indifferent-variable-hash 0.1.0

data/lib/indifferent-variable-hash.rb

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+$:.unshift File.dirname(__FILE__)
+
+module IndifferentVariableHash
+  attr_accessor :variables
+
+  def variables
+    @variables ||= IndifferentVariableHash::Hash.new
+  end
+
+  def method_missing name, *args
+    begin
+      self.variables.send name, *args
+    rescue Exception => ex
+      super
+    end 
+  end
+
+  # IndifferentVariableHash::Hash extends Hash to be 'indifferent'
+  #
+  # 'Indifferent' has a few different meanings and needs to be better defined.
+  #
+  # This is custom in 2 major ways:
+  #  * All keys will be stringified (so foo[:hi] and foo['hi'] are the same)
+  #  * Sending messages are translated into keys, eg. foo.hi returns foo['hi']
+  #
+  class Hash < ::Hash
+
+    def []= key, value
+      super key.to_s, value
+    end
+
+    def [] key
+      super key.to_s
+    end
+
+    def method_missing name, *args
+      if name.to_s =~ /=$/ # eg. @hash.foo = 'bar'
+        self[$`.to_s] = args.first
+      else
+        if args.empty?
+          self[name.to_s] # eg. @hash.foo
+        else
+          super # anything else ... fall back to super
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+end

metadata

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+--- !ruby/object:Gem::Specification 
+name: indifferent-variable-hash
+version: !ruby/object:Gem::Version 
+  version: 0.1.0
+platform: ruby
+authors: 
+- remi
+autorequire: 
+bindir: bin
+cert_chain: []
+
+date: 2010-01-10 00:00:00 -07:00
+default_executable: 
+dependencies: []
+
+description: Easily add Hash/OpenStruct-like features to any class or instance
+email: remi@remitaylor.com
+executables: []
+
+extensions: []
+
+extra_rdoc_files: []
+
+files: 
+- lib/indifferent-variable-hash.rb
+has_rdoc: true
+homepage: http://github.com/remi/indifferent-variable-hash
+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: Easily add Hash-like features to anything
+test_files: []
+