parameters 0.1.2 → 0.1.3

data/History.txt

@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+=== 0.1.3 / 2009-01-14
+
+* Allow the use of lambdas to generate the default values of parameters.
+* Fixed typos in the README.txt.
+
 === 0.1.2 / 2009-01-06
 
 * When printing parameter values, print the inspected version of the value.

data/README.txt

@@ -6,12 +6,14 @@
 
 == DESCRIPTION:
 
-Parameters allows you to add annoted variables to your classes which may
+Parameters allows you to add annotated variables to your classes which may
 have configurable default values.
 
 == FEATURES:
 
 * Give parameters default values.
+  * Default values maybe either objects or lambdas used to generate the
+    default value.
 * Change default values of parameters.
 * Give descriptions to parameters.
 
@@ -21,24 +23,33 @@ have configurable default values.
   
     include Parameters
   
-    parameter :x, :value => 0
+    parameter :x, :default => 0
   
-    parameter :y, :value => 0.5
+    parameter :y, :default => 0.5
   
     parameter :radius, :description => 'The radius of the Octagon'
+
+    parameter :opacity,
+              :default => lambda { rand },
+              :description => 'The opacity of the Octagon'
   
   end
   
   oct = Octagon.new
   oct.x # => 0
   oct.y # => 0.5
+  oct.opacity # => 0.25
   
   oct = Octagon.new(:radius => 10)
   oct.radius # => 10
+  oct.opacity # => 0.7
   
   Octagon.radius = 33
+  Octagon.opacity = 0.3
+  
   oct = Octagon.new
   oct.radius # => 33
+  oct.opacity # => 0.3
 
 == INSTALL:
 

data/lib/parameters/parameters.rb

@@ -148,7 +148,11 @@ module Parameters
       # do not override existing instance value if present
       unless instance_variable_get("@#{param.name}")
         begin
-          value = param.value.clone
+          if param.value.kind_of?(Proc)
+            value = param.value.call()
+          else
+            value = param.value.clone
+          end
         rescue TypeError
           value = param.value
         end

data/lib/parameters/version.rb

@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 module Parameters
-  VERSION = '0.1.2'
+  VERSION = '0.1.3'
 end

data/spec/parameters_spec.rb

@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ describe Parameters do
 
       parameter :var_without_default,
                 :description => 'This parameter does not have a default value'
+
+      parameter :var_with_lambda,
+                :default => lambda { rand },
+                :description => 'This parameter uses a lambda instead of a default value'
     end
 
     class InheritedParameters < TestParameters
@@ -101,6 +105,13 @@ describe Parameters do
       @test.instance_variable_get('@var').should == 3
     end
 
+    it "should allow using lambdas for the default values of parameters" do
+      test1 = TestParameters.new
+      test2 = TestParameters.new
+
+      test1.var_with_lambda.should_not == test2.var_with_lambda
+    end
+
     it "should contain the parameters from all ancestors" do
       @test_inherited.has_param?(:var).should == true
       @test_inherited.has_param?(:child_var).should == true

metadata

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 --- !ruby/object:Gem::Specification 
 name: parameters
 version: !ruby/object:Gem::Version 
-  version: 0.1.2
+  version: 0.1.3
 platform: ruby
 authors: 
 - Postmodern
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ autorequire:
 bindir: bin
 cert_chain: []
 
-date: 2009-01-05 00:00:00 -08:00
+date: 2009-01-14 00:00:00 -08:00
 default_executable: 
 dependencies: 
 - !ruby/object:Gem::Dependency 
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ dependencies:
       - !ruby/object:Gem::Version 
         version: 1.8.2
     version: 
-description: Parameters allows you to add annoted variables to your classes which may have configurable default values.
+description: Parameters allows you to add annotated variables to your classes which may have configurable default values.
 email: 
 - postmodern.mod3@gmail.com
 executables: []
@@ -79,6 +79,6 @@ rubyforge_project: parameters
 rubygems_version: 1.3.1
 signing_key: 
 specification_version: 2
-summary: Parameters allows you to add annoted variables to your classes which may have configurable default values.
+summary: Parameters allows you to add annotated variables to your classes which may have configurable default values.
 test_files: []