# frozen_string_literal: true class Module require "active_support/delegation" DelegationError = ActiveSupport::DelegationError # :nodoc: # Provides a +delegate+ class method to easily expose contained objects' # public methods as your own. # # ==== Options # * :to - Specifies the target object name as a symbol or string # * :prefix - Prefixes the new method with the target name or a custom prefix # * :allow_nil - If set to true, prevents a +ActiveSupport::DelegationError+ # from being raised # * :private - If set to true, changes method visibility to private # # The macro receives one or more method names (specified as symbols or # strings) and the name of the target object via the :to option # (also a symbol or string). # # Delegation is particularly useful with Active Record associations: # # class Greeter < ActiveRecord::Base # def hello # 'hello' # end # # def goodbye # 'goodbye' # end # end # # class Foo < ActiveRecord::Base # belongs_to :greeter # delegate :hello, to: :greeter # end # # Foo.new.hello # => "hello" # Foo.new.goodbye # => NoMethodError: undefined method `goodbye' for # # # Multiple delegates to the same target are allowed: # # class Foo < ActiveRecord::Base # belongs_to :greeter # delegate :hello, :goodbye, to: :greeter # end # # Foo.new.goodbye # => "goodbye" # # Methods can be delegated to instance variables, class variables, or constants # by providing them as a symbols: # # class Foo # CONSTANT_ARRAY = [0,1,2,3] # @@class_array = [4,5,6,7] # # def initialize # @instance_array = [8,9,10,11] # end # delegate :sum, to: :CONSTANT_ARRAY # delegate :min, to: :@@class_array # delegate :max, to: :@instance_array # end # # Foo.new.sum # => 6 # Foo.new.min # => 4 # Foo.new.max # => 11 # # It's also possible to delegate a method to the class by using +:class+: # # class Foo # def self.hello # "world" # end # # delegate :hello, to: :class # end # # Foo.new.hello # => "world" # # Delegates can optionally be prefixed using the :prefix option. If the value # is true, the delegate methods are prefixed with the name of the object being # delegated to. # # Person = Struct.new(:name, :address) # # class Invoice < Struct.new(:client) # delegate :name, :address, to: :client, prefix: true # end # # john_doe = Person.new('John Doe', 'Vimmersvej 13') # invoice = Invoice.new(john_doe) # invoice.client_name # => "John Doe" # invoice.client_address # => "Vimmersvej 13" # # It is also possible to supply a custom prefix. # # class Invoice < Struct.new(:client) # delegate :name, :address, to: :client, prefix: :customer # end # # invoice = Invoice.new(john_doe) # invoice.customer_name # => 'John Doe' # invoice.customer_address # => 'Vimmersvej 13' # # The delegated methods are public by default. # Pass private: true to change that. # # class User < ActiveRecord::Base # has_one :profile # delegate :first_name, to: :profile # delegate :date_of_birth, to: :profile, private: true # # def age # Date.today.year - date_of_birth.year # end # end # # User.new.first_name # => "Tomas" # User.new.date_of_birth # => NoMethodError: private method `date_of_birth' called for # # User.new.age # => 2 # # If the target is +nil+ and does not respond to the delegated method a # +ActiveSupport::DelegationError+ is raised. If you wish to instead return +nil+, # use the :allow_nil option. # # class User < ActiveRecord::Base # has_one :profile # delegate :age, to: :profile # end # # User.new.age # # => ActiveSupport::DelegationError: User#age delegated to profile.age, but profile is nil # # But if not having a profile yet is fine and should not be an error # condition: # # class User < ActiveRecord::Base # has_one :profile # delegate :age, to: :profile, allow_nil: true # end # # User.new.age # nil # # Note that if the target is not +nil+ then the call is attempted regardless of the # :allow_nil option, and thus an exception is still raised if said object # does not respond to the method: # # class Foo # def initialize(bar) # @bar = bar # end # # delegate :name, to: :@bar, allow_nil: true # end # # Foo.new("Bar").name # raises NoMethodError: undefined method `name' # # The target method must be public, otherwise it will raise +NoMethodError+. def delegate(*methods, to: nil, prefix: nil, allow_nil: nil, private: nil) ::ActiveSupport::Delegation.generate( self, methods, location: caller_locations(1, 1).first, to: to, prefix: prefix, allow_nil: allow_nil, private: private, ) end # When building decorators, a common pattern may emerge: # # class Partition # def initialize(event) # @event = event # end # # def person # detail.person || creator # end # # private # def respond_to_missing?(name, include_private = false) # @event.respond_to?(name, include_private) # end # # def method_missing(method, *args, &block) # @event.send(method, *args, &block) # end # end # # With Module#delegate_missing_to, the above is condensed to: # # class Partition # delegate_missing_to :@event # # def initialize(event) # @event = event # end # # def person # detail.person || creator # end # end # # The target can be anything callable within the object, e.g. instance # variables, methods, constants, etc. # # The delegated method must be public on the target, otherwise it will # raise +ActiveSupport::DelegationError+. If you wish to instead return +nil+, # use the :allow_nil option. # # The marshal_dump and _dump methods are exempt from # delegation due to possible interference when calling # Marshal.dump(object), should the delegation target method # of object add or remove instance variables. def delegate_missing_to(target, allow_nil: nil) ::ActiveSupport::Delegation.generate_method_missing( self, target, allow_nil: allow_nil, ) end end