lib/tap/support/configuration.rb in bahuvrihi-tap-0.10.0 vs lib/tap/support/configuration.rb in bahuvrihi-tap-0.10.1

@@ -51,12 +51,12 @@
  
       def initialize(name, default=nil, options={})
         @name = name
         self.default = default
         
-        self.reader = options.delete(:reader) || name
-        self.writer = options.delete(:writer) || "#{name}="
+        self.reader = options.has_key?(:reader) ? options.delete(:reader) : name
+        self.writer = options.has_key?(:writer) ? options.delete(:writer) : "#{name}="
         @attributes = options
       end
 
       # Sets the default value for self and determines if the
       # default is duplicable (ie not nil, true, false, Symbol, 
@@ -74,17 +74,19 @@
       # value if specified and the default value is duplicable.
       def default(duplicate=true)
         duplicate && duplicable ? @default.dup : @default
       end
       
-      # Sets the reader for self.  The reader is symbolized.
+      # Sets the reader for self.  The reader is symbolized,
+      # but may also be set to nil.
       def reader=(value)
-        @reader = value.to_sym
+        @reader = value == nil ? value : value.to_sym
       end
       
-      # Sets the writer for self.  The writer is symbolized.
+      # Sets the writer for self.  The writer is symbolized,
+      # but may also be set to nil.
       def writer=(value)
-        @writer = value.to_sym
+        @writer = value == nil ? value : value.to_sym
       end
       
       def arg_name
         attributes[:arg_name] || name.to_s.upcase
       end
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