From: Demonic Software <demonic.software@...>
Date: 2008-03-17T23:11:05+09:00
Subject: Exposing Ancestor Public Methods/ Book Reccomendation

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Hello,

I am trying to access some attr_accessor and public/protected methods from
an inheriting class or module.

class Foo:
   def initialize(); end
   def some_method():
      print "Foo are you?\n"
   end
end

class Bar < Foo
  class << self; end
  def initialize(); end
  def another_method()
     print "Bar am I"
  end
end

If I do a Foo.public_methods, it will list some_method as one of those
methods.  I am trying to get Bar.public_method to also list that inherited
method.Is this possible?
Is there also a way to force this inheritance with instance variables?
Likewise I would like to do perform the same activities on modules, and is
that possible (example below of how I am doing this)?

module Foo:
   def some_method():
      print "Foo are you?\n"
   end
end

class Bar < Foo
  class << self; end
  def initialize(); end
  def another_method()
     print "Bar am I"
  end
end

Also, is there book that speaks about the core aspects of Ruby programming,
giving detailed Networking, thread programming, etc.  Basically, I am
looking for a general reference book that covers a wide range of areas in
Ruby programming, which are accompanied by examples.  Additionally, the
topics do not need to cover Ruby on Rails.  Thanks.

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