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+ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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+ RELEASE 0.6.5 (Reuse PORO (Plain Old Ruby Object))
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+ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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+ * added module convenience funtionality Optiflag.using_object()
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+ -- made sure that this will travel up the inheritance
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+ hierarchy up to but not including Object looking for
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+ getter/setter pairs
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+ * added alias :and_process! for :handle_errors_and_help (which is unweildy)
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+ * started significant RDoc-ing of modules, classes and methods
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+ * created alias :flags for :flag_value
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+ (ARGV.flags.d is easier than ARGV.flag_value.d)
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+ * re-arranged directory structure and created darcs repository
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+ * read darcs repository now available at
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+ http://daniel-eklund.com/repos/optiflag
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+ * added a new convenience Constant called OptiFlagSet which makes
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+ the standard rote extension a bit easier
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+ * refactored the help bundle system
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+ * changed the look and feel for the help messages
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+ * changed the parse() function so that the module constant also now
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+ has the flag values augmented onto the object
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+ module MyArgs extend OptiFlagSet
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+ ...
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+ end
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+ MyArgs.flags.dir?
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+ * broke out a lot of functionality into separate files to make
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+ maintenance a bit easier.. (first time optiflag.rb is no longer
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+ the only source file)
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+ * refactored the validation functionality to create a generic
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+ 'validate_against' methods which takes a lambda. Old validation
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+ methods value_in_set and value_matching use this method
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+ * fixed a subtle bug with the help usage_flag not picking up
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+ individual help when it was an alternate form and usage_flag
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+ is called more than once
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  RELEASE 0.6 (Character Flags FINALLY)
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+ <td class="class-name-in-header">OptiFlag</td>
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+ <td><strong>In:</strong></td>
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+ <a href="../files/optiflag-help_rb.html">
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+ optiflag-help.rb
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+ <p>
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+ <a href="OptiFlag.html">OptiFlag</a> is the module that provides
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+ namespacing for the entire optiflag functionality. For usage and examples,
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+ see <a href="http://optiflag.rubyforge.org">optiflag.rubyforge.org</a>
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+ </p>
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+ <h1>Terminology</h1>
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+ <p>
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+ Please treat the following terminology as specific only to the <a
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+ href="OptiFlag.html">OptiFlag</a> code suite. In the remaining RDoc, we
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+ shall try to emphasize this consistent terminology with italics. If you see
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+ an italicized phrase, chances are that it is defined here.
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+ </p>
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+ <h2>Flag Set Declaration</h2>
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+ <p>
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+ A <em>flag set declaration</em> is a set of flag declarations created by
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+ the user of the <a href="OptiFlag.html">OptiFlag</a> suite and corresponds
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+ </p>
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+ <pre>
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+ module AppArgs extend OptiFlagSet
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+ # individual flag declaration goes here ...
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+ # ... and here
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+ end
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+ </pre>
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+ <p>
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+ In this case, the module <b>AppArgs</b> is a <em>flag set declaration</em>,
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+ and all code within the module definition (i.e. up to the end of <b>end</b>
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+ of the module) is either a <em>flag declaration</em> or a special command.
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+ </p>
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+ <p>
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+ Another way to treat this declaration is as a demarcation between the
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+ normal Ruby world and the mini-DSL (Domain Specific Language) that <a
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+ href="OptiFlag.html">OptiFlag</a> offers. In this view, the declaration
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+ provides a DSL-zone in which the DSL is allowed.
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+ </p>
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+ <pre>
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+ module AppArgs extend OptiFlagSet
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+ # DSL-zone
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+ # DSL-zone (for declaring and modifying flags)
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+ # DSL-zone
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+ end
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+ </pre>
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+ <p>
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+ the first line
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+ </p>
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+ <pre>
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+ module AppArgs extend OptiFlagSet
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+ </pre>
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+ <p>
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+ is really just rote.
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+ </p>
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+ <p>
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+ Supply your own module argument name and make sure it extends this <a
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+ href="OptiFlag/Flagset.html">OptiFlag::Flagset</a> as is written. You will
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+ </p>
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+ <h2>Flag Declaration</h2>
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+ A <em>flag declaration</em> is placed within a <em>flag set
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+ declaration</em> to indicate that one input parameter per declaration is
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+ requested from the command line. A <em>flag declaration</em> is the
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+ <pre>
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+ module AppArgs extend OptiFlagSet
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+ <pre>
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+ module Example extend OptiFlagSet
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+ alternate_forms &quot;directory&quot;,&quot;D&quot;,&quot;d&quot;
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+ description &quot;The Appliction Directory&quot;
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+ end
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+ end
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+ end
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+ and_process!
