attributes.rb in simple_model-1.2.1

- old
+ new

@@ -71,10 +71,11 @@
         new = self.new()
         new.attributes = session_hash
         new.set(new.send(:attributes_with_for_init,session_hash))
         new
       end
+     
       
       def defined_attributes
         @defined_attributes ||= {}
       end
       
@@ -171,9 +172,20 @@
           options = default_attribute_settings.merge(attributes.extract_options!)
           options[:on_set] = lambda {|obj,val| val.send(method_options[:cast_to]) } if method_options[:cast_to]
           create_attribute_methods(attributes,options)
         end
         module_eval("alias #{method_options[:alias]} #{method}")
+      end
+      
+      # Creates alias setter and getter for the supplied attribute using the supplied alias
+      # See spec for example.
+      def alias_attribute(new_alias,attribute)
+        define_method(new_alias) do 
+          self.send(attribute)
+        end
+        define_method("#{new_alias.to_s}=") do |*args, &block|
+          self.send("#{attribute.to_s}=",*args, &block)
+        end
       end
     end
     
     def self.included(base)
       base.extend(Attributes::ClassMethods)
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