From: Dave Burt <dave@...>
Date: 2005-04-30T08:54:29+09:00
Subject: Re: determining when inside 'class << self'

<Ara.T.Howard@noaa.gov> queried:
> now - any opinions on whether this violates POLS or not:
>
> #
> # my attributes module - hoping to become a collection of better 'attr' 
> like
> # metamethods...
> #
>   require 'attributes'
>   class C
>   # define a class attr => used like C::foo
>     class_attribute 'foo'
>   # define an instance attr => C::new.bar
>     attribute 'bar'
>     class << self
>     # define a class attr => used like C::foobar
>       attribute 'foobar'
>     end
>   end

The way it works is analogous to "def attribute_name", which is 
unsurprising. I like it.

I also like the setter capability of the getter methods (setting attributes 
in a block passed to the constructor looks very clean), and I'm sure I'll be 
using your module a in future.

Cheers,
Dave