From: Austin Ziegler <austin@...>
Date: 2003-12-11T14:20:01+09:00
Subject: Re: Ideas for replacing $0==__FILE__

On Thu, 11 Dec 2003 12:38:37 +0900, Jamis Buck wrote:
> Austin Ziegler wrote:
>>> If you add -t to the ruby interpreter (ruby -t foo.rb) then __TEST__
>>> get run when ruby exits.  ($TEST would also be set like -d sets
>>> $DEBUG).
>> Hm. I'm not sure I like that. Why not:
>> TEST {
>> ...
>> }
>> The block is only run with ruby -t ...; otherwise it works just like
>> BEGIN {} and END {} blocks.
> I like that--in fact, I'd probably use it.  What happens if there are
> multiple TEST{} blocks (especially in required files)?  Do they all get
> executed?

I would suggest yes. Perhaps -t and -tr (e.g., -t only runs the last; -tr 
runs all). What was brought up on #ruby-lang is whether the TEST {} blocks 
would be exclusive, overriding normal behaviour. This may be desirable.

-austin
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austin ziegler    * austin@halostatue.ca * Toronto, ON, Canada
software designer * pragmatic programmer * 2003.12.11
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