From: "meisel (Michael Eisel)" Date: 2021-08-26T19:18:26+00:00 Subject: [ruby-core:105074] [Ruby master Bug#18135] Introduce Enumerable#detect_only Issue #18135 has been reported by meisel (Michael Eisel). ---------------------------------------- Bug #18135: Introduce Enumerable#detect_only https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/18135 * Author: meisel (Michael Eisel) * Status: Open * Priority: Normal * Backport: 2.6: UNKNOWN, 2.7: UNKNOWN, 3.0: UNKNOWN ---------------------------------------- It can be important to get the only element for which a block returns true, and to assert that this is the only element as such. For example, this can be a very helpful sanity check when one is working with data that's outside of their control and is not perfectly understood. They may have a guess as to how to get a specific element matching some criteria, but if they used Enumerable#detect might be hiding the fact that they have written an incorrect block and that there's in fact more than one element that matches it. It could also be a parameter on Typically, I'd do it like this: ``` matches = array.select { |elem| some_method(elem) } raise if matches.size != 0 match = matches.first ``` Here, it would be shortened to: ``` match = array.detect_only { |elem| some_method(elem) } ``` It could also be a parameter on Enumerable#detect instead of a separate method. -- https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/ Unsubscribe: