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class Class # :nodoc:
  def inheritable_reader(*syms)
    syms.each do |sym|
      class_eval <<-EOS
        def self.#{sym}
          read_inheritable_attribute(:#{sym})
        end

        def #{sym}
          self.class.#{sym}
        end
      EOS
    end
  end

  def inheritable_writer(*syms)
    syms.each do |sym|
      class_eval <<-EOS
        def self.#{sym}=(obj)
          write_inheritable_attribute(:#{sym}, obj)
        end

        def #{sym}=(obj)
          self.class.#{sym} = obj
        end
      EOS
    end
  end


  def inheritable_accessor(*syms)
    inheritable_reader(*syms)
    inheritable_writer(*syms)
  end

  def inheritable_attributes
    @inheritable_attributes ||= {}
  end
  
  def write_inheritable_attribute(key, value)
    inheritable_attributes[key] = value
  end

  def read_inheritable_attribute(key)
    inheritable_attributes[key]
  end
  
  def reset_inheritable_attributes
    inheritable_attributes.clear
  end

  private 
    def inherited_with_inheritable_attributes(child)
      inherited_without_inheritable_attributes(child) if respond_to?(:inherited_without_inheritable_attributes)
      
      new_inheritable_attributes = inheritable_attributes.inject({}) do |memo, (key, value)|
        memo.update(key => (value.dup rescue value))
      end
      
      child.instance_variable_set('@inheritable_attributes', new_inheritable_attributes)
    end

    alias inherited_without_inheritable_attributes inherited
    alias inherited inherited_with_inheritable_attributes
end

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merb-0.0.6	lib/merb/merb_class_extensions.rb