From: Robert Klemme <bob.news@...>
Date: 2006-03-20T17:48:49+09:00
Subject: Re: simple ruby language question

Marcin Miel��y��ski wrote:
> module A
>   def test
>     raise 'ARG' if !@blah
>     @blah
>   end
> end
> 
> class B
>   include A
> 
>   def initialize
>     @blah = 'YES!'
>   end
> end
> 
> b = B.new
> p b.test

You can even automate this with proper use of initializers:

module A
   def initialize(*a,&b)
     super
     @blah = "set"
   end

   def test
     raise 'ARG' if !@blah
     @blah
   end
end

class B
   include A
end

class C
   include A

   def initialize(x)
     super()
     @another_member = x
   end
end

 >> B.new.test
=> "set"
 >> C.new(1).test
=> "set"

> Module#include will make module methods to become instance ones. 
> Object#extend adds methods to an instance (to the class B in this case, 
> you could say then B.test)

Adding to that, usually the OP should decide whether to do one or another.

Kind regards

	robert