require 'hashie2/dash'
module Hashie2
# A Trash is a 'translated' Dash where the keys can be remapped from a source
# hash.
#
# Trashes are useful when you need to read data from another application,
# such as a Java api, where the keys are named differently from how we would
# in Ruby.
class Trash < Hashie2::Dash
# Defines a property on the Trash. Options are as follows:
#
# * :default - Specify a default value for this property, to be
# returned before a value is set on the property in a new Dash.
# * :from - Specify the original key name that will be write only.
def self.property(property_name, options = {})
super
if options[:from]
translations << options[:from].to_sym
class_eval <<-RUBY
def #{options[:from]}=(val)
self[:#{property_name}] = val
end
RUBY
end
end
# Set a value on the Dash in a Hash-like way. Only works
# on pre-existing properties.
def []=(property, value)
if self.class.translations.include? property.to_sym
send("#{property}=", value)
elsif property_exists? property
super
end
end
private
def self.translations
@translations ||= []
end
# Raises an NoMethodError if the property doesn't exist
#
def property_exists?(property)
unless self.class.property?(property.to_sym)
raise NoMethodError, "The property '#{property}' is not defined for this Trash."
end
true
end
end
end