From: Shak Shak <sshaikh@...>
Date: 2009-07-01T06:28:08+09:00
Subject: Dynamically creating class methods

I want to create a class method which allows us to create further class
methods, so something like:

class Test
  class << self
    def create_method(name, proc)
        self.class.send(:define_method, name, proc)
    end
  end
end

proc = lambda {puts 'Hello world'}
Test.create_method(:foo, proc)
Test.foo #want this
Integer.foo #don't want this

The problem with the above is that create_method adds foo to all
classes. self.send on its own doesn't seem to do what I want - it adds
foo as instance method instead.

The method will eventually be placed in an module to be mixed in when
desired, although I don't think that matters here.

Ideas?
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