# The dot operator calls methods on objects. Power Dots are dots with extra features # # .? calls a method if the receiver is not nil, returns nil # otherwise. We have to write it ._?. in order to be valid Ruby # # .try. calls a method only if the recipient responds to that method require 'delegate' require 'singleton' require 'blankslate' module HoboSupport def self.hobo_try(this, *args, &block) if args.length==0 # Hobo style try CallIfAvailable.new(this) else # activesupport 2.3 style try this.send(*args, &block) end end if defined? Rails class Railtie < Rails::Railtie initializer 'hobo_support.insert_into_active_record' do ActiveSupport.on_load(:active_record) do # CollectionProxy undef's most of it's methods, so put these # two back ActiveRecord::Associations::CollectionProxy.class_eval do def _?() self end def try(*args, &block) HoboSupport.hobo_try(self, *args, &block) end end end end end end end class Object def _?() self end def try(*args, &block) HoboSupport.hobo_try(self, *args, &block) end end class NilClass def _?() SafeNil.instance end def try(*args) if args.length==0 # Hobo style try CallIfAvailable.new(self) else # activesupport 2.3 style try nil end end end class SafeNil include Singleton begin old_verbose, $VERBOSE = $VERBOSE, nil # just like Rails silence_warnings: suppress "warning: undefining `object_id' may cause serious problem" instance_methods.each { |m| undef_method m unless m[0,2] == '__' } ensure $VERBOSE = old_verbose end def method_missing(method, *args, &b) return nil end end alias DelegateClass_without_safe_nil DelegateClass def DelegateClass(klass) c = DelegateClass_without_safe_nil(klass) c.class_eval do def _? self end end c end class CallIfAvailable < BlankSlate def initialize(target) @target = target end def method_missing(name, *args, &b) @target.send(name, *args, &b) if @target.respond_to?(name) end end module ActiveRecord module Associations class AssociationProxy # we need to make sure we don't trigger AssociationCollections' method_missing def try(*args, &block) HoboSupport.hobo_try(self, *args, &block) end end end module NamedScope class Scope # we need to make sure we don't trigger AssociationCollections' method_missing def try(*args, &block) HoboSupport.hobo_try(self, *args, &block) end end end end