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+ end
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+ </pre>
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+ </p>
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+ </p>
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+ end
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+ end
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+ <h3 class="section-bar">Constants</h3>
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+ <div class="name-list">
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+ <table summary="Constants">
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+ <tr class="top-aligned-row context-row">
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+ <td class="context-item-name">VERSION</td>
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+ <td>=</td>
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+ <td class="context-item-value">&quot;0.7&quot;</td>
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+ </tr>
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+ </table>
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+ </div>
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+ </div>
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+ <!-- if method_list -->
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+ <div id="methods">
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+ <h3 class="section-bar">Public Class methods</h3>
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+
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+ <div id="method-M000003" class="method-detail">
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+ <a name="M000003"></a>
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+
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+ <div class="method-heading">
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+ <a href="OptiFlag.src/M000003.html" target="Code" class="method-signature"
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+ onclick="popupCode('OptiFlag.src/M000003.html');return false;">
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+ <span class="method-name">Flagset</span><span class="method-args">(hash)</span>
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+ </a>
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+ </div>
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+
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+ <div class="method-description">
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+ <p>
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+ This is a method that looks like a module. It is an excellent example of
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+ the syntactic tricks that ruby permits us. This method allows us to provide
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+ code like the following:
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+ </p>
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+ <pre>
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+ module Example extend OptiFlagSet(:flag_symbol =&gt; &quot;/&quot;)
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+ flag &quot;dir&quot;
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+ flag &quot;log&quot;
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+ flag &quot;username&quot;
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+ flag &quot;password&quot;
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+
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+ and_process!
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+ end
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+ </pre>
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+ <p>
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+ You will note that the top line looks a lot like the standard top line
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+ </p>
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+ <pre>
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+ # our top line
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+ module Example extend OptiFlagSet(:flag_symbol =&gt; &quot;/&quot;)
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+ </pre>
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+ <p>
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+ versus
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+ </p>
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+ <pre>
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+ # standard top line
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+ module Example extend OptiFlagSet
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+ </pre>
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+ <p>
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+ The difference is that while the latter (a standard top line) is a
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+ reference to a module, the former is a call to this method, that
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+ <b>returns</b> the <a href="OptiFlag/Flagset.html">OptiFlag::Flagset</a>
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+ module with some defaults changed.
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+ </p>
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+ <p>
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+ As of now the only symbol/method supported by this method that looks like a
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+ module, is the &#8216;<a
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+ href="OptiFlag/Flagset.html#M000005">OptiFlag::Flagset.flag_symbol</a>&#8217;
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+ class method.
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+ </p>
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+ <p>
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+ For those still not understanding the syntactic trick, or who find it odd,
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+ consider that something similar to this is done in the ruby core language
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+ using the proxy/delegate pattern. (See delegate.rb in the Ruby core
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+ library)
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+ </p>
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+ <pre>
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+ class Tempfile &lt; DelegateClass(File)
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+ # ...
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+ # ...
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+ end
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+ </pre>
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+ <p>
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+ You will note that the DelegateClass() is also a method that superficially
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+ resembles a class that parameterizes itself. This can be done because Ruby
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+ expects:
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+ </p>
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+ <pre>
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+ class &lt;identifier&gt; &lt; &lt;expression&gt;
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+ </pre>
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+ <p>
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+ and not
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+ </p>
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+ <pre>
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+ class &lt;identifier&gt; &lt; &lt;identifier&gt;
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+ </pre>
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+ <p>
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+ like some other languages. And likewise
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+ </p>
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+ <pre>
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+ module &lt;identifier&gt; extend &lt;expression&gt;
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+ </pre>
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+ <p>
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+ which allows us to create this method which has the exact same name as the
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+ module. Clever ruby.
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+ </p>
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+ </div>
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+ </div>
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+
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+ <div id="method-M000002" class="method-detail">
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+ <a name="M000002"></a>
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+
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+ <div class="method-heading">
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+ <a href="OptiFlag.src/M000002.html" target="Code" class="method-signature"
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+ onclick="popupCode('OptiFlag.src/M000002.html');return false;">
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+ <span class="method-name">using_object</span><span class="method-args">(a_single_object,&amp;the_block)</span>
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+ </a>
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+ </div>
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+
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+ <div class="method-description">
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+ <p>
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+ Special command (at the same level as a <em>flag declaration</em>)
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+ </p>
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+ </div>
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+ </div>
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+ </div>
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+ <div id="validator-badges">
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+ <p><small><a href="http://validator.w3.org/check/referer">[Validate]</a></small></p>
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+ </div>
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