buzztaiki / define_private

Define private method like Elixir for Ruby

define_private

define_private is a ruby library that provides an alternative private method definition syntax like Elixir.

Installation

Add this line to your application's Gemfile:

gem 'define_private'

And then execute:

$ bundle

Or install it yourself as:

$ gem install define_private

Usage

require 'define_private'

class YourClass
  include DefinePrivate

  def xxx(a, b)
    do_xxx1(a, a) * do_xxx2(b, b)
  end

  # you can use define_private to define private method
  define_private :do_xxx1 do |a, b|
    a + b
  end

  # you can also use defp
  defp :do_xxx2 do |a, b|
    a + b
  end
end

pry(main)> YourClass.new.xxx(1, 2)
=> 8

pry(main)> YourClass.new.do_xxx1(1, 2)
NoMethodError: private method `do_xxx1' called for #<YourClass:0x000000021f1a38>

pry(main)> YourClass.new.do_xxx2(1, 2)
NoMethodError: private method `do_xxx2' called for #<YourClass:0x00000001bb2938>

Contributing

Bug reports and pull requests are welcome on GitHub at https://github.com/buzztaiki/define_private.

Licence

MIT