From: Robert Klemme <shortcutter@...>
Date: 2009-03-21T01:22:23+09:00
Subject: Re: Tracing method definition in core and stdlibs?

On 20.03.2009 13:56, John Wells wrote:
> I'm interested in tracing method definition in core and stdlibs.
> However, I'm not sure how to hook in the process at such an early
> stage.
> 
> For example, if I put the following code in trace.rb:
> 
> [Class, Module].each do |n|
>    n.class_eval do |clz|
>      def method_added(x)
>        puts "Method==#{x}"
>      end
>    end
>  end
> 
> 
> And then call
> 
> $ ruby -rtrace.rb -e 'puts "test"'
> 
> I only see two "Method==" outputted...both "Method==method_added", and
> both obviously in response to this code itself.
> 
> Is there a way to hook in earlier?

Probably not as many methods of the standard library are define in C 
code and I doubt that will trigger a method_added.

Btw, what do you need that for?

Cheers

	robert