config.rb in mixlib-config-1.1.0

- old
+ new

@@ -16,10 +16,16 @@
 # WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 #
 
+class Object # http://whytheluckystiff.net/articles/seeingMetaclassesClearly.html
+  def meta_def name, &blk
+    (class << self; self; end).instance_eval { define_method name, &blk }
+  end
+end
+
 module Mixlib
   module Config
 
     def self.extended(base)
       class << base; attr_accessor :configuration; end
@@ -117,11 +123,11 @@
     # method_symbol<Symbol>:: Name of the method (variable setter)
     # value<Object>:: Value to be set in config hash
     #      
     def internal_set(method_symbol,value)
       method_name = method_symbol.id2name
-      if self.respond_to?("#{method_name}=".to_sym)
+      if (self.public_methods - ["[]="]).include?("#{method_name}=")
         self.send("#{method_name}=", value)
       else
         self.configuration[method_symbol] = value
       end
     end
@@ -134,12 +140,11 @@
     # method_symbol<Symbol>:: Name of the method (variable setter)
     # blk<Block>:: logic block to run in setting slot method_symbol to value
     # value<Object>:: Value to be set in config hash
     #          
     def config_attr_writer(method_symbol, &blk)
-      meta = class << self; self; end
-      method_name = "#{method_symbol.to_s}=".to_sym
-      meta.send :define_method, method_name do |value|
+      method_name = "#{method_symbol.to_s}="
+      meta_def method_name do |value|
         self.configuration[method_symbol] = blk.call(value)
       end
     end
 
     # Allows for simple lookups and setting of configuration options via method calls