rulebook 0.0.1

data/rulebook.rb

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+module RuleBook
+    module ClassMethods
+        # make the 'rule' method private so it cannot be accessed
+        # outside of the class the follows_rules method was called in
+        private
+            def rule(match, &block)
+                raise(ArgumentError, "block not given") unless block_given?
+                raise(TypeError, "match must be of type Regexp") unless match.class == Regexp
+                
+                Rule.new(self, match, block)
+            end
+    end
+    
+    module InstanceMethods
+        def method_missing(meth, *args)
+            matched_rules = []
+            Rule.list_for(self.class).each do |rule|
+                match = meth.to_s.match(rule.match)
+                if match.nil?
+                    next
+                else
+                    matched_rules << rule
+                end
+            end
+            
+            if matched_rules.empty?
+                super
+            else
+                matched_rules.each do |rule|
+                    blk = rule.block
+                    match = meth.to_s.match(rule.match)
+                    instance_exec(match, &blk)
+                end
+            end
+        end
+    end
+    
+    class Rule
+        class << self
+            # Rule.list looks better than Rule.rules
+            def list; @rules ||= {}; end
+            # Rule.for() looks better than Rule.list[]
+            def list_for(parent); list[parent]; end
+        end
+        
+        attr :match, :block
+        def initialize(parent, match, block)
+            @match, @block = match, block
+            Rule.list[parent] ||= []
+            Rule.list[parent] << self
+        end
+    end
+end
+
+class Module
+    def follows_rules
+        extend RuleBook::ClassMethods
+        include RuleBook::InstanceMethods
+    end
+end

metadata

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+--- !ruby/object:Gem::Specification 
+name: rulebook
+version: !ruby/object:Gem::Version 
+  version: 0.0.1
+platform: ruby
+authors: 
+- c00lryguy
+autorequire: 
+bindir: bin
+cert_chain: []
+
+date: 2010-04-02 00:00:00 -04:00
+default_executable: 
+dependencies: []
+
+description: Apply rules to classes for defining dynamic methods
+email: 
+executables: []
+
+extensions: []
+
+extra_rdoc_files: []
+
+files: 
+- rulebook.rb
+has_rdoc: true
+homepage: 
+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: Make your classes follow the rules
+test_files: []
+