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Summary
Avoid the anti-pattern of def self.included(base); base.extend …; end, without
getting lost in subclassing.
Installation
gem install inherit
Usage
require 'inherit'
module Inheritable
module Constants
Foo = "Nice constant!"
end
module ClassMethods
def funky
"Funky class method!"
end
end
module InstanceMethods
def rad
"Rad instance method!"
end
end
def self.inherited(subclass)
puts "#{self} got inherited by #{subclass}"
end
def self.extended(object)
puts "#{self} extended #{object}"
end
end
class Example
inherit Inheritable # -> "Inheritable got inherited by Example"
end
Example::Foo # => "Nice constant!"
Example.funky # => "Funky class method!"
Example.new.rad # => "Rad instance method!"
a_string = "a string"
a_string.inherit Inheritable # -> "Inheritable extended a string"
a_string.singleton_class::Foo # => "Nice constant!"
a_string.rad # => "Rad instance method!"
Description
Avoid the anti-pattern of def self.included(base); base.extend …; end, without
getting lost in subclassing.
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License
You can use this code under the {file:LICENSE.txt BSD-2-Clause License}, free of charge. If you need a different license, please ask the author.