From: Peter Szinek <peter@...>
Date: 2006-12-04T21:06:33+09:00
Subject: Re: Getting the source code of a block

> Where do you need that for?

I am setting up a complicated object (similar to a tree) with this code:

crap = define_my_object do
          foo do
            bar
            baz do
              fluff :something => :hairy
              ork :something => :other
            end
          end
        end

now, I would like to call a few methods on 'crap' which will alter the 
state of the object and eventually call a function which spits out crap as:

crap = define_my_object do
          foo do
            bar :some => :new_param_here
            baz do
              fluff :now => :here, :are => :some, :other => things
              ork :and => :even, :more => nil
            end
          end
        end

I have been thinking about some kind of serialization which would be 
certainly possible just by knowing crap - but since everything remains 
the same except a few parameters, it seemed easier to me to
sub! (':something => :hairy') {':now => :here, :are => :some, :other => 
things'} etc. - but for this I need the string of the original block of 
course.

bw,
Peter

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