From: Jeff Wood <jeff.darklight@...>
Date: 2005-08-05T05:59:24+09:00
Subject: Re: interesting test tool... looking for opinions.

if we do it that way, all we then need for the function attributes is
a way to get a reference to the method we're in the middle of
defining.

def foo
  foo.metadata = "the foo function"
end

or something like that.

j.

On 8/4/05, Phil Tomson <ptkwt@aracnet.com> wrote:
> In article <42F27E7F.1040301@evolva.ro>,
> Alexandru Popescu  <the_mindstorm@evolva.ro> wrote:
> >#: Phil Tomson changed the world a bit at a time by saying on  8/4/2005
> >9:16 PM :#
> >> In article <42F1BBE4.8020605@capitain.de>,
> >> Pit Capitain  <pit@capitain.de> wrote:
> >>>Alexandru Popescu schrieb:
> >>>> Is there any metadata that can be associated with a method? I know it is
> >>>> an object, and maybe you can attach some metadata to it. From that point
> >>>> on the things will be more simple.
> >>>
> >>>No, you can't attach metadata to methods, but you can attach them to the
> >>>class or module where the methods are defined. I think this should be
> >>>enough for something like TestNG. For more info look into the archives
> >>>of ruby-talk or ruby-core (I don't remember where).
> >>>
> >>
> >> Why couldn't you add metadata to methods?
> >>
> >>   class Metod
> >>     def metadata
> >>       @metadata
> >>     end
> >>
> >>     def metadata= data
> >>       @metadata = data
> >>     end
> >>   end
> >>
> >>   def foo
> >>     "foo"
> >>   end
> >>
> >>
> >>   foometh = self.method(:foo)
> >>
> >>   foometh.metadata = "This method just says foo"
> >>
> >>   puts foometh.metadata #=> This method just says foo
> >>
> >>
> >> Phil
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >That was exactly what I have thought ... but haven't the means to
> >express it. Thanks Phil.
> >
> 
> Even better:
> 
> irb(main):001:0> class Object
> irb(main):002:1>   def metadata
> irb(main):003:2>     @metadata
> irb(main):004:2>   end
> irb(main):005:1>   def metadata= data
> irb(main):006:2>     @metadata = data
> irb(main):007:2>   end
> irb(main):008:1> end
> irb(main):021:0> class Foo
> irb(main):022:1>   def sayfoo
> irb(main):023:2>     "foo I said"
> irb(main):024:2>   end
> irb(main):025:1> end
> => nil
> irb(main):026:0> Foo.metadata = "This is a Foo class"
> => "This is a Foo class"
> irb(main):027:0> Foo.metadata
> => "This is a Foo class"
> 
> 
> That way you can put metadata on (just about) any object.
> 
> Phil
> 
> 
> 


-- 
"So long, and thanks for all the fish"

Jeff Wood