require 'hpricot' module Hpricot::IMWExtensions def contents_of path cnts = self.at path cnts.inner_html if cnts end def path_attr path, attr cnts = self.at path cnts.attributes[attr] if cnts end def class_of path self.path_attr_safely(path, 'class') end end class Hpricot::Elem include Hpricot::IMWExtensions end class Hpricot::Elements include Hpricot::IMWExtensions end class Hpricot::Doc include Hpricot::IMWExtensions end class Hpricot::BogusETag include Hpricot::IMWExtensions end