From: 7stud -- <dolgun@...>
Date: 2007-09-10T20:34:52+09:00
Subject: Re: module_function :func vs. MyModule.func?

Thanks for all the help.  Here is a summary of the problem and solution:

module Test
    def Test.show
        puts "testing"
    end

    def f
        puts "goodbye"
    end
end

Test.show  #testing
Test.f     #error

include Test

f        #goodbye
show     #error

As the example above shows, there is no way to achieve both of the 
following:

1) When the Test module isn't included in order to avoid potential name 
clashes of Test's methods with other methods having the same name, being 
able to call all the methods using the syntax: Test.name.

2) When the Test module is included in order to avoid having to to type 
the module name in front of the method names and name clashes aren't a 
concern, being able to call all the methods using the syntax: name.

module_function allows you to achieve both 1 and 2:

module Test
    def show
        puts "testing"
    end
    def f
        puts "goodbye"
    end

    module_function :show, :f
end

Test.show      #testing
Test.f         #goodbye

include Test

show          #testing
f             #goodbye


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