lib/elasticonf/loader.rb in elasticonf-1.0.0 vs lib/elasticonf/loader.rb in elasticonf-1.1.0

@@ -1,4 +1,17 @@
 module ElastiConf
   class Loader < Hashie::Mash
+    def get(key)
+      unless [String, Symbol].include?(key.class)
+        raise ArgumentError, "String or Symbol expected #{key.class} given"
+      end
+      
+      hash, items = self, key.split('.')
+      
+      while (item = items.shift)
+        (hash = hash[item.to_sym]) || break
+      end
+
+      hash
+    end
   end
 end
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