class Hash
  def with_indifferent_access
    MerbHash.new(self)
  end
  def to_params()
    result = ''
    stack = []

    each do |key, value|
      Hash === value ? stack << [key, value] : result <<  "#{key}=#{value}&"
    end

    stack.each do |parent, hash|
      hash.each do |key, value|
        if Hash === value
          stack << ["#{parent}[#{key}]", value]
        else
          result << "#{parent}[#{key}]=#{value}&"
        end
      end
    end
    result.chop
  end
  
  # lets through the keys in the argument
  # >> {:one => 1, :two => 2, :three => 3}.pass(:one)
  # => {:one=>1}
  def pass(*keys) 
    self.reject { |k,v| ! keys.include?(k) } 
  end
  alias only pass
  
  # blocks the keys in the arguments
  # >> {:one => 1, :two => 2, :three => 3}.block(:one)
  # => {:two=>2, :three=>3}
  def block(*keys) 
    self.reject { |k,v| keys.include?(k) } 
  end
  alias except block
end  

# like HashWithIndifferentAccess from ActiveSupport.
class MerbHash < Hash
  def initialize(constructor = {})
    if constructor.is_a?(Hash)
      super()
      update(constructor)
    else
      super(constructor)
    end
  end
 
  def default(key)
    self[key.to_s] if key.is_a?(Symbol)
  end  

  alias_method :regular_writer, :[]= unless method_defined?(:regular_writer)
  alias_method :regular_update, :update unless method_defined?(:regular_update)
  alias_method :u, :regular_update
  
  def []=(key, value)
    regular_writer(convert_key(key), convert_value(value))
  end

  def update(other_hash)
    other_hash.each_pair { |key, value| regular_writer(convert_key(key), convert_value(value)) }
    self
  end
  
  alias_method :merge!, :update

  def key?(key)
    super(convert_key(key))
  end

  alias_method :include?, :key?
  alias_method :has_key?, :key?
  alias_method :member?, :key?

  def fetch(key, *extras)
    super(convert_key(key), *extras)
  end

  def values_at(*indices)
    indices.collect {|key| self[convert_key(key)]}
  end

  def dup
    MerbHash.new(self)
  end
  
  def merge(hash)
    self.dup.update(hash)
  end

  def delete(key)
    super(convert_key(key))
  end

  # allow merbhash.key to work the same as merbhash[key]
  def method_missing(m,*a)
    m.to_s =~ /=$/?self[$`]=a[0]:a==[]?self[m]:raise(NoMethodError,"#{m}")
  end
  
  protected
    def convert_key(key)
      key.kind_of?(Symbol) ? key.to_s : key
    end
    def convert_value(value)
      value.is_a?(Hash) ? value.with_indifferent_access : value
    end
end