lib/virtus/instance_methods.rb in virtus-0.3.0 vs lib/virtus/instance_methods.rb in virtus-0.4.0

@@ -9,12 +9,12 @@
     #   the attributes hash to be set
     #
     # @return [undefined]
     #
     # @api private
-    def initialize(attribute_values = {})
-      self.attributes = attribute_values
+    def initialize(attributes = nil)
+      self.attributes = attributes if attributes
     end
 
     # Returns a value of the attribute with the given name
     #
     # @example
@@ -85,11 +85,11 @@
       get_attributes(&:public_reader?)
     end
 
     # Mass-assign attribute values
     #
-    # Keys in the +attribute_values+ param can be symbols or strings.
+    # Keys in the +attributes+ param can be symbols or strings.
     # All referenced Attribute writer methods *will* be called.
     # Non-attribute setter methods on the receiver *will* be called.
     #
     # @example
     #   class User
@@ -100,18 +100,18 @@
     #   end
     #
     #   user = User.new
     #   user.attributes = { :name => 'John', 'age' => 28 }
     #
-    # @param [#to_hash] attribute_values
+    # @param [#to_hash] attributes
     #   a hash of attribute names and values to set on the receiver
     #
     # @return [Hash]
     #
     # @api public
-    def attributes=(attribute_values)
-      set_attributes(attribute_values)
+    def attributes=(attributes)
+      set_attributes(attributes)
     end
 
     # Returns a hash of all publicly accessible attributes
     #
     # @example
@@ -151,11 +151,11 @@
     # @see Virtus::InstanceMethods#attributes=
     #
     # @return [Hash]
     #
     # @api private
-    def set_attributes(attribute_values)
-      attribute_values.each do |name, value|
+    def set_attributes(attributes)
+      ::Hash.try_convert(attributes).each do |name, value|
         set_attribute(name, value) if self.class.allowed_writer_methods.include?("#{name}=")
       end
     end
 
     # Returns a value of the attribute with the given name