# http://eigenclass.org/hiki.rb?bounded+space+instance_exec class Object module InstanceExecHelper; end include InstanceExecHelper def instance_exec(*args, &block) begin old_critical, Thread.critical = Thread.critical, true n = 0 n += 1 while respond_to?(mname="__instance_exec#{n}") InstanceExecHelper.module_eval{ define_method(mname, &block) } ensure Thread.critical = old_critical end begin ret = send(mname, *args) ensure InstanceExecHelper.module_eval{ remove_method(mname) } rescue nil end ret end end