lib/morph.rb in morph-0.1.2 vs lib/morph.rb in morph-0.1.3

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 module Morph
-  VERSION = "0.1.2"
+  VERSION = "0.1.3"
 
   def self.included(base)
     base.extend ClassMethods
     base.send(:include, InstanceMethods)
   end
@@ -56,12 +56,36 @@
     end
   end
 
   module InstanceMethods
 
-    def morph label, value
-      attribute = self.class.convert_to_morph_method_name label
-      send("#{attribute}=".to_sym, value)
+    #
+    # Set attribute value(s). Adds accessor methods to class if
+    # they are not already present.
+    #
+    # Can be called with a +string+ and a value, a +symbol+ and a value,
+    # or with a +hash+ of attribute to value pairs. For example.
+    #
+    #   require 'rubygems'; require 'morph'
+    #
+    #   class Order; include Morph; end
+    #
+    #   order = Order.new
+    #   order.morph :drink => 'tea', :sugars => 2, 'milk' => 'yes please'
+    #   order.morph 'Payment type:', 'will wash dishes'
+    #   order.morph :lemon, false
+    #
+    #   p order # -> #<Order:0x33c50c @lemon=false, @milk="yes please",
+    #                @payment_type="will wash dishes", @sugars=2, @drink="tea">
+    #
+    def morph attributes, value=nil
+      if attributes.is_a? Hash
+        attributes.each { |a, v| morph(a, v) }
+      else
+        label = attributes
+        attribute = label.is_a?(String) ? self.class.convert_to_morph_method_name(label) : label
+        send("#{attribute}=".to_sym, value)
+      end
     end
 
     def method_missing symbol, *args
       is_writer = symbol.to_s =~ /=\Z/