# Class Attribute Example # require 'sync_attr' # Sample class with lazy initialized Synchronized Class Attributes class Person include SyncAttr # Thread safe Instance Attribute reader for name # Sets :name only when it is first called # Ideal for when name is loaded after startup from a database or config file sync_attr_reader :name do "Joe Bloggs" end # Thread safe Instance Attribute reader and writer for age # Sets :age only when it is first called sync_attr_accessor :age do 21 end end person = Person.new puts "The person is #{person.name} with age #{person.age}" person.age = 22 puts "The person is #{person.name} now has age #{person.age}" person.age = Proc.new {|age| age += 1 } puts "The person is #{person.name} now has age #{person.age}" # Changes to person above do not affect any changes to second_person # Also, the initial value that is lazy loaded into name is unaffected by person above second_person = Person.new puts "The second person is #{second_person.name} with age #{second_person.age}"