class Object if RUBY_VERSION >= '1.9' def named(name, method, *args, &named_block) extend Module.new { define_method(name) do |*rest, &block| block = named_block if named_block __send__(method, *(args + rest), &block) end } end else def named(name, method, *args, &block) extend Module.new { define_method(name) { |*rest| __send__(method, *(args + rest), &block) } } end end end class Module if RUBY_VERSION >= '1.9' def named(name, method, *args, &named_block) include Module.new { define_method(name) do |*rest, &block| block = named_block if named_block __send__(method, *(args + rest), &block) end } end else def named(name, method, *args, &block) include Module.new { define_method(name) { |*rest| __send__(method, *(args + rest), &block) } } end end end