Module: SleepingKingStudios::Tools::Toolbox::Mixin

Defined in:
lib/sleeping_king_studios/tools/toolbox/mixin.rb

Overview

Implements recursive inheritance of both class and instance methods.

Examples:

Defining A Mixin

module Widgets
  extend SleepingKingStudios::Tools::Toolbox::Mixin

  module ClassMethods
    def widget_types
      %w[gadget doohickey thingamabob]
    end
  end

  def widget?(widget_type)
    self.class.widget_types.include?(widget_type)
  end
end

Including A Mixin

module WidgetBuilding
  extend  SleepingKingStudios::Tools::Toolbox::Mixin
  include Widgets

  def build_widget(widget_type)
    raise ArgumentError, 'not a widget', caller unless widget?(widget_type)

    Widget.new(widget_type)
  end
end

Using A Mixin

class WidgetFactory
  include WidgetBuilding
end

factory = WidgetFactory.new

factory.build_widget('gadget')
#=> Widget

WidgetFactory.widget_types
#=> ['gadget', 'doohickey', 'thingamabob']

Class Method Summary collapse

Class Method Details

.mixin?(othermod) ⇒ true, false

Checks if the given module is itself a Mixin.

Parameters:

  • othermod (Object) —

    the object or module to inspect.

Returns:

  • (true, false) —

    true if the other object is a Module that extends Mixin; otherwise false.



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# File 'lib/sleeping_king_studios/tools/toolbox/mixin.rb', line 54

def self.mixin?(othermod)
  return false unless othermod.is_a?(Module)

  othermod.singleton_class.include?(self)
end