query = "#{ name }?"
+        ivar, getter, setter, query = "@#{ name }", "#{ name }", "#{ name }=", "#{ name }?"
 
         define_method(setter) do |value|
           instance_variable_set ivar, value
@@ -27,9 +23,7 @@ module Attributes
             send setter, value.shift
           else
             defined = instance_eval "defined? #{ ivar }"
-            unless defined
-              send setter, instance_eval(&init) 
-            end
+            send setter, instance_eval(&init) unless defined
             instance_variable_get ivar
           end
         end
@@ -40,29 +34,35 @@ module Attributes
         attributes
       end
     else
-      @attributes ||= [] 
+      begin
+        __attribute_list__
+      rescue NameError
+        singleton_class =
+          class << self
+            self
+          end
+        singleton_class.module_eval <<-code
+          attribute_list = []
+          define_method('attribute_list'){ attribute_list }
+          alias_method '__attribute_list__', 'attribute_list'
+        code
+        __attribute_list__
+      end
     end
   end
 
-  def attribute *a, &b
-    attributes *a, &b
-  end
+  %w( __attributes__ __attribute__ attribute ).each{|dst| alias_method dst, 'attributes'}
 end
 
 class Object
   def attributes *a, &b
-    sc =
+    sc = 
       class << self
         self
       end
     sc.attributes *a, &b
   end
-
-  def attribute *a, &b
-    attributes *a, &b
-  end
+  %w( __attributes__ __attribute__ attribute ).each{|dst| alias_method dst, 'attributes'}
 end
 
-class Module
-  include Attributes
-end
+class Module; include Attributes; end

metadata

@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 --- !ruby/object:Gem::Specification 
-rubygems_version: 0.8.11
+rubygems_version: 0.9.2
 specification_version: 1
 name: attributes
 version: !ruby/object:Gem::Version 
-  version: 3.2.0
-date: 2006-10-16 00:00:00.000000 -06:00
+  version: 3.3.0
+date: 2007-06-04 00:00:00 -06:00
 summary: attributes
 require_paths: 
-  - lib
+- lib
 email: ara.t.howard@noaa.gov
 homepage: http://codeforpeople.com/lib/ruby/attributes/
 rubyforge_project: 
@@ -18,35 +18,43 @@ bindir: bin
 has_rdoc: false
 required_ruby_version: !ruby/object:Gem::Version::Requirement 
   requirements: 
-    - 
-      - ">"
-      - !ruby/object:Gem::Version 
-        version: 0.0.0
+  - - ">"
+    - !ruby/object:Gem::Version 
+      version: 0.0.0
   version: 
 platform: ruby
 signing_key: 
 cert_chain: 
+post_install_message: 
 authors: 
-  - Ara T. Howard
+- Ara T. Howard
 files: 
-  - lib
-  - samples
-  - install.rb
-  - gemspec.rb
-  - gen_readme.rb
-  - README.tmpl
-  - README
-  - lib/attributes.rb
-  - lib/attributes-3.2.0.rb
-  - samples/a.rb
-  - samples/b.rb
-  - samples/c.rb
-  - samples/d.rb
-  - samples/e.rb
+- attributes-3.3.0.gem
+- gemspec.rb
+- gen_readme.rb
+- install.rb
+- lib
+- lib/attributes-3.3.0.rb
+- lib/attributes.rb
+- README
+- README.tmpl
+- samples
+- samples/a.rb
+- samples/b.rb
+- samples/c.rb
+- samples/d.rb
+- samples/e.rb
 test_files: []
+
 rdoc_options: []
+
 extra_rdoc_files: []
+
 executables: []
+
 extensions: []
+
 requirements: []
-dependencies: []
+
+dependencies: []
+