module Rake module Funnel module Support module InstantiateSymbol def self.included(klass) klass.extend(ClassMethods) klass.send(:instantiate, klass) end module ClassMethods attr_reader :module private def instantiate(mod) @module = mod end end private def create(sym, *args) return sym unless sym.is_a?(Symbol) begin type = self.class.module.const_get(sym) rescue NameError raise NameError, "Unknown type to instantiate: #{sym.inspect}. Available types are: #{available.inspect}" end type.new(*args) end def available self.class.module.constants.sort end end end end end