instantiator 0.0.1

data/.gitignore

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+*.gem
+.bundle
+Gemfile.lock
+pkg/*

data/Gemfile

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+source "http://rubygems.org"
+
+gemspec

data/README.md

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+## Instantiator
+
+I want to be able to instantiate an arbitrary Ruby class without knowing anything about the constructor.
+
+### Usage
+
+    class ArbitraryClass
+      def initialize(arg1, arg2, *other_args)
+        # stuff
+      end
+    end
+
+    require "instantiator"
+    
+    instance = ArbitraryClass.instantiate
+    
+    p instance.class # => ArbitraryClass

data/Rakefile

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+require 'bundler/gem_tasks'
+require 'rake/testtask'
+
+task :default => :test
+
+Rake::TestTask.new do |t|
+  t.libs << "test"
+  t.test_files = FileList['test/*_test.rb']
+  t.verbose = true
+end

data/instantiator.gemspec

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+# -*- encoding: utf-8 -*-
+$:.push File.expand_path("../lib", __FILE__)
+require "instantiator/version"
+
+Gem::Specification.new do |s|
+  s.name        = "instantiator"
+  s.version     = Instantiator::VERSION
+  s.authors     = ["James Mead"]
+  s.email       = ["james@floehopper.org"]
+  s.homepage    = ""
+  s.summary     = %q{Instantiate an arbitrary Ruby class}
+
+  s.rubyforge_project = "instantiator"
+
+  s.files         = `git ls-files`.split("\n")
+  s.test_files    = `git ls-files -- {test,spec,features}/*`.split("\n")
+  s.executables   = `git ls-files -- bin/*`.split("\n").map{ |f| File.basename(f) }
+  s.require_paths = ["lib"]
+
+  s.add_dependency("blankslate")
+end

data/lib/instantiator.rb

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+require "instantiator/version"
+require "blankslate"
+
+module Instantiator
+
+  class MethodInvocationSink < ::BlankSlate
+    def method_missing(*args, &block)
+      MethodInvocationSink.new
+    end
+  end
+
+  module ClassMethods
+    def instantiate
+      if singleton_methods(false).map(&:to_sym).include?(:new)
+        arity = method(:new).arity
+      else
+        arity = instance_method(:initialize).arity
+      end
+      number_of_parameters = arity >= 0 ? arity : -(arity + 1)
+      new(*Array.new(number_of_parameters) { MethodInvocationSink.new })
+    end
+  end
+end
+
+class Class
+  include Instantiator::ClassMethods
+end

data/lib/instantiator/version.rb

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+module Instantiator
+  VERSION = "0.0.1"
+end

