Class: Refinement

Relationships & Source Files
Super Chains via Extension / Inclusion / Inheritance
Class Chain: self, `::Module`
Instance Chain: self, `::Module`
Inherits:	Module `::Object` Module Refinement
Defined in:	class.c, class.c, eval.c, object.c

Overview

Refinement is a class of the self (current context) inside refine statement. It allows to import methods from other modules, see #import_methods.

Class Method Summary

`::Module` - Inherited

.constants	In the first form, returns an array of the names of all constants accessible from the point of call.
.nesting	Returns the list of `Modules` nested at the point of call.
.new	Creates a new anonymous module.
.used_modules	Returns an array of all modules used in the current scope.
.used_refinements	Returns an array of all modules used in the current scope.

Instance Attribute Summary

`::Module` - Inherited

#singleton_class?

Returns true if mod is a singleton class or false if it is an ordinary class or module.

Instance Method Summary

#target ⇒ class_or_module

Return the class or module refined by the receiver.
#import_methods(module, ...) ⇒ self private

Imports methods from modules.

`::Module` - Inherited

#<	Returns true if mod is a subclass of other.
#<=	Returns true if mod is a subclass of other or is the same as other.
#<=>	Comparison—Returns -1, 0, +1 or nil depending on whether `module` includes `other_module`, they are the same, or if `module` is included by `other_module`.
#==	Alias for Object#eql?.
#===	Case Equality—Returns `true` if obj is an instance of mod or an instance of one of mod’s descendants.
#>	Returns true if mod is an ancestor of other.
#>=	Returns true if mod is an ancestor of other, or the two modules are the same.
#alias_method	Makes new_name a new copy of the method old_name.
#ancestors	Returns a list of modules included/prepended in mod (including mod itself).
#attr	The first form is equivalent to `#attr_reader`.
#attr_accessor	Defines a named attribute for this module, where the name is symbol.`id2name`, creating an instance variable (`@name`) and a corresponding access method to read it.
#attr_reader	Creates instance variables and corresponding methods that return the value of each instance variable.
#attr_writer	Creates an accessor method to allow assignment to the attribute symbol`.id2name`.
#autoload	Registers filename to be loaded (using Kernel.require) the first time that const (which may be a `::String` or a symbol) is accessed in the namespace of mod.
#autoload?	Returns filename to be loaded if name is registered as `autoload` in the namespace of mod or one of its ancestors.
#class_eval	Evaluates the string or block in the context of mod, except that when a block is given, constant/class variable lookup is not affected.
#class_exec	Evaluates the given block in the context of the class/module.
#class_variable_defined?	Returns `true` if the given class variable is defined in obj.
#class_variable_get	Returns the value of the given class variable (or throws a `::NameError` exception).
#class_variable_set	Sets the class variable named by symbol to the given object.
#class_variables	Returns an array of the names of class variables in mod.
#const_defined?	Says whether mod or its ancestors have a constant with the given name:
#const_get	Checks for a constant with the given name in mod.
#const_missing	Invoked when a reference is made to an undefined constant in mod.
#const_set	Sets the named constant to the given object, returning that object.
#const_source_location	Returns the `::Ruby` source filename and line number containing the definition of the constant specified.
#constants	Returns an array of the names of the constants accessible in mod.
#define_method	Defines an instance method in the receiver.
#deprecate_constant	Makes a list of existing constants deprecated.
#freeze	Prevents further modifications to mod.
#include	Invokes Module#append_features on each parameter in reverse order.
#include?	Returns `true` if module is included or prepended in mod or one of mod’s ancestors.
#included_modules	Returns the list of modules included or prepended in mod or one of mod’s ancestors.
#inspect	Alias for Module#to_s.
#instance_method	Returns an `::UnboundMethod` representing the given instance method in mod.
#instance_methods	Returns an array containing the names of the public and protected instance methods in the receiver.
#method_defined?	Returns `true` if the named method is defined by mod.
#module_eval	Alias for Module#class_eval.
#module_exec	Alias for Module#class_exec.
#name	Returns the name of the module mod.
#prepend	Invokes Module#prepend_features on each parameter in reverse order.
#private_class_method	Makes existing class methods private.
#private_constant	Makes a list of existing constants private.
#private_instance_methods	Returns a list of the private instance methods defined in mod.
#private_method_defined?	Returns `true` if the named private method is defined by mod.
#protected_instance_methods	Returns a list of the protected instance methods defined in mod.
#protected_method_defined?	Returns `true` if the named protected method is defined mod.
#public_class_method	Makes a list of existing class methods public.
#public_constant	Makes a list of existing constants public.
#public_instance_method	Similar to instance_method, searches public method only.
#public_instance_methods	Returns a list of the public instance methods defined in mod.
#public_method_defined?	Returns `true` if the named public method is defined by mod.
#refinements	Returns an array of `Refinement` defined within the receiver.
#remove_class_variable	Removes the named class variable from the receiver, returning that variable’s value.
#remove_method	Removes the method identified by symbol from the current class.
#set_temporary_name	Sets the temporary name of the module.
#to_s	Returns a string representing this module or class.
#undef_method	Prevents the current class from responding to calls to the named method.
#undefined_instance_methods	Returns a list of the undefined instance methods defined in mod.
#append_features	When this module is included in another, `::Ruby` calls `#append_features` in this module, passing it the receiving module in mod.
#const_added	Invoked as a callback whenever a constant is assigned on the receiver.
#extend_object	Extends the specified object by adding this module’s constants and methods (which are added as singleton methods).
#extended	The equivalent of `included`, but for extended modules.
#included	Callback invoked whenever the receiver is included in another module or class.
#method_added	Invoked as a callback whenever an instance method is added to the receiver.
#method_removed	Invoked as a callback whenever an instance method is removed from the receiver.
#method_undefined	Invoked as a callback whenever an instance method is undefined from the receiver.
#module_function	Creates module functions for the named methods.
#prepend_features	When this module is prepended in another, `::Ruby` calls `#prepend_features` in this module, passing it the receiving module in mod.
#prepended	The equivalent of `included`, but for prepended modules.
#private	With no arguments, sets the default visibility for subsequently defined methods to private.
#protected	With no arguments, sets the default visibility for subsequently defined methods to protected.
#public	With no arguments, sets the default visibility for subsequently defined methods to public.
#refine	Refine mod in the receiver.
#remove_const	Removes the definition of the given constant, returning that constant’s previous value.
#ruby2_keywords	For the given method names, marks the method as passing keywords through a normal argument splat.
#using	Import class refinements from module into the current class or module definition.
#initialize_clone, #initialize_copy,
#with_yjit	Internal helper for built-in initializations to define methods only when YJIT is enabled.

