lib/delorean/base.rb in delorean_lang-0.2.3 vs lib/delorean/base.rb in delorean_lang-0.2.4

@@ -89,10 +89,12 @@
       end
     end
 
     class BaseClass
       def self._get_attr(obj, attr, _e)
+        # FIXME: even Javascript which is superpermissive raises an
+        # exception on null getattr.
         return nil if obj.nil?
 
         # NOTE: should keep this function consistent with _index
 
         if obj.kind_of? ActiveRecord::Base
@@ -102,19 +104,24 @@
             klass.attribute_names.member? attr
 
           return obj.send(attr.to_sym) if
             klass.reflect_on_all_associations.map(&:name).member? attr.to_sym
 
-          raise InvalidGetAttribute, "ActiveRecord lookup '#{attr}' on #{obj}"
+          # FIXME: should call _instance_call for other types as well.
+          # Too lazy to implement this now.
+          begin
+            return _instance_call(obj, attr, [])
+          rescue
+            raise InvalidGetAttribute, "ActiveRecord lookup '#{attr}' on #{obj}"
+          end
         elsif obj.instance_of?(NodeCall)
           return obj.evaluate(attr)
         elsif obj.instance_of?(Hash)
           return obj[attr] if obj.member?(attr)
           return attr.is_a?(String) ? obj[attr.to_sym] : nil
         elsif obj.instance_of?(Class) && (obj < BaseClass)
           return obj.send((attr + POST).to_sym, _e)
         end
-
         raise InvalidGetAttribute,
         "bad attribute lookup '#{attr}' on <#{obj.class}> #{obj}"
       end
 
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