lib/fluent/factory.rb in fluent-0.4.0 vs lib/fluent/factory.rb in fluent-0.5.0

@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 module Fluent
   module Factory
 
-    # Creates a definition context for actions.
+    # Creates a definition context for actions. If an existing context
+    # exists, that context will be re-used.
     #
     # @param definition [Class] the name of a definition class
+    # @param visit [Boolean] true if the context needs to be called into view
     # @param block [Proc] logic to execute within the context of the definition
     # @return [Object] instance of the definition
     def on(definition, visit=false, &block)
       definition = get_object_for(definition) if definition.is_a? String
       
@@ -16,10 +18,27 @@
       @active
     end
 
     alias_method :on_page, :on
     alias_method :while_on, :on
+    
+    # Creates a definition context for actions. Unlike the on() factory,
+    # on_new will always create a new context and will never re-use an
+    # existing one.
+    #
+    # @param definition [Class] the name of a definition class
+    # @param visit [Boolean] true if the context needs to be called into view
+    # @param block [Proc] logic to execute within the context of the definition
+    # @return [Object] instance of the definition
+    def on_new(definition, visit=false, &block)
+      definition = get_object_for(definition) if definition.is_a? String
 
+      @active = definition.new(@driver, visit)
+      block.call @active if block
+
+      @active
+    end
+    
     # Creates a definition context for actions and establishes the
     # context for display.
     #
     # @param definition [Class] the name of a definition class
     # @param block [Proc] logic to execute within the context of the definition
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