class Module  
  # Modifies attr_reader to return an array
  # of the names of the methods it has defined.
  def attr_reader(*args)
    made = []
    args.each { |a|
      a = a.to_s.strip
      module_eval %Q{ def #{a}; @#{a} ; end }
      made << "#{a}".to_sym
    }
    return *made
  end
end