# import.rb # # Created by James Edward Gray II on 2005-04-26. # Copyright 2005 Gray Productions. All rights reserved. # # This is Free Software. See LICENSE and COPYING for details. require "highline" require "forwardable" $terminal = HighLine.new # # require "highline/import" adds shortcut methods to Kernel, making # agree(), ask(), choose() and say() globally available. This is handy for # quick and dirty input and output. These methods use the HighLine object in # the global variable $terminal, which is initialized to used # $stdin and $stdout (you are free to change this). # Otherwise, these methods are identical to their HighLine counterparts, see that # class for detailed explanations. # module Kernel extend Forwardable def_delegators :$terminal, :agree, :ask, :choose, :say end class Object # # Tries this object as a _first_answer_ for a HighLine::Question. See that # attribute for details. # # *Warning*: This Object will be passed to String() before set. # def or_ask( *args, &details ) ask(*args) do |question| question.first_answer = String(self) unless nil? details.call(question) unless details.nil? end end end