Constructor Details

This class inherits a constructor from Module

Instance Method Details

#import_methods(module, ...) ⇒ `self` (private)

Imports methods from modules. Unlike Module#include, import_methods copies methods and adds them into the refinement, so the refinement is activated in the imported methods.

Note that due to method copying, only methods defined in ::Ruby code can be imported.

module StrUtils
  def indent(level)
    ' ' * level + self
  end
end

module M
  refine String do
    import_methods StrUtils
  end
end

using M
"foo".indent(3)
#=> "   foo"

module M
  refine String do
    import_methods Enumerable
    # Can't import method which is not defined with Ruby code: Enumerable#drop
  end
end

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# File 'class.c', line 873


static VALUE
refinement_import_methods(int argc, VALUE *argv, VALUE refinement)
{
}

#target ⇒ `class_or_module`

Return the class or module refined by the receiver.

module M
  refine String do
  end
end

M.refinements[0].target # => String

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# File 'eval.c', line 1418


VALUE
rb_refinement_module_get_refined_class(VALUE module)
{
    ID id_refined_class;

    CONST_ID(id_refined_class, "__refined_class__");
    return rb_attr_get(module, id_refined_class);
}

Class: Refinement

Overview

Class Method Summary

::Module - Inherited

Instance Attribute Summary

::Module - Inherited

Instance Method Summary

::Module - Inherited

Constructor Details

Instance Method Details

#import_methods(module, ...) ⇒ self (private)

#target ⇒ class_or_module

`::Module` - Inherited

`::Module` - Inherited

`::Module` - Inherited

#import_methods(module, ...) ⇒ `self` (private)

#target ⇒ `class_or_module`