require 'dependency_detection/version' module DependencyDetection module_function @@items = [] def defer(&block) item = Dependent.new item.instance_eval(&block) @@items << item end def detect! @@items.each do |item| if item.dependencies_satisfied? item.execute end end end class Dependent attr_reader :executed def executed! @executed = true end attr_reader :dependencies def initialize @dependencies = [] @executes = [] end def dependencies_satisfied? !executed and check_dependencies end def execute @executes.each do |x| x.call end ensure executed! end def check_dependencies dependencies && dependencies.all? { |d| d.call } end def depends_on @dependencies << Proc.new end def executes @executes << Proc.new end end end