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# The only trick in this array is that it's transpose is memoized until
# it is tainted.  This will reduce computations elegantly. 
class TransposableArray < CallbackArray

  after_taint :clear_cache
  
  orig_transpose = instance_method(:transpose)
  define_method(:transpose) {
    self.untaint
    @transpose ||= orig_transpose.bind(self).call
  }
  
  # For debugging and testing purposes, it just feels dirty to always ask
  # for @ta.send(:instance_variable_get, :@transpose) 
  def cache
    @transpose
  end

  def clear_cache
    @transpose = nil
  end
  protected :clear_cache
end

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4 entries across 4 versions & 1 rubygems

Version	Path
davidrichards-data_frame-0.0.14	lib/data_frame/transposable_array.rb
davidrichards-data_frame-0.0.15	lib/data_frame/transposable_array.rb
davidrichards-data_frame-0.0.17	lib/data_frame/transposable_array.rb
davidrichards-data_frame-0.0.18	lib/data_frame/transposable_array.rb