From: Trans <transfire@...>
Date: 2006-04-04T07:18:46+09:00
Subject: Better name for instance bypass method?

Ths is used inside an object that clears out most of the Kernel methods
(like BlankSlate). It allows one to get at those methods.

  class BasicObject

    # ... undefines Kernel methods ...

    class Instance < self
      define_method( :method_missing ) do |meth, *args|  # &blk|
        Kernel.instance_method(meth).bind(self).call(*args) # ,&blk)
      end
    end

    def instance
      @__instance__ ||= Instance.new
    end

  end

For example:

  class A < BasicObject
  end

  a = A.new
  a.class  #=> NoMethodError
  a.instance.class  #=> A

I would be happy with the name "instance" except it does minorly
conflict with Singleton (not the eigenclass kind). Anyone have a better
suggestion for the name. Note, I originally choice "instance" because
of other methods like #instance_variables.

Thanks,
T.