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class Object
  # Does this object sound like another - phonetically?
  def sounds_like?(other)
    self.phonetic_code == other.phonetic_code
  end

  # Convert this object into a string, then convert that to phonetic code
  def phonetic_code
    self.to_s.phonetic_code
  end

  def to_long_s
    to_s
  end

  def virtual_belongs_to(*associations)
    options = associations.extract_options!

    for association in associations
      class_eval <<-EVAL
        attr_accessor :#{association}, :#{association}_id

        def #{association}=(#{association})
          @#{association}_id = #{association}.id if #{association}
          @#{association} = #{association}
        end

        def #{association}_id=(#{association}_id)
          @#{association} = nil
          @#{association}_id = #{association}_id
        end

        def #{association}
          @#{association} ||= #{(options[:class_name] || association.to_s).classify}.find_by_id(@#{association}_id)
        end

        def #{association}_id
          @#{association}.id if #{association}
        end
      EVAL
    end
  end


  def booleanize(name, options)
    raise ArgumentError, ":rescue option is required" if options[:rescue].blank?
    if !options[:rescue].is_a?(Array)
      options[:rescue] = [options[:rescue]]
    end

    normal_name = name.to_s.gsub('!', '')

    class_eval <<-EVAL
      attr_accessor :reason_not_#{normal_name}
      def #{normal_name}?(*args)
        #{name}(*args)
        @reason_not_#{normal_name} = nil
        true
      rescue #{options[:rescue].map(&:to_s).join(', ')} => e
        @reason_not_#{normal_name} = e.message
        false
      end
    EVAL
  end


  def to_bool
    self.to_s.to_bool
  end
end

Version data entries

4 entries across 4 versions & 1 rubygems

Version	Path
ruby_core_extensions-0.4.0	lib/ruby_core_extensions/object.rb
ruby_core_extensions-0.3.0	lib/ruby_core_extensions/object.rb
ruby_core_extensions-0.2.0	lib/ruby_core_extensions/object.rb
ruby_core_extensions-0.1.0	lib/ruby_core_extensions/object.rb