ghost_attributes 0.0.0

data/lib/ghost_attributes.rb

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+# GhostAttributes is a silly example of how you can write a version of 
+# attr_accessor using closures instead of instance variables.
+#
+# Example usage:
+# class Hippo
+#   include GhostAttributes
+#   ghost_accessor :name
+# end
+#
+# hippo = Hippo.new
+# hippo.name = "Humphrey"
+# hippo.name # => "Humphrey"
+
+module GhostAttributes
+  def self.included klass
+    def klass.ghost_accessor var
+      ghost_var = nil
+      define_method "#{var}" do
+        ghost_var
+      end
+      define_method "#{var}=" do |val|
+        ghost_var = val
+      end
+      nil # so that the call doesn't return a funny-looking proc
+    end
+  end
+end

metadata

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+--- !ruby/object:Gem::Specification 
+name: ghost_attributes
+version: !ruby/object:Gem::Version 
+  prerelease: false
+  segments: 
+  - 0
+  - 0
+  - 0
+  version: 0.0.0
+platform: ruby
+authors: 
+- Alan O'Donnell
+autorequire: 
+bindir: bin
+cert_chain: []
+
+date: 2010-10-14 00:00:00 -04:00
+default_executable: 
+dependencies: []
+
+description: A silly example of how to use closures to mimic attr_accessor.
+email: alan.m.odonnell@gmail.com
+executables: []
+
+extensions: []
+
+extra_rdoc_files: []
+
+files: 
+- lib/ghost_attributes.rb
+has_rdoc: true
+homepage: http://rubygems.org/gems/ghost_attributes
+licenses: []
+
+post_install_message: 
+rdoc_options: []
+
+require_paths: 
+- lib
+required_ruby_version: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement 
+  none: false
+  requirements: 
+  - - ">="
+    - !ruby/object:Gem::Version 
+      segments: 
+      - 0
+      version: "0"
+required_rubygems_version: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement 
+  none: false
+  requirements: 
+  - - ">="
+    - !ruby/object:Gem::Version 
+      segments: 
+      - 0
+      version: "0"
+requirements: []
+
+rubyforge_project: 
+rubygems_version: 1.3.7
+signing_key: 
+specification_version: 3
+summary: A silly example of how to use closures to mimic attr_accessor.
+test_files: []
+