dsl.rb in plezi-0.7.4

- old
+ new

@@ -151,10 +151,23 @@
 # accepts same options as route.
 def shared_route(path, controller = nil, &block)
 	Plezi::DSL.shared_route(path, controller, &block)
 end
 
+# defines a method with a special name, such as "humens.txt".
+#
+# this could be used in controller classes, to define special routes which might defy
+# normal Ruby naming conventions, such as "/welcome-home", "/play!", etc'
+#
+# could also be used to define methods with special formatting, such as "humans.txt",
+# until a more refined way to deal with formatting will be implemented.
+def def_special_method name, obj=self, &block
+	obj.instance_eval { define_method name.to_s.to_sym, &block }
+end
+
+
+
 # finishes setup of the servers and starts them up. This will hange the proceess.
 #
 # this method is called automatically by the Plezi framework.
 #
 # it is recommended that you DO NOT CALL this method.
@@ -168,10 +181,19 @@
 	undef shared_route
 	undef start_services
 	Plezi.start_services
 end
 
+# restarts the Plezi app with the same arguments as when it was started.
+#
+# EXPERIMENTAL
+def restart_plezi_app
+	exec "/usr/bin/env ruby #{$PL_SCRIPT} #{$PL_ARGV.join ' '}"
+end
+
 # sets to start the services once dsl script is finished loading.
 at_exit { start_services } unless ( defined?(NO_PLEZI_AUTO_START) || defined?(BUILDING_PLEZI_TEMPLATE) || defined?(PLEZI_ON_RACK) )
 
 # sets a name for the process (on some systems).
+$PL_SCRIPT = $0
+$PL_ARGV = $*.dup
 $0="Plezi (Ruby)"