named_value_class 0.1.0

data/lib/named_value_class.rb

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+require 'delegate'
+
+def NamedValueClass(klass_name,superclass,&block)
+  target = (self.class == Object ? Kernel : self)
+  
+  target.module_eval "class #{klass_name} < DelegateClass(superclass); end"
+  klass = target.const_get(klass_name)  
+  
+  klass.module_eval do
+    def initialize(name,value)
+      @name = name.to_s
+      super(value)
+      
+      # THINK is this making it harder than it needs to be?
+      named_values_module = self.class.const_get('NamedValues')
+      named_values_collection = named_values_module.const_get('Collection')
+      self.class.const_set(@name, self)
+      named_values_module.const_set(@name, self)
+      named_values_collection << self
+    end
+    
+    def to_s # :nodoc:
+      @name
+    end
+    
+    def value_to_s # :nodoc:
+      method_missing :to_s
+    end
+    
+    def inspect  # :nodoc:
+      @name
+    end
+    
+    def value_inspect # :nodoc:
+      method_missing :inspect
+    end
+    
+    class_eval(&block) if block
+  end
+  
+  klass.class_eval <<-EVAL
+    module NamedValues
+      Collection = []
+    end
+  EVAL
+  
+  define_singleton_method klass_name do |name,value| 
+    klass.const_get(name) rescue klass.new(name,value)
+  end
+  
+  klass
+end

metadata

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+--- !ruby/object:Gem::Specification
+name: named_value_class
+version: !ruby/object:Gem::Version
+  version: 0.1.0
+  prerelease: 
+platform: ruby
+authors:
+- Michael Garriss
+autorequire: 
+bindir: bin
+cert_chain: []
+date: 2011-11-15 00:00:00.000000000Z
+dependencies: []
+description: 
+email: mgarriss@gmail.com
+executables: []
+extensions: []
+extra_rdoc_files: []
+files:
+- lib/named_value_class.rb
+homepage: http://github.com/mgarriss/named_value_class
+licenses: []
+post_install_message: 
+rdoc_options: []
+require_paths:
+- lib
+required_ruby_version: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement
+  none: false
+  requirements:
+  - - ! '>='
+    - !ruby/object:Gem::Version
+      version: '0'
+required_rubygems_version: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement
+  none: false
+  requirements:
+  - - ! '>='
+    - !ruby/object:Gem::Version
+      version: '0'
+requirements: []
+rubyforge_project: 
+rubygems_version: 1.8.11
+signing_key: 
+specification_version: 3
+summary: Quickly add class delegate constants which output their names, not their
+  values.  This may be desirable for some DSLs.
+test_files: []