module Taza class Entity #Creates a entity, pass in a hash to be methodized and the fixture to look up other fixtures (not entirely happy with this abstraction) def initialize(hash,fixture) @hash = hash @fixture = fixture define_methods_for_hash_keys end #This method converts hash keys into methods onto the entity def define_methods_for_hash_keys @hash.keys.each do |key| create_method(key) do get_value_for_entry(key) end end end #This method will lookup another fixture if a pluralized fixture exists otherwise return the value in the hash def get_value_for_entry(key) # :nodoc: if @fixture.nil? create_entity_if_value_is_hash(key) elsif @fixture.fixture_exists?(key) @fixture.specific_fixture_entities(key.to_sym, @hash[key]) elsif @fixture.pluralized_fixture_exists?(key) @fixture.get_fixture_entity(key.pluralize.to_sym,@hash[key]) else create_entity_if_value_is_hash(key) end end alias :[] :get_value_for_entry def create_entity_if_value_is_hash(key) if (@fixture.nil? && @hash[key].is_a?(Hash)) Entity.new(@hash[key], nil) elsif (!@fixture.nil? && @hash[key].is_a?(Hash)) Entity.new(@hash[key], @fixture) else @hash[key] end end private def create_method(name, &block) # :nodoc: self.class.send(:define_method, name, &block) end end end