From: ara.t.howard@...
Date: 2006-05-23T22:15:52+09:00
Subject: Re: module creation hook method (Re: [OT] Re: initializing instance variables in a module)

On Tue, 23 May 2006, Yukihiro Matsumoto wrote:

> Thank you for the example.  I am still not sure this is a right tool for the
> right purpose, but I do understand what you wanted to do in the code.
> Hidetoshi NAGAI is proposing load_to(file, module) method to do the thing
> you wanted.  In my opinion, this is better way to implement.

indeed.  that's just one example though, a module/class creation hook could be
used in all sorts of interesting ways:

   class Module
     def defined
       STDERR.puts "#{ self } defined @ #{ caller.first }"
     end
   end

for instance.

> |   or perhaps #defined
> |   or perhaps #created
>
> Maybe.  Much better than inherited.  Or maybe invoking initialize at
> the module creation is even better.

(after you reading your other note)

yes.  #defined would be really nice for both classes and modules - called via
rb_define_xxx.

cheers.

-a
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