module Hashie
# Mash allows you to create pseudo-objects that have method-like
# accessors for hash keys. This is useful for such implementations
# as an API-accessing library that wants to fake robust objects
# without the overhead of actually doing so. Think of it as OpenStruct
# with some additional goodies.
#
# A Mash will look at the methods you pass it and perform operations
# based on the following rules:
#
# * No punctuation: Returns the value of the hash for that key, or nil if none exists.
# * Assignment (=): Sets the attribute of the given method name.
# * Existence (?): Returns true or false depending on whether that key has been set.
# * Bang (!): Forces the existence of this key, used for deep Mashes. Think of it as "touch" for mashes.
#
# == Basic Example
#
# mash = Mash.new
# mash.name? # => false
# mash.name = "Bob"
# mash.name # => "Bob"
# mash.name? # => true
#
# == Hash Conversion Example
#
# hash = {:a => {:b => 23, :d => {:e => "abc"}}, :f => [{:g => 44, :h => 29}, 12]}
# mash = Mash.new(hash)
# mash.a.b # => 23
# mash.a.d.e # => "abc"
# mash.f.first.g # => 44
# mash.f.last # => 12
#
# == Bang Example
#
# mash = Mash.new
# mash.author # => nil
# mash.author! # =>
#
# mash = Mash.new
# mash.author!.name = "Michael Bleigh"
# mash.author # =>
#
class Mash < Hashie::Hash
include Hashie::PrettyInspect
alias_method :to_s, :inspect
# If you pass in an existing hash, it will
# convert it to a Mash including recursively
# descending into arrays and hashes, converting
# them as well.
def initialize(source_hash = nil, default = nil, &blk)
deep_update(source_hash) if source_hash
default ? super(default) : super(&blk)
end
class << self; alias [] new; end
def id #:nodoc:
key?("id") ? self["id"] : super
end
alias_method :regular_reader, :[]
alias_method :regular_writer, :[]=
# Retrieves an attribute set in the Mash. Will convert
# any key passed in to a string before retrieving.
def [](key)
regular_reader(convert_key(key))
end
# Sets an attribute in the Mash. Key will be converted to
# a string before it is set, and Hashes will be converted
# into Mashes for nesting purposes.
def []=(key,value) #:nodoc:
regular_writer(convert_key(key), convert_value(value))
end
# This is the bang method reader, it will return a new Mash
# if there isn't a value already assigned to the key requested.
def initializing_reader(key)
ck = convert_key(key)
regular_writer(ck, Hashie::Mash.new) unless key?(ck)
regular_reader(ck)
end
alias_method :regular_dup, :dup
# Duplicates the current mash as a new mash.
def dup
Mash.new(self, self.default)
end
def key?(key)
super(convert_key(key))
end
# Performs a deep_update on a duplicate of the
# current mash.
def deep_merge(other_hash)
dup.deep_merge!(other_hash)
end
# Recursively merges this mash with the passed
# in hash, merging each hash in the hierarchy.
def deep_update(other_hash)
other_hash.each_pair do |k,v|
regular_writer(convert_key(k), convert_value(other_hash[k], true))
end
self
end
alias_method :deep_merge!, :deep_update
alias_method :update, :deep_update
alias_method :merge!, :update
# Converts a mash back to a hash (with stringified keys)
def to_hash
h = Hash.new(default).merge(self)
h.each {|key,val| h[key] = convert_value_to_hash(val)}
h
end
def method_missing(method_name, *args)
return self[method_name] if key?(method_name)
match = method_name.to_s.match(/(.*?)([?=!]?)$/)
case match[2]
when "="
self[match[1]] = args.first
when "?"
key?(match[1])
when "!"
initializing_reader(match[1])
else
default(method_name)
end
end
protected
def convert_key(key) #:nodoc:
key.to_s
end
#------------------
def convert_value_to_hash(val)
case val
when Mash
val.to_hash
when Array
val.collect(&:to_hash)
else
val
end
end
def convert_value(val, duping=false) #:nodoc:
case val
when ::Hash
val = val.dup if duping
self.class.new(val)
when Array
val.collect{ |e| convert_value(e) }
else
val
end
end
end
end