From: matz@... (Yukihiro Matsumoto)
Date: 2001-03-06T12:45:57+09:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:12077] Re: Ruby & AOP

Hi,

In message "[ruby-talk:12061] Ruby & AOP"
    on 01/03/06, "Dennis Decker Jensen" <dennisdecker@mail.tele.dk> writes:

|Module#method_added		# Adding an instance method
|Kernel.singleton_method_added	# Adding a singleton method
|Class#inherited			# Subclassing a class
|Module#extend_object		# Mixing in a module

extend_object is not a callback, but a redefinable method.
if it's a callback, its name mighta object_extended.

|So here is my main thougth: What about adding another callback named
|"called"? Object.called seems like the right place..(??)
<snip>
|I'm afraid though that I haven't got a clue regarding the implementation or
|issues involved. Does anyone have knowledge to see if it could be possible
|somehow? Would it be worth the effort?

I like the idea, it's easy to implement, but performance would be an obstacle.

							matz.