module TimelineFu module Fires def self.included(klass) klass.send(:extend, ClassMethods) end module ClassMethods def fires(event_type, opts) raise ArgumentError, "Argument :on is mandatory" unless opts.has_key?(:on) method_name = :"fire_#{event_type}_after_#{opts[:on]}" define_method(method_name) do create_options = [:actor, :subject, :secondary_subject].inject({}) do |memo, sym| memo[sym] = send(opts[sym]) if opts[sym] and opts[sym] != :self memo[sym] ||= self if opts[sym] == :self or sym == :subject memo end create_options[:event_type] = event_type.to_s if create_options[:secondary_subject].class == Array create_options_col = create_options[:secondary_subject].map do |secondary_subject| create_options.merge({:secondary_subject => secondary_subject}) end create_options_col.map {|create_options| TimelineEvent.create!(create_options)} else TimelineEvent.create!(create_options) end end send(:"after_#{opts[:on]}", method_name, :if => opts[:if]) end end end end