data/test/instantiator_test.rb

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+require "test_helper"
+require "instantiator"
+
+class InstantiatorTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
+  def test_should_instantiate_class_with_no_explicit_initialize
+    klass = Class.new
+    instance = klass.instantiate
+    assert_equal klass, instance.class
+  end
+
+  def test_should_instantiate_class_with_initialize_with_no_parameters
+    klass = Class.new do
+      def initialize; end
+    end
+    instance = klass.instantiate
+    assert_equal klass, instance.class
+  end
+
+  def test_should_instantiate_class_with_initialize_with_one_parameter
+    klass = Class.new do
+      def initialize(parameter_one); end
+    end
+    instance = klass.instantiate
+    assert_equal klass, instance.class
+  end
+
+  def test_should_instantiate_class_with_initialize_with_multiple_parameters
+    klass = Class.new do
+      def initialize(parameter_one, parameter_two, parameter_three, parameter_four); end
+    end
+    instance = klass.instantiate
+    assert_equal klass, instance.class
+  end
+
+  def test_should_instantiate_class_with_initialize_with_only_optional_parameters
+    klass = Class.new do
+      def initialize(*optional_parameters); end
+    end
+    instance = klass.instantiate
+    assert_equal klass, instance.class
+  end
+
+  def test_should_instantiate_class_with_initialize_with_some_required_parameters_and_some_optional_parameters
+    klass = Class.new do
+      def initialize(parameter_one, parameter_two, *optional_parameters); end
+    end
+    instance = klass.instantiate
+    assert_equal klass, instance.class
+  end
+
+  def test_should_instantiate_class_which_calls_method_on_parameter
+    klass = Class.new do
+      def initialize(parameter_one)
+        parameter_one.foo
+      end
+    end
+    instance = klass.instantiate
+    assert_equal klass, instance.class
+  end
+
+  def test_should_instantiate_class_which_calls_method_on_multiple_parameters
+    klass = Class.new do
+      def initialize(parameter_one, parameter_two, parameter_three, parameter_four)
+        parameter_one.foo
+        parameter_two.foo
+        parameter_three.foo
+        parameter_four.foo
+      end
+    end
+    instance = klass.instantiate
+    assert_equal klass, instance.class
+  end
+
+  def test_should_instantiate_class_which_calls_method_on_result_of_calling_method_on_parameter
+    klass = Class.new do
+      def initialize(parameter_one)
+        parameter_one.foo.bar
+      end
+    end
+    instance = klass.instantiate
+    assert_equal klass, instance.class
+  end
+
+  def test_should_instantiate_class_which_defines_its_own_new_method_with_no_parameters
+    klass = Class.new do
+      class << self
+        alias_method :__new__, :new
+        def new
+          __new__("parameter_one")
+        end
+      end
+      def initialize(parameter_one); end
+    end
+    instance = klass.instantiate
+    assert_equal klass, instance.class
+  end
+
+  def test_should_instantiate_class_which_defines_its_own_new_method_with_one_parameter
+    klass = Class.new do
+      class << self
+        alias_method :__new__, :new
+        def new(parameter_one)
+          __new__
+        end
+      end
+    end
+    instance = klass.instantiate
+    assert_equal klass, instance.class
+  end
+
+  def test_should_instantiate_class_which_defines_its_own_new_method_with_multiple_parameters
+    klass = Class.new do
+      class << self
+        alias_method :__new__, :new
+        def new(parameter_one, parameter_two, parameter_three, parameter_four)
+          __new__
+        end
+      end
+    end
+    instance = klass.instantiate
+    assert_equal klass, instance.class
+  end
+
+  def test_should_instantiate_class_which_defines_its_own_new_method_with_only_optional_parameters
+    klass = Class.new do
+      class << self
+        alias_method :__new__, :new
+        def new(*optional_parameters)
+          __new__
+        end
+      end
+    end
+    instance = klass.instantiate
+    assert_equal klass, instance.class
+  end
+
+  def test_should_instantiate_class_which_defines_its_own_new_method_with_some_required_parameters_and_some_optional_parameters
+    klass = Class.new do
+      class << self
+        alias_method :__new__, :new
+        def new(parameter_one, parameter_two, *optional_parameters)
+          __new__
+        end
+      end
+    end
+    instance = klass.instantiate
+    assert_equal klass, instance.class
+  end
+
+  def test_should_instantiate_class_which_defines_its_own_new_method_which_calls_method_on_parameter
+    klass = Class.new do
+      class << self
+        alias_method :__new__, :new
+        def new(parameter_one)
+          parameter_one.foo
+          __new__
+        end
+      end
+    end
+    instance = klass.instantiate
+    assert_equal klass, instance.class
+  end
+
+  def test_should_instantiate_class_which_defines_its_own_new_method_which_calls_method_on_multiple_parameters
+    klass = Class.new do
+      class << self
+        alias_method :__new__, :new
+        def new(parameter_one, parameter_two, parameter_three, parameter_four)
+          parameter_one.foo
+          parameter_two.foo
+          parameter_three.foo
+          parameter_four.foo
+          __new__
+        end
+      end
+    end
+    instance = klass.instantiate
+    assert_equal klass, instance.class
+  end
+
+  def test_should_instantiate_class_which_defines_its_own_new_method_which_calls_method_on_result_of_calling_method_on_parameter
+    klass = Class.new do
+      class << self
+        alias_method :__new__, :new
+        def new(parameter_one)
+          parameter_one.foo.bar
+          __new__
+        end
+      end
+    end
+    instance = klass.instantiate
+    assert_equal klass, instance.class
+  end
+
+end

data/test/test_helper.rb

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+require "rubygems"
+require "bundler"
+Bundler.setup(:default, :development)
+
+require "test/unit"

metadata

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+--- !ruby/object:Gem::Specification 
+name: instantiator
+version: !ruby/object:Gem::Version 
+  hash: 29
+  prerelease: 
+  segments: 
+  - 0
+  - 0
+  - 1
+  version: 0.0.1
+platform: ruby
+authors: 
+- James Mead
+autorequire: 
+bindir: bin
+cert_chain: []
+
+date: 2011-07-27 00:00:00 +01:00
+default_executable: 
+dependencies: 
+- !ruby/object:Gem::Dependency 
+  name: blankslate
+  prerelease: false
+  requirement: &id001 !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement 
+    none: false
+    requirements: 
+    - - ">="
+      - !ruby/object:Gem::Version 
+        hash: 3
+        segments: 
+        - 0
+        version: "0"
+  type: :runtime
+  version_requirements: *id001
+description: 
+email: 
+- james@floehopper.org
+executables: []
+
+extensions: []
+
+extra_rdoc_files: []
+
+files: 
+- .gitignore
+- Gemfile
+- README.md
+- Rakefile
+- instantiator.gemspec
+- lib/instantiator.rb
+- lib/instantiator/version.rb
+- test/instantiator_test.rb
+- test/test_helper.rb
+has_rdoc: true
+homepage: ""
+licenses: []
+
+post_install_message: 
+rdoc_options: []
+
+require_paths: 
+- lib
+required_ruby_version: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement 
+  none: false
+  requirements: 
+  - - ">="
+    - !ruby/object:Gem::Version 
+      hash: 3
+      segments: 
+      - 0
+      version: "0"
+required_rubygems_version: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement 
+  none: false
+  requirements: 
+  - - ">="
+    - !ruby/object:Gem::Version 
+      hash: 3
+      segments: 
+      - 0
+      version: "0"
+requirements: []
+
+rubyforge_project: instantiator
+rubygems_version: 1.6.2
+signing_key: 
+specification_version: 3
+summary: Instantiate an arbitrary Ruby class
+test_files: 
+- test/instantiator_test.rb
+- test/test_helper.rb