hash_key_as_attribute 0.0.1

data/README

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+Author
+====
+Niranjan Sarade
+
+About the utility - HashKeyAsAttribute
+====
+
+In ruby, we have OpenStruct which allows the creation of data objects with arbitrary attributes.
+With ruby's metaprogramming capability, we can also allow hash values to be set and retrieved as if
+they were its attributes. So setting and getting the value for the key would be treated as if they
+were method calls on the hash object.
+If the key does not correspond to any hash entry, it should return “The key does not correspond to any hash entry” message.
+The hook that has been used is Kernel's method_missing.
+
+Example
+====
+
+require 'hash_key_as_attribute'
+
+h = {}
+h.one = 1
+puts h.one #=> 1
+
+h.two= [1,2,3,4]
+puts h.two.inspect #=> [1,2,3,4]
+
+puts h.three #=> "The key does not correspond to any hash entry"
+
+puts h.inspect #=> {:one=>1, :two=>[1, 2, 3, 4]}
+
+h2 = {}
+h2.four = 4
+
+h.three = h2
+
+puts h.three.inspect #=> {:four=>4}
+
+puts h.three.four #=> 4 
+
+
+Install
+====
+gem install hash_key_as_attribute
+
+(It has been pushed to http://gemcutter.org)
+
+OR
+
+Download the gem file from http://github.com/NiranjanSarade/hash_key_as_attribute.git/
+gem install hash_key_as_attribute-0.0.1.gem
+
+
+Uninstall
+====
+gem uninstall hash_key_as_attribute
+
+

data/lib/hash_key_as_attribute.rb

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+class HashKeyAsAttribute; end
+
+class Hash
+  def method_missing(symbol, *args)
+    key = symbol.to_s
+    if key.split('').last == "="
+      self[key.chop.to_sym] = args[0]
+    else
+      unless self[symbol]
+        "The key does not correspond to any hash entry"
+      else
+        self[symbol]
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end

data/spec/lib/hash_key_as_attribute_spec.rb

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+require File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__) + "/../../lib/hash_key_as_attribute")
+require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../spec_helper'
+
+describe HashKeyAsAttribute do
+    
+  before(:each) do
+    @myhash = {}
+  end
+
+  it "should set the value for the key as if the key were attribute of hash " do
+    @myhash.one = 1
+    @myhash[:one].should == 1
+  end
+  
+  it "should retrieve the value for the key as if the key were attribute of hash " do
+    @myhash.two = [1,2,3]
+    @myhash.two.size.should == 3
+    @myhash.two[1] == 2
+  end
+  
+  it "should give message if the key does not correspond to any hash entry" do
+    @myhash.three.should == "The key does not correspond to any hash entry"
+  end
+  
+  it "should return specified default value if the key doesn‘t correspond to a hash entry" do
+    myhash2 = Hash.new("No hash entry!")
+    myhash2.three.should == "No hash entry!"
+  end
+  
+  it "should allow nested hash value access as if they were attributes" do
+    @myhash.one = 1
+    myhash2 = {}
+    myhash2.two = 2
+    @myhash.two = myhash2
+    @myhash.two.two.should == 2
+  end 
+end
+

metadata

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+--- !ruby/object:Gem::Specification 
+name: hash_key_as_attribute
+version: !ruby/object:Gem::Version 
+  version: 0.0.1
+platform: ruby
+authors: 
+- Niranjan Sarade
+autorequire: hash_key_as_attribute
+bindir: bin
+cert_chain: []
+
+date: 2010-06-04 00:00:00 +05:30
+default_executable: 
+dependencies: []
+
+description: 
+email: nirusuma@gmail.com
+executables: []
+
+extensions: []
+
+extra_rdoc_files: 
+- ./README
+files: 
+- lib/hash_key_as_attribute.rb
+- ./README
+has_rdoc: true
+homepage: http://github.com/NiranjanSarade/hash_key_as_attribute
+licenses: []
+
+post_install_message: 
+rdoc_options: []
+
+require_paths: 
+- lib
+required_ruby_version: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement 
+  requirements: 
+  - - ">="
+    - !ruby/object:Gem::Version 
+      version: "0"
+  version: 
+required_rubygems_version: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement 
+  requirements: 
+  - - ">="
+    - !ruby/object:Gem::Version 
+      version: "0"
+  version: 
+requirements: []
+
+rubyforge_project: 
+rubygems_version: 1.3.5
+signing_key: 
+specification_version: 3
+summary: Allow hash values to be set and retrieved as if they were its attributes
+test_files: 
+- spec/lib/hash_key_as_attribute_spec